However, my expenses  such as taxes, insurance, grounds-keeping, management, travel, and road maintenance are for the entire park; minimal increased expenses with increased occupancy.  

Look at 30+ properties,  see and hear the scope from someone on the ground in your market.Frank

I do have a boots on the ground partner but not going to lay eyes on anything myself.Thanks!

I can supply seller leads and the buyer, they get the seller under contract and be the boots on the ground. 

If the entire US was my investing ground, I'd seek some real returns from my dough (nothing against FL, of course).Perhaps @Joe Villeneuve could enlighten us on some ideas for $300k in his area?  

The reason you spent the money for the inspection was to obtain peace of mind or to have a legitimate reason to kill the deal.Basic maintenance, repairs, or end of life issues are not grounds to terminate, but anything structural would.Are you using an attorney for your side?

If you buy an unlisted property, you will want an exemption from the broker's contract... not sure if their form allows for such thing, but the VAR form has an "Other Provisions" section where you can define your common ground for working together (e.g. only listed property).  

Let me be your boots on the ground!

He has definitely laid the ground work for my journey towards owning real estate.

Unfortunately you just have to pay it or walk away from the idea of getting clear title as you have no grounds to stand on in these situations as you ARE subject to the first mortgage at the least.It is a legal form of gambling and not for those that aren't prepared to lose everything they spend on these deals.