Account Closed the relevant part is that you think it will be worth $158k when the work is done, you should make your calculations on what it is worth to you now from that and the repair budget etc. 

Neither appreciation nor depreciation has much effect on the process.The best part is that you have little competition because the vast majority of investors look down their noses at ‘trailers’ and really don’t know how to monetize this lucrative niche.After 20 years of being in the business I’ve learned a little :)

I've heard sound arguments on both sides, but I generally feel that the money is the easy part. I

We are almost all settled with doing a 5% interest rate, 15-20% down and a 25 or 30 year amortization with a balloon at 15 years, with an option to extend that IF both parties agree.

The government always has a way of lowering the bar instead of helping people up and it often comes at a cost to the middle class.

We’ve turned a lot of business away lately and have started considering third-party property management as a mutually beneficial way to expand our offerings.

There are already enough parties involved throughout a transaction.

I hired a third party (landlord friend) to serve notice and sign affidavit. 

I would google the part. I

For context I started by buying single family homes and ultimately moved into multifamily syndication.1) It doesn’t have to be either or since you can diversify many types of risk (asset class, management company, geography, etc.) by being diversified 2) Crowdfunding is simply the capital raising part of a syndication outsourced to a third party who market it online for a fee.