My father owns a lot that is currently zoned for manufactured housing and has a driveway, pad, electrical, & plumbing hookups.

Sadly right after, my father passed away but the thing that makes me happy is that the fence he built is still standing strong.  

My father sent me this book in Feb. of 2006 and asked me to read it, and if not, oh well.

The founding fathers revolted against central banking.

He complained to me the other day when his father wouldn't allow him to park it in the garage!

We have several friends who are up there in age & we recommend they lease, because a number of times in the last couple of years we have had to unload financed estate vehicles that in most cases were 'under water'.A good friend bought his 'spoiled' daughter a nice salvage title SUV & had it repaired.Several years later she & the BF went to trade it on a new Camero they were going to finance.When she was denied the trade because of the title she had the audacity to complain to her father. " I can't believe you GAVE me a truck that I can't TRADE"We still laugh about it & she still drives it!!!!

A few weeks ago my father-in-law almost tipped the toilet over... that must've loosened up the seal allowing it to leak water into my storage area of the basement every time flushed... yuck!

The PC part of me says yes, they've served their time, and yadda yadda yadda, but the father in me says they'd be lucky to live let alone have a nice roof over their head.Again, i'm not talking about those who provide unsafe and unsanitary conditions to fixed-income granny with no means to move or change her situation; which I've now discovered is most peoples definition.

I know that there will be a much different risk/reward factor, but I can't wait to see how it all plays out; I think that using better quality will mean you have less wear and tear but again, I appreciate all the other LL comments and we'll see how things hold up.Finally, decades ago my Mom argued with my late father why he wanted to build some "silly duplexes" back in the 60's.

My father who is an experienced investor almost exclusively looked and bought in areas located near colleges because of what you just said.