It does concern me that I can't walk through the property but I've tried to factor that into my offer. 

We had been evicted from our apt, (long story) and I was giving blood on a weekly basis for food money, to the point my veins finally collapsed and I was no longer allowed to give.It was at this point, on one of many sleepless nights, at 3 o'clock in the morning, that an older silver haired investor spoke to me through my television.

A big factor for this approach was that we were heading in the housing bubble and the numbers no longer seemed to make sense to us so we stopped buying.  

We also do a little bit of back end work such as data entry, converting JPEG files to word, etc etc.I was on a call with a BiggerPockets member this morning and he mentioned he hired a VA who is pulling list for him from county records that he is planning to mail on.

You do not have people calling you up at 3 in the morning to fix the plumbing.Mark

Until you factor in opportunity costs as you'd have to pass on potentially great deals because you've tied up your cash in 1 deal.

@Joel M.The key isn't just that its a 30k home - its what other important factors are specific to the property to make it a decent deal or not.

So I imagine that factors into your calculations.

While the first cost to get in mobiles may be lower, the longer term numbers may not be as impressive factoring in appreciation.

If you factor in closing costs it might be 3 years to start showing your benefits of a refi