And it's extremely difficult to find a matching piece to replace a section missing a chunk unless it's a very common type.  

I very badly would like to make the transition and close my first deal using this strategy but these high price tags are giving me cold feet.

But, my screening is extremely thorough and my units are all freshly rehabbed and rent $900-1200, if that gives any perspective. 

@Ken Boone my 2 bedroom cabin doesn't have an arcade game, just wasn't a good place to put one, and rents EXTREMELY well.

The only time it makes sense is if the land costs are extremely high, relative to parking rates.

I was extremely conflicted about letting a family member that lives with us travel before doing research on it.

There’s so much going against this deal that I’ve come close to just saying that I wouldn’t be able to take it.However, I can’t help but think that a savvy and creative investor might have an idea as to how to make it work.If any of you seasoned investors are willing to share some insight to maybe what you would do were your in my case, that would be extremely enlightening and I would be very thankful.Thanks, Isaac

Jennifer Fredenhagen is my real estate agent for most of my properties and she is extremely detailed and fast on her feet.

Cold call owners, where would I get their contact info?

This is extremely vague but lmk if it helps.