Is it somewhere that you'd feel comfortable walking around at night?

Get a license and then you control the speed of the offer, viewing of the property (although from what I'm reading, it sounds like you are comfortable making offers without seeing the properties?)

It's not that people, okay not that *all* people, are skeptics when they say buy closer to where you live (although plenty are), but a lot of people just feel more comfortable buying close to where they live.

And I don't really feel it's appropriate therefore to ask him to go above and beyond what he's already volunteered for; although, I would personally be more comfortable with replacing the stained drywall.

You have to feel comfortable he's got good comps, which should definitely include Sold listings.Actives only tell you what people are trying to sell their property for.

Folks around here will move every couple of years if they have to just so their child can go to the preferred school, it's crazy.  

isn't particularly comfortable for me (is it to anyone?).  

It's really about reading up on the different strategies and deciding which is the route for you, your comfort zone and financial situation.

Just define your the requirements you are comfortable with; credit score, criminal backgrounds, level of income, length of time at current job, etc. and stick to those. 

If you're comfortable with the type of clientele the mobile home will attract should you decide to change the zoning to residential and place a mobile home on the lot, it's definitely an option.