Posted by Rich[GA/FL] on October 16, 1998 at 19:36:02:
Wow! Thanks again JohnBoy. You’ve given me some new ideas to ponder.
The park is on the city sewer/water system. I never had considered the park may be responsible for the lines inside the park. That’s a question I’ll have to ask the city.
Since the park doesn’t meet current codes for MH parks, any improvements will have to include bringing the entire park up to current standards. That’s from the city folks. That may include combining lots to allow room for doublewides but will be another question to ask.
Deferred maintenance is another good question to ask the owner. I had considered asking about problems he was aware of (implying I suppose things he was simply ignoring) but asking about deferred maintenance may be a more subtle way asking the same thing without implying blame. Good comment.
The owner said he spent about $16k last year on road re-surfacing. I’ll see tomorrow just how much of the road was done.
No clubhouse, pool or park; at least the owner didn’t mention it. Not sure about laundry; again, not mentioned. He did say there was an old 20x20 (or so) building used for storage. I suppose this could be cleaned up and used for laundry or other things. I had thought about that earlier.
HOMEWORK? I thought I could just go out and buy and it would be perfect from the start! {grin} Yea, I’ve got a lot to do I know. It’s gonna be fun and if it turns out I don’t get this park, I’ll have learned a lot in the process so I’ll be ready for the next one.
I can’t thank you enough for what you’ve offered so far. If I can be of any help to you, please give a holler!
– Rich –