Lot of advice out there so I'll try and provide some new angles that have helped me along the way.  1) Get data and don't go at this alone. 

Companies can vary widely in how they do things, the types of liabilities they have such as staffing, rents, notes, among other things, which play significantly into profit margins. 

It’s an affixed double wide manufactured home.

G'Day everyone,I hope you've been well.It's that time again when I drop some wisdom on all of you :)I caught myself thinking the other day at how unsophisticated many of you are when it comes to the basics of real estate investing.I'm sorry for being so blunt but we are after all talking about your hard earned money or in many instances your life savings.And for whatever reason you don't take it seriously.Many of you are ignorant to the "red writing on the wall".One of those examples is on our companies investor application form.It clearly states that we only work with cash buyers but for 6 years now, folks still reach out to us wanting to finance.Many of you are then surprised as to why we don't sell via financing while we on the other hand are surprised at your continued ignorance.You see folks, when you are investing your life savings you just can't miss the little $#@%.You MUST conduct a tonne of due diligence on every aspect of that investment.You MUST know everything about the market, industry and company that you are untrusting your money with.You MUST be confident and comfortable in your decision making.Once you know what you want and have covered every angle, go and get it.If someone needs to sell you on financial freedom or passive income, then in my opinion you have a problem.We turn down a lot of business due to the above principles.We only take on investors that are focused/prepared and have done enough due diligence on Ohio Cashflow.Trust me, it's for your best benefit.I wish you all much success and happy investing. 

Next time you check out Houston, you can take a wide look at Katy, Cypress cause 99% of investors stick to those lower-entry points but take a look at Spring branch, Meyerland, airline heights, montrose, memorial park and don't fall victim to people pushing 3rd/5th ward.Austin has a lot of really good neighborhoods, but none are as great as say River Oaks or Piney Point.

Second, I've done a wide variety of REI starting with SFH in Tulsa and built my portfolio. 

More than anything, I imagine it's a game rooted in persistence and casting a wide net.

I know the range of markets in the title is quite wide but like I said I am early on in the process and wanted to pick markets where I spend time during the offseason (I spend most of the offseason in New Jersey but spend time visitng parents and grandparents in south carolina and florida).

Averages over wide areas with overlapping differences tells me nothing of value, and can be very misleading. 

fresh real-time data is ESSENTIAL if you want you and your investors to stay ahead of the curve and know trends before they are widely spread, which in turn will make your investors happy which will make you look like a safe bet in their eyes, so real time data is IT