If I were in your shoes, I'd save up as much as I can until I have around 3.5% of whatever it is I'm looking to buy (I'd suggest a duplex, or a house you can rent to a bunch of buddies and you live in one room).

Ask your current friends for referrals, maybe they have a buddy already looking for a place.

Having the buddy live in it fills a need for onsite security for it, and to have someone who can help with the rehab without having to be an employee.  

Since then, according to the owner, he has only had one minor issue (unspecified) which was last November.I am a rookie investor with only 1 single family rental in my portfolio however am partnering with a buddy who owns and manages other MHPs.

I heard from one of my buddies who used to work for Analog Devices that there are new systems that use cell towers instead of wifi so work even if there is a power outage - that would've come in handy for me when the power went out for our whole block and no one realized it until the next morning. 

i drive an oil truck on occasion for a buddy of mine .

@Alex Smith yeah I've got a buddy who does mortgages and he got me pre-approved with a FHA for this deal but I've seen multiple deals on the market right now just don't know how I'd get financing for another deal while in the first year of a fha

You can easily spend scores of hours dealing with this issue and may not have any success.It likely affects your property value more than a few hundred dollars.It may result in happier and longer term tenants.The risk is they tell all of their homeless buddies who now set up behind your rental in hopes of getting an easy $100.It is just moving the problem elsewhere but in this case the NIMBY can affect your finances. 

It's easy - screw with a tenant's security deposit.Your buddy needs to send a demand letter stating what the problem is and what he wants as a solution and give the landlord 30 days to make it right. 

wow our east coast and mid west BP buddies must be  aghast 200.00 a sq ft for an old 2 and 1....