500k in capital gains would be amazing, but I assume that with that kind of profit the property would need to be in the upper echelons. 

The most common is leaning on your agent for their expert advice.

big question is what kind lawyer is going to work for less than 200k and only do basic landlord stuff ?? 

Park managers and mobile home dealerships in the local area can also provide you with this kind of information.

You don't want to start playing sides here and getting involved in these kinds of debates.

Quote from @Nathan Gesner: Unkempt lawns, trashy or broken down vehicles, mattresses and trash on empty lots, boarded up houses, bars on windows, dealers and hookers on the corners, the lack of stores or gas stations, occupied properties are dilapidated, etc.Or when Google maps shows stuff like this: If those are drug zombies, as they appear to be, that's an "F" class neighborhood where nobody pays rent and structure burnouts are common.

Since they're low income/tax credit, they just don't make the kind of money needed to pay those huge premiums.

I see hard money lending as just part of the cost when doing these kinds of deals.

Seems like a common scenario for some of the active military we've helped in the Tucson area recently, feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

They wouldn't be able to get a mortgage, but would have to do some kind of SBA loan or other commercial loan for the business with the properties as part of the business.