The creation of the CFPB lit a lot of fires under other regulators - state and federal and the intertwining complications between retailing manufactured homes and lending on manufactured homes suddenly emerged from under the radar to being in everyone's gunsights.There are ways for small operators to still function, but not without cost, and not without complication.

There is no lending de minimis federally for homes being sold by someone who did not live in, or inherit the home.John Ferdo maintains a list of rules for dealer's licenses which has no impact on lending rules, unless the titling authority in the state also does not allow unlicensed seller financing of titled manufactured homes.

If it is South or Southeast, it is in the manufacturing corridor and there may be people who will want to work with you, for a long term hold.

I'm in the process of trying to get a FHA title II loan on a manufactured home to put on my land.

Generally, since it's a business, and takes ACTIVE, full-time management, it should have a higher Cap Rate than an apt. bldg. or a manufactured home park.

I was watching a video recently from a manufacturer of edm roofing, and they were showing it being installed on a wood surface as well.

I'm a fairly serious DIY kind of guy having built 3 houses, renovated a manufactured home, built several small barns and about to renovate a vacation home we just bought "up north" as we Michiganders like to say.  

Back West we do own a manufactured home that we rent out to this day.

One that has a manufactured home the other is empty.

do not lend to manufactured homes.