It all depends on the current physical and financial state of the park and what makes sense. 

"Damages" does not have to be physical damages.

Hello, I wanted to reach out to see how other independent landlords collect application fees.I manage the property from out of state, so physically being at every showing is impossible - and I don't necessarily want to tip my hand that I don't live in the immediate area to prospective applicants. 

You should then receive a physical collateral file if not already an electronic one - Collateral file is a a file which contains all of the previous mortgage paper work including things like alonges, deeds, borrower personal information such as bank accounts and credit scores at the time of the sale, pretty much all the paperwork submitted, required at the time of the sale. 

Don't make any real decisions until you have physically walked through the place and seen the area...hopefully that goes without saying!

If your state landlord tenant regulations do not indicate a landlord may charge for his time then all landlord time (office, overall management, physical labour etc.) is considered to be part of the operation of the business and is compensated for through the investment income.

Find some mentors in your area that you can physically meet with and talk to.

Some people disassociate the credit card repayment, which generally screws the credit, bc there are no real immediate physical consequences, like being evicted..so we get references, job hx and 3X the income in earnings.

Do you need someone to physically submit an offer to the seller?

There are applications that will use the Google Street View so you don't have to physically photograph houses...