Paying a deposit is cheaper than the cost of moving their home to another park, if they can even find one. 

This significantly accelerates the depreciation schedule leading to larger deductions in the beginning years of the assets, reducing your taxable income and increasing your cash flow.

I make money in different ways and my personal taxable income was about $150k in 2022 ($30k of that was W-2) and 290k in 2023 (150k of that was W2s).

you get mortgage paydown every month; you might be able to reduce your taxable income from your W2 with passive losses (consult your CPA); hopefully you get appreciation; maybe you get a little cash flow; etc. 

In some areas, it is cheaper to rent than it is to buy, especially if you aren't sure if you will be there for a while. 

I think just reading books, being active on the BP forums and consistently attending your local REIA will be more effective and far cheaper. 

Turnover, in theory, should be cheaper as well.

I hate that the legal system gives enables these buyer to get money but I do understand its a bottom line business and whatever is cheaper wins... 

I would plan to put in a 5% down payment on the home.My goal with this is to buy a cheaper home first, fix it up, and roll equity from that for the next big house/goal "dream" home in the future.

As much as I would think it would be overpriced, I would be willing to pay the same for a software that met all the metrics a RE investor would want in one single platform.My post isn't about how to make QBO cheaper, its about finding or creating a better system to track property performance, cashflow, debt, cap ex, and all the metrics we want to see along with our accountants.