Quote from @Marlin Yoder: Appreciate you sharing what you are doing in Ohio.

I would recommend that regardless of market you decide to invest in that you find a fellow investor/realtor that can help you purchase in the neighborhoods that make for ideal long term rentals.

Hi Chani,You are right to question fee structure.  10% is on high side. 

What are you estimating the value, $450k? 

Are You taking new clients?

@Jordan Brown Welcome and congrats on saving that much in college!

that money is tax-free. 

Find out which filters are best for your furnace, purchase a year's worth, write the installation date on each one so the tenant knows when to swap them, and inspect regularly to verify it's happening.

Hi Jacob, There are DSCR and Hard Money Lenders that will finance a manufactured home as long as it is not in a rural area, and there is no land lease.

Cant speak for Nashville, but nationally Redfin recently released a report on their own transactions (they can see both sides of it) that average commissions have risen.This is no surprise to me as I predicted this would happen far in advance of the settlement.