They are beyond the income requirements but they do not have extensive credit so one of them will be having a parent as a co-signer.

I told him I was worried since he seemed to be having trouble making 1100/mo payments I wasn't sure if he could make 1500/mo payments.

Milwaukee Hard Money will be having an event on April 7th on how to find deals.

If the market is incredible hot then maybe you can just console yourself with the fact that you won't be having to get in a bidding war.The down side is that in tenant purchase situations it's pretty tough to get the owner to give you concessions for the condition of the property since you're living in it as is now. 

I am one of the creators of the Upstate Ny REI group--we will be having a meet up in April. 

One issue you might be having is there might not be duplexes in the school districts you are looking at. 

I'm partial to Columbus because it behaves more like Austin, Tx than a Midwest city...I'm glad to chat more on the local markets.I'm starting to add Trade Area Reports for all the cities we see investors go to...here are the ones forDaytonColumbusCincinnatiClevelandToledoHappy hunting and best of luck

Some loans will come with defeasance or yield maintenance, while others will have step down prepayment penalties.A good loan broker who specialized in MHP debt can guide you with respect to the right choice for you as the buyer, which type of lender will be best suited for the park, where the terms will be the most favorable, and where the hurdles will likely be. Having

I have a decent size position in a MHP currently and am satisfied so far, especially due to the leverage restriction limit of the fund set at 50%.The deals I have seen do behave bond-like for cash flow but not upon exit.

I personally like bigger dogs than smaller ones - they often behave better and don't scratch and chew as much as the smaller ones - so weight isn't much of a factor to me.