Make sure your financing is in place, and consider whether you’ll manage the property yourself or hire a property manager.

203K and Homestyle can be great ways to finance in the cost of improvements.

Just don't be an idiot with your finances and it'll all work out. 

In some areas, I find that the information is exaggerated (applicant lied) to make their application look betterHere's how I use them:  A lot of times, the applicant will self report information that disqualifies them. 

Its almost like a finance mentor your getting, along with someone you can trust to prepare your taxes. 

I have spent the past 12 months as an independant contractor and wish to finance a project.

In the meantime I would touch base with lenders and get the financing squared away.

I have a vision of building and developing mobile home communities in upstate NY that are vertically integrated to allow future members to choose from a catalog of homes, have them installed, provide them with financing options, and make the process of selecting, buying, and living in the community very smooth.Since this is my first time doing this, I would love to chat with an experienced mobile home developer on the following items:Zoning - navigating the zoning process to allow the community to be allowedStart up costs - I am a finance person who would love to better understand start up costs - septic / electrical / water / pads / roads / etcOn Going Maint Costs - in building our business case, I want to build a conservative financial model to capture all re-occurring expenses - utilities, landscaping, capex, septic clean out, etc.I know this is a lot, but would greatly appreciate talking to someone who is an expert in this asset class!

Hi Basit,It's probably been a combination of outbid, or out contingencied, and a bit of financing at the levels we want. 

I have a rolodex of connections if you would like.Also you can use a combination of the websites belowrentometer.comzillow.com  (look for the ones with a lot of applications