I am having a little trouble understanding this, as I thought that if a double wide was built and then brought to a lot as brand new.. not having a used one that has been lot to lot.. and immediatly tied down to foundation (slab). that it would then be seen as real estate, and not manufactured? 

First thing , it has been a cold winter , that contributes a lot to the increase .

Can anyone recommend any sites, courses, videos, or books to purchase so I can prepare for the test?

Yup a prudent second position lender only does that if they have the cash to pay off the first. lest they get in trouble as you have described.. happens a lot to those who get sucked into it..

Video walkthroughs and establishing a trusted boots on the ground are just as good plus save me hours and hours of driving!

Suggest you go to their site, there is approx 7 videos for you to watch to see if you want to go to the next step. 

It's likely a scam anytime they sound like AI or the grammar is weird or they use the word "kindly", if they ask for you to respond to them off-platform, if they say their employer will pay for it, if they ask if the dates they've specified are still open (when they can clearly see they are open on your calendar), if they ask for a video of your property (they probably want to set up a duplicate listing with your photos and video and scam others out of money), or if they want a long term booking and they have just joined the platform and have no reviews (could have been evicted from somewhere else, and hope a newbie will let them in with no background check, they'll end up not paying or credit card is bad).  

. - The 4% rule is a helpful benchmark but leaves a LOT to be desired in terms of projecting retirement income from a liquid portfolio.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

The idea is to leverage pre-existing networks in a way that builds instant credibility and gets responses fast.If you want to implement this strategy, here’s a link to the exact resource we used:👉 Spreadsheet Link Here (just make a copy for yourself)I also recorded a short video walking through how we set everything up, but since BiggerPockets has rules against sharing that kind of content, feel free to DM me if you have questions on execution.Anyone else using creative co-living marketing strategies that are working right now?