If you have deals the networking with real players will follow.

I'm going to keep my personal things pretty limited... record player, clothes, pictures....

@Ben McMahon  Ben - We have an HOA section of business, and I will tell you it's very slow and tough to get into as a small player.  

Now I admit that everyone is not Manning, although a lot of us aspire to be, in character and as a player both, but my point is that a lot of people have very valid reasons for renting - people from all walks of life and people at every income level.

We are extremely interested in moving forward with real estate investing and know we need the right players on our team!  

Significant advantages are commercial valuation models w/value add plays and scale, difficult for small players to enter this space w/o a lot of capital and experience on their own.There are many niche areas as Dan mentions.  

I think you can find a CD player for like $20 nowadays, cheaper if you buy off Craigslist.

Continue to network and connect with as many 'players' in your area as possible.

MHP's are a niche market where a lot of the players know each other.  

You can also have someone look up recent cash deals on the MLS- if you have someone with access.Get out to some REIA meet-ups and find out who the serious players are then send them your deal package or other info as well.