Ian, The meetings were ok people would introduce themselves but it could pretty long winded.  

@Ian BowlingYes.

Ian Tudor that's some great advice.

@Ian R. 

I had similar goals when I started exploring various crowdfunding and alternative investment options a few years ago (though I also wanted to sprinkle in some more speculative angel/venture investments), and ultimately ended up making investments in more than a dozen different platforms across a fairly wide spectrum of asset classes.To the extent you want to make Real Estate a big piece of the Alternatives portion of your portfolio (and if you're looking for income, then that makes a ton of sense), @Ian Ippolito's site is a fantastic resource to help you with your due diligence.While some flavors of equity crowdfunding may not meet your income goals, there's a growing selection of offerings around business financing like revenue shares, receivables financing, and litigation financing as well that may be worth considering.

Hi Ian, By fitted lots I mean, fit-out for the mobile home set up (electric/water/sewer) but without the moble home itself.

@Ian Hamer - I prefer to be more granular and try to estimate insurance, taxes, utilities, maintenance/upkeep, management, and vacancy separately on each deal...Seemingly small changes can make a big difference on the return.

Im new to the site and was wondering if there are any local Arizon-ians(?)

@Ian Walsh  Ian, where she lives house prices average in the millions...

@Ian Coyle, Given the market conditions, the number of properties, and your goals you may want to consider a reverse exchange when the time is right.