There are a lot of hungry rookies out there that will collect a "Broker fee" or have you pay for a LOI (letter of Intent) and it's nothing but a piece of paper.

For example, if a family is displaced due to extensive water damage that will take a few months to repair, the insurance company will then look to find temporary housing for their customer/displaced family.

So, likely the HOA would not even collect any money unless the mortgage was small.

I am now summarizing the key points for managing rental properties to build my systems before launch ( I am strongly considering Rent-Redi software) but I am wondering how I would use this software for client's properties when collecting rent, holding deposits and the like.

Also, I have an extensive network which helps since I've been in the mobile home investing niche since 2007. 

Haven't heard that term used for data collection/skip trace.

new roof, extensive cleaning, cosmetic rehab What was the outcome?

However, if you want honest and professional opinions from hundreds of years of collective working knowledge,  than this is the place.

More importantly you HAVE to do extensive theming throughout the house.

I guess you could collect an illegal commission if the sellers and their JV partner were willing to pay it.