@Greg StrunakA good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

If I ever run low on reserves, I can easily transfer funds from my personal to rental account.

Yes, you can expand (and SBA has some great options for that), but the basis for a strong expansion is really understanding how the business works.

There was quite a bit of unused land and the zoning gave me some flexibility if I wanted to expand various aspects of the property.Also the self storage units were all below market rent and the seller was willing to finance at a decent rate with a 5 year balloon.

Over time, as you gain more experience and capital, you can consider expanding into multifamily properties once you've built up a solid foundation in real estate investing. 

I have found enough business and made enough money not to need to expand outside of this market.Section 8 is a whole different ball game but I find the program is unique in that it's a 3-party relationship adding the variable of a government agency.

Here’s MY general feeling; if a MHP isn’t TOH, or I can’t easily switch from POH to TOH, then I might as well purchase an apartment complex and have less problems.

Security systems are easily outsmarted, that’s the point of the initial visit, to case the joint. 

Not much to add to the good advice already written, exceptYour mom could easily get a reverse mortgage to pay for her care, then you and your brothers could split the equity left upon sale.

If they are professional, they can explain this quickly and easily.