When you can access the opportunities first, you get to analyse and find the best deals first which means you have the broadest selection with minimum/to no  pushback from the lead.Unfortunately using PS guarantees you will not be at the front of the queue and certainly not first mover.

Seller doesn't care how we split the real estate vs. the franchise, but I don't think I could get $250,000 for the real estate.

I currently have a lawn care business that I run myself.   

I have a vision of building and developing mobile home communities in upstate NY that are vertically integrated to allow future members to choose from a catalog of homes, have them installed, provide them with financing options, and make the process of selecting, buying, and living in the community very smooth.Since this is my first time doing this, I would love to chat with an experienced mobile home developer on the following items:Zoning - navigating the zoning process to allow the community to be allowedStart up costs - I am a finance person who would love to better understand start up costs - septic / electrical / water / pads / roads / etcOn Going Maint Costs - in building our business case, I want to build a conservative financial model to capture all re-occurring expenses - utilities, landscaping, capex, septic clean out, etc.I know this is a lot, but would greatly appreciate talking to someone who is an expert in this asset class!

And do they care if I do rent by the room strategies?

I had the opportunity to talk with the owner and he's a great guy, he did his best to make sure I was well taken care of. 

I use problems like this to go an check out the problem and then the entire property while I'm there, looking for other problems, but also assessing HOW the tenant is taking care of the property.  

@Ajay Bodas, Be careful!. 

The secret is tenant selection, and finding good tenants in the program. 

Whoever qualifies for that probably won't need them.Yes many GPs have experienced hardship but you can see those who really care about what they are doing and those who don't.