They are desirable for a wide range of tenants (students, single professionals, retirees, etc) and I'd love to add more to my portfolio.

My wife and I live in and do business in Mexico, and have invested in Quintana Roo (Riviera Maya, the Mexican Caribbean), both in luxury and mid-low class residential properties, with great satisfaction.Unfortunately, the kind of experiences Adrian had are wide-spread all over Mexico.

There are no template contracts for note sales as terms of sale vary widely.

Granite Shopping is like car shopping, each dealer has different color options  and prices (which vary widely).

Chandler and Realtytrac publish USA wide stats on yield but the main investor markets are well talked about here also!

Hi Ryan, I'm just up in Newmarket and have been investing for 6+ yrs, I own a wide range of properties from single family to multifamily.

I look for double wides on auction.com and hudhomestore.com and some times on MLS.  

Originally from Texas (which gets an embarrassingly bad rap), I reel from sticker shock about prices here because in my head SFRs cost 80-150k and for that amount in San Jose, SF, or Oakland I couldn't even afford a nice double wide (ha!).  

From my last few closing in Dayton:Closing Costs $550-600,Owners Title Insurance: $5.75 per $1,000, minimum $175.Insurance and Taxes are property specificAdd $250-300 if Land Contract or Owner Financing.If you have a bank financing it, add the following:Appraisal $600Fees $300Origination and Docs $1500 (Varies Widely)Lenders Title Insurance: $20.00 per $1,000Initial escrow deposit if needed (2 -5 months taxes and Insurance)The origination and Docs can vary a lot depending the bank and loan terms.

Lots of fees and costs that nibble away at the bottom line: Utilities - a/c ran constantly at 70 degrees with doors wide open, running power tools, etc, so that added up to big utility bills.