I really wish I could have had those 3 tools in my bag when I started.I'm also a big believer that being around other investors and listening to investing stories is a helpful motivator that helps keep the focus on investing instead of why the village is being such a stickler on my rehab or why my tenant is late with their rent this month. :-)It looks like you're on the right path now and I think you'll find that noone is going to find better deals for you than you anyway.

Ye Olde Village Workshop in Mountainhome PA in the Poconos.

I'm an investor and agent based in the city focusing on Logan Square, East Humboldt and UK Village. 

Check with your city or village to see if there is a local ordinance you should be following.

I live in Columbus, OH where I currently run an Airbnb co-hosting company Tailwind Short Term Rentals, own one triplex in Merion Village, and am a licensed real estate agent at REAFCO.

Here are some things you should know:State associations are a good, but incomplete, source of information especially good for members.Governmental agencies can be a good, but incomplete, source of information but who has the information will vary from state to state and sometimes it involves more than one agency.Frank and Dave of Mobile Home University are a pretty good source of information but their information is not fully complete.MH Village has worked very hard at putting lists together but, as was previously stated, lacks ownership contact information.George Allen has some of the best actual contact lists but he will not share information.

It’s a duplex in the Morningside/East Indian Village neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan.Purchase price: $73,000 (pending appraisal)- 25 % down at 4.5 interest rate but with 3 points (I’m being told I’m going to get charged an extra point or two for the small amount of the loan)Expenses:Mortgage= $287 Property taxes= $125 monthly Insurance= $100 monthly Repairs= 7%Cap ex= 7%Water= $50 (I’m almost certain tenants will pay)Property management= $150 a month Other expenses= $50 a month Total income= $1400-1500 Total cashflow= roughly $350 per month All insight is greatly appreciated!

There are parts of Mount Pleasant where it is strictly prohibited like in the Old Village and in neighborhoods with HOAs that prevent it and in those cases, yes, those people are just ignoring the rules.

But to answer your question, you should go to the Village and complete a FOIA form requesting whatever documents you may need.

What are your thoughts on Short North/Italian Village?