I did an experiment where I bought a fc 2 family in an undesirable neighborhood. 27K, great shape, BRAND new bathrooms, fixtures, etc.

Area is undesirable?

My main reason for wanting to use a management company is so people don't know that I own the units since I'm sure that can lead to some undesirable situations.

Used improperly, the "rule" could encourage investors to buy properties that are very undesirable and difficult to make profitable even though the "numbers" say otherwise.

The property is in mint condition.The only leverage I have is trying to say that the HOA of $352 makes this property undesirable by some.

And we are worried that when he lowers his price, the low price will attract undesirable tenants.We are trying to think of a way to discourage trash from moving in below us and driving us crazy.

I think most people getting significantly more than the "1% rule" are purchashing properties in undesirable areas with suspect tenants and built-in functional obsolescence.

Are there added complexities with mh's that would make flipping and/or assigning them undesirable?

Reading between the lines I'm guessing its a undesirable location.

Another point is that you need to be careful building a row of small affordable hojmes, these areas usually turn into undesirable areas real quick, you really need to consider a mix of sizes and styles, the more the better.