Others are talking about direct deals in raw materials (broker who trades wood products, oil trader who also brokers shipping contracts, etc).As to your RE investing.

I also have to remit use tax on items I buy for the properties to have shipped to my home, and temporarily store in Denver (this usually happens on internet orders for items used/consumed in Fort Morgan - Denver doesn't have a temporary storage exemption).With relation to creating a holding company - again, talk to a CPA and Attorney to get the best answer for you....and whether or not it will matter.  

They are purchased with chattel (personal property) loans.Modular homes are similar to stick-built, but large sections are built in a factory and shipped to the site to be assembled on top of either a slab or standard excavated foundation. 

When you consider that a investor usually values their cash at a opportunity value of 10% or greater once that is assigned to their equity return there is usually nothing left from the actual owner ship of the property.

Note that I'd be shipping the AC filters directly to their door.I'm trying to have a healthy balance of not bothering the tenant although its to keep the home operating effectively vs. keeping an eye on my property. 

But that meant I had to drive 150 miles to sign the form, my agent and his broker both had to interrupt meetings to sign the form (only the broker can officially sign HUD paperwork) and then the agent had to get the paperwork to FedEx and ship overnight.

If you can't make it, it will be recorded for future replays.And you can order speedier shipping from us (but it will cost a little extra).

@Nick Coonis I also thought of another idea I had previously= a house build from shipping containers.I know someone here has dealt w/ this before@Jefferson Lilly @Bill G.

Have you thought about buying a personal property (foreclosure, shortsales, etc) and renting out the rooms in your house to ship mates?

I was also able to snag the 30in maytag microwave/oven combo for 650 including shipping on ebay (listing ended with no sale so I emailed him an accepted lowball offer... need to apply that to houses!)