Beats checking people in at the fitness center money wise.

Hollywood might be a great fit for what you're looking for.Although they might come with a bigger price tag due to location, short term rentals have the potential to have higher returns and it gives you the ability to come down and use the property when you want.

They will do that based on how the property fits their needs and how you act as a landlord maintaining the property. 

Hard money is more fit in a box - cash - credit - experience and you will find little difference between lenders because most hard money notes end up getting sold to hedge funds.

Nobody is going to tell me it's right or wrong, because it's my business and I will run it as I see fit.

We had some narrow lots and the older homes were the only ones that would fit on those, with the local setback rules.Echoing what others say, most municipalities aren't excited about a MHP in their town because a MHP is not considered "improved" land, and therefore is not taxed at the "improved" rate.

I'm more into this for spending money later but I also don't see anything wrong with taking out profits if it fits your lifestyle, it just may slow down growth which isn't where I am at at the moment.  

Any thoughts about converting this to short term rental or would long term rental be the best fit in the area?

Don't buy a CRM and pick an LLC name before you even know what you like about real estate investing and where your best fit will be.

Fitness Determination | TREC (texas.gov)Good luck!