Are you agent yourself and what makes you say that you'll avoid buying a home under 1000 sqaure feet again? 

Can you sell the car and buy a junker for a year or so? 

To avoid pitfalls, research liens, check property conditions, and set a max bid before buying.

Congrats on buying your first condo—that’s a big move, especially in a competitive market like NYC.

I think with the time you’ll spend working on this, you could find 2-3 existing parks to buy in the meantime and not need to take anywhere near the same risk  

@Luke Hamlin you can buy a second home with 10% down with a Conventional loan.

Buy and Hold investing is a great avenue to begin with as most people live their lives off of residual income. 

Probably buy during hurricane season (now) to get the best deal. 

Quote from @Alex Spivey: I want to start renting as soon as I can so does anyone have adviceYou want to find a place to rent and occupy, or you want to buy an investment that you can rent to others?

I don't have a lot of capital to buy a property right now in the area that I would like.People that get into businesses like these have a common thread, they are go getters and hustlers!