Big distributors and manufacturers are positioning themselves alongside the two largest employers in Cleveland (maybe in Ohio, below Nationwide Insurance in Columbus).

Given that it's a manufactured home I'm not 100% certain this financing is available like it would be for a stick-built home)Taxes: $100/month (assuming 2% of $60k purchase price - this may be a bit low...any recommendations for how I can easily verify?

The military provides for roughly $800 million in economic impact, but aerospace, energy, health care, education and  manufacturing and distribution make up the bulk of jobs in the area.    

and here I am turning down mobile/manufactured home deals away.......................maybe I should stop that

Although some States limit the # of Manufactured homes you can sell to 1 per year so check your State rules.  

That limits our focus to 3 particular niches we like now:  1) Large value add apartments 2) Self Storage3) Manufactured Home ParksYou may want to consider putting some funds across these 3 niches in different markets to diversify your risk further and not just put all this money in one or two ideas. 

I only cover equipment that is towards end of life and has greater chance to fail, otherwise if I buy brand new appliance, manufacturer provides a 1 year warranty and most credit cards doubles coverage for a 2nd year.

You may want to check with your local manufactured housing association.

Industry is centered around agriculture, manufacturing and academics.

This law is an unnecessary expense for property owners for the benefit of smoke detector manufacturers.