Securities regulation compliance, transparency, investor vetting, professional competition from well financed competitors to name a few.  

It is funny that we are all IT professionals looking for an out by becoming a REI.  

I recently obtained my PE (Professional Engineering) license and I was wondering if there are any PE's out there who were able to leverage their license for real estate investing.I would love to hear any thoughts on this.

@Jeff Burdick, thanks for responding, I would love to connect, I am really passionate about getting in REI, and I would like to start my first deal Right now, I am not an expert nor professional but I have gathered and learned so much that I feel confident diving in, AND I can learn more and more as I swim in deeper

Even the ones that have the most professional set up can still have issues. 

Do you find that it attracts payment compliance and demonstrate professionalism toward your business?

@Brenda WilliamsonNot necessarily...If the partnership is throwing off UTBI it's possible the IRA may need to file a 990-T and pay unrelated business income tax.Good question for your tax professional.

The professionalism here in Bigger Pockets has sure gotten my Attention!!!

If the current local property manager charges the same I would get a comparable quote from a professional property management company, to negotiate the price after you have purchased the MHP.

I would like to make the most use of my time in knowing the market and networking with real estate friendly professionals.