I currently work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing in the power generation industry. 

They can be a wealth of knowledge especially when it comes to your area's laws and regulations related to owning and operating a manufactured home community.

The house I chose is a 50's era, pre-fab manufactured house by the National Home company.  

The collective impact of these developments makes Columbus an appealing place to invest in real estate, offering the potential for long-term appreciation and prosperity as the city solidifies its position as a key player in technology, manufacturing, and business.

Originally posted by @Ben Leybovich:hah - not if oil stays at under 70 for 12 months...lol You need to go back and hit the books bud, San Antonio's economy has little to do with oil, rather services, government, and manufacturing.

Yes what I'm doing is because of a chunk of cash from our SD-IRAs that where created by rolling over employer 401Ks after we quit.Here's a big tipZillow has a search filter "manufactured", set up a morning email for all manufactured in your area (for me its all of GA, no deal is close by, get used to it and start driving) and price under some thresold, which for me in GA is $40kSome of the deals that come in are owner  occupied and they need to move.  

I have an appointment across the country in a couple weeks and it's really best if I can make a decision and leave without postponing my appointment or returning(in order to establish residency I couldn't stay much longer anyways).I have an MBA from a local university and my last job was working as the property manager at a small manufactured home community.

Something obvious like the original post or misidentifying a house as site built when really it is a modular home or a manufactured home with an addition, etc are all possible areas the appraiser can be held liable. 

IMO, the future of residential real estate will belong to manufactured housing. 

You could also focus on manufactured homes which get a bad name, but can be very lucrative investments.