I am noticing that most of the advice is to rip off old and it is coming from people mostly in colder regions ands not in CA.

I have spoken to several representatives from the State, the compliance officer for the region, and the instructor for the mobile home licensing course and all have told me that I am not allowed to buy more than one MH and sell it for profit without a license.

There have probably been many posts similar to mine, so I will try to make it unique to my situation and goals.

It's very cool that you have a family connection to the region.

There is the consideration of wanting to become landlord again, and then there is the estimated profit to see if it would be worth your time and effort: this is unique to every property.

So, I am trying to learn everything I can about that region as well.

You know, in your profile you say something to the effect that "every intown property has had its unique challenge."

For the 147th time, real estate is unique, it can not be directly compared to stocks or bonds or annuities or the manufacture of widgets.

The area the home is in, has one of the highest crime areas in the region. 

I deal exclusively with regional lenders that do portfolio lending.I like working with regional lenders because I can speak directly with people that play a part in the decision to lend.