It always surprises me that the same folks would avoid buying Class D MF properties but somehow cater to the same demographic when it comes to MH parks. 

Best bet: Network on local REIA meetups (warning: these are full of "gurus" with sales pitches... avoid them!)

Of course this is also a function of us avoiding a direct hit from a major hurricane...

However, I will take your suggesting and I will be then subcontract others and get the permits myself to avoid all this waiting game.

Right now, my preference would be to have as many occupied pads and as FEW "park-owned" homes as possible to avoid headaches associated with rental and maintenance, but that may change as I grow and expand.

To me this means having a primary residence in the under $1mil range (but doesn't necessarily have to be under $500k).I will still have school aged children and need access to great schools, ideally public to avoid the cost of privateI would still value the ability to access metropolitan environments, though I don't need to live in the urban core. 

Just be careful in Huntly to avoid anything built over the mines.I've bought homes in areas like Puke and surrounding suburbs you may find something cashflow neutral out there as well.Each to his own but I think small town investing is risky.

Traditional brokerages should avoid being complacent so as not to be completely blindsided, the way the hubris of other industry leaders kept them from thinking they needed to adapt and ultimately caused them to become anachronisms.

@Natalie Kolodij thanks for this.  1) I didn't really consider the "piercing the corporate veil" side of it, just had my eyes set on the less taxes part...2) and right, I don't want to give my tax professional even more work, she already sort of groans at me every time I buy or sell a property and open and close accounts relating to projects, etcI want to avoid giving IRS any frowny faces lol

@Steve Rozenberg You are absolutely correct hopefully this helps someone down the road to help avoid the pitfalls, thanks for responding.