I agree with Bishoy,job growth and steady large employers are key to determining a healthy rental area.Indianapolis,Memphis and Dallas are great because they have affordable properties to buy to rent to steady employees like truck drivers,FedEx,UPS,and air cargo employees whose jobs aren't being shipped to China or anywhere else.Alabama has car and aircraft manufacturers growing and moving in there.North Carolina has techies escaping the high cost of California.God knows everybody is looking to move to Texas for manufacturing what little we still make in America.Georgia has become one of the biggest areas for filming Hollywood movies cheaper.That is where my money is headed in the next 3 years of buying properties.

In order for a bank to finance a manufactured home on land the home must be "permanently attached" to the ground with the axles removed and resting on blocks or on a foundation with skirting around the home.

Reason is banks and lenders will not touch a mobile/manufactured/modular unless it is on a permanent foundation. 

You won't know what you find until you pull the roof off and look at the decking.We have a commercial project right now for a 11,000 sq ft roof and 3 estimates it is about 45,000 but doesn't include if certain items are found.There was a larger section of the roof we took core samples on to check integrity underneath the new membrane that was added about 7 years ago.1,500 sq ft is  smaller job so I would think your quote will be higher than the larger jobs due to smaller overall profit.There are generally 2 warranties with one from the roofing company and one from the manufacturer. 

I know it is easier if your company is in manufacturing as that generates a lot of revenue, lines of credit, etc.

What are the struggles that you face as an owner/investor when it comes to the management of your community or portfolio?

Even manufactured homes under 100k have 5-10 offers with a week b/c buyers are bidding up everything that's remotely habitable. 

To make it painstakingly clear, the seller is accusing me of manufacturing a positive Stachybotrys airborne test as leverage for a credit on the sale.

If it were that dangerous, manufacturers would stop making them - that's my philosophy.

We bought a 3 acre lot that had a manufactured home on it that wasn’t part of the sale because the bank didn’t have title to it.