At first expect some growing pains while you get your right team in place but after a while once you have a system in place it will be on Cruise Control..I recommend @David Greene book for investing Out of State, you can find it in BP store..Best of luck on your Journey!!!

Its a pain in the butt to call each rental reference but its more painful to go through an eviction in California.

The rent you get is above market also to make up for the pain you endure initially and in a once a year inspection.

while that is an awakening for you, its a chance to feed you some knowledge in this January 1, 2019 about mobile homes and the moving parts within them.1st of all, MHPs in CA are a major pain, and analysis paralysis isnt always a bad thing, in this case run from that deal. here is why........that mobile home is  POS.2ndly you i can tell from the info you posted that you dont know about Dodd-Frank or the Safe Act of 2009 which is harsh laws that come down on investors carrying financing to unscrupulous low income buyers of would be mobile homes in parks or on land. 

I advise against it, you're opening yourself up to a whole lot of pain

@Yuttana Chawengsub  I think you're looking in the right place - Wichita is far better and has more potential than Topeka does - living here it pains me to say that. 

Options are exciting, as they are addicting (as well as painful, especially if you're short something that keeps going up against all common sense). 

I haven't researched a business plan for developing a cohousing community or anything but it would be interesting to learn more and potentially partner with other investors on such a project down the road, if nothing else just for the sake of doing something a little more interesting and psychologically rewarding than traditional REI.

He got his masters in Psychology 5 months ago but is having issues finding a job.

@Peter M. yeah, it's a biggun, 3/2 on each side.Definitely a pain, but we'll get through this.