(However, do your homework to make sure you are getting into a legit and good association worthy of your precious time).3.

Wholesalers generally value there investors and don't want to waste there precious time on bogus deals.A little about me- I am a licensed realtor in FL.

Bill Gulley mentioned this already, but in my opinion this "is" the first place you need to start: figure out what the fair market value of the property is.Don't waste your time going through all these steps to only find that you would be over paying for the home.Make sure this venture is even worth pursuing before you devote your precious time in lining up all the logistics.

Plus, your finance charges are taking a huge chunk out of your net income leaving you with precious little for inevitable maintenance and repairs costs down the road.

I really enjoy when they bring economic and political perspectives and do not like when they start going off on farming, buying precious metals, etc.

I blame myself (and am learning what not to do) but wouldn't it help to have an agent actually follow-up for you on bids while you spend your precious time looking for properties  by the numbers or other ways to find the properties to invest in?  

I have always felt like offering MH's with seller financing is offering a great service to those who generally have precious few options to ever have a chance of ownership.

I am renting out several units on a long-term basis from him already, and always pay early, with a smile, and buy precious metals from his shop when I visit to pay rent.

However, I don't want to start annoying my future business partners by running around asking hypothetical questions, taking up hours of their precious time when I may not even end up building.How can I get a basic, rule of thumb understanding so that I can make the big decisions before I move on to the details?

Most portals are taking the long view too and will probably choose to operate under Title IV instead of devoting precious and scarce resources to adhering to individual state laws.