personally i've never bought a vehicle with a loan but i have had a mortgage once and will need ne for next purchases too as ended up vested in my primary residence, and i can totally relate to the need for renting one's office/businessplace due to the even higher prices of coastal socal commercial properties. but what about the established brokers nowadays that are still renting everything longterm?

No issues.As long as you are not establishing another primary residence (i.e. furnishing another residence and residing there), you will have no issues from FHA.  

New investors such as myself simply do not have the connections that established REIs do, it's that simple.

You should be able to establish a competitive price.If you don't have the time to do your own research, the best option is to contact with a RE Agent.

This along with the original purchase price will help to establish your basis.  

Because this is your first park this might be the perfect and safe opportunity for you to get in and establish yourself in this niche.There is definitely much due diligence to proceed with moving forward.

Because this is your first park this might be the perfect and safe opportunity for you to get in and establish yourself in this niche.There is definitely much due diligence to proceed with moving forward.

My question to those of you in the lending business is; how many flips or rentals is enough to establish a track record?

I would be particularly interested in the most established providers in a particular area of operations, the ones that won’t be going anywhere, and may be considered the blue chips or market leaders of the industry.

My disclosing the fact that my intent was to break someone's arm is clearly established, I can't claim self defense now!