That's why now I rent out places, slightly below market, where I have a wide selection of applicants, giving preference to 2 or 3 people.

It's certainly do-able, but you do have to have a minimum level of familiarity and comfort with real estate, and the # of wholesale deals I've done that have become complicated/hairy/stressful far outweighs the ones that went smoothly :)You might be better off paying a small amount to sit through the real estate pre-license courses they give to new agents, just to get familiar and comfortable with a wide array of real estate terminology and issues (as well as get a better understanding of how real estate agents/brokers/etc. work).

Do you want to invest close to home or you are wide open? 

Abesentee and home owners with 50%-100% Equity.Once I reach x amount, I plan on buying rental properties around the base and using my "in"of being in army to help new soldiers who pcs here.

I know HUD uses that terminology to qualify a structure as a manufactured home (must be at least 8 body feet wide or 40 body feet long), but I'm not exactly sure what it's in reference to.

PM me if you want a link to the directory.The amount charged can vary widely depending on the quality of information you are able to provide, quality of tenant, and the amount you are owed.

The house is a 1500sqft double wide, built in 1992, and in fairly good shape.

They would call make sure I was a good soldier that had no huge financial issues and if everything was okay I got the place.

You would need to find out if it is an actual double wide manufactured home or a Modular home.  

It was a 15ft. wide x 40ft. deep rectangle and had value only because it was adjacent to my sister's home in Provo.