I literally just listened to your podcast with David and Rob (I say that like we went to TopGolf yesterday LOL)  - very interested in the manufactured housing... on the podcast though, I heard you say you found your first deal on CL and it bombed but where did you find the first manufactured home that made you some money?

That would then be combined with $2-5 mil leverage to purchase a few medium sized multifamily or manufactured housing communities.

My dad, who is no longer with us, was an avid investor, having owned a rental duplex and multiple manufactured homes that he would rent for awhile then sell at a profit.

The tract I'm looking into is zoned R-MH (Residential-manufactured home).

I usually buy my windows from a Manufacturer in chicago but i also use windows from a local window store on the north side of Milwaukee.

Declining job quality or quantity results in declining property prices and rent.In many parts of the US, manufacturing and similar jobs have gone away and what remains are service sector jobs.

Currently looking to 'take the leap' after years of intermittent research, and finding the necessary personal means to invest properly with a focus on growth and risk mitigation over the coming years.Currently an executive for an international Tier 1 manufacturing company located in Greenville, SC, my current income stream (maintain F/T work) allows for me to venture over the line where courage and knowledge meets fear and procrastination.  

I worry that the auto manufacturers could be unsustainable in future and face the same fate as many midwest towns in the US have. 

Largest employers in Austin by an order of magnitude are state/local government, UT, local school districts and a couple of semi-conductor/high-tech manufacturing facilities. 

It seems like desirable land is hard to come by so I've been looking at tear-down houses or manufactured homes that can be removed.