That being said - about the middle of this year I decided to become an RE agent myself - easier to put in frequent low offers and view properties on my own.

Repeat yearly until you are comfortably well off.

As a police officer I am frequently called to these situations.

I would be looking more for MHP's that are already established with potential room for development in adding spaces...all of the big REITS are doing that a lot more frequently to keep pushing potential for growth and addition of spaces.  

So I guess my "moral of the story" is that you really have to factor in the area, if appreciation is reasonable to plan for, what the next decade looks like, the potential for more frequent tenant churn with a quad than a duplex, etc. 

It will help them get locked up so at least you can finish your rehab without the same guy robbing you blind repeatedly. 

With that said while deciding to move through the contingent phase investors can bail repeatedly leaving the agent empty and a bad taste in their mouth on out of state investors.

Look for a private money lender to fund your rehab and refinance out after 6 months and repeat.

I have been reading books as frequently as I can to get a foundation of how this whole real estate thing works, and am starting to feel confident enough to begin contacting agents and property managers sometime soon.

Market it to rehabers (craigslist, facebook (look up the groups above), put them on the meetup discussion boards, attend the sheriffs sale and hand property fliers to everyone there....)5. sale the property, get paid and repeat