However, your tax hit will probably be determined by your state of residence when/if you finally sell. 

Return address will be included on all mailings with the address being that of my LLC's Resident Agent (company name will not be listed).Lists being sent to: Landlords going through or that have gone through eviction in the past 6 months.

This would be my first deal (I already have a cash flowing SFR but it used to be my primary residence).

I have no idea what it would cost to get it removed and re-sided. 

Here is what I learned.Banks in my area will do VA, FHA, and usda loans on mobile homes as long as they're going to be the owners primary residence.

I am looking for a property than will generate positive cash flow but it seems that Oahu (my current residence for the next two years) might not be the best place to find a property that will do that.  

Eugene Rogachevsky Are you using it as a primary residence?

He was telling me about one of the new laws that was enacted this year that in order to avoid capital gains tax when selling a “personal residence” you NOW have to have lived in the property for 8 years.

The intent here is to purchase a new primary residence.  

By deferring maintenance, an investor gets a property that has not been maintained and therefore residents leave quickly.