I would like to sit down with him to express my motives to become financially independent but I'm afraid that it might hurt our relationship.

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Excellent investment, in my opinion.I have a history of investing in manufactured homes in mobile home parks for rentals.

Based on this goal, I was trying to understand the 2% rule.Thanks for the excellent tips.

As for screening, both had excellent credit and stable job history.

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I want to keep good relationships with the contractors and not lead them on by telling them I will be rehabbing it.

Everyone is going to find this crazy, but my experience has been excellent using this screening method.I never have a potential tenant or borrower fill out an application.

I appreciate all the valuable time spent in providing excellent information here - an incredible resource for those of us new on the job.My focus is to educate myself some more, and define my specific investment goals before moving forward.

But you will need a local bidder and a trust relationship between all parties.