To people that are used to living in houses built in the 70's and later, not having a bathroom on the top floor may be a deal breaker, but if this is a popular part of town, particularly if it tends to feature older houses (1920-50's), then the people looking in that area will likely not mind as much.Now, if every property around you has multiple bathrooms on each floor, and yours is the outlier, then that could be an issue, and you will need to price rents accordingly, but overall, you can't please everyone, including your friends.

Should I include security deposits I've received and then forward to my owners in the 1099 I issue them? 

Most of the family and friends are willing to invest with us as we give them a steady return %...do you see any issues with that ?

There are lots of big $ pitfalls that you can encounter: second mortgage foreclosing, HOA foreclosing, other title issues, IRS liens, collapsed sewer pipes, burst water pipes from improper weatherization, to name a few.Start hereAbsolutely try to contact the borrower pre-foreclosure.  

Those that do not offer the carts with their rentals are mostly concerned with the liability issues.

Invisible issues hurt you the most.

I like there offer calculator and they have a mobile app.

The main issue is that rental rates on the new construction make it challenging to cash flow much, if any, in the first 3 years. 

The property right next to mine was purchased and they removed the mobile home and put a duplex on it.

i was hoping to sell for more, and i ran into a last minute issue that consumed my contingency.the best way to get cash flow is some combination of off market + a creative strategy.