Nice part about SMR is they accept money orders (which we know many MHP tenants like).Never collect rent in person.  

Markets like Cleveland and Columbus have a lower barrier to entry, are landlord-friendly and you can cash flow. 

Mainly, the LLC prevents a loss from spilling over into your other investments or your personal finances in many cases (though not all).

Personal credit and assets will also be used and the amount of assets you need would depend on how many properties you currently have financed.

The issue we have with some OOS investors is that they never have seen their property in person, they just leave it to the PM and object every repair bill.

Personally, that far out I would float.

This is an outgrowth of in person auctions and so there is no standardization like you get with eBay - Know when the pickup is and that you will be available and also be mindful of payment methods.

There's a remote chance that the person who can't afford their payment can somehow afford to relocate the mobile home, but that's a VERY remote chance, offset in part by the higher interest rate, and in part by the surplus revenue received from the low vacancy produced in the park itself. 

Both in our business lives as well as personal. 

You'd have to find a person familiar with MN tax laws to address how the CA-sourced income would be taxed on the MN returns.As to the LLP/LLC question, LLPs require a general partner, which usually has unlimited liability.