The AC unit (heat works fine) that wasn't working when I bought the place and I hadn't bothered to remove it bugged him and the bank (SunTrust) asked me to fix it before they'd continue forward.

.- Cash flow can be huge and your return on investment sky high when 100% occupied and tenants pay regularly.- you will never have 100% occupancy or regular rent payments.- get ready for a management headache...

Lawn care will be hired out but snow removal will be tenant's responsibility.

Lenders must keep copies of the Loan Estimate for three years after consummation, and retain copies of the Closing Disclosure, in addition to all Closing Disclosure-related documents, for five years after consummation.The Final Rule also includes several other substantive changes and additions to TILA and RESPA, including, Defining what constitutes an application: The removal of the seventh catch-all item.

The way the market in Austin is right now, that is really the only option for investing, because regular values are inflated to a point that they don't make sense on a dollar-for-dollar return basis unless you can add value to them somehow.

I do everything I can myself often with day laborers I use regularly, they work in the field every day and know their stuff often better than me. 

Any standard Bill of Sale contract or can I use a regular real estate purchase agreement contract?

It's gotten to expensive for most regular investors.

It is a little more in-depth than say something I would publish as a regular blog post and has lots of links to other data so you can connect deeper.  

Remember a mobile home is not like a regular house and is a devaluing asset like a car.