I live in Indy now, but grew up in Victoria and visit as often as I can.  

You know you are a landlord when you have over 40 phone numbers programmed in your cell phone and only 4 of them are family and friends.You know you are a Landlord when you and your family go for a Sunday drive but it's to check out your properties to see how your tenants are doing.You know you are a landlord when you choose your new boyfriend or husband by his maintenance skills.You know you are a landlord when you watch Judge Judy and the tenants are using the same lines as your own tenants.You know you are a landlord when you visit a family members house and wonder how much rent you could get for it. 

Getting to know them, how they work, perhaps visit a few of their job sites and ask for their price points on other jobs just to get you an idea of costs could be very valuable moving forward. 

I am from Worcester and want to buy a place there or nearby that I can use when I visit a few times a year and rent out short term otherwise.

Visit a real estate office, take a dozen doughnuts in in the morning, if you feed a Realtor they will talk to you (lol).

Try to visit a few other parks and mobile home dealerships in the area.

It's probably safe to say that a purchaser or owner will know more about a specific property since most appraisers only get to visit a property once for a short time.

In many counties this will have good information like zoning, lot size, some info about the house, property tax records, type of heat source, etc.When I visit a property, I like to visually check out the neighborhood, I will inspect the house myself, collect any financial information they are willing to provide, I will also talk to neighbors about the house if I see any.

Hello all,If a property management company lets potential tenants to visit a property themselfs after they pre-screened them over the phone and one of the tenants causes damage for the property does the General liability covers it?

The IRS' recommended methodology is an engineering-based study and includes a site visit as well as good documentation.