Having the expertise of a BP notable like Ben at one’s disposal was certainly a plus but we also were able to hire his wife, @patrisha Leybovich as our agent.

Stick with C to B class areas (blue collar to lower middle-class people who take good care of their properties), you'l get the best return with the least headaches here. 3) solid job growth, and a diverse economic base, i.e. you want lots of companies employing people, not an area where the lions share of jobs comes from a single sector or small handful of companies. 4) good population growth

I am very interested in getting in the mobile home park sector.

I am looking for others in the area that have expertise and can offer some insight in the local market and possibly a partnership depending on the deals

Ok Dan, how about this.Jay, maybe you can give your expertise as wellI am closing escrow on 3 Properties next week.

I definitely learned something as well and I appreciate your time and expertise!

Also it would allow you to pick up properties that require rehab in your area of expertise that others might want to stay away from due to having to pay an external engineer to evaluate.

BTW my expertise is in duplex investing, I'm not a realtor, and I have no conflict of interest in telling you this.  

They are on BP to demonstrate their expertise and to get passive investors.

That's not to suggest they shouldn't lend you their expertise and provide good customer service.