I'm not a financial adviser, but have you considered something like municipal or corporate bonds?

I have built elaborate spreadsheets comparing property investments and assumptions vs various investments such as CD's, laddering bond funds, etc.. have looked into commercial but when every other store has an 'available for lease' sign it is discouraging.Basically i'm pretty discouraged... i have equity available to do larger deals, such as 4+ unit complexes, etc..

Wall St. brokerage firms sell stocks, bonds and mutual funds only. 

My name is Bill Vidal and I am a licensed, bonded and insured public adjuster from Miami, FL.

@Scott Bond, You could talk to a local community bank/portfolio lender about a reverse exchange where you actually control the MHP before selling.  

Probably, putting your money in bonds or a money market account would get you there.

Something about owning real estate that is just much more interesting to me than owning stocks or bonds.

There are only two types of investing, one that relies on clipping coupons (referring to the coupons on Bonds) a.k.a cash flow, and one that relies on reselling to another buyer for a higher price a.k.a. capital appreciation.

The ability for individual disasters to benefit the overall quality of the collective qualifies them as anti-fragile.So according to Taleb, not only is Silicon Valley resilient to external shocks, it actually strengthens.

Could I do better in a simple savings account, or in mutual funds, a 401K or stocks and bonds?