I could maybe pay less by shopping online, but I have always had great service from Allstate and like the interaction with real humans. 

Hi Patrick,I am a sales manager for a manufactured home dealer in Ventura County.

Ultimately, the acquisition and the human capital involved is what will make or break any real estate investment. 

My own concern, not having self managed more than $1M or 15 units at a time in real estate; would be my own or another person's experience if they havent invested in real estate before, and scaling capabilities in things such as human resource management to consider going too big too fast.   

Engage with people as a human being, apply what you know about humans to your vetting, use the great tools available for background checks etc and you will do at least as well as a PM.personally rewardingI love the connection to the people in my homes, I get to see how I am helping these families grow.

Is there a way to do this without becoming a full fledged broker dealer?

I have filled a few of them by using investors then selling the homes and giving them a significant margin, it is located in a great area.21st Mortgage approved us for their consumer financing but said that they would not do a dealer line for new homes until we did two or three of those.

If you're buying a new manuf. home, the dealer may have a financing option for you, also. 

If you decide to move it into an LLC, you would reach out to a title company (I like Land Title) and ask for a quit claim deed.2. 100% yes, it makes SUCH a difference having a human being available to answer questions.

No one has ever made money without another human involved :)Let’s connect!