Has the surveyor or permit specialist given you any insight on types of ownership or requirements you'll need to get your shortplats done?

So for instance here in Washington State I can type in "King County Parcel Viewer" and I can type in either address or parcel number for all info.

Good to know about the 2% rule.Regarding distressed properties, aren't there pretty significant limits to using FHA loans for those types of purchases?

I do not want to brand the business with this name- type of business entity to form?

What type of investing are you interested in; flip or buy and hold?

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Anyone have experience with this type of deal?

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For me any type of passive income investing in MHP's is predicated on the following:VacancyAge of the homesArea demographicsInfrastructureAmenities Most importantly is the park in the "Path of Progress"?

Buy a home for myself (this will definitely cost at least $1mm for the type of place I'd want) or keep renting my residence and use my money to invest in flips/buy and holds with partners?