Once your cars, furniture, and house are paid off you have extra money to keep investing.

Recently, one of my out of state tenants drove her car through the garage.

In Florida, the actual Mobile Home is titled like a car, so you can "re-possess" the home without going through foreclosure. 

Very little overhead (only car insurance) combined with a decent income have prompted me to be wiser with my capital, as I know this transient lifestyle has an expiration date, and when that time comes I would like to have some steady income to show for it.Because I’m not able to be present in a regional market for months at a time, and I will be a relatively absentee investor, I am looking for properties to buy-and-hold.

The BP podcasts and advice are amazing (I'm basically addicted at this point, no more radio in the car for me :) )Please anyone feel free to give advice and pitfalls to avoid I'm really hoping for a strong start!

Think of your primary residence the way you would like a good car or a nice bottle of wine.

I have heard some mixed reports from my bankers this week an wanted to know if BP could shed some light We are wanting to buy a 79 single wide mobile home with a lot and a nice 2 car garage. 

One is a vacant property, and as I got out of my car to check it out, I noticed a woman walking her dog, and I struck up conversation asking about the property.

From what I've seen out there, on average it's a bit higher priced, but not by much. you can Google "CAR real estate chicago" to get more info.

I don't plan on owning a car and already live very frugally/boring.