shady contractors aren't afraid to screw over a girl.. it sucks, so now my husband deals with them directly, he can talk their lingo/terminology and call BS ... whereas I do the financing/marketing/numbers side.    

Heck yes I want to do it.1031s aren't for everyone. 

The PM can contact them reminding them of their contractual responsibilitites, so they aren't surprised when they get a big invoice, but I would not hire an attorney. 

But they aren't lenders, they are government-sponsored enterprises.

To be honest and frank @Eric Justice, there aren't any or, if there are, CAVEAT EMPTOR. 

@Matthew Kirkwold,If you aren't okay being the "bad guy" you shouldn't be managing your own properties.    

It's easy to see how this can be done on MF; but curious about other strategies for a MHP because they aren't necessary the same.

Seasoned ones typically choose wholesaling as their business model, because they can net 10k-30k or more per deal, in less than a month, and they aren't exposed to the market fluctuations or risks. that's a WIN for any business. 

With that being said we aren't really sure whether our excess should be put towards our debt or if we should use that to try to find our first property.Personally, I would love to put it towards our first property because this is something that we've been talking about for 3 years now and I'm at a point that I'm tired of talking about it and ready to make it happen (hence me dropping out of med school haha) but I'm not sure if that's that best decision and I am just seeking some guidance on managing debt while still getting started (and it hopefully not taking us another 1-2 years to finally buy our first property).One thing that we've discussed is house hacking while using an FHA loan.

I recommend also researching states and cities that are landlord-friendly and ones that aren't.