You can buy them online, then wet mop.

Are you simply looking to become licensed agent b/c you can take the course for about $189 online. 

(unless there is a cheap option to connect to city)It would cost you at least $15k to get a new MH online. 

Our MLS syndicates with about every online site--sometimes I'll list a property, and within 10 seconds of the final 'enter' button hit, I'll get an email from Zillow.Social media, IMO is more for self-promotion rather than promoting a specific listing.Lastly, if the property is priced right, you won't have to worry about marketing it for long.

But I was wondering if more experienced investors would recommend trying to get it rented sooner, especially before the school year started, by lowering the rent?

I've only experienced one or two times out of an extremely large volume of transactions where I was unable to locate a subordinate mortgage.  

We will be in the area September 7-12th for our "house hunting trip"... most of our research so far has been done online via Redfin, Zillow, Craigslist, and we've been given access to MLS alerts through a couple people we've met networking.

We were never successful having the applicant do an on-line process, with aaa we fax/scan the paperwork to them. aaascreening.com

Ask a few questions about local stuff as to it's too much info online that's not accurate or it is and I don't know it.

We are planning to have him look at an operating agreement that we drafted with the guidance from a template we found online.