or am I just buying the rights to collect rent and responsibility for taxes and fees? 

i.e. up to 70 degrees is my responsibility, and after the tenant can use electric heaters. 

. - most expensive) and once they have the payment, follow up deteriorates dramatically in terms of responsiveness and quality. 

thanks for all the great responses; to further clarify; I rolled over several 401k from past employers into an IRA.

@Donald S.Thank you for your response.. great questions.

Thanks for the responses guys.So if I am understanding things right, my partner can bring the down payment, he can be the one on the loan, but we could still have a formal JV or Partnership agreement between us where we would split things such as interest deductions & depreciation as well as cash flow and long term capital gains '50-50'?

in Jacksonville Fl for example, contractors run 14 days behind to look at your project, if you get a response at all...and don't just go for free, and agents are busy..Care to share your secret or strategy?

Anything from frank and dave, podcast by them, podcast by kevin bupp and charles dehart, also jefferson lilly and brad johnson podcast.Trailer cash by jamie smith....runs elevation capital group with her husband ryan smith...they are responsible for a lot of funds in the indurstrypark place by tony ferris,some other mobile home parks books as well. just google or look on amazon...

@Bill Exeter, thanks for your response.

And I would think regardless of easement they are responsible at the property line.