Then learn how to use General Journal Entries, P&L Reports, Balance Sheets and how to create accounts to keep track of various expenses and assets.  

You have to track your miles driven for work and then figure out what percent of your total miles are work related.

Track all of your expenses and income that you are responsible for and do not trust anybody that they will do what you expect.  

How well do they know and trust you and your track record and how high is the perceived risk in the transaction? 

Stain is ~$40/bottle and sealer is $200/5 gal.Tile counter tops are really cheap to install.If you do exterior repair on soffit or fascia, always go back with hardie, less maintenance over time.Places like surplus warehouse will give you a 3% landlord discount on doors and windows (and they're already dirt cheap).Capex is important to keep track of but with so many alternative options to pay for the expense, I don't stress too much over it either.  

I would also suggest speaking with experienced agents in each market to get an inside track on what's going on currently with home prices, rents and vacancy rates in each market.  

Track them down and ask them if they want to sell.Good Luck!!

I am trying to figure out if there are permits/regulations that aren't present for a mobile home that are typical for a house that would stop me in my tracks. 

You are on the right track with BP.  

My question is, am I on the right track currently, should I continue with SFR's transitioning into MFR then into Apartment Complexes, even though I have some experience managing a friends MFRs?