I know mobile homes will depreciate over time unlike stick built houses but there are people that invest in mobile home parks (Brandon Turner) and have been successful.

But the future might be questionable if economic decline in  those areas continues.It would make sense to stick to one market for efficiencies and economies of scale. 

@Ray Hebert Right now, stick with tracking things on spreadsheets, but when you start scaling up perhaps start looking into software specific to real estate income & expense tracking like Kitt, which will help you with all your accounting, reporting and even budgeting renovations.Most accounting software will allow you to track your financials, but often they are bloated with stuff that isn't relevant.

Essentially you are advertising you are a newbie and that sticks with you.

It took 10 years for prices to fully recover...it was a long road (that I am now reaping the benefits of), and I wouldn’t have been able to stick it out had I used my VA and put nothing down.

Decide what the number is that you need, and stick to that.

Current tenants are sticking around for next school year and we couldn't be happier.

If you stick with it long enough you’ll start to develop your own skills to get you ahead too.

@Jeff Lever you should find a way to stick with conventional loans as long as possible since they are the cheapest money you can borrow with the best terms.

The high school kids that showed up with limited supervision took beer bottles as they finished them and popped them neck first through the drywall in the living room, leaving the bottom or the bottles sticking out of the wall.