Check your region's solar irradiance rating here: https://www.nrel.gov/gis/solar.htmlWith solar plus batteries your probably looking between $45-65k to purchase the system outright depending on your roof angle, size, capacity need, etc.

That is standard practice when settling a claim industry wide.  

For us, we have very very few tenants portfolio wide that have done that but for those who have we use the system that is in place. 

(any suggestions where to shop for fridge, 31 wide needed due to custom cabinates)please suggest what area/things you would mostly focus on and any tips on where to shop for?

Not that they can't be overcome, but good to educate yourself on all aspects so you can go in with your eyes wide open. 

The pros are:1) Very low entry price point (you can buy mobile homes in mobile home parks for as low as $1,000 cash).2) Huge demand for affordable housing.3) Often used as the stepping stone to buying mobile home parks as it's a skill needed in both.The cons are:1) Working around the SAFE Act and Dodd-Frank laws which make it very hard to do mortgages or "rent to owns".2) Older mobile homes, in particular, can need a huge amount of cap-x to but them back into service.3) If you are not extremely disciplined on your background checks, you can let in people who will destroy them.4) Collections is always hard as you are basically dealing with people who have very little money.Here's what you should do if you're really interested in this form of investing:1) Focus on communities that have extremely high single-family home prices ($200,000 and up) and apartment rents.2) Buy only homes from the 1980s or newer that are at least 14' wide so the floorplan is reasonably spacious.3) Choose homes that you can buy cheap due to cosmetic -- and not structural -- issues.4) Watch over your home renovation costs closely and cut every corner -- every dollar you spend is a dollar less profit.

The gate remains wide open for anyone to come into and out of the garage. 

I really am not sure what the seller's angle is but that was a little left field for me.

How do you plan to deal with the wide variety of laws across all of the different states and cities?

It’s about 24 inches wide and 3 inches high.Since this can’t be repaired and it was brand new.