Anything else means you are relying on others to perform as prescribed.

If so, I'm willing to bet most of the neighboring properties have the same issue.

Five days is just too short of a time frame for most lenders (including private money etc) to perform their due diligence and come to a decision.

I would bet they don't want to be listed on the lease and be responsible as well.  

An investor I know said that my best bet would be to attract a good set of trustworthy investors and require a fee whenever I make a real estate connection.

Then come back and let's pick up where you left off.I'd bet Troy a steak dinner you don't follow thru on the challenge but I think he's smart enough not to take the bait. 

I don't know anything about mobile homes, but I would bet that mobile home investing would be quite different in CA than NC.

The kind of training received by the security guards in various States allows them to perform various tasks depending on where they find a job.

Inititially I was going to buy a whole portfolio off an investor which looked solid in a big picture but some of the properties were not performing individually at all so we will build from scratch.

I bet you and I have lived and played in similar neighborhoods.I am an active investor and always in search of good properties.