As landlords ourselves, we know to take care of property and pay on time.

If my rentals required 50% of the rents to go toward rehab or repairs as mentioned in that quote - well who the heck would ever want to be a landlord if that were the case?

I wonder what the NJ landlords have to say about these "inspection" laws.

All-new landlords want to go hi-tech with low-tech tenants.Joe Gore

heather, so sorry this happened to you. this was very unselfish of you to post your unfortunate loss. it wakes up investors eyes & maybe even scare some away.having reserves is very important. a lot of peeps will just blow the $ every month to cover their personal spending. throughout this post you have definitely listed the realities of landlording. maybe you could start a LL reality show & gain back your loss that way?

Do you want to wholesale, flip, landlord, etc.?

Kou min Tan - You are in a difficult situation because you need the board to work with you, but if you are an absentee landlord that may be difficult.

You might want to run things through your attorney to make sure you meet the requirements of the CA Landlord Tenant Laws in effect for MHs.

There should be a provision for prop mgmt, and the landlord may be paying for tenant water.

Note that does include taxes and insurance (be sure to get landlord insurance, not homeowners) but doesn't include the P&I part of your payment.