We as individuals are at a disadvantage up here unless we get more organized.

I had set up the LLC for the protection that it offers since my overall goal is to own a number of investment properties, which in the long term, I think would be wiser to be owned by an entity rather than an individual.

What you will need to look for is someone willing to offer some form of seller financing or you would need to borrow from a private individual.

I hope to help create a system of individuals in the 93230 zip code that enables us to utilize our knowledge, resources, and opinions to help us all make a little more green.

I'd say Bryce has an understanding of the issues, but to go there in depth, I can only think of a half dozen on BP that have participated on this site that I know who can go there and only one of them is posting in this thread, that would be me just to be clear.I'm not so dang conservative that I don't get outside the box, folks here have no idea, but you don't have license to do just anything you can possibly dream up and/or adopt financing techniques of hedge funds or institutions at an individual level as such are infinitely more sophisticated than what has been mentioned here.Non-recourse is another issue with small investors with little capital in their company.

And, if filing as an individual, the privilege of paying SS tax on any profit on the Schedule C.

Not sure how to reply individually yet-so thanks to all for your responses.John and Matt--yes, I would love to pursue mobile home parks and may be in touch to talk, see where you 2 are having MHP success.

If the HOA's didn't exist some of the developments would have abandoned cars, high grass, for sale signs posted all over the place; and a quality of life that individuals might not expect.

Since the units weren't individually metered and the HOA pays the monthly water & sewer bill he decided he would open his faucets 24/7 until they yield to his demand.

Yet, probably about $120K ($150K total gain - $30K in "market" gains) or 80% of the measured improvement was due to money sunk into that individual house to get that price, and some "entrepreneurial" profit for my hard work.