Compared to mobile home parks, RV parks generally experience more wear and tear because of the constant movement of vehicles and guests.

But I never would have been able to get started had I not started locally.The main reason is because you can use the appreciation as a vehicle to fund future properties.

Check your vehicle at least twicea month.

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It is not without risk of course and like you mention there may very well be other investment vehicles that could be more preferable for your circumstance.

This is fine if we choose to sell after the renovation without ever having transferred into an LLC or other ownership vehicle given we would need to pay capital gains tax anyways.

(I'm significantly farther than that) Call someone you know in the area to go past the property, see if their vehicle is there, if the property is still occupied.

We know that for a very small segment of the population certain asset protection vehicles can and do make sense.   

I have no knowledge of the principal or his investment vehicles.  

Hi, fellas, I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area and own a home, I have a home owner insurance for my property now, but since I don't have any vehicles under my name, my insurer doesn't issue an umbrella policy for me.