I'd still be fumbling around in the weeds without leveraging the knowledge and success of someone who's traveled the path and knows one of the ways to success.

If you have a trusted general contractor and project manager in the area that will save you travel time. 

Mainly really old single wide trailers or will they accommodate the newer doublewides??

Remember that ETFs generally invest in a large number of businesses in the same field, so a real estate ETF may have one company that operates trailer parks, while another is running assisted living facilities, and yet another that builds strip malls.

I'm traveling down there August 7 to 11 to look at neighborhoods and meet people.Who's working down in this area?

We've had a good insurance policy through Travelers since '08, but over the last several years the premium has gone up almost 50%, with no claims.

I plan to travel to OH in 2 weeks to view properties.  

I was recently contacted by a leasing agent from Travelers Haven.  

re: gas to visit the property.you only get to deduct travel expenses when you REACH the property. ie, you go fromt the rental to home depot and back to get materials. you don't get to deduct the miles from colorado to michigan for your rental.

To say it another way, if I had the ability to take 14 months and travel the world, and still be on track for my retirement and long-term goals, I would ramp down the risk in my portfolio.