Be ready to give concrete ideas of how you can help, and be prepared.

Regular dialogue with workers on site, building rapport, and asking lots of questions may keep one better in tune with things.You can also require daily reports from all trades and a contractual requirement to report known problems immediately.In both cases, be prepared to pay for these things and neither will guarantee success.And if not doing so already, make sure budgets include appropriate contingencies.

When you correct something that the lease does require of you, prepare a fill-in-the-blank form that you have them sign each time that shows the date that they brought the matter to your attention, briefly describes the matter, shows the date it was fixed, and states that their signature (make sure it states one party signing is sufficient) shows their full satisfaction with the action you took. 

Derrick what happen with the program?

Are you prepared for the thrill of making money using your wits instead of your back?

We have plans, scope and budget prepared that conveys.

The program will have clear standards, consistent documentation, solid accounting and other features which we believe are significantly different from the way other turn-key properties are usually offered.If you will send me an email with your basic criteria, I will reply with the outline of this program.

If you get into mobile home investing be prepared to owner finance.

Call me lazy but I don't really have the time to cold call the hundreds of banks (https://www5.fdic.gov/idasp/main.asp) to see if they have a portfolio loan program works for me in the markets I invest in.

There are many "first time" (not having owned a home in 3 years) buying programs that offer assistance with downpayments as well.