If those things don't go well, it doesn't matter how great your deal is.

I have a 2-person unit with a glass top dining table and it has worked well.

I am curious as I am here in WA as well.

Well, a large number of our members are rental home/apartment investors but there's plenty of other RE opportunities out there. 

I have another rental a few streets away that has done very well.

I highly recommend a well-qualified REALTOR who works with investors and knows how to help you best.7.

looking to arbitrage a deal with a home owner I know, This might help the previous question above as well. 

Upon inspection the appraiser will see the crawl space and see it was a mobile home plus a HUD tag and public record.One of the requirements in mobile home financing is the property "Must" be on a concrete permanent foundation(in order to be real property) on top of that it requires concrete pillars, skirting and the "Well and Septic" dug and placed within legal distance from subject property.

Vanguard and Blackstone have a lot of interest here as well. 

I currently own a successful short-term rental in Fort Lauderdale and have identified a new property nearby that I’m confident will perform well.