I'm a part of local real estate investors meeting and I have some good realtor contacts.

If they send to you then you take docs to local bank and sign with a notary. 

Start by getting familiar with your local market.

More important than identifying target areas is establishing relationship with a local investor-friendly professional who has personal experience in investing in Cleveland.

And the locals in Highlands have been fiercely debating STR's and regulations for the last few years, so I wouldn't be comfortable buying there.

(In case the local government decides they don’t want the mobile homes there any longer.)

For starters, I recommend to begin with a single family home or if you are looking to start locally, do house hacking. 

Find them at local real estate meetups, but be careful, it's a sketchy business overall.

It was purchased off market below retail.  

My suggestions:* Requiring code compliance and safety equipment is absolutely valid and should be part of the regulations* Requiring owners live within 15 miles is not necessary since poor hosts whether they're local or distant will violate the 3-5 warning system and earn a suspension.