To piggy back off of  @James Ma, build a network of realtor(s), plumber(s), contractor(s), electrician(s) and a CPA.

Any financial institutions will probably require a survey and abstract title given you’re wanting to buy a mobile home.

I want to start a self-directed IRA but cant find a financial institution that has them available for real estate investing.

In saying that, there are other institutions that offer HELOC's so I would spend the time turning over every rock to find the best rates. 

Notify both parties, the less money supplied by bankers or mortgage institute or even private lenders make selling a property more challenging than before.

HelloNew to real estate investment in Western Massachusetts.  

Hey everyone,I live in Massachusetts and in shrewsbury there’s a company called Drew Mortgage Associates.

Hi there,I am getting ready to purchase a property in PA and I live in MA.  

The term "distressed" is relevant to both the physical condition of the property, as well as the condition of the title.I do primarily REO properties, usually I am directly with the financial institution that foreclosed, but sometimes I work through a processor or another agent, depending on the deal.Offer responses will sometimes take 2-3 weeks.

I am just being a supportive husband for my wife who has recently been sworn in as an Attorney in MA and is job searching.