I might pick up a secondary, strictly investment property to cut my teeth in the rental business in the next year.  

I'm pretty worried about this as if I can envision a local portfolio lender sinking their teeth in once that fixed rate period concludes.Anybody have any tips on mobile home financing/re-financing in general?

Play one video while you brush your teeth or make breakfast.

However, getting all that information was like pulling teeth.

Better to cut your teeth on something small, then take a 35,000 dollar loss on your first deal. 

And most parcels only allow one dwelling per lot.. unless your talking ADU's which are coming of age.I cut my teeth selling land and sold a lot of it..

If they aren't getting accepted it could be because the bank is seeing that they're getting an offer but there's no teeth to it because they could accept and the next day you could back out and never put the EMD up and they'd have no recourse.Since you said your market is hot like a lot of others out there right now, it might not make any difference but it might.

Cut your teeth on those for a few years, then you'll have a better understanding of the business.Partnerships suck.

Go with seller financing if you need to, with a note and deed of trust or an installment contract with teeth in it.

Doing the year end taxes,  it was like pulling teeth to get invoices from her and bank statements from her.