Commingling funds and improper signing are low lying fruit.

From what I see online, there seems to be a lot of low hanging fruit in those 2 states.

@Brian NaumannI had read several posts in the thread before I realized that you are right here in Mishawaka.As @Jay Hinrichs said, there is plenty of low hanging fruit right here in our area.Hopefully you found a good mentor who will point you in the right direction.South Bend has a lot of cheap C class and below properties, so does Mishawaka to a lesser extent.

Financing will be the biggest obstacle for you, but if your family is willing to JV and has a credit here that would be the "lowest hanging fruit" for financing.  

One thing that caught my eye was Raw Land investing.

@Derrick Holmes, first off, welcome to BP the bestest of all REI sites...I would commence by warning you off of land, as an investor that bought, sold, rehabbed, subdivided and rezoned land both raw and improved, it's by far the trickiest of all real estate endeavors; HENCE more rewarding.

Some old park owners pile expenses from other businesses to reduce NOI to reduce income which reduces taxes.You need to buy the 30 day due dilligence kit from Frank and Dave at mobilehomeuniversity.com.The sellers (and or broker) are idiots taking raw income dividing by 0.1 (10 cap) to arrive at asking price!!!    

As long as you check your pic, if it's close enough, and u shoot on raw, and have light room......

BP is an amazing resource I'm sure it will bear fruit for you!

I understand what it takes to work hard, sow all day / night and wait for the fruits of the tree to develop before one can reap.