I’m looking for a local mentor that I can learn from and provide value to so any suggestions on how to find one and pitch myself would be great as well!

Hi Derek,Based out of Surrey, BC and thinking of investing in the states as well.

Have a client interested there as well as myself and just wondering how it's going! 

It's that simple.Doesn't hurt to have real hardwood floors and A/C as well.

These things happen, just make sure you document as well as possible.

Wells, Citi & Chase), but moving all your money for current rates might not be something an investor wants to do. 

There are definitely some solid strategies that work well here, depending on your goals.Are you leaning more toward a traditional STR, or are you open to rent-by-the-room or medium-term rental strategies?

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.

Well, it sounds like you was tearing it up. 

Sometimes it can take longer to place a *qualified* tenant into these properties as well so your vacancy can be a bit higher.