However, the addressable market still consists of more than 6.3 million students in 280 markets, based on my target market of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's) and other public flagship institutions with more than 5,000 students.I've honed my skills and created competitive advantages that should help grow are tenant stream for years to come.

You could start with private lending, possibly with your Ira, but private lending is another skill set you will have to learn.

We are buying a 2005 mobile on a quarter acre.  Where can I find financing?  Our usual broker can't help us.

Invest in things like Lending Club and Prosper to earn interest on my existing savings?

@Toby Coons it might be easiest to direct your lending questions at a good mortgage broker.

That's provided by specialized lenders who'll lend the money for just 24 hours or so.

I ask because some other lenders that I had questioned advised me that they would only lend in individual names.

I have contacted 3 banks that have refused to lend on a property because there are no comparable properties in the area and if the appraiser can't appraise it correctly, they can't lend.  

I want to buy an investment property in Claremore OK that is a mobile home on an acre of land, cost $8,000 (I will cover the closing cost) with a monthly rent of $800.My pitch to my investor was that I would borrow $8,000 from them like a CD for two years.They lend me the $8,000, in return I give them a 10% a year return on their money for two years. 

Even duplexes in B areas here are selling for 400k or higher.If I'm looking to rely on conventional bank loans, banks in Cayman consider any properties in excess of 2 units (triplex or higher) to be 'commercial' for the purposes of lending.