I am assuming this needs to be relocated outside the unit and also I need to add moisture barrier to the foundation/floor etc.It's my understanding that a regular designer cannot help with this and I will have to engage a specialist to help with this.

This sounds like you can fast track the FC.The other is a regular judicial FC.Is there anybody with experience in LA that can verify this info?

You will need to show you have funds but this is a strategy regularly used. 

Can someone please explain to me in baby English how you can pay back a private lender - who is a regular person? 

Are there any groups in the Hartford county area that meet regularly?

Currently I'm reading any book on the subject I can get my hands on, I listen to the bigger pockets podcast when I'm not reading and I frequent these forums quite regularly.

Or can I just sign a regular purchase contract with the seller, and then an assignment contract with the buyer, and a subject to purchase agreement with the seller and buyer?

There a few providers of such structures that post regularly to these forums.

KRAUS KPH-1630CH.I have installed a few other Kraus faucets and all have been commercial quality and look to be built to be used regularly

I always try to fund my "consumption" and renting out the MH when we didnt use it allowed us to own it for 3 years, live in it for 30 plus days per year AND sell it for $1600 more than we "paid" for it.