Do you have any good resources for beginners interested in learning the conversations we should be having with the distressed owners to make the purchase? 

I could also move on to multi family so that more units are acquired per transaction but wonder how much of a different beast it is than SFH and if I'd have to start competing with institutions and folks who invest full time, are better resourced, and have creative financing options that I'm unaware of and/or are inaccessible to me.Thanks for making it all the way to the end!

If they can’t find either, why would they waste any resources on the case?

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

There are resources to look up general cap rates by major MSA, but they aren't as reliable.

There are tons of resources/podcasts/books etc. out there on the subject of owning property out of state and I'm a huge fan of it.

I've run into difficulty finding a lender that will do a cash-out refi due to the mobile homes and was hoping to tap into the BP pool of resources, if any of you know of or have used a lender that I can contact for this unique type of loan. 

You're timing right now in the PNW isn't optimal.

I've been doing research and reading resources offered from BP, books, and local REI meet-up events.

Are there resources for an average Joe in figuring out how to maximize the revenue for an opportunity like this?