And lower rates won't fix that.Prices going up help that a bit because then the premium to buy a new construction home and pre-existing home isn't as great. 

Would you suggest working with an agent to start, or focus on other marketing channels (driving for dollars, mailers, pre-forclosures, etc.)?

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Buyers if you want an extra advantage over other buyers call your favorite Mortgage Banker and ask for a "Fully Underwritten" approval not just a Pre-approval.

This sounds like a pre-existing defect so you will have to review your insurance policy but I am guessing there will be an exclusion.

I have a RE LLC with each property in an RPT.I own 3 LTR SFHs in North FL that I acquired pre/during-COVID.

A few things I do personally for clients is: create a P&L, market to my buyers list, pre-market the property online where the target audience is, and make a plan for bookings and the booking calendar to minimize losses while up for sale and operating simultaneously.  

Pre-1976 mobile homes are rarely financeable because they cannot be insured.I saw that you are also based out of Tampa.

Constantly it's "of, I had only ___ back when", and how much today sucks. people said that in pre-08 when all you needed to do was fog a mirror to get any $ you wanted, and after 08 when you could get a house for less then a car, it's always how great people had it back when and how impossible today is. 

You are still overthinking it a little: no need to incorporate inflation, because it is just a devaluation of the currency, so it effects income and expenses alike.The fact that you are planning for capex items already puts you ahead of at least 50% of new investors, who just think about PM and repairs.One major realization is that you need equity growth to pay for capex.