The main home was built in the 60's, so I understand that maybe it's not going to command the same price per square foot as a new(er) build, but in your opinion, is there any reason to consider refinancing and hoping to get a higher appraisal?

I do own properties in some C/C- neighborhoods in other states where similar issue with tenants not keeping up with rents at times.I actually use Real Property Management to manage my properties in Sugarland and Richmond areas of Houston. 

Here is a list of items that a hard money lender would like to see:Project Financial Analysis - Breakdown of your financial analysis for the project showing your ARV, Repair Costs, Buying Costs, Holding Costs, Selling Costs, Financing Costs & Projected ProfitRepair Estimate - Summary of Repairs broken down by CategoryProject Scope of Work - Detailed breakdown of all Estimated RepairsComparable Sales Data - Comparable sales analysis of at least 3 similar, recently sold compsProperty Photos - Photos of the existing property conditionYour Resume - Your resume of past experiences, & action plan for the projectI have uploaded a sample Investment Presentation in my fileplace as an example:https://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/drobertson/file/sample-rehab-investment-presentation-for-lender

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But they have all standard reports that are easy to understand and interface is user friendly.Hope this helps. 

Whether this is oral (no written lease) or written, they both command the same legal obligations under whatever state the residence is in. that being said, it is never in a landlords best interest to allow someone to be on an oral lease, since oral leases always default to state law, and give landlord no control over what tenant can and cannot do (outside state law of course)as far as why?

Everyone is trying to make money along the way and the end user or retail buyer is the one who pays everyone off in the end. 

If you sold the property with containers on it, don't expect to get the same price as a normal facility would command.

If you know the Military Organization the person is assigned to, you should be able to contact the Commander of the organization.

I have found that the average prices listed on that website (which lets you plug in an exact address) are very close to what I can command in my market.