Even though I know the ins and outs of buying, evaluating, financing, and managing a property, I haven't found a local contractor.

Professional park owners will tell you to only consider the pad rental in evaluating a park investment. 

I have been working on a insurance evaluation for everyone here and I will look at including this info in the post...once I can get ANY insurer to get back to me...

Your investment may be impacted by regional laws, difficulties with property management, and market fluctuations.Considerations:Personal Preferences: Evaluate how comfortable you are maintaining a property locally as opposed to overcoming the difficulties associated with investing out of state.Financial Objectives: Clearly define your long- and short-term financial objectives.

Evaluate historical and current vacancy rates, aiming for decreasing trends.Demographics: For younger populations, focus on proximity to parks and schools.

I'm of the opinion that cheap debt on cashflow producing properties is the best hedge against inflation and therefore it is a good time to evaluate your equity in each property and whether or not to apply more leverage.

Regarding Jonathan's point, it's crucial to evaluate the cost of these additions and calculate how long it will take to recover that investment.I'm a bit unclear about your living arrangements.

How should I balance / evaluate this?

Properties that are more unique (like the ones we showcase) will do better (we believe) than average comps in the area, which is how a lot of the other services evaluate.

Whatever your challenge, take a step back from that wall and evaluate the entire situation.