You have more choices, and BiggerPockets has forums dedicated to financing, such as this one, and some good articles like this one or this other one.Tax deduction for the mortgage interest should really be at the bottom of your list of considerations, if at all.

I think @Wayne Brooks pretty much answered it, but a few other things the potential buyer might be referring to are whether there is any junk dumped on the property, any structures (houses, mobiles, sheds, barns) or any fencing.

I'm under contract to purchase a mobile home and land/lot.

It sounds like possibly there was a house or mobile home on it at one time and they are giving a higher valuation based on that.

(That shows REAL dedication)A couple things. 1) If you sold the house how much $$$ would you walk with?

I called the county recorder and discovered the road was never dedicated as a county rd.

I did the same and transitioned in mobile homes.

About to buy a single family house in the 36605 area in Mobile.

Our portfolio is finally passive but it took many years to get there.In today's market, generating lots of profitable deal is the time challenge for investors (not PM) and it takes networking, marketing, and direct to owner contact; so, we have pivoted to more passive investing with others who have full time staff dedicated to deal flow every day. 

I want to make a move back with the sole objective of dedicating full time to expanding my real estate portfolio.Thanks in advance to all who share!