Those prices range from $800k-$1.5M depending on the specifics but the income increase is as much and the cost to own is slightly lower because insurance, maintenance, and utility costs do not go up linearly on these making a bigger margin for you.  

(These are not in order of how profitable they are, it's just used as a way to separate them for explanation purposes. )The first tier of homes are 1-2 bedroom homes these are homes that are tailored ( or should be) toward couples or small families and can range between 100-250k.

Do I need to adjust my price range?

That gives you enough margin to work with and make a profit and have the highest # of people looking in that price range since it's closest to the median price point of home here.

(online search shows range from $4.95 excl tax (so $80pa!)

Common terms for private money loans include interest rates ranging from 8-15%, short-term durations (usually 6-24 months), and LTV ratios around 65-75%.

You could try posting in the classifieds sections of BP for a cleaner but google may be the best bet.I think $3,000 sounds like a reasonable starting point given the range on Furnished Finder. 

I may be out of my price range, but the deal does look good, so I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts on gap lending for a part of the down payment.

I've been unsuccessful with the first two and a higher down payment is not within my range, nor do I think it's worth it.Same issue for house hacking with a SFH.I've spoken with several lenders.

I have .5 acre of land that I purchased and placed a renovated double wide 2176sf 4/3 MH on for sale.