Only reason I've been doing it is to get 0% business credit card limit increases.  

We have rented the long term unit to family friends for over a year and the bills were always reasonable.

In the case of the stolen furniture I would also ask how did the police offer develop the competence to read a lease and decide that was a reason to not pursue the case? 

If you don’t plan to sell the lots w/mobile homes is there a reason you have to split the lot?

I live in NYC and started investing in Buffalo a few years back, mainly for the reasons that you mentioned. 

Given the amount of work that it takes to get one of these to market and to self manage, there just needs to be another compelling reason to buy. 

The next tour was much more favorable.My suggestion on CURB APPEAL - keep curb appeal reasonable for greatest success. 

Top 3 reasons owners hire PMCs:1) No time to manage correctly2) No time to learn how to manage correcly: laws, documents, processes, etc.3) They're too nice and need someone to "save them from themselves"A good PMC can usually earn their fees by better managing the property/tenant than the owner, thereby:1) Increasing owners net profit2) Decreasing owner's time commitment, stress, headaches, etc.No matter what though, you should always plan to commit a couple of hours a month to manage your PMC.

The main reason I ask is because that is significantly below primary residence mortgage rates let alone any investment loans, if you can get rates like that I might need to make some changes on my end hahahTo answer your original question, assuming all else is equal long-term fixed rate debt is valuable. 

If for no other reason the more predictable and lower maintenance costs are a huge benefit.