Mom and pop sold the park for a price that the market would tolerate.

You can't put a price on peace of mind. 

If it's a fixer upper you would account for the rehab and purchase price then compare against the ARV.

If you don't understand the basic principles of construction, market standards (i.e. average cost per labor hour, cost per sqft for flooring, cost per sqft for hang/finish drywall) then you may find yourself getting taken advantage of without even knowing it.

You are right about high risk of default.

Quote from @Patricia Steiner: Price cheaper with cash sale? 

Taxes are very high and everything is super slow and bureaucratic.

If you'd like our "Keep or Sell" spreadsheet, email me at [email protected], but I think that you'll have to be very aggressive with your assumptions around rent growth and price appreciation in order to justify keeping this property. 

If trump hadn’t won you’d be forced to sell this year, but hopes are high he will extend his lower tax rates. 

Is my thinking correct that homes in highly appreciated areas won't benefit as much from Cost Seg.