For example, in some cases even when the home is livable a seller might turn off utilities on a vacant house to save money.

As for the refi side, DSCRs are an excellent tool to utilize as they are based off the property, not you as the borrower, so no DTI hits / personal income verification required.

If I can't find what I want second hand then purchase from local furniture store for heavy use items like beds/frames, dressers, dining sets.

Like you said in your post, "Buying and holding is a long term strategy...............focus on the end goal"The second reason for trying to get good deals is that if you can get a 10-20% built in equity off the bat, it has the advantage of:- taking a big part of the risk factor off the table- built in equity that can be utilized as required- better cash flowThere are a lot of people on BPs that say that "money is made on the front end in RE".

My question is if we are marketing this as land, is more value added from the 2020 mobile home or the multiple utility hook ups?

Lender that can help me utilize HELOC to get me started and then help me grow my portfolio through BRRRR in PNW. 3.

Damage after deposit, legal charge, skip out, unpaid utilities lists go forever.... and of course eviction process takes at least 60~90 days here while lawyers are asking $600 to just start with the case. 

you will need to look at the APN of the property and line it up with what you actaully bought. as mentioned the tax assessed value is not an indicator of value. the land could be a utility easement, used for stormwater management etc.

The existing mobile also had utilities hooked up with a $17k impact fee credit that I didn't have to pay to the county.

These companies and their leadership/owners don't care about anonymity because they understand how to properly operate their business i.e. avoid negligent activity while utilizing contract management systems ensuring all vendors are vetted with appropriate licensing and insurance and contracts with  indemnification are in place.