This information and approach is becoming more common knowledge as the MHP investing space gains momentum and the Frank and Dave MHU knowledge spreads to more and more investors looking to break into this " new frontier" of Multifamily investing.

It has its own court yard that could be used as a glass-covered atrium with a common area for people to relax.

I would stay open to splitting the equity as tenants in common - your first deal should be about experiencing a successful deal not having 100% ownership.

Additionally, we will also plan to have a $150/month utility fee as units 1/2 are submetered as one and 3/4 are submetered as one.

Our primary goal here for our first purchase was to house hack and eliminate our rent and some utility expenses and we feel like we've got that with this property.

You might even be able to attack the expenses by doing things like metering the utilities, such as water.I believe the key to your situation may lie in knowing the rents/amenities in the immediate area (6 block radius for example) and work to position yourself well in that market.Any chance this is the 8-plex on Gumwood?

What roles do easements, drain lines, utilities and soil samples play in determining the value?

Should I wait to graduate and simply start off by house-hacking a few triplexes/quads and go from there, or should I start actively looking for deals to utilize my private lender and to get my foot in the door and start scaling as early as possible?

In my smaller commercial deals yes I did get the tax return schedule E (bank typically request it too), but on larger deals Sellers declined to provide it and broker said that's fairly common. 

Other $585.70 $100.00 01 Broker Fee to Weichert Realtors $1,000.00 $0.00 02Commission Listing Agent to Meyer & Meyer Realty $1,500.00 $0.00 03 Commission Selling Agent to Weichert Realtors $134.65 04Final Utility Billing to City of Wilmington $350.00 05 Survey to East Coast Survey legal $1.84 06Tax Balance NCC to New Castle Countyaccurate as of 9/12 $135.70 07Title - Owner's Title Insurance to Ward & Taylor, LLC I.