Then we discovered they had been illegally manufacturing hash oil in the garages.

There is definitely some potential for Dekalb to start turning things around and build itself into more than just an old manufacturing town/college town. 

I'm currently looking for additional land here but if I bought the land today I'm probably a minimum of six months away from having manufactured lots ready to sell or build on.

This is a manufactured home on acreage. 

There is no real standard past some really basic stuff.Seller that have 60%+ community owned homes for the most part, live in a far different world than the majority of community owners, so it is no surprise to me that they are trying to convince you and other inexperienced prospective buyers of their idea of the value of these rental homes.Try asking an experienced lender on manufactured housing communities what they think the value of park owned homes might be for lending purposes and you will have confirmation of what I am suggesting.

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Here are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus

I then started exploring Modular housing (NOT a mobile or Manufactured ones) and found that they are built more stronger and efficient,   mortgage lenders do not differentiate it,  public records and MLS lists them as regular houses,  personally visited their factories,  seen met home owners who has been living in modular homes past 10+ years,  almost all module companies offer a turnkey service that takes care of everything from preparing the site to permits to setting up the house.   

Don’t get confused with modular and manufactured.

Have them leave at least 1 bundle of shingles so you have some for repairs and also will have the shingle manufacturer / color. 

The South Carolina Constitution allows all Real Property and Mobile Homes (excluding manufacturers, utilities or railroad properties) to be classified with a 6% assessment ratio.