*Will omit names from my story and pictures. 

As far as marketing I see a lot of what seems to be professional pictures for listings.

Our hosts will be challenged to guess the listing/purchasing prices based off the pictures of the property and it’s location.

Took 3 applications within days of the ad.It is important to have pictures though and a good product.

I have to assume it was bid up by someone who has not seen the property since (like mentioned), all the pictures make it look like a real nice home.

Once you have the writ of possession, you can take over the property (have a witness with you and take pictures of the condition and personal belongings in the property).

Search here on BP about "finding comps" and "how to value properties" that should paint the big picture for you.

No, because time value of money and oppertunity costs over the past 8 years have transformed the financial picture and the "CoC" was really only a cute way to look at the first 1 or 2 years of rental profits.

Maybe I'm missing the big picture here, but I want to learn how you guys go about determining the real value and/or ARV of a mobile home.

Your dollar amounts will depend on your overall financial picture; if you have nothing to lose, you can insure exactly as you are now doing.For liability, you also need to worry about the pedestrian passing by and having a slip and fall on your property, plus other scenarios once you begin to explore what your liabilities are here.The need for placing auto with the same carrier usually only comes up when you are talking about an umbrella, since the umbrella policy extends liability coverage over everything.Time for you to talk to several agents and don't forget to talk with independent agents too.