Typically Core assets are used for solid relatively risk free capital growth, value add and opportunistic assets essentially utilize stabilization strategies to generate optimal terminal value at disposition.At the end of the day its all about risk/reward.

While long-term appreciation and tax advantages can justify holding such a property, weighing these factors carefully and aligning your decision with your specific investment strategy and goals is essential.

The article describes essentially a revenue per sf of leased space, and then a 7% "rental yeild" I think they call it, that 7% is essentially a cap rate from what I'm understanding, just a different name for whatever reason. 

The following is a summary of key elements to achieving that successfully.1. 

Lots to unpack here...In my experience the cash flow is essentially a marketing tactic to push people thinking they will retire within a few short years due to this "mailbox money".

Park Owned HomesApartment - all units in an apartment are essentially "park owned"  LOL:)MHP - traditional MHP philosophy would suggest you convert POHs to TOHs , so make sure when analyzing a park with POHs, only include lot income for those units. 

If you do a first year rehab, this number should be lower as your R&M expense is essentially capitalized because of rehab (e.g. instead of carpet cleaning you replace it)Contract Services (landscaping, security, etc.): depends on the property condition and historyGeneral Administration: $200/unit/year but a PM company should have a better ideaMarketing: $50-80/unit/yearPayroll: $1100-1200/unit/year - may go lower to $1000 depending on PM companyUtilities paid by the property: historical from T-12 inflated by 2%.

Surges damage the internal electronic elements, but that won't be helped by ground connections.So there's no harm in an "awareness clause", but it isn't really related to the ungrounded outlets.

If your dad has the funds to cover that and then essentially reduce what he's giving you with regards to the house - then...

I know this is essentially unanswerable because if you have this figured out then you have unlocked the secret everyone in every industry is trying to figure out.