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The parks harbor lot's of complaints as eyesores to the communities and shifty people ( not all are bad but you get increases of instances with MHP's on average. ) The county and cities also have an incentive to tear the parks down and impose heavy regulations on them because the tax base is low.

If you've calculated your ARV based on the average of the solds & that average includes some outliers that are significantly lower than the rest of the population then you'll have to consider that your downside risk.  

I admit I am not quite experienced enough to know what the typical cap rate in the area is but home appreciation is stable in the area and averages 1.5-2.5%.

Also, on the Apple app store, there is an app which you can download for $30 called DEARBORN real estate education.

I've already downloaded and started the book, and have listened to about 10 podcast episodes so far, and was on the webinar last week!

@Jess Hewittread Brandon Turner's awesome blog which will answer that question:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/08/24/real-estate-agents-working-with-investors/Most agents don't have any idea what an NOI is, how to calculate a cap rate, the difference between an A class or D class property, or any other myriad of issues we as investors face that an average homeowner does not.

“The marketplace is also continuing to experience a steady rise in the average sale price.

I ran numbers on one of them and an average rent rate is double the mortgage payment.

I have learned quite a lot from the podcasts and they are all available to download through the "Learn" tab at the top of the screen.