Keep the audience as wide as possible. 

I have a 3 year old appraisal at 275k with EIGHT units on it because the seller had a fully functional, rented detached single-wide on the property that went away between then and now (not clear on the circumstances but it rumor is it's divorce related).

I think more research is needed into comps in the area, $30k is a pretty wide range. 

I want to integrate some research/reading about the market into my weekly reading time and also hear what books have provided good foundations to help educate the new investor.While this is meant to be a wide-open question, I look forward to seeing where the conversation may go. 

I think its not a bright idea with a family that's why god made double wides  :) 

I’m excited to hear the wide range of answers BP is bound to deliver!

Have not done it but will prob. do a double wide.

While there are some "grandfathered" situations on square footage... a bedroom in Indiana should have at least 70 sq ft with over half of it having at least 7 ft of ceiling space and one dimension being at least 7 ft wide or long.

All investors need to learn the GIS and other mapping applications intimately, the overlays show things like Zoning, Flood maps, Soil types, Topo, and much much more, all at your finger tips 24/7 I never take anyone's word for anything, especially from a government office, even before the GIS  was wide spread I would go to the county offices and read the maps myself,  Do your own homework and dont rely on others,  same reason I learned abstracting, understanding more than most will get you farther than most, best of luck.

Right now, capital is flowing into multifamily for various reasons, such as demographic shift to renters, world wide economy looking for a return, and the rents have been rising the past few years.