I relied on inspection reports, photographs, emails, skype, etc.  

I'd appreciate some comments Matthew:The amount of vendor carry is limited by the appetite of the vendor ... and how appealing of a case you can make to them.

Property taxes are always a struggle last time I appealed my property tax appraisals they brought a few down and a few up so it was not worthwhile to me.

Hey guys, I'm looking for a quality real estate photographer who can shoot before and after pictures of a flip I'm starting in a week.  

The ability to have an extra living area really can appeal to ALL those special circumstance.

With my incredibly limited knowledge of the mobile home rental industry It would seem to only be appealing if you owned the entire park.Owning a few mobile homes in the park then renting seems to be along the lines of owning a few condo's in a building and renting them out. 

However I thought the appeal of that class generally was dramatic losses were unlikely.

If they do not get the same reception elsewhere, other options would be less appealing.

Would it make it more appealing to renters?

well, it's highly correlated to the demographic they appeal to, let's see:Studio, 1 bdr -> mostly singles, hence highly mobile2-4 beds already families with kids.