I see you are from Bangor, PA. off topic but funny story I used to swim in that quarry behind the Bangor CVS and ended up getting 36 stitches in my foot there from the rope swing back in my High School days!

With a new (bigger) loan and increased mortgage payment will it still provide acceptable Cash Flow?  

It sounds funny for me to ask for a repair of AC for this temp but I had an issue with our roof before and it took our landlord months before this has been repaired.

More traditional things I would suggest, billing back utilities, charging for pets, upgraded finishes to increase rents, charging fees for things like storage or extra parking.Authors I would suggest Ken Mcelroy and Dave Lindahl.

There is just a little less room for error when dealing with a smaller park as you don't have as many lot to absorb a vacancy or an increase in water usage(even if you can collect)..or some repairs to do etc.Good job on negotiating them down so far...for me i will still have to go lower and look something like this....200*18*12*.5/.1=216k purchase priceI prefer to pay lower than this based on a smaller park and limited upside potential based on your observation of market lot rents.  

Before you purchase a property, I would suggest going to your bank and applying for an increase in your credit card and line of credit limits (don't use them, just have more space available).

The federal government simply can't afford to have interest rates go too high so they won't.Also keep in mind if interest rates jump up like they did in the last few months, it is because the economy is trucking along and your rents are likely increasing as well.Having said that, I'm a big fan of evaluating risks from possible scenarios and planning for those contingencies so here's a few contingency plans I use.1) As you're already considering, stagger your maturities.

So we offered a 4 month lease at an increased rate.

With proper management and updates, I should be able to increase gross rents by $160 monthly ($1,920 annually) after the first year.

That's funny, I lived in Power Ranch for 3 years... about a year and a half ago I moved right into the downtown area.