Here in NY, the park owner is assessed the property tax on the resident-owned homes and is supposed to recoup it through the rent.

From an appraiser YOU choose.Tax assessments are useless for determining value.Lease/options are really nothing more than glorified rentals.

City informs public works you have an extra bedroom, they assess your home a public works user fee based on likely increased occupancy given the extra bedroom - that's a couple thousand in cities like Santa Ana, CA.3.

Dealing with Florida land and "cruisin' the Net" for deals, back then, I read about 18 vacant lots in Citrus County, Florida that were "bank owned".Each lot was 1/3 to 1/2 acre and each lot was listed for sale, if I remember for somewhere around $6,000 to $8,500 each, which was at or near county tax-assessed value.I did my due-diligence and made an offer to the bank's listing agent."

Criteria is county assessed value < $200K, residential, Sq.Ft.

It does not pull from tax assessments, but actual sales, in a very crude fashion.

Coordinating utilities, asking for and receiving tax abatements, assessing liability insurance amounts, permits, licenses, etc?

I am not a Rabbit in this race, and I have been classified as a Turtle in personality assessments, so I am happy with slow deliberate steps and a continued solid progress.

Your analysis better include a realistic assessment of expense (and vacancy and capital) if you expect to be in this for the long haul.If you do self-manage, you can collect the fees a PM would charge for yourself.

takes 6 people to be able to move that fast (at least with our process). 1 guy working market analysis & value1 guy working proforma1 guy at auction bidding / researching title1 guy in office double checking title work of guy at auction1 guy working the phone to determine special assessments / property issues1 asset manager watching everything we are a machine!