Frank Rolfe says: MHP value = Lot rent per month x # of units x 60 or 70Laura Cochran says:  MHP value = (Lot rent x 12 x # units)/19% or higherBasic real estate common sense says: MHP value = NOI x market multiple (or divided by market Cap Rate... pick your fancy)The problem with using the NOI is that you can never trust a seller's numbers. 

In most cases the fact that you’re using cash to rehab house is not relevant to the financing  but in some cases it is I don’t have enough information to determine that at this point.

What if you named it simply "Hilltop Park" and with that in larger letters on the sign, put smaller below it "a mobile home community" or something like that....just my two cents as I needlessly stressed picking the right name for my car detailing service business back in 07 and it paid off greatly over the years in name recognition and verbal referrals.

Figuring that out will go a long way to determining how to structure things.

When determining utility averages, how narrow of an area/areas should I be looking to find an average for?

In fact, I am analyzing one now that  has very little cash flow (basically is projecting cash neutral) but we are trying  to calculate the value add to determine if to move forward.Hope this helps.Good luck

Anymore, we find they have too much on their plate and us down in the City have to pick up their slack.  

My day job is in IT but now that I am facing the need to either invest in more schooling to advance in my current field or change fields, I am determined to get away from the uncertainty of relying on others for my employment and be my own boss. 

You picked the wrong forum.

The tools are awesome but I'm struggling to pull comps to determine ARV.