The owner keeps paying for and taking tax deductions for the Insurance, R E taxes, Maintenance, etc. 

It may be a bit more in title fees for more expensive property, and insurance and tax costs will be higher but everything else will be about the same.

The package provided by the owner only listed monthly expenses of $415 (not including taxes, insurance or utilities).

(I'm senior management for a life insurance agency, transitioning to LA).

Now, if I take a reasonable valuation of about $1.1m (the slightly smaller, less nicely renovated house literally two houses over sold for about $1m a year or two ago) and throw that into a mortgage calculator with 20% down and comparable taxes/insurance, I get about $4,500/mth.

NO monthly mortgage insurance.

The house does not qualify for windstorm insurance because the roof has major termite damage and needs to be replaced (including the trusses).

@Jeffrey H. ok so here is the numbers from the OM that the broker furnished to me: ESTIMATED LENDER ACQUISITION COST:List price: $1,175,000 ( @ 28 units = $41,964 per site)Buyer requesting Down Payment of 30% = $352,500Projected Lender Financing: $792,500 @ 5% FIXED 30 year AMORT with a 10 year DUEINCOME, EXPENSES & CASH FLOW:Actual 2016 Gross: $212,752Actual 2016 Expenses: $95,915 (45%)Actual 2016 NOI: $116,837Projected Lender Debt Service: $57,494Projected Net Cash Flow: $59,343FINANCIAL INDICATORS:Cap Rate: 9.16%Projected Total Cash Return: 18.96%PROPERTY DETAILS:All age park28 Homesites# of Park Owned Homes: 28 (100%)Occupancy: 100%Utility Reimbursements: NO2016 INCOME AND EXPENSE ANALYSIS:Total Net Rent: $212,752Total Operating Income: 212,752Real Estate Taxes: 4,054Property Insurance: 5,524Utilities ( all lumped into one total, broker and/or seller did not offer it broken down individually ..yet): 30,658 Payroll & Benefits: 26,225Maintenance & Repairs: 2,058Administrative/ Office: $26,668Advertising & Promotion: 728Total Operating Expenses (45%): $95,915--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Net Operating Income: $116,837The screen shot copy of the rent roll excel sheet i am waiting on further explanation from broker in order to determine how to interpret all the acronyms that the seller put in it so i can begin to figure out the rent roll for that month.

@Kurt Jonesok so here is the numbers from the OM that the broker furnished to me: ESTIMATED LENDER ACQUISITION COST:List price: $1,175,000 ( @ 28 units = $41,964 per site)Buyer requesting Down Payment of 30% = $352,500Projected Lender Financing: $792,500 @ 5% FIXED 30 year AMORT with a 10 year DUEINCOME, EXPENSES & CASH FLOW:Actual 2016 Gross: $212,752Actual 2016 Expenses: $95,915 (45%)Actual 2016 NOI: $116,837Projected Lender Debt Service: $57,494Projected Net Cash Flow: $59,343FINANCIAL INDICATORS:Cap Rate: 9.16%Projected Total Cash Return: 18.96%PROPERTY DETAILS:All age park28 Homesites# of Park Owned Homes: 28 (100%)Occupancy: 100%Utility Reimbursements: NO2016 INCOME AND EXPENSE ANALYSIS:Total Net Rent: $212,752Total Operating Income: 212,752Real Estate Taxes: 4,054Property Insurance: 5,524Utilities ( all lumped into one total, broker and/or seller did not offer it broken down individually ..yet): 30,658 Payroll & Benefits: 26,225Maintenance & Repairs: 2,058Administrative/ Office: $26,668Advertising & Promotion: 728Total Operating Expenses (45%): $95,915--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Net Operating Income: $116,837The screen shot copy of the rent roll excel sheet i am waiting on further explanation from broker in order to determine how to interpret all the acronyms that the seller put in it so i can begin to figure out the rent roll for that month.

Explain to a current owner of the benefits of being  a financer to you like delay the income for tax purposes, making the spread, and keeping some control,   Take out the insurance as soon as you close.