I think this is a personal choice based on your investing appetite. 

When they become insolvent the market crashed in the late 80s.Cap rates are driven by investor demand and risk appetite.

I default to long term in most cases but that doesn’t always fit everyone’s appetite.  

investors are inherently "bad", unfortunately, and hands are tied by continuous new suppressive legislation.I haven't leased back to owner on a short sale purchase for at least five years, and i have no doubt there's more in the way now.

I am just ramping up and am limiting my appetite to several deals a year

Jamila R. do some searching around BP under wholesaling lots of great info right here to wet your appetite.

Here's a link to their information page:http://www.dmaconsumers.org/offmailinglist.html -   Or you can suggest that they google "DMA mail preference"Reputable list compilers run their databases against the suppression list with every update.

Generally, the common types of debt available for MHPs are:Local & Regional Banks - You can find out which banks have an appetite for mobile home parks by asking the MH/RV brokers in your area, networking through other owners of parks in your area, or simply obtain list of the smaller banks in your area/region and call them to see if they have lent on parks in the past.

@Lee Ripma @Robert NelsonI have no interest in selling LLC’s as I’m not an attorney, and I would suggest talking to attorney - but here are my thoughts: We talk about “risk appetite” on BP, personally I have zero appetite for risk when it comes to my personal assets.

But if she's loathe to talk to her CPA about the tax implications of the sale, I'd guess she would have no appetite for seller financing or installment sales.If it's a good deal and you have a little extra meat on the deal, up your offer $500 (or less) "to help with the CPA" and give her a check for her entire amount.