In todays show, we interview Father and Son mobile home Park investing team, Dan & Steve Warner, how they’ve built an impressive 122 space - 3 MHP portfolio in two short years. We’ll cover details on how they found the parks, how they’re handling the management and turnaround of each park, how they financed the deals, and much, much more. We’ll also discuss how they manage this business being that Steve and Dan live more than 6,000 miles apart from one another. Enjoy the show!
In todays show, Charles and I share the 4 largest challenges/roadblocks that new mobile home park investors make when getting into this business and how to overcome them. There is absolutely no reason why even someone with zero experience and zero money can’t become a successful mobile home park investor and Charles and I will show you how. Enjoy the show!
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In todays show, Charles and I share our best practices for vetting and pre-screening residents for your mobile home park communities. The amount of money you will save in the long run by doing due diligence ahead of time is well worth the extra effort and time spent upfront. Enjoy the show!
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In todays show, we interview Mobile Home Park investor, Clinton Grim. We’ll discuss Clint’s strategy for success and why he prefers to “flip” mobile home parks versus holding them for long-term cash flow. In fact, we’ll discuss a deal that we actually passed on a few years back that Clint ended up buying, which he just sold for a $600,000 profit. Enjoy!
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In todays show, Charles and I interview Mobile Home Park investor, William Noel. We’ll cover in detail, William’s very first mobile home park investment, the numerous mistakes he made along the way, why he wouldn’t buy that same park again if given the chance, why he’s avoiding private utilities on new purchases, and much, much more. We cover a lot of ground in the show with William and we’re positive that you’ll find a ton of value in the show. Enjoy!
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In todays show, Charles and I are doing a little house keeping by going through a few recent questions that have been emailed to us regarding mobile home park investing so that all can benefit from the answers provided. This format will be a regular addition to our weekly show and one where we directly address your most pressing questions regarding mobile home park investing. Enjoy the show!
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In todays show, we interview Mobile Home Park investor, Paul Stout, to discuss their very first mobile home park investment. We’ll cover details on how he found the deal, how he’s handling the transition, the unique challenges he’s encounter through this journey, how he financed the park, and much, much more. We’ll also cover how he finds the time to work a very demanding full-time job while simultaneously making massive progress and finding HUGE success as a mobile home park investor.
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In Todays show, we interview Mobile Home Park investors, Eric Ingvall and Adam Rourke, to discuss their very first mobile home park investment located in Webster City, Iowa. We’ll cover details on how they found the deal, how they are handling the repositioning, the unique challenges they’ve encounter through their journey, how they financed the park, and much, much more. We’ll also cover how they find the time to work full-time jobs and manage full-time families while simultaneously making massive progress and finding HUGE success as a mobile home park investor.
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In Todays show Charles and I will share the details from two challenges we recently encountered in in two parks and how we are working through each one. If you’re actively looking for parks and plan on owning more than one, then it’s almost a guarantee that you’ll run into one of these scenarios sooner or later. Listen in as we share “real life” examples of what you’ll be encountering in your day-to-day role as a mobile home park investor.
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In Todays show, Charles and I will interview new Mobile Home Park investor, Dan Gibson, to discuss his involvement in this business as well as his trials and tribulations. We’ll cover details on his very first acquisition as well as a current 150+ space park he has under contract. Dan’s story is as real as they come and will prove that as long as you possess a strong will power and a desire to be successful, that anyone can find HUGE success (and returns) in this business.
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Today we will cover the 7 most important questions that you need to be asking when qualifying a potential mobile home park investment. These are the same questions that we use in our very own business and so we know they work. These questions will help you quickly determine whether the park you’re looking at is a deal or a dud. Time is money in this business and we want to ensure that you’re spending your time wisely. Enjoy!
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In todays show I thought I would do a little house keeping by going through a few recent questions that have been emailed to us regarding mobile home park investing so that all can benefit from the answers provided. This will be the first of many shows where we directly address your most pressing questions regarding mobile home park investing. Enjoy the show!
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In todays show, Charles and I are going to be doing a little something different based on direct feedback from numerous listeners who suggested that it would be helpful if we, Charles and I, did a show that specifically went through deals that we are working on and/or have under contract so you can view it from our eyes.
As you know, we typically do case studies on parks that we’ve recently acquired but I can see the many benefits that one might receive by having us go through a park that we’ve recently tied up but haven’t yet closed on yet. And so we’re going to walk you through all the particulars of a deal that we recently tied up in Charleston, WV so that you can better understand our deal selection process.
And as a side note, Charles and I are also looking for potential partners on this deal. so if this sounds like something you might be interested in, we’d love to discuss the possibility of partnering with you. Send us an email to partner@mobilehomeparkacademy.com for more information.
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In today’s episode, we’ll walk you through the step-by-step process for conducting your initial pre-visit due diligence. In the last episode we covered how to perform your pre-visit due diligence and so todays show is somewhat of an extension as it will immediately follow. Proper due diligence can often make or break a deal and so it’s your #1 priority to become a due diligence expert. Enjoy the show!
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In today’s episode, Charles will be going solo and he’ll be taking you through the step by step process for conducting your initial pre-visit due diligence. These steps are absolutely critical and will save you a ton of time if you do them before your actual visit to the property. In addition, he’ll also give you some insight into another form of prospecting that can be highly effective!
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So, as most of you can already know, Charles and I absolutely love Mobile Home Parks and think that they are “hands-down” the best investment vehicle known to man as far as real estate investments are concerned. I’ve personally owned hundreds of single-family rental homes, hundreds of apartment units, as well as other commercial income property and none of them have ever come close to the performance that we’ve achieved from the parks we own and operate.
So in todays show, Charles and I are going to give you our top 7 reasons why we love parks so that you can get a clear perspective of all the benefits that exist in this asset class when compared to other real estate investment types
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Welcome to the Mobile Home Park Academy podcast. In this episode, Charles and I discuss how to add rocket fuel to your advertising efforts and absolutely dominate craigslist. Our strategy will show you how to hire and train a Virtual Assistant to post continuous ads for your available homes and lots, thus creating an endless supply of prospective residents. This is a must for any mobile home park operator who has either available homes or lots within their community.
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Welcome to the Mobile Home Park Academy podcast. In this episode, Charles and I will be speaking about our recent experience in a park we own in Raeford, NC. We recently acquired this park and quickly realized that both the on-site management and maintenance staff needed to be replaced ASAP! We discuss how we quickly identified the challenges associated with their poor performance and how we handled the transition with a completely new management team. This is a common scenario you will experience when purchasing turnaround or distressed mobile home parks and so we thought you might learn from our personal experience.
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In this episode, Charles and I will be speaking with MAI Appraiser and Industry expert, Erik Hanson, from Midwest Appraisal Group. During our time with Erik we’ll be covering anything and everything regarding mobile home park appraisals. But it doesn’t stop there, we’ll also be diving into industry trends, more specifically, cap rates and rental trends, what kind sales activity Erik has been seeing in the marketplace, as well as his perspective as to what direction he sees this industry heading over the coming years.
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Welcome to the Mobile Home Park Academy podcast. In this episode, Charles and I will be discussing the specifics on using 21st Mortgages CASH program to fund both new and used homes within your mobile home park. More importantly, we’ll share with you how to use this powerful resource to sell off your park owned units and put large sums of cash in your pocket…FAST!
We’ll also share a case study on a deal we’re working on in Alabama where we will be utilizing this program to sell off (44) 2002 3 bedroom 2 bathroom inventory homes, thus allowing us to pocket more than $500,000 from these sales.
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Welcome to the Mobile Home Park Academy podcast. In this episode, Charles and I will be interviewing private water and sewer expert, Phillip Merrill. We discuss anything and everything related to the private water and private waste treatment systems that can be found within mobile home parks. These private systems can include: Wells, Septic, Package Plants, and Lagoon Systems.
Phillip is the owner and head of operations of Merrill Water Systems and was born into the well drilling and the water business. And so basically, from the time he was crawling around in diapers, he was essentially an apprentice. He learned this skill set from his father and worked his adolescent years for Merrill Drilling and later branched off into water system management after his father’s retirement. Merrill Water Systems is dedicated in providing services to drinking water and waste water systems to assist them with compliance, operations, billing and maintenance of their utilities in order to help its residents have the safest drinking water and wastewater treatment possible.
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Welcome to the Mobile Home Park Academy podcast. In this episode, Charles and I will be interviewing private water and sewer expert, Phillip Merrill. We discuss anything and everything related to the private water and private waste treatment systems that can be found within mobile home parks. These private systems can include: Wells, Septic, Package Plants, and Lagoon Systems.
Phillip is the owner and head of operations of Merrill Water Systems and was born into the well drilling and the water business. And so basically, from the time he was crawling around in diapers, he was essentially an apprentice. He learned this skill set from his father and worked his adolescent years for Merrill Drilling and later branched off into water system management after his father’s retirement. Merrill Water Systems is dedicated in providing services to drinking water and waste water systems to assist them with compliance, operations, billing and maintenance of their utilities in order to help its residents have the safest drinking water and wastewater treatment possible.
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Welcome to the Mobile Home Park Academy podcast. In this episode, Charles and I will be discussing the specifics on how to successfully determine market demand while performing your pre-purchase due diligence. After all, the last thing you want to do is purchase a park in a market that has little to no demand for your product.
We will share our step-by-step process of using both craigslist and bandit signs to prove the overall demand for the park you’re purchasing. We will also share some tips and strategies on how to turbo boost your marketing efforts once you close on your acquisition to ensure maximum exposure.
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Welcome to the Mobile Home Park Academy podcast. In this episode, Charles and I will discuss mistake number 10 from our popular eBook, “The 21 Biggest Mistakes Investors Make When purchasing their First Mobile Home Park…and how to avoid them.” We have all heard the phrase, “Use the seller’s numbers” time and time again. This works great when you notice a seller is paying twice as much as they should for management or when your seller is paying for a utility you plan to pass through. However, this can quickly go awry when talking about repairs and maintenance, especially when the numbers are understated.
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Welcome to the Mobile Home Park Academy podcast. In this episode, Charles demystifies the incredible important process of defining your investment criteria. He’ll share his opinions on the various park types, why you should think twice about buying a small park, and how you can best determine what your own personal investment criteria should be when it comes to buying the “ideal park”.
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