Active vs. Passive Mobile Home Park Investing: Which Is Right for You?
Choosing between active and passive mobile home park investing comes down to time, capital, and how much control you need. Here's a complete breakdown of both paths.
The Master-Metered Trap: How Water Billing Is Quietly Destroying Mobile Home Park Returns
Picture this: you close on a 90-lot mobile home park. The numbers look solid. Cap rate checks out. NOI supports the purchase […]
Mobile Home Park Regulatory Trends in 2026: What Investors and Operators Need to Know
The regulatory landscape for mobile home park investing is shifting fast in 2026. From right of first refusal laws to rent stabilization proposals, here is what every investor and operator needs to know — and how to factor it into your deal underwriting.
How to Invest in Mobile Home Parks Without Buying One Yourself
Most people assume that when you invest in mobile home parks you buy land, manage tenants, and deal with maintenance calls at […]
Why Your Direct Mail Campaign Isn’t Finding Mobile Home Park Deals Anymore (And What Actually Works in 2026)
The classic MHP direct mail playbook is dead. After buying 50+ parks almost entirely off-market, here's what's actually generating deal flow in 2026 — and what's just burning budget.
The Hidden Utility Bomb in Your Next Mobile Home Park Deal (And How to Defuse It Before You Close)
Utility infrastructure — aging water lines, failing sewer systems, and master-metered parks — is the single most underestimated risk in MHP investing. Here's how to identify and defuse it before you close.
What to Look for in Your First Mobile Home Park Investment
Buying your first mobile home park? Here are the 8 key factors — location, utilities, occupancy, lot rent upside, home ownership mix, and more — that experienced investors check before closing.
Park-Owned Homes vs. Tenant-Owned Homes: The Economics That Make or Break a Mobile Home Park Investment
There is a single question that separates mobile home park investors who consistently generate returns from those who constantly fight fires: how […]
Why Direct Mail Is Dead for Mobile Home Park Deal Sourcing (And What’s Working in 2026)
In 2019, buying mobile home parks off-market was almost too easy. You built a list of parks in your target states, sent […]
The Chattel Lending Crisis That’s Keeping Mobile Home Park Lots Empty in 2026
If you’ve been in the mobile home park space for more than five minutes, you’ve heard it: “Buy the vacancy. Fill the […]
The Abandoned Home Problem That’s Draining Mobile Home Park Investors (And How to Fix It)
There is a specific kind of frustration that every mobile home park operator knows. A tenant stops paying. You start the eviction […]
The Hidden Electrical Time Bomb Lurking in Mobile Home Parks (And How Smart Investors Defuse It)
Mobile home park investing has been on a tear. Cap rates that would make multifamily investors weep. Tenant stickiness that makes turnover […]
The Utility Billing Time Bomb Sitting in Your Mobile Home Park Leases (And How to Defuse It Before 2027)
Nobody told you the rules changed. That’s the most common thing we hear from MHP operators right now when the subject of […]
The MHP Regulatory Time Bomb: How to Know If Your State Is Safe for Mobile Home Park Investing
In April 2026, the city of Fortuna, California, passed a rent stabilization ordinance capping lot rent increases at manufactured housing communities. Months […]
Why Your Empty Lots Are Killing Your MHP Returns (And the 3-Step System to Fill Them)
If you own a mobile home park with vacant lots, you already know the math is brutal. Let’s say you have a […]
The MHP Regulatory Storm of 2026: What Every Mobile Home Park Operator Needs to Know Right Now
The manufactured housing industry is experiencing the most significant regulatory shift in decades. Between a sweeping White House executive order, landmark Senate […]
The Mobile Home Park Insurance Crisis Is Real — Here’s What Operators Need to Know in 2026
There’s a slow-moving crisis happening across the mobile home park industry, and it’s showing up on renewal quotes before it shows up […]
The Hidden Utility Billing Trap That’s Killing Mobile Home Park NOI (And How Smart Operators Fix It)
Most MHP investors obsess over cap rates and lot rent upside. Almost none of them have a plan for what happens when […]
The MHP Due Diligence Checklist Most Investors Skip (Until It Costs Them $200,000)
The mobile home park looked great on paper. Strong rent roll, high occupancy, below-market lot rents with obvious upside. The seller was […]