Public vs Private Utilities: Why It Matters for Mobile Home Park Investments
When investors evaluate a mobile home park, they often focus on lot rent, occupancy, and location. However, one factor can quietly shape […]
Mobile Home Park Rules and Regulations: Why They Matter for Investors
When evaluating a mobile home park investment, investors often focus on occupancy, rental income, and infrastructure. However, another important factor deserves attention: […]
Reading the Sources and Uses in a Mobile Home Park Offering
An educational guide to reading the sources and uses table in a mobile home park syndication, from equity and debt to purchase price, reserves, and fees.
Physical, Economic, and Pad Vacancy in Mobile Home Parks
Learn how physical, economic, and pad vacancy work in a mobile home park and why understanding them matters when reviewing passive mobile home park investments.
Why Mobile Home Parks Are Often Called Recession-Resilient: What History Suggests
When the economy slows, investors often look for assets that may hold their value. Mobile home parks frequently come up in that […]
Community Amenities and ROI in Mobile Home Park Investing
Explore how amenities like playgrounds, clubhouses, roads, and lighting shape resident retention and return on investment in mobile home park investing.
The Mobile Home Park Appraisal Process Explained
Understand how mobile home parks are appraised through the income, sales comparison, and cost approaches, and why valuation matters in mobile home park investing.
Climate and Weather Risk in Mobile Home Park Investing
A balanced look at how flood, wind, hail, wildfire, and freeze risks affect mobile home park investing, insurance costs, and thoughtful operator mitigation.
What “Lot Rent” Means and How It Drives Mobile Home Park Returns
When investors first look at a mobile home park, one number often stands out: lot rent. At first glance, it may look […]
Mobile Home Park Improvements: Why Maintenance And Upgrades Matter
When evaluating a mobile home park investment, investors often focus on occupancy, rental income, and operating expenses. However, the physical condition of […]
Utility Infrastructure Inspections in Mobile Home Park Due Diligence
Learn how utility infrastructure inspections shape mobile home park due diligence, from water and sewer lines to electrical pedestals, wells, and lagoons.
Rent Control and Tenant-Protection Laws Affecting Mobile Home Parks
An overview of rent control and tenant-protection laws affecting mobile home parks, and why understanding regulation matters in mobile home park investing.
Mobile Home Park Drainage: What Investors Should Know
In the video above, Andrew Keel explains why drainage can become an important consideration when evaluating a mobile home park. While drainage […]
Filling Vacant Lots: How Operators Bring Homes into a Mobile Home Park
Every mobile home park has a fixed number of lots, and an empty lot typically earns no lot rent. For many operators, […]
How Mobile Home Parks Fit Into a Diversified Investment Portfolio
How passive mobile home park investments can fit within a diversified portfolio: income traits, low correlation ideas, and illiquidity considerations.
Land vs. Improvements: Cost-Basis Allocation in Mobile Home Park Investing
How land vs. improvements cost-basis allocation works in mobile home park investing, how it differs from other real estate, and where cost segregation fits.
Mobile Home Park Investing vs. Apartment Syndications: Where the Risk Actually Sits
Apartment syndications have dominated passive real estate investing for more than a decade. However, the past few years exposed risks that many […]
Co-GP and Fund-of-Funds Structures in Mobile Home Park Syndication
An educational guide to co-GP and fund-of-funds structures in mobile home park syndication, including how they work, layered fees, and diligence considerations.
Preferred Equity vs. Common Equity in Mobile Home Park Syndication
An educational guide to preferred equity and common equity in a mobile home park syndication, how each is treated for distributions and risk in mobile home park investing.
How Rising Property Taxes Affect Mobile Home Park Investing
Understand how property taxes work for a mobile home park, why a post-sale reassessment raises the bill, and how it affects mobile home park investing returns.