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When you buy a Mobile Home Park that needs to be turned around (and most parks need some type of turnaround), the first thing you need to do is disengage the prior ownership/management.

By Joe Evans and Jeff Meierhofer Mobile home communities are a hot commodity on the investment property market today. We have seen a demand for finan...

Manufactured homes were the REIT industry’s best performers in the first half of 2015 with a 3.75% return, followed by self-storage with a 3.72% total return, according to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.

I will never forget my first drive through of one of my communities with a conduit lender. The property was about a one-star in quality, but was a cash-flow wonder. I wasn't sure what the bank's reaction would be to my down and dirty "family" community status. As we drove out of the property, I nervously asked the lender "so what do you think?"

Overview of Mobile Home Park Lenders. Presented by David Harley, BluePoint Commercial Mortgage.

Our Weekly Mobile Home Park Investing Tips. Learn from experts how to run a successful mobile home park.

It comes as no secret that mobile home parks are finally receiving the type of respect they deserved years ago. Because of the ridiculous stereotype that the media created for “trailer park” residents, many professional investors avoided the asset class altogether. Recently, however, even the largest private equity group in the U.S. – the Carlyle Group – has started to invest in mobile home parks. Few people realize that Warren Buffet is now the largest owner of mobile home manufacturing and financing, and that Sam Zell is the largest owner of mobile home parks. So why is Wall Street so impressed with the mobile home park business?

Our Weekly Mobile Home Park Investing Tips. Along with comments from investors. Enjoy!

Our Weekly Mobile Home Park Investing Tips. Along with comments from investors. Enjoy!

Our Weekly Mobile Home Park Investing Tips. Along with comments from investors. Enjoy! 6-10