Mobile Home Park Details
- Purchase Method: Cash, New Loan
- Cap Rate: 8.7%
- Listing ID: 3472221
- Posted On: Aug 1, 2023
- Updated On: Nov 29, 2023
Description
Golden Pond Estates is a beautiful 42-pad affordable home community located on 16.61 acres in Three Rivers, MI. The park was built in the early 1970's. The property is zoned (201) commercial and the park is presently enjoying legal & conforming status. A portion of the park is located in a flood zone but according to the owner since they are up on blocks they are technically not in it. There is a "shop" that is in the flood zone. The park is presently owned by a local but they are still utilizing an onsite resident as a manager/maintenance man.
The size of the pads in the park are 50 x 100. There is currently one vacant trailers that need to be removed from the premises. The park is 95% occupied. Of the 42-pads in the park, 35-pads are occupied with tenant owned homes averaging right at $370/month, five are POH's averaging $870/month, one pad is vacant, and one trailer needs to be removed. The pad rental rate was last raised in August of 2019. The POH rents were also last raised in August of 2019. All of the vacant pads are believed to have electric, water, & sewer to the site. The park does not utilize leases. Currently two of the tenants are behind in rent. Currently the tenants pay via Cashapp, check, money order, or cash. The owner recently posted a home for sale in the morning and had 25 inquiries and 10 showings by the afternoon (trailer sold in one day). Demand is strong for this park.
This park is on well & septic (two wells). The water pipes are all made out of galvanized. The sewer lines are believed to be cast iron. The amperage of each electrical pedestal is unknown by the owner. The park has electric meters to each pad. The owner got a quote of $25,000 to install water meters which would reduce water usage and cover operating cost of the well & testing. The trailers have LP tanks that are billed directly to them. The roads through the park are paved asphalt and are considered to be in "good" condition by the current owner. The tenants are responsible for mowing their own space. The park mows the empty pads and common spaces. The park takes care of snow removal (as needed). The park provides garbage service.
MR. LANDMAN, LLC is a licensed real estate firm in the State of Michigan under License#6505432382. Jonathan Fisher is a licensed associated broker broker in the State of Michigan under Lic#6502432213
Location
Three Rivers is a city in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The population was 7,973 at the time of the 2020 census. Three Rivers derives its name from its location at the confluence of the St. Joseph River and two tributaries, the Rocky and Portage rivers. The St. Joseph River flows into Lake Michigan. Three Rivers is part of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metro.
Despite its exotic name, Kalamazoo is a rather plain industrial and commercial center with a bit of a college-town flair thanks to Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College. Diverse industry and the university give Kalamazoo some employment stability.
The unemployment rate in Three Rivers is 4.9% (U.S. avg. is 6.0%). Recent job growth is Positive. Three Rivers jobs have increased by 0.6%.
Compared to the rest of the country, Three Rivers's cost of living is 20.6% lower than the U.S. average.
The median home cost in Three Rivers is Real Estate: $184,800. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 10.5%.
Park Information
Community Type: | All Age |
Number of MH Lots: | 42 |
Total Occupancy: | 95.0 % |
Year Built: | 1970 |
Average MH Lot Rent: | $370 |
Size: | 17 acre(s) |
Financial Information
Gross Income: | $206,220 |
Operating Expense: | $51,664 |
Net Operating Income: | $154,556 |
Expense Ratio: | 25.1 % |
Lot Information
Singlewide Lots: | 44 |
RV Information
Number of RV Lots: | 0 |
Utility Information
Water: | Well |
Water Paid By: | Park |
Sewer: | Septic |
Park-Owned Homes
Number of Park-owned Homes: | 5 |
Average Rent for Park-owned Homes: | $870 |