Operations
How to Value a Mobile Home: An Investor's Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to value a mobile home using comparable sales, depreciation scenarios, condition, location, and a clear distinction between home and land value.
9 minutes
Beginner
What Is Mobile Home Park Investing? Start With the Land and Services
Learn what park investors own, how site rent differs from home rent, and how revenue flows through expenses, loan payments, and the cost of reliable services.
6 minutes
Beginner
Mobile Home Park Investing: Pros, Cons, and Responsibilities
Mobile home park investing pros and cons: low turnover, existing approvals, and upside vs financing limits, infrastructure risk, and ethical responsibilities.
6 minutes
Beginner
How to Find Mobile Home Parks for Sale—and Decide Which to Pursue
How to find mobile home parks for sale: listings, MHP brokers, public records, owner outreach, auctions, and off-market deals, plus a first-pass deal screen.
7 minutes
Beginner
How to Analyze a Mobile Home Park Deal, One Layer at a Time
Work through a park investment from collected rent to expenses, NOI, cap rate, loan coverage, and owner cash flow. Includes valuation and downside examples.
7 minutes
Beginner
Mobile Home Park Due Diligence: Match Every Claim to Evidence
Every document, inspection, and red flag to check before buying a mobile home park: income, title, utilities, infrastructure, park-owned homes, and handoff.
9 minutes
Beginner
Mobile Home Park Financing: Understand What Limits the Loan
How to finance a mobile home park: bank and credit union loans, agency MHC programs, seller financing, and SBA, plus down payments and what lenders require.
8 minutes
Advanced
Competing with Institutional Buyers for Mobile Home Parks
Understand how different buyers evaluate parks, define your own capabilities, set a supportable price, and build a credible offer without assuming a future exit.
7 minutes
Operations
Your First 90 Days Owning a Mobile Home Park
Plan a park ownership handoff: reconcile resident accounts, maintain services, organize repairs, review the budget, and build dependable operating routines.
8 minutes
Advanced
Mobile Home Park Exit Strategies: Turn Property Value into a Cash Plan
Mobile home park exit strategies: sell vs refinance decisions, preparing your park for a sale, timing your exit, 1031 exchanges, and finding qualified buyers.
8 minutes
Risk
Mobile Home Park Climate Risk: Follow the Path from Hazard to Recovery
Assess park climate risk through site hazards, vulnerable homes and utilities, access, service interruptions, insurance terms, and the cash needed to recover.
8 minutes
Regulatory
Mobile Home Park Regulations by State: Build a Property-Specific Rulebook
Research park regulations using selected official state sources. Understand tenancy types, rent limits, notices, local rules, and how legal timing affects income.
8 minutes
Operations
What Mobile Home Park Residents Need from a Good Operator
Build dependable park services through clear billing, maintenance response, resident feedback, lawful rules, and communication that explains changes and next steps.
7 minutes
Risk
Mobile Home Park Insurance: Understand the Coverage Behind the Premium
Mobile home park insurance is getting harder to obtain and more expensive. Learn what drives premiums, what policies leave out, and how costs hit park value.
7 minutes