Oct 26, 2010
Investing in an apartment building can be financial windfall – except when it isn’t and turns into an experience approximating a descent into Dante’s Inferno. Certainly there are similarities to other types of rental property investments but, as an...
Oct 20, 2010
Why are potential mobile home park owners in such an all fired hurry to run down to the bank for a loan and the accompanying pile of paperwork that lays waste to half the Amazon rainforest? Don’t get us wrong. Banks are great. We love banks. Banks have allowed...
Oct 11, 2010
We’ve noticed that many manufactured home community landlords turn to their favorite forum to post questions. We think that’s great if you take the answers with a grain of salt. Remember that on a forum we can all be who we want to be, Donald Trump if the...
Oct 9, 2010
While trolling the forums we sometimes come across self storage facility situations that make us go, “Hmm, what would I do?” We relay the following to you not in the interests if tawdry sensationalism – well, actually that’s exactly what it is. Whilst reading,...
Oct 8, 2010
When it comes to financing your mobile home investing portfolio, there’s a right way and wrong way to proceed. Even if you happen to have a nice chunk of change burning a hole in your pocket, it does not make economic sense to go that route. You’re going...
Oct 7, 2010
More times than not, a mobile home park purchase comes with a turnaround in mind. Often, the previous management/ownership have allowed the place to slip into disrepair and high vacancy, and selling is their way out. Your first step in returning the property to the...
Oct 6, 2010
Are you a self storage owner without a website? Better change that, pronto. Don’t kid yourself and think that this particular industry allows you to ignore the fact that the Internet exists and blithely go on your way marketing like you were in 1910. Well,...
Oct 5, 2010
The bane of the manufactured home community owner is vacant units. Unless you’re laundering money for a drug cartel on the side, the secret to running a profitable business in this industry is to keep your tenancy high. Since it’s not socially acceptable...
Oct 3, 2010
While it’s true that retirement is no game, the process of providing a nice cash flow into your Golden Years is easier than you might think. Whether an investor with money to burn or a long-time owner of a mom and pop mobile home park, it’s time you looked...
Sep 30, 2010
Unless you have deep pockets on those pants you’re wearing, there’s a good chance you’ll need to get self storage financing from a bank or other lender. Are you fired up about investing? You should be. Even though this particular specialization in...
