BiggerPockets

Originally posted by Chip Brault

What is the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to find/target mobile home buyers? (Form of Advertising)

Thanks you! :wink:

Chip,
I always start at the home, I hand write a sign and put it in the window or on the front of the home. Corrugated plastic, yellow, and black marker. Then I use signs at the entrance of the park. If I own the park, BIG signs... if not, back to the plastic... Then Craigslist ads. Rotate daily, with photos. After that, the local newspaper. I run ads for the month, and look for specials they might have to increase my ad size, sometimes the column inch is a better rate than the regular ad. The managers are the best ads you have, as they talk to the most people hands down... so take care of them!

Originally posted by Chip Brault

Jim,

Thanks for the informative response. I guess I meant before you actually own the a mobile home, because I hear from Lonnie and others to find 'buyers' before homes so you dont get stuck paying lot rent while doing all of the forms of advertising you have listed above?

I have always run my business the other way... I get the homes and then fill them. Guess I am not much help on this one...

I have my best success with selling all of my homes through a park manager. I find it is the cheapest and fastest way.

I have adds that run all year long in several news papers the run in towns within 100miles of Houston TX. I also run some very small adds in local more expensive newspapers. I always have a 1996 Redman 3,2,2 16 x 76 for sale at $15,000 cash or with owner financing.

I sold my last home in 3 days. I honestly had over 30 families come and look. I would have sold it to the first 10 couples but it was a Sunday and no one could get out there cash out of a bank. I found a buyer that had cash on Sunday night and it was gone. That was an easy 8K in my back pocket.

I will never sell that Redman. it has made me to much money.