Mobile Home Park Investing Vs Development

Mobile Home Park Investing Vs Development

Investor · Provo, UT · Member since 2016 · 759 posts · 626 votes

I will make this a quick post with bullet points.

Key takeaways from my experiences doing development projects:

1. If you are developing typical multifamily banks are more excited about them than a MHP.

2. Development creates opportunities to create a higher and best use and sell for a profit.

3. The development of actual buildings creates huge depreciation potential.

4. I would also argue that buildings are more liquid than a mhp in most scenarios.

Takeaways from MHPs

1. You can't beat the cash flow.

2. Mobile home park investing creates the ideal long-term hold for future development.

3. There is more low-hanging fruit in the value-add on mhps than building new developments in most cases, dollar for dollar.

4. I would argue the risk is significantly lower buying an existing mhp than building a new building.


I am curious to see what others think and how their experiences compare.

The attached image is a rendering of one of the eight apartments we are currently building to be done in May.

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  • Real Estate Agent · Puyallup, WA · Member since 2022 · 551 posts · 379 votes
    2y

    I am just starting to dip my toes into MHPs.

    From your experience, do you find it easier if you have all mobiles in the park being tenant owned rather than being parked owned?

  • Jordan MoorheadBusiness Member
    Real Estate Agent · Austin, TX · Member since 2015 · 5k+ posts · 3k+ votes
    2y

    @Nathan Harden my park is all tenant owned homes and it's extremely easy to manage with a very low expense ratio

  • Investor · Provo, UT · Member since 2016 · 759 posts · 626 votes
    2y
    Quote from @Nathan Harden:

    I am just starting to dip my toes into MHPs.

    From your experience, do you find it easier if you have all mobiles in the park being tenant owned rather than being parked owned?


     A lot is going to come down to the competency of those who will support the park like a Handyman and other trades.

    We have parks with both, park owned and tenant owned.

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