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My Life Through Mobile Home Park Investing - A Picture Diary

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Rental Property Investor · Friendswood, TX · Member since 2010 · 663 posts · 508 votes

Hi everyone.  One of my favorite things about the mobile home park business is the business! You meet new people, you see exciting things, you hear stories that are unbelievable. I thought I would start a thread to share some of my story. 

Because sometimes 23k gets you a decent kitchen in a brand new home.

Because sometimes a quick coat of paint beats rust : )

Because when you are checking out parks in the DFW metroplex , you just have to drive by Mark Cuban's house.  Sorry for being a creep Mark!

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Rachel H.
San Antonio, TX · Member since 2009 · 3k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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Neat pics, thanks for sharing! :) 

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    Rental Property Investor · Friendswood, TX · Member since 2010 · 663 posts · 508 votes
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    Because sometimes when you are tearing down a home, the old blue 1960s toilet manages to stay standing during a demo

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    Rental Property Investor · Friendswood, TX · Member since 2010 · 663 posts · 508 votes
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    Because sometimes you don't have to know the property code to know that something looks off.

    Because sometimes, even though the deal was short 5 homes , the trip to check it out wasn't a total loss :) 

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  • Howard Abell
    Commercial Real Estate Broker · Chicago, IL · Member since 2015 · 123 posts · 59 votes
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    @Account Closed nice

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  • Rachel H.
    San Antonio, TX · Member since 2009 · 3k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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    Neat pics, thanks for sharing! :) 

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  • Marshall M.
    Washington, DC · Member since 2015 · 81 posts · 49 votes
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    This is awesome! Great pics!

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    Rental Property Investor · Friendswood, TX · Member since 2010 · 663 posts · 508 votes
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    Because sometimes the mobile home park business is all roses..... 

    And sometimes its not.........

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  • Andriy Boychuk
    Investor · Staten Island, NY · Member since 2013 · 486 posts · 200 votes
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    @Account Closed nice picture, description, and cool comparison 

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  • Bill Regan
    Investor · Baltimore, MD · Member since 2015 · 160 posts · 76 votes
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    Good stuff! I'm thinking about flipping some mobiles and it's nice to see someone having success in the niche.
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    Rental Property Investor · Friendswood, TX · Member since 2010 · 663 posts · 508 votes
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    @Bill Regan  Im personally not a fan of the home business.  There are several schools of thought on this. I think there are some who are successful with the model.  I see it as a necessary by product ( depending on the type of deal ) of being in the park business.   I don't like the homes business and like it when people own their own homes and every decision we make has the goal to get us to the point of not owning the homes. 

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    Rental Property Investor · Friendswood, TX · Member since 2010 · 663 posts · 508 votes
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    Because sometimes seeing pride of ownership takes your breath away.......Because sometimes seeing no pride of ownership takes your breath away.......

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    Rental Property Investor · Friendswood, TX · Member since 2010 · 663 posts · 508 votes
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    Because even though it's a Sunday, its still worth it to check out a park in Wisconsin :)

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  • Belinda Lopez
    Specialist · Houston, TX · Member since 2012 · 579 posts · 301 votes
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    Nice summary Jack!  When are you coming back to Houston?  would love to have you present to our group.  

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    Rental Property Investor · Friendswood, TX · Member since 2010 · 663 posts · 508 votes
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    Because sometimes scarface says more than a security system.

    Because sometimes you have to bite the bullet and replace stuff instead of patch fixes.... 

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    Rental Property Investor · Friendswood, TX · Member since 2010 · 663 posts · 508 votes
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    @Belinda Lopez  I miss TX like crazy.  We have actually been toying with the idea of packing up and heading back there..... again :) We are actually in the process of selling our TX multifamily and looking for more parks right now so for sure send us any park deals as we will need deal to get into more than ever. 

    I miss the RICH club as there is nothing like it ( especially the mobile home investors group- hope you still have that going on ).  I would love to go back and be able to talk with park investors.  Ill for sure get in touch if we head back down.  Hope you guys get a break from the rain though! 

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    Rental Property Investor · Friendswood, TX · Member since 2010 · 663 posts · 508 votes
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    Because sometimes its better not to proceed with the remodel of an "open " floor plan. 

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  • Dawn Young
    Benton City, WA · Member since 2014 · 135 posts · 50 votes
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    Awesome!  Keep them coming, please!

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  • Andrew K.
    Rental Property Investor · San Antonio, TX · Member since 2011 · 266 posts · 158 votes
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    Jack Baczek this thread is great! More MH investors should open similar threads. I'm hooked--keep the pics coming! Thanks! -Andrew
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    Rental Property Investor · Friendswood, TX · Member since 2010 · 663 posts · 508 votes
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    Thought I would share some pictures from earlier this year when I was checking out some parks in the DFW metroplex.  This is a park after some tornados hit the area.  There were also some really upscale SFHs that had roofs and such torn off close by as well. 

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  • Andrew K.
    Rental Property Investor · San Antonio, TX · Member since 2011 · 266 posts · 158 votes
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    @Account Closedthe tornado damage pics are sad to see. I grew up in tornado alley and clearly remember how it felt each time a storm threatened to drop tornados on us--fortunately didn't have one hit our place. Lots of friends weren't so lucky. 

    It's sad that MHPs are called tornado magnets, as you pointed out--nearby upscale SFHs were hit as well. 

    Keep the pics coming. This is an excellent thread!

    -Andrew

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    Rental Property Investor · Friendswood, TX · Member since 2010 · 663 posts · 508 votes
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    @Andrew K.  Thanks, I did think that was important to point out, there was debris all over the city and you could see the destruction on different structures as well .  It was only about half the property i believe as well so its just wild to see what tornados can do....

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