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Updated over 8 years ago on . Most recent reply

Account Closed
  • Atlanta, GA
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What CAP rate do you look for in a Mobile Home Park?

Account Closed
  • Atlanta, GA
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What is a good cap rate to go by when looking at MH parks? Anyone have luck syndicating larger deals? Smaller deals are not very appealing to me in this space.

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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Friendswood, TX
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  • Rental Property Investor
  • Friendswood, TX
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@Account Closed alludes to ( rules start going out the window in CA/FL/Pacific Nwst. 

This will depend on how large the park is , what market, what the utilities are compromised of, are there any homes, lot sizes.  There is a strong preference in the industry for parks where the tenants own their own homes. 

Once you start getting looking at 200 plus space parks that are 4-5 star , there is a lot of money going after those which will be reflected in the cap rate, say 6 cap.  There is not really a grading system of ABCD like multi fam, its more of a star system which not everyone goes by but some brokerages do.

Sweet spot for owning a park is 100 plus pads but there is a lot of interest on those so I would say the sweet spot of looking for deals is 50-100 because a lot of the larger owners won't look at 100 and below ( but don't think those deals are easy to find!) 

If you are in a decent area, 80% occupied homes, 100 pad site,  city utilities, you may be looking at a 9 cap.   Its really a broad niche which requires tremendous research and valuation will be very property and market specific. 

It is a competitive asset class but I feel you can generate returns that are exceeded by multifamily.  Typically, you will have lower cap X ( i.e. no roofs, buildings etc) and your expenses will run lower ( say 30-40% ( can also be higher) as opposed to multi family which could be 40-60% .  

City utilities will be preferred over private.  If you are going to buy private, i think there really needs to be some other great stuff ( i.e. great market , great size) to offset the additional exposure to private utilities and your future buyer may want a little discount on the purchase of your park. 

Thats a pretty basic summary. I would be reluctant to attempt a syndication without really investing into education first.  Parks can be great investments but buy the wrong one the wrong way, it can be crush you. 

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