All Forum Posts by: Theresa P.

I am working on a mobile home park right now and need to hook up a vacant home to plumbing (I am not a plumber). I have called several plumbers and they each say that the drain/taps for water (it's connected to city water and sewer) are buried underground and they cannot find them. I've called the water department to try and get them to help me figure out where the tap is, but no one knows! Does anyone have a good way to figure out where access taps are when they're buried underground?

I am reevaluating the background check process for a mobile home park. Instead of using a site such as Cozy, I'd rather perform the background check myself. In South Carolina, is consent for background checks required? So far I have only found sites that require applications to authorize the background check being performed on them. I'd like to eliminate this step if I can, specifically because it just adds another step for the applicant to go through and puts up another roadblock to them finally signing a lease - we've found that our extensive application process is deterring applicants and we're trying to cut it down. 

It's actually not concrete - it's all metal and wood. It burned down many years ago. 

I own a mobile home park in South Carolina and there is a vacant and unusable pad on the property. A house that burned down used to sit on it. I've called every scrap metal company in the area and no one has answered their phone. Just wondering if anyone else has had trouble moving damaged pads off their property and if they had a creative solution for getting rid of it. 

Hi BP!

We are currently trying to find affordable workers comp for a contractor who serves as the property manager for a property we own in South Carolina. I have not been able to find any policies that are under $2800 annually. I have asked property owners who own in neighboring states and learned that workers comp is much cheaper across state lines ($900 annually or lower). Does anyone have insight into why workers comp is so high in South Carolina? I'm wondering if I'm missing something. 

Thank you!

 thank you!

Really good point that people may only get paid in cash. I'm wondering if we could just confirm with their employer directly rather than collect a W2 if that would solve part of the problem. 

 Wow thank you for this data. We are trying to raise the quality of the park, but it's a slow process. I think we definitely need to change the language on our requirements page as well, though I'm wondering how many people even read that far when filling out our initial form. 

Hi everyone!

I recently bought a mobile home park in South Carolina and am having a hard time renting the park owned homes. The previous owner had lower standards for tenants, and would lease to anyone who applied as long as they had no prior evictions in the county the park is located. I took over and wanted to raise the standards of the park, so I put a process in place to screen tenants. The result has been disappointing. I get a lot of inquiries from Facebook (via Zumper postings) and Craigslist, but people usually fall off the grid once I tell them I'd like them to submit W2's and pay stubs. So far, it feels like we are evicting more people than we are renting to (we also inherited many tenants who have not paid rent for months). 

I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to take a look at our "apply now" page on our site and read through our steps for applicants, and give me some feedback one what is going wrong here. 

Here is what our application process is:

1) Fill out a form on our website. 

2) Go to the park and tour one of our homes. 

3) Fill out an application on Cozy.com. The $40 application fee goes towards tenants' first month's rent. 

4) Along with the application, provide me with an employer reference I can call for income verification, previous landlord reference, a copy of their last 2 pay stubs or form of monthly income, a copy of their last W-2, and a copy of some form of government issued ID for everyone in the household.

I know this is a lot, but I'm not sure what I could take out to make this application process more appealing. Any input would be greatly appreciated!

@Mark Ainley thank you for this information. would you mind sending me a Chicago Assoc. Realtors lease? thank you so much!