I'm using the heck out of virtual accounts and virtual cards, which is helping keep my finances much more organized for each individual property.

I’m considering a 1031 exchange and would like feedback from investors who have experience with mobile home parks, particularly smaller, park-owned operations.Current Property (Selling):Duplex purchased in 2021 for approximately $145,000; estimated current value around $210,000\Loan balance: about $90,000Gross rent: $2,400 per monthNOI: approximately $16,000–$18,000 annuallyCash flow after mortgage: around $750–800 per monthLow management requirements and stable tenantsReplacement Property (Under Consideration):Seven-unit mobile home parkAsking price: $395,000Rent: $750 per unit plus $40 for water (total $5,530 per month; $66,360 annually)100% occupied with long-term tenants, several in place four to five yearsAll homes are park-owned, purchased between 2016–2018 with metal roofs and Hardie sidingOwner pays water and sewer (aerobic septic); tenants pay electric and trashMaintenance handled by one individual for $400 per month using personal equipmentGravel road, well maintained; potential to add one or two additional homesMy Pro Forma:Vacancy: 5%Expenses: approximately 40% of effective gross income (includes water, insurance, taxes, maintenance, mowing, etc.)Estimated NOI: $37,800Financing assumption: $255,000 loan at 8% interest, 25-year termAnnual debt service: approximately $23,574Projected cash flow: about $14,250 annually ($1,188 per month)Cap rate: approximately 9.6%Cash-on-cash return: around 10% on $140,000 downDSCR: 1.6 (strong coverage)If the price can be negotiated to the $360,000–$370,000 range, the cash-on-cash return improves to roughly 11–12%.Pros:Consistent, well-maintained units with matching exteriors.

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This applies whether they are individuals or unincorporated businesses.

If you have employees besides you and your spouse, you can open a SEP IRA and for 2025, the maximum contribution is the lesser of 25% of the employee's (or self-employed individual's) compensation or $70,000.

It feels like cheating, but the savings pays for the therapy.

It’s a structural one.Why it’s happeningBuilders have tools individual sellers do not:• They can buy down mortgage rates into the 3’s-mid-5s while resales are stuck at 6.5%+• They can offer closing cost credits without triggering appraisal issues• They adjust pricing based on absorption rates, not emotions• Inventory carries measurable costs for them, so they act fasterMeanwhile, resale sellers are slow to reprice and anchored to peak-era expectations.That creates a pricing gap investors aren’t used to seeing.The investor angleFor most of the 2010s, investors avoided new construction because it was more expensive, taxed higher, and offered no rent premium.

Just as it's hard to comprehend all elevators needing to be individually/physically operated by a person, like they were up to ~1960.An example of many.For Real Estate Investors: The consumer will hold up (absent some new exogenous economic shock), which will drive modest rent growth through next year (1-3%). 2027, however, should be the start of rent growth recovery, with 2028+ even stronger, and so on.

(Based on or subject to individual judgment or preference) When Alan Greenspan was Fed Gov, he built the model that led to 2008.

Work to have conversations about real estate with individuals (in person, online, phone, text, etc) every working day.Best wishes on your journey!