I’ve been tasked with sourcing off-market mobile home communities (100+ pads) in specific markets and MSAs, and I’m trying to be intentional about how I go about it rather than just blasting lists.I understand the obvious channels (brokers, LoopNet, etc.), but the focus here is true off-market: owners who may be tired, under-managed, partnership fatigue, estate situations, or simply open to a conversation.For those of you who’ve successfully sourced larger MHCs off-market:What channels actually produced deals for you?

Quote from @Ivette Raygoza: Hi everyone—I’m preparing to buy my first out-of-state buy-and-hold rental and want to set up my finances correctly from the start.I’m deciding between:Opening a sole proprietor business checking account, orUsing my personal name but opening separate personal checking/savings dedicated only to rental income and expensesContext:First investment propertyNo LLC (for now)Mostly ACH, wires, rent deposits, and expense paymentsGoal is clean bookkeeping and easy tax reportingQuestions:What did you do when you started and why?

So, owners mistakenly think price is the only differentiator – and look for a PMC like they’d shop for groceries☹We encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others by reading posts here on BiggerPockets from owners that picked a PMC solely by price and regretted it.We recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Even if someone gives you a referral, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that just because a PMC met their expectations, they’ll meet your expectations.

My understanding is that you cannot SOLELY rely on income, income source, or an income ratio as a reason to deny an applicant. 

So, owners mistakenly think price is the only differentiator – and look for a PMC like they’d shop for groceries☹We encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others by reading posts here on BiggerPockets from owners that picked a PMC solely by price and regretted it.We recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Even if someone gives you a referral, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that just because a PMC met their expectations, they’ll meet your expectations.

I'll pay one A-player $18 an hour instead of paying 3 marginal people $6 an hour.Realtors provide built-in Dispo leverage, removing the need to hire a sole dispo manager. 

Condo ARV is about $90-95K so loan would be less than $75K.  All the lenders I have talked to aren't interested in anything with a value under $100K, or will loan for less than $75K.  Anyone out there can point me to ...

Hey everyone,I'm currently sourcing off-market land (10+ acres) in the Celina/Prosper corridor for a national homebuilder client.The feedback I'm getting from local landowners is that expectations are still stuck at 2024 prices, even though developers are looking for deals closer to $40k–$50k/acre.For those farming North DFW right now, are you seeing sellers start to come down to reality?

So, owners mistakenly think price is the only differentiator – and look for a PMC like they’d shop for groceries☹We encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others by reading posts here on BiggerPockets from owners that picked a PMC solely by price and regretted it.We recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Even if someone gives you a referral, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that just because a PMC met their expectations, they’ll meet your expectations.

@Yev DiachekMy family owns a company called REI Nation, so we are the source.