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Back to SearchBuilding A Firewall
Episode 282
Owning a mobile home park is a noble calling, but you must protect yourself from the residents you are trying to help. While 99% of park customers ar…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Many Similarities Between Mobile Home Parks And Dollar Stores
Episode 281
Mobile home parks have always been viewed as the lowest-cost form of housing while dollar stores serve that same niche in the retail sector. Yet ther…
3 years, 1 month ago
Navigating Wrap Notes
Episode 280
With interest rates up significantly, some sellers may propose a construction called a “wrap” in which you leave the existing mortgage intact as part…
3 years, 1 month ago
There’s Nothing Uplifting About Lift Stations
Episode 279
When a mobile home park sits lower than the city’s main sewer line, the only way to get the property’s sewage pushed upstream is with a “lift station…
3 years, 2 months ago
Life Isn’t Fair
Episode 278
Webster’s defines “fair” as “impartial and just, without favoritism or discrimination”. And obviously, based on this definition, life in 2023 will n…
3 years, 2 months ago
Snow, Wind And Thermal Zones
Episode 277
We all know the government enacted the HUD SEAL program back around 1976. But are you aware there's some other requirements that HUD placed on mobile…
3 years, 2 months ago
Addressing The Elephant In The Room
Episode 276
It’s pretty clear that we’re heading for a U.S. recession in 2023. So what will that do to the mobile home park industry, and what are the statistics…
3 years, 2 months ago
Sharing Is Not Always Caring
Episode 275
When you have two mobile home parks in the same basic market, you always wonder if you would be better off hiring one manager to supervise both or ha…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Impossible Job of Being Both Good Guy and Bad
Episode 274
Mobile home park managers have an extremely difficult role. They are supposed to wear two hats: 1) the nice person and 2) the tough person. This is e…
3 years, 3 months ago
Protecting Your Community in a Lawless America
Episode 273
America is at a breaking point on crime. It’s rampant, the system is overwhelmed, and in many states the judicial system itself has become dysfunctio…
3 years, 3 months ago