Whether you’re a park owner, future park buyer, or just wanting to invest at a lower entry point, mobile homes are an essential part of the affordable housing industry. Yet too many people don’t know the fundamentals or – equally important – the fine details to how to select, do diligence on, negotiate, repair, sell or rent and operate them. In our “Encyclopedia of Mobile Homes” Lecture Series Event, we go over a whole bunch of unknown facts about mobile homes and then follow-up with another hour of question and answer. It’s really the first time that so much information and focus has been presented about the mobile home themselves.

Kevin Kouzmanoff is a professional baseball player who was a member of the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies and Texas Ranger in a career that spanned 11 seasons. After retiring from baseball, he was eager to invest his money wisely, and he has turned his attention to mobile home parks. In less than two years from attending the Mobile Home Park Investor’s Boot Camp, he has purchased a property that is now worth about a million dollars more than he paid for it.

Sure, mobile home parks seem goofy to the untrained eye. Most Americans have no idea that there is any form of science behind selecting successful mobile home parks.

Mobile home park investing is a lot more sophisticated than many people think. In that spirit, we’re going to be devoting this event to reviewing literally the “A to Z” of mobile home park investing – from Affordable Housing to Sam Zell. 26 letters at roughly two minutes per letter.

With the values of existing mobile home parks getting so high, there is renewed interest in the concept of building a mobile home park from scratch vs. buying an existing mobile home park. It’s an interesting topic that has been increasingly discussed in recent years due to such strong trends as affordable housing and tiny homes. In this event, we’re going to review the precise economics of these two concepts, as well as hidden issues that you might not immediately realize.

We have long been an advocate of being a “deal maker” instead of a “deal killer” as one makes money and the other misses out on endless opportunities. Although every deal cannot be constructed in a successful manner, many mobile home parks require some creative thought in order to work out.

Buying smaller mobile home parks is often highly lucrative. Some of the best deals – from a cap rate perspective – come from parks under $500,000 in total price. But how do you financing these smaller properties, since most lenders are looking for deals more in the $1 million + range? In this first Lecture Series Event of 2018, Frank Rolfe is going to give an exhaustive review of the different options to finance deals at this price level. He’s going to go over both “inside the box” and “outside the box” approaches, and give real-life examples of each one, based on real deals that he and Dave have made over the years. As the 5th largest mobile home park owner in the U.S – in tandem with his partner Dave Reynolds – there will be over two decades of facts and experience discussed in this event.

Andrew Keel, who has gone from doing Lonnie deals to owning three mobile home parks in less than one year after attending the Boot Camp. We’re going to be discussing how he pulled that off, what his strategy was, and what he has learned so far. This event is devoted to the topic of how to successfully get started in mobile home park acquisitions.

The Mobile Home Park Capital Road Map is a discussion of the issues and opportunities that should be considered based on whether you’re investing $0, $50,000, $100,000, $200,000 or $1 million in capital. As you’ll see, the path changes based on the amount you invest. It’s a great chance to learn more about mobile home park investing strategies.

Frank & Dave have successfully completed nearly a dozen deals for zero or nearly zero in down payment. In this lecture, they will discuss these deals and how they were constructed. They will also review in detail what the key drivers are to creating these opportunities, and some of the hidden ramifications that you need to consider in this type of transaction. If you’ve ever wondered how you can buy a property with nearly nothing out of pocket, then this event is designed specifically to answer those questions.

Brad Froling is a Boot Camp attendee who has built a sizable portfolio of mobile home parks from scratch. Hear the story of how he came up with the idea of investing in mobile home parks as a better alternative than apartment investing, as well as how he found his first deals and what he found compelling about them. While some people are happy just buying a single mobile home park or two, Brad is building a larger portfolio, and his insights will be extremely valuable if you are considering investment in the affordable housing sector.

There are roughly 44,000 mobile home parks in the U.S. – and the majority of those are smaller rather than larger. So how do you make good deals with small parks? Frank discusses the A to Z of small park buying and operations, including case studies on the small parks that he and Dave have owned. Owning mobile home parks is all about making superior returns on investment, and if you can do great with small parks, then why not? If you are looking at trying to buy parks in the 10 lot to 40 lot size range, then this audio should definitely be of interest.

How many mobile home parks are in each state in the U.S.? What common attributes do they share? What are the key differences in mobile home parks in northern states over southern? Eastern over western? These and many other issues are covered in this event.

Brady was an executive making $300,000 per year who was trying to build a second income stream as well as get higher yields that he was making on his traditional investments. In this interview, he will tell the story of how he found his first park, how it performed, and how he grew that portfolio into seven parks that have now replaced his day job income and given him the opportunity to get off the corporate treadmill and actually spend time with his family and enjoy life. He will discuss his lessons learned – both good and bad – and offer words of encouragement for others who are considering alternative investing in the mobile home park sector.

Will Noel went to the Mobile Home Park Investor’s Boot Camp and then bought three parks. Hear his story of how he went from single-family home investing to mobile home park ownership on this special event. Will will share the story of how he found and purchased each park, the lessons he has learned so far about mobile home park investing, how much time he spends managing these properties, and other items that anyone considering buying a park would find extremely interesting.

How much do we pay per mobile home lot? How many mobile home lots does our typical mobile home park hold? What’s our average occupancy? What is our average metro size and unemployment rate? We answer those questions and more on this event titled “200 Parks in 100 Minutes”. We’ll also discuss our thoughts on the 25 states we’re in – and the 25 that we’re not -- and what makes a mobile home park compelling to us.

Eddie and David went to our Boot Camp and now have amassed 600 lots in four states. Along the way they have learned a lot about the mobile home park business and have become seasoned veterans in only five years. We interviewed them a few years ago when they had three parks. Now they have eight. We’re going to talk about how they found their parks, what regions they like, how they manage them, their lessons learned, and many other topics.

Gene Trowbridge is the founder of Trowbridge and Sidoti, one of the most respected firms in the U.S. regarding the JOBS Act. He is a highly sought after speaker on the subject, and we were extremely fortunate to get him to agree to speak. In this interview, Gene will tell you everything you need to know about fundraising under the JOBS Act.

We first met Satish at a Boot Camp three years ago. He had a high-paying job in corporate America, but was looking for an alternative that would allow him to spend more time with his wife and children. We were shocked when he soon called for a Quick Deal Review on Frank’s old 31-space park north of Ft. Worth – the setting for many of his classic stories. But that was only the beginning.

Greg and Kristin live in Charleston, South Carolina. They had normal day jobs. Greg worked in physics and Kristin has a degree in business administration. They wanted more out of their lives. So they went to Boot Camp and now own two mobile home parks. They bought one easy turn-around and one that might scare the average investor – and they bought that one out from under us! Hear how they did it and all their lessons learned on this call. Whether you’re looking at buying a park that is already perfect, or needing massive turn-around, there is great information on this recording.

Everyone thinks that you can only do successful mobile home park deals in giant population markets. That’s not true. Our most profitable mobile home park deal in history happened in a town of 37,450. While the metro area is larger, it’s still under a million people, and it’s not in the type of market you’d expect. But many of the factors that drove this deal to such a high level match some of the theories we discuss at Boot Camp, and we’re going to review the key components to making this deal so profitable in detail.

Charles Becker is a Professor of Economics at Duke University. He is also the first economist to ever study the mobile home park industry. His latest paper, which studies lot rent levels in the U.S., should be of great interest to anyone who owns – or is buying – a mobile home park. Interviewing Charles Becker is Frank Rolfe who, with his partner Dave Reynolds, is the 5th largest owner of mobile home parks in the U.S. and holds an A.B. in Economics from Stanford University.

Justin came to our Boot Camp about 2 years ago and has since purchased 3 mobile home parks. And he did this while maintaining a stressful job in corporate America. Learn how he juggles a day job and a growing mobile home park empire from his home in St. Louis. If you want to hear the reality of buying and running parks without harming your existing career, then this is your opportunity.

It’s been a year since the article about us called “The Cold Hard Lessons of Mobile Home U” came out in the New York Times. As part of his research for the article, the author, Gary Rivlin, lived in one of our mobile home parks for a week. Hear his real impressions of park living, the mobile home park industry, and the wild reactions the article generated in this interview.

If you want to learn skills to succeed with mobile home parks, attend our Mobile Home Park Investor's Boot Camp. You'll learn how to identify, evaluate, negotiate, perform due diligence on, finance, turn-around and operate mobile home parks. The course is taught by Frank Rolfe who, with his partner Dave Reynolds, is one of the largest owners of mobile home parks in the U.S. To learn more Click Here or call (855) 879-2738.