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Mobile Home Park Mastery

Welcome to the Mobile Home Park Mastery Podcast where you will learn how to identify, evaluate, negotiate, perform due diligence on, finance, turn-around and operate mobile home parks! Your host is Frank Rolfe, the 5th largest mobile home park owner in the United State with his partner Dave Reynolds. Together, they also own and operate Mobile Home University, the leading educational website for both new and experienced mobile home park investors!

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All Episodes

12:50

Should They Stay Or Should They Go?

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2025/03/10

When you buy a mobile home park, one of the first decisions you have to make is whether to keep the existing manager or to replace them. Legacy managers often come with a book of knowledge but their potentially bad traits may make them toxic to your park’s performance. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review the science behind making that choice correctly.

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14:20

The Fine Points Of Converting From Private To...

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2025/03/04

While municipal utilities are universally preferred, many mobile home parks have private water, sewer or both. Yet, in some cases, there is access to lines available to potentially convert the park over to the “city” utility equivalent. But should you consider doing so? In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review the important considerations needed to make the right decision.

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11:43

The New Direction Of HUD And How It Will Benefit The...

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2025/02/24

Scott Turner is the new head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. And he’s bringing a new vision and mission that will impact many aspects of the mobile home park industry going forward – in a very positive way. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to explore Turner’s new hot button topics.

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13:12

Successfully Applying The Principles Of Doge To Parks

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2025/02/18

While the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency is trying to reduce cost on a national level, many of these same principles apply to mobile home parks. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review the real-life methods to perform a DOGE study on your property and discuss many of the areas that virtually every mobile home park can do a better job in.

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12:56

Methods To Keep Homes From Moving Out

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2025/02/10

Every time a mobile home pulls out of a lot in your community, you lose a ton of money. Park owners have been pondering for years the magic of how to keep homes from leaving. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review the methods attempted over the years and explore the only real solutions to keeping occupied lots from becoming vacant.

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11:29

Home Placement Solutions

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2025/02/03

A mobile home park is like a chess board with many options to place your pieces, not just the ones that come with the owner’s manual. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to explore the reasons that you might want to change the positioning of your mobile homes, the typical rules regarding that customization, and where these slight park redesigns may be heading in the future.

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11:53

A New Development In Park Development

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2025/01/26

We have been talking for years about the difficulty in building new mobile home parks. However, there has been a shift in the parable of how you can get a permit to build yet still be in a desirable area. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to explore the new face of park development and why that’s a great thing for the industry.

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11:50

The Importance of "Riding The Wave"

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2025/01/21

Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy's, was the first to explore the necessity of "riding the wave". And his lessons learned transfer well to mobile home park management. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we're going to review what he meant, how he came to form this opinion, and how all mobile home park owners and managers need to embrace this important tenet.

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10:04

A New Lease On Life

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2025/01/13

Most community owners raise their rents annually, and typically in the Spring. As part of that process, they often have to get new leases and rules signed. Additionally, every time you buy a new mobile home park you are going to have to get new leases and rules executed. But how do you navigate that process? In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review the methodology to do this correctly.

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12:30

Why 2025 Will Be A "Rebuilding" Year Beyond Expectations

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2025/01/06

Much of the uncertainty in America ended with the November 5th election, and we now know who will be running things starting in 2025. But many investors don't realize that our starting point as a nation may be much different than what the media has conveyed to date. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast, we're going to review where things may really stand and what we can expect in the New Year.

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11:35

Fast Ways To Fill Lots Without Bringing In Homes

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2024/12/23

We all know that banks like mobile home parks at what they call “stabilized occupancy” – which is around 80% full – and have less affection for those properties that have not yet hit that status. When you are looking at buying a mobile home park with significant vacancy, one smart starting point is to make sure that your “vacant” lot count is reflective of what should be truly available.

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12:48

Who’s The Boss?

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2024/12/16

Mobile home park owners have to deal with rules and regulations like any other business and making sure you are in full compliance is essential. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to focus on what the standard regulations are and which agency is responsible for them.

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10:39

When Sharing Is Caring

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2024/12/09

While most mobile home parks have direct access to roads and utilities, others share one or more of these with a neighboring property. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to explore the concept of shared services and how to navigate that issue correctly.

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9:34

Are "Trailers" User Friendly For Aging?

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2024/12/04

Baby Boomers are aging and they make up a large segment of mobile home park residents. Will mobile homes meet their needs in the years ahead? In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review if mobile homes can fit the needs of seniors and offer a great living experience for them.

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11:31

Quick Fixes That Really Work

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2024/11/25

Let’s assume you need to get your property looking good quickly. Maybe you have a bank inspection or a critical date for launching your marketing campaign to fill vacant homes. When you want to make major improvements in property appearance fast, here are some methods that cost very little but have a big impact and, in many cases, will last for a decent amount of time.

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11:19

Understanding Resident Input

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2024/11/18

All businesses need to listen to their customers in order to better serve their needs–and mobile home parks are no different. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review the intricacies of getting fair and balanced resident input to help better steer your mobile home community.

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11:05

The Ultimate “Stand Your Ground” Law

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2024/11/11

There is one rule that defends the rights of mobile home park owners more than any other: legal-nonconformance, also known as “grandfathering”. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review why property rights are strong regardless of the state the park is located in, and why “grandfathering” is so hard for some city officials to comprehend and enforce fairly.

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10:59

Why You're Going To Be Fine Regardless Of Who Wins...

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2024/11/04

This year's Presidential election is probably the most stressful of all time as both parties could not be more diametrically opposite with platforms that share no commonality. However, regardless of who wins there is good news: not much is going to change. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we're going to review why you will be fine regardless of who win, so you can stop being upset about it.

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11:08

How To Enhance Shotgun Parks

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2024/10/21

The original layout for mobile home parks was a simple, straight street with homes placed on both sides of the lane. This is called a "shotgun" park and one of the greatest challenges to these early offerings is to make them attractive. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review some of the best steps to increase the aesthetics of this style of property to both retain and attract residents.

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12:28

The Importance Of Continuity Of Rent

Mobile Home Park Mastery ·

2024/10/15

It should be the goal of every mobile home park owner to make sure that no home ever goes vacant. Part of being the caretaker of the property is to also be the catalyst to a happy resolution to any risk of a resident leaving without warning or the ability to mitigate the damage. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast, we’re going to explore the reality of keeping a steady stream of rent from every lot in the park.

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