262: $600,000 in Gross Rents from Mobile Home Parks with Jefferson Lilly
Mobile Home Parks can be one of the most profitable business models around, but learning to scale without losing all your time can be tough. That’s the story on today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, where we sit down with Jefferson Lilly to talk about how he’s acquired 2,600+ “pads” in the past few years and the lessons he’s learned in scaling. We also discuss the ins and outs of raising private money through a “fund,” which will both fascinate and educate you, so don’t miss a moment of it. Whether you want to buy mobile home parks or not, this is one show where the lessons will stick with you for life!
In This Episode We Cover:
- Brandon’s mobile home park
- Reasons why you should consider buying a mobile home park
- The legality surrounding mobile home parks
- How Jefferson came to own about 2,300 pads
- What you should know about rent-to-own homes
- How Jefferson markets their properties
- Methods of payment for these rentals
- A discussion on RVs vs. mobile homes
- Jefferson’s thoughts on tiny houses
- Getting to a “Mobile Home Park 2.0”
- The 3 key hires for mobile home parks
- What managing these mobile parks look like
- Floods and other concerns when choosing a mobile home park
- How to fund these days
- How to find parks today
- And SO much more!
Links from the Show
- BiggerPockets Forums
- BiggerPockets Money Podcast
- BiggerPockets Blog
- Member Blogs
- BiggerPockets Podcast 111: A Unique (and Profitable) Real Estate Niche You’ve Probably Never Considered with Jefferson Lilly
- BiggerPockets Podcast 234: Tenants, Evictions, & The Dark Side of No Money Down with Ryan Murdock
- Rent Manager
- Pay Near Me
- Loopnet
- BiggerPockets Podcast 260: The Ultimate Guide to Negotiating (for the Negotiation-Averse) With Former FBI Hostage Negotiator Chris Voss
- Best Places
- Equity Lifestyle Properties
- National Manufactured Home Owners Association
Books Mentioned in this Show
- The Book on Investing with Low and No Money Down by Brandon Turner
- Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
- Am I Being Too Subtle? by Sam Zell
- The Snowball by Alice Schroeder
Tweetable Topics:
- “Don’t kick anybody out of your deal. Just scale everybody back.” (Tweet This!)
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