Welcome to episode 36 of the Mobile Home Park Investors podcast, hosted by Jefferson Lilly and Brad Johnson, with the Park Street Partners. It’s just Jefferson on this week’s podcast, as Brad is out of the office. Jefferson does a quick recap of the SECO (Southeast Community Owners Symposium) conference he attended in Atlanta. It’s a three-day conference jammed pack with helpful information for mobile home park owners. If you’re a mobile park owner located in the Southeast, or hoping to become a mobile home park owner, please be sure to check out the details for next year’s conference!
Key Takeaways:
[1:55] John writes in and asks, “How much do you pay your on-site managers?”
[3:45] Jefferson believes there were about 250 people who attended the SECO conference.
[7:00] The first session talked about how to sell homes and what kind of homes you should put in your park.
[10:10] Jefferson discovered the company Renter Text, which will help you qualify your tenants for $195 a month. Jefferson expands a bit more on this.
[12:00] Another service that was mentioned at the conference was called Roof Wrap, which offers a dense rubber ‘wrap’ to put on your leaky mobile home roof.
[14:25] The Manufacturing Housing Association is a great resource for new mobile park owners.
[16:10] When you move into a new mobile home park, make sure you use a licensed bonded mover from your state. It will save you a lot of hassle.
[17:50] Towards the end of the conference, Jefferson attended a panel that discussed what your mobile home park is worth in today’s market.
[19:40] There you go! That was the SECO conference in a nutshell.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Park Street Partners www.parkstreetpartners.com
Mobile Home Park Investors www.mobilehomeparkinvestors.net
Park Street Partners Business Resources
LinkedIn: Mobile Home Park Investors Group
Send deals to: deals@parkstreetpartners.net