THE INCREASING DIVERGENCE OF HOME AND APARTMENT PRICING AND THE IMPACT ON MOBILE HOME PARK PERFORMANCE By Frank Rolfe

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Jun 29, 2021
If you study the data on www.Bestplaces.net, you will see one unusual anomaly that has a direct bearing on understanding the attractiveness of a market for mobile home park ownership: the astounding difference in single-family home and apartment pricing. Perhaps the best example of this is to be found on the stats for Cairo, Illinois. This city of around 2,100 inhabitants has a median home price of $31,500
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Definition of a “Contractor” Shrinks While the Definition of an “Employee” Expands By Kurt D. Kelley, J.D.

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Jun 29, 2021
Prior to leaving office, the Trump administration filed a regulation designed to simplify the definition of which ........
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National Tenant Eviction Moratorium Halted By: Manufactured Housing Review Staff

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Jun 29, 2021
During the Spring of 2020, Congress with the approval of the Trump Administration enacted a 120-day tenant eviction moratorium that applied solely to rental properties receiving federal-backed loans
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Landlord and Tenant Law Change Requires ‘HABITABILITY

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Jun 15, 2021
In two hotly contested battles, advocates for tenants and landlords in the state sparred over a pair of bills which aimed to reform the eviction process in Arkansas
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CESA Releases First National Study of Solar for Manufactured Homes By Samantha Donalds

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Jun 15, 2021
The report, Solar for Manufactured Homes: An Assessment of the Opportunities and Challenges in 14 States, provides a landscape assessment of the manufactured housing market and shows where these homes are located across the country. It explains the general obstacles to solar access by low-and moderate-income (LMI) communities, as well as additional challenges related specifically to installing solar PV with manufactured housing.
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Is the Community Owner Responsible when 911 Can't Get There in Time? By Mark J. Fletcher, ENP

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Jun 15, 2021
240 million times each year, 911 is dialed for emergency help. That equates to a staggering 27,400 phone calls per hour, or over
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HOW THE UNWINDING OF THE CDC EVICTIONS MORATORIUM WILL PLAY OUT By Frank Rolfe

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Jun 8, 2021
Despite every bad faith attempt by the Biden administration to accept the Federal Court’s decision that it’s unconstitutional, the national “masks off” policy will probably finally force a day of reckoning on June 30th
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THE SECRETS TO SUCCESSFULLY GETTING EXTENSIONS FROM A SELLER By Frank Rolfe

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Jun 8, 2021
Many deals – despite you doing everything correctly to the best of your ability – reach a moment where an extension is necessary from the seller. It typically is the result of the bank’s attorney not getting the loan documents togethe
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NON-RECOURSE DEBT VS. RECOURSE DEBT VS. THE GOVERNOR OF WEST VIRGINIA By Frank Rolfe

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Jun 8, 2021
When I got into the mobile home park business with my first property “Glenhaven”, one of the chief attractions was the financing. The deal was $400,000 with $10,000 down and the seller financed the remaining $390,000 with non-recourse debt.
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LEARNING FROM UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS

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May 25, 2021
Bill Gates once said “your most unhappy customers are your greatest sense of learning”. It’s an unusual adage from someone who held a virtual monopoly over the personal computer for decades, but this mantra is true for all industries. So what can you learn from unhappy......
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