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Cap rates are the generally accepted method of comparing different properties and sorting piles of listings into the “make offer” and “don’t bother to...

One of the most important elements of any manufactured home community is location. On the micro level that includes the surrounding neighborhood and s...

There seems to be confusion on what makes for a good manufactured home community market. Investors who migrate in from the apartment and retail backgr...

In over 20 years of buying and operating manufactured home communities, I’ve been able to determine some important points on market selection. And one...

Riding the current trend1 and touting the tagline, “Improving neighborhoods one house at a time,” Second Time Around Realty Inc. (STAR)2 has brought i...

In the first quarter of 2018, the manufactured housing, self-storage and industrial sectors were the stars of the REIT show, as real estate investment firm PGIM Real Estate noted in a market review.

"Benjamin Franklin once said “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Although he never owned a manufactured home community, Franklin had t...

The distance between my house and my first manufactured home community was only 15 minutes of drive time. Even worse, I decided to office out of that ...

One of the most important elements of any manufactured home community is location. On the micro level that includes the surrounding neighborhood and s...

I keep watching the new Clayton “Have It Made” ad over and over, because I feel like I’m watching the first volley in the manufactured housing revolut...