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At the end of the 1990's, with new manufactured home sales roaring past 400,000 units per year, community owners felt like part of a giant machine, in which their role was to provide continually available lots to retail dealers.

The city of Aiken, South Carolina has relaxed the standards on the age of homes that can be brought into the city. The ordinance has been amended from "no home over 20 years of age" to "no home built before 1976".

When you hear the words "mobile home", what do you immediately think? Hillbillies with rebel flags in their windows? The show COPS? Sure, that's the stereotype, but the truth is that a huge number of Americans- about 20 million of them- live in mobile homes.

When you write about mobile home park returns you always run the risk of being branded a liar, as nobody believes that you can make 20% plus returns on anything anymore.

Do men and women see things differently? At least on the topic of retirement, the answer may be yes. A recent study commissioned by Ameriprise Financial reveals that gender may play a significant role in how we feel about and prepare for this major life event.

Everybody seems to be feeling it: there has been a change in the commercial real estate lending market, including lending for Manufactured Home Communities (MHCs). Have we finally reached the light at the end of the tunnel?

With the price of oil nearing $100 a barrel, and other commodities heading up sharply, only a fool would not see the trend to a more inflationary environment in the U.S..

Mobile home park investing is one of the most misunderstood - and most lucrative - forms of real estate investing. With cap rates of 10% to 20%, and cash-on-cash returns of 20% to 40%, it stands as the highest yielding real estate asset class.

When purchasing a manufactured home community, experienced investors focus considerable pre-purchase due diligence on the community's utility systems. This infrastructure is a large part of the value of most properties.

Once you have a tenant in your community you are, for lack of a more politically correct way of saying this stuck with them. Keeping this in mind, there are a few things you can do to improve the quality of future tenants and help you collect from those tenants who end up owing you money.