THEY ALL LAUGHED WHEN I SAID I WAS BUYING A MOBILE HOME PARK… BUT THEY SHUT UP WHEN I SOLD IT FOR A $1 MILLION PROFIT By Frank Rolfe

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Jul 9, 2024
In 1996 I bought a mobile home park. Everybody told me it was a terrible idea and I would lose all my money. I couldn't really blame them as it was one of the nastiest mobile home parks in Dallas. But even then, I was impressed by a few factors:
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SCARCITY = VALUE. AND THERE’S NOTHING MORE SCARCE THAN MOBILE HOME PARKS By Frank Rolfe

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Jul 9, 2024
Gold is at around $2,500 per ounce right now while silver is around $28 per ounce. Why is gold more valuable than silver – about 100 times more? Because gold is much more rarer. In this same manner,
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HOW TO MAKE MONEY FROM THE CURRENT U.S. INTEREST RATE CYCLE By Frank Rolfe

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Jul 9, 2024
Weather forecasting is all about taking past events and applying them to future conditions. In t
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Can You Own a Wind Zone II Home for Less Than a Wind Zone I Home By Kurt Kelley

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Jun 25, 2024
In 1994, HUD created more stringent construction standards for manufactured homes sited proximate to the Gulf or Atlantic Ocean.
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THE TOP FOUR SIGNS OF A TROUBLED MOBILE HOME PARK SEWER SYSTEM By Frank Rolfe

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May 29, 2024
When you own a mobile home park you are in charge of a large water and sewer system – whether you like that or not. That's because virtually all mobile home park water and sewer lines are on your private property
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WHEN THE TIDE GOES OUT YOU SEE WHO’S BEEN SWIMMING NAKED By Frank Rolfe

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May 29, 2024
We get asked frequently about when – and if – mobile home parks ever end up in such bad financial problems as to come to auction in foreclosure or in a distressed sale format. While most mobile home
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WARREN BUFFETT DISOBEYED HIS “MOAT” MANTRA AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED By Frank Rolfe

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May 29, 2024
Paramount has struggled in recent years, suffering from declining revenue as more consumers abandon traditional pay-TV, and as its streaming services continue to lose money.
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RETHINKING THE RENAMING TREND IN THE MOBILE HOME PARK SECTOR By Frank Rolfe

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May 29, 2024
In recent discussions within the mobile home park sector, the term "land-lease communities" has surfaced as the newest contender for renaming what many still call a mobile home park. This industry has seen its fair
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IMPORTANT LIFE LESSONS FROM THE GALVESTON HURRICANE OF 1900 By Frank Rolfe

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May 29, 2024
In August 1900, Galveston Island, Texas suffered the worst natural disaster in U.S. history, with over 10,000 killed in a single hurricane. This crisis could have been largely avoided except for the flaws in human
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BALANCING ACTS: MANAGING TENANT RELATIONS AND RENT COLLECTION FOR LANDLORDS By Frank Rolfe

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May 29, 2024
Evictions often paint landlords in an unfavorable light, suggesting they lack compassion. Yet, this simplified view doesn’t fully capture the true dynamics between property owners and tenants.
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