MHP #745: How To Rate the Quality of a Mobile Home Park
May 22, 2024
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Discover the puzzling world of mobile home park ratings, where the five-star system lacks clarity, leaving even industry pros scratching their heads. Delve into the evolution from traditional rankings to the Class A, B, and C models, emphasizing quality and modern amenities. Gain insights into recent successful acquisitions and the potential for growth. Learn how investment opportunities are shaping the future of affordable housing. This engaging conversation blends humor with valuable insights on navigating this unique real estate landscape.
The unique one to five star rating system for mobile home parks, developed by Woodalls, is essential yet often misunderstood in assessing property value.
Recent success in launching a new investment fund highlights the critical importance of identifying undervalued properties for maximizing investment returns.
Deep dives
Announcement of the Wednesday Mobile Home Park Show
This episode serves as an introduction to the Wednesday mobile home park show, which is curated from previous recordings of the mobile home park investing podcast. The host emphasizes that the selected material remains relevant, even if some references may feel outdated. This initiative aims to provide listeners with a wealth of knowledge on investing within the mobile home park sector. The focus is on sharing lessons learned over years of experience to help others achieve financial growth through passive income.
Understanding the Star Rating System
The episode discusses the commonly used one to five star rating system for mobile home parks, highlighting its origins and importance in the industry. Initially developed by a company called Woodalls in the 1930s, the system originally rated travel trailer parks before evolving into a tool for assessing mobile home parks. The speakers explain the criteria for each star rating, detailing how these ratings have implications for property value and investment decisions. They also suggest that while the system provides insights, its relevance may be diminishing in the current market landscape.
Recent Acquisitions and Investment Strategies
The hosts share news about their recent success in launching a new mobile home park investment fund and closing multiple off-market deals. They emphasize finding undervalued properties, boasting substantial returns on investment from day one with properties appraised significantly higher than their purchase prices. Specific examples are provided, showcasing their ability to capitalize on market opportunities for sizeable equity gains. Such strategies highlight the importance of informed purchasing decisions in building a profitable investment portfolio within this niche market.
Class A, B, and C Models Compared to Star Ratings
The discussion includes a comparison between the star rating system and the traditional Class A, B, and C models common in various asset classes. The hosts suggest that the mobile home park industry, being relatively newer to institutional investing, is experiencing a blending of these rating systems. They articulate the characteristics of each class, explaining how Class A aligns closely with five-star parks, while Class C correlates with two to three-star parks. This classification provides clarity to investors and brokers alike in determining property quality and investment potential.
Today's episode is from Mobile Home Park #122 that originally aired on Jan. 20, 2021.
In this episode, we discuss the practice in grading mobile home parks with the "star" rating (usually one to five stars), which exists for no other type of commercial real estate.
What makes this interesting is that almost no one who uses the rating knows what it means or where it comes from. Ask a broker, lender, or even large corporate operators what the difference is between a three-star and a five-star park, and you will likely get a muddled response referring to amenities, paved streets, or swimming pools, but no hard data about how the stars are assigned or who does it.
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