EP 205: From Sales to Syndication: Keith Borie’s Journey from Real Estate Agent to Mobile Home Park Investor

Keith started his real estate investing back in 2005 with a simple residential rental but has invested in office buildings, multifamily, mobile home parks, home flipping, and short term vacation rentals. Currently Keith balances his real estate companies while being a full time W2 Sale Director. Keith and a partner own a home flipping company focused on flips in the San Antonio, TX market. He also runs a real estate brokerage that has 13 active agents that represent buyers, investors, and sellers of both commercial and residential real estate. Bobo Capital Ventures is Keith's real estate investment company focused on affordable housing in both the mobile home park and multifamily space. Bobo is designed to allow investors to partner with them by investing as a passive accredited investor & limited partner. Keith has seen the power of what real estate can do to a family's wealth creation and has a passion for sharing these opportunities with busy business professionals who want to invest passively as part of growing their retirement and net worth growth strategies.

Summary

Keith Bori shares his journey from real estate agent to cemetery and funeral sales professional to mobile home park investor. He discusses the challenges he faced during the 2008 financial crisis and how he rebuilt his life and credit. Keith explains why he is attracted to mobile home parks as an investment and highlights the affordability and sense of community they offer. He also emphasizes the importance of due diligence when investing in mobile home parks and recommends resources such as the Mobile Home Mastery podcast and the Mobile Home Park Manifesto book.

Keywords

real estate, mobile home parks, investing, financial crisis, credit, due diligence, community

Takeaways

Keith Bori's journey from real estate agent to cemetery and funeral sales professional to mobile home park investor

The challenges he faced during the 2008 financial crisis and how he rebuilt his life and credit

The attractions of mobile home parks as an investment, including affordability and a sense of community

The importance of due diligence when investing in mobile home parks and recommended resources

Titles

Rebuilding After the 2008 Financial Crisis

The Appeal of Mobile Home Parks as an Investment

Sound Bites

"I started in the real estate space years ago... I also majored in having a really good time."

"I went from zero units and zero real estate to having 13 units."

"Mobile home parks are one of the true affordable housings that's left out there."

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

08:15 Rebuilding After the 2008 Financial Crisis

25:55 The Importance of Due Diligence in Mobile Home Park Investing

35:09 Bucket List Items and Investing Outside of Mobile Home Parks

RANDY SMITH

Connect with our host, Randy Smith, for more educational content or to discuss investment opportunities in the real estate syndication space at www.impactequity.net, https://www.linkedin.com/in/randallsmith or on Instagram at @randysmithinvestor