In this episode of The MHP Broker's Tips and Tricks Closing Cocktail podcast, Maxwell Baker, president of The Mobile Home Park Broker, interviewed Broker Jeff Dodge about his 2-Park Portfolio in Virginia.

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Here are the Show Highlights:

• Maxwell Baker speaks with Jeff Dodge about the successful closing of a two-park portfolio in Danville, Virginia. (Maxwell & Jeff, 00:22)
• Jeff provides an overview of the portfolio, which included 31 lots, 26 park-owned homes, one tenant-owned home, two vacant lots, and storage trailers. (Jeff, 01:14)
• The properties offered a turnkey operation with below-market rents, a consistent tenant base, low operating expenses, and value-add potential for the buyer. (Jeff, 01:50)
• Jeff explains how the portfolio went under contract quickly with a buyer who was familiar with the area and had financing lined up. (Jeff, 02:11)
• A septic issue discovered during due diligence required both parties to negotiate a solution that included a seller credit and kept both parks moving toward closing. (Jeff, 02:11)
• Jeff shares that the biggest lesson from the transaction was the importance of maintaining momentum, avoiding delays, and finding a resolution that worked for both the buyer and seller. (Jeff, 02:46)
• The episode concludes with Jeff emphasizing The MHP Broker's commitment to overcoming challenges, finding successful solutions, and connecting sellers with the right buyers. (Jeff, 04:00)

Power Quotes:

• "We found a great buyer that was, very excited about it, familiar with the area, and had his financing somewhat lined up and was ready to go as soon as he saw it." (Jeff, 02:11)
• "We wanted just to keep it moving forward and felt like the best way to do that was to try to keep both parks in the portfolio moving forward to closing rather than put one on, on hold." (Jeff, 02:46)
• "And we felt like if, if we had waited on the, the seller to take care of those issues, even though I'm confident she would have, you know, just delaying that and maybe things change." (Jeff, 03:04)
• "Just keeping those two parks together, negotiating a deal to where the buyer was going to take that over with the seller credit involved." (Jeff, 03:04)
• "I think that was probably the biggest takeaway, just that, just do what you can to keep it moving forward and make both parties get what they want from it." (Jeff, 03:04)
• "No matter what the challenges that, that arise, we, we will work to find a successful resolution." (Jeff, 04:00)
• "Give us the opportunity to earn your business and, we'll connect you with the right buyer for your property." (Jeff, 04:00)

In this episode of The MHP Broker's Tips and Tricks podcast, Maxwell Baker, President of The Mobile Home Park Broker, interviewed Khalid & Freddie Omotosho.

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• Maxwell Baker speaks with Freddie and Khalid Omotosho about building a mobile home business from the ground up, transitioning into park ownership, and working together as a husband-and-wife team. (Max, Freddie & Khalid, 00:22)
• Khalid shares how he discovered mobile homes after immigrating to the United States and began learning the business through online resources. (Khalid, 03:42)
• The couple generated capital by wholesaling mobile homes and helping park owners infill vacant lots. (Khalid, 05:01)
• Their success with infill led them to recognize the opportunity to acquire and operate mobile home parks themselves. (Freddie, 08:27)
• Freddie and Khalid explain how clearly defined responsibilities and playing to their individual strengths help them balance marriage and business. (Freddie & Khalid, 10:07)
• Their long-term goals include acquiring more parks, building reliable systems, achieving financial freedom, and continuing to provide affordable housing. (Freddie & Khalid, 14:23)

Here Are The Power Quotes From This Episode:

• "We know park owners need, they have a problem we can solve, which is helping them infill their parks." (Khalid, 06:12)
• "We were like, look, if we can bring that much value, why don't we just own one ourselves." (Freddie, 08:27)
• "And it works well for us that like we excel in different areas. And so he does what he is superb in and I do what I do well." (Freddie, 11:01)
• "Wholesaling is really the bread and butter of where we've been able to get our capital up to purchase parks and have our down payments and stuff like that." (Freddie, 15:09)
• "It's been a blessing to, even on the small scale of helping people out of really bad situations, evictions, whatnot, and they get money in their pocket instead of losing their home." (Freddie, 16:59)
• "Understanding what it takes to be successful in this business, it's just grinding. You gotta grind," (Max, 19:34)

In this episode of The MHP Broker's Tips and Tricks to Investing podcast, Maxwell Baker, president of The Mobile Home Park Broker, gives a mid-year State of the Industry 2026 update.

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• The mobile home park and RV park market is not dead, but it is a lot more disciplined. Deals still move when pricing lines up with today's debt reality. (Max, 00:55)
• Banks are asking harder questions now. More equity, cleaner financials, stronger collections, and lower loan amounts can change the deal fast. (Max, 02:12)
• Clean deals are getting rewarded. Good occupancy, clean books, public utilities, real collections, and stable tenants all matter more in this market. (Max, 02:58)
• The deals getting the most attention fall into two buckets: steady, predictable income and true value-add opportunities with real upside. (Max, 03:17)
• Foreclosures are showing up in a way Max has not seen since 2011 and 2012, creating a growing segment of opportunities and challenges in the market. (Max, 03:47)
• Many operators are finding that CapEx is growing faster than rent growth, causing value-add deals to become much harder to execute than originally planned. (Max, 04:22)
• Overpriced parks with messy books, weak collections, bad infrastructure, and 2021 pricing expectations are struggling to attract buyers. (Max, 05:03)
• Buyers are still active, but lenders are forcing greater discipline throughout the acquisition process. (Max, 05:18)

• "Will the lender believe the numbers? Are they legit? Does the income support the debt?" (Max, 02:38)
• "That is why clean deals are getting rewarded." (Max, 02:58)
• "The lower the risk, the higher the reward for you sellers." (Max, 03:08)
• "A lot of these parks are getting away from them because CapEx keeps building and building and rent growth is not growing as fast as the CapEx is." (Max, 04:47)
• "The market is rewarding cash flow, clarity, and financeable deals." (Max, 05:52)

• Anthony Quire's story starts well before mobile home parks. He came out of Kentucky, worked in education and state government, bought condos after the 2008 recession, and later found his way into mobile homes after moving to Lake Charles, Louisiana. (Max, 01:01)
• Anthony sees this business as more than buying parks and collecting rent. For him, it ties back to affordable housing, financial literacy, and teaching people how to let money work for them. (Anthony, 04:14)
• His first few deals were built the scrappy way. Bank debt, personal funds, smaller loans, lines of credit, and a willingness to figure it out as he went. Not shiny. Just real. (Anthony, 06:21)
• Anthony's capital-raising path started after he attended Frank Rolfe's MHU boot camp and met Tom Miller. That relationship eventually led into Haven Capital Ventures and a Reg D fund focused on acquiring more communities. (Anthony, 08:21)
• Anthony's value-add playbook is simple, but that is usually where the money is: raise rents carefully, bill back utilities, clean up the property, resurface roads, fill homes, and run the park like a real business. (Anthony, 09:57)
• Max and Anthony talked through partnerships, and why the wrong partner can turn into a hornet's nest. In this business, who you do deals with matters just as much as the deal itself. (Max & Anthony, 12:08)
• Anthony's five-year plan is controlled growth, not ego growth. He wants to add roughly 100 pads, keep the business manageable, mentor a handful of new operators, and grow without losing the plot. (Anthony, 15:13)
• Later in the episode, Anthony connects passive income to real life by sharing how side income helped his family through a major health and job disruption. That is where the theory becomes real. (Anthony, 21:10)
• The episode closes with faith, mentorship, investing in others, and the idea that business should create more than income. It should create opportunity, breathing room, and a way to help other people learn the game too. (Anthony, 27:02)

• "I remember my dad telling me some advice. He said, don't be a dummy and buy a house. He said, buy investment property." (Anthony, 03:34)
• "I networked and I actually met a guy and bought my first park from networking and working at Lowe's as a pro sales cashier. So, anything's possible." (Anthony, 05:03)
• "You've got to be real selective on who your partners are." (Max, 12:08)
• "Y'all, like anything else out there, there is risk when you invest." (Max, 23:08)
• "As a man thinketh, he becomes." (Anthony, 27:02)

• This Carrollton transaction stood out because it was a land-home package, with homes sitting on their own individual parcels and functioning more like a subdivision. (Eric, 01:02)
• Eric compared the deal to another similar land-home transaction he sold on Lake Oconee, noting that both attracted strong buyer attention. (Eric, 01:12)
• Max highlighted that investor pricing and consumer pricing are very different, especially because individual buyers often need financing and bring more variables into the process. (Max, 02:17)
• The biggest training moment was learning to clarify upfront whether a third-party management company will stay involved during due diligence or step back once the property is under contract. (Max & Eric, 03:03)

Power Quotes:
"It's just another element to an exit plan for the buyer." (Eric, 02:04)
"So, just know, I guess as owners, maybe ask that question and as buyers be prepared." (Eric, 03:03)
"Are they just going to like dip and say, you know what, sorry for ya, and I'll see you mañana." (Max, 03:54)
"Very few parks go from A to Z, and they are just peachy and everything just goes kumbaya at the closing table!" (Eric, 05:14)
"Like, this is the mobile home park business." (Eric, 05:26)

• What separates specialists from generalists—and why that matters in this niche. (1:10:36)
• Max exposes four types of bad brokers: The Wheeler-Dealer, The Ghost, The Lister, and The National Pretender. (1:11:04–1:13:30)
• Why The MHP Broker is built differently—and what makes the team uniquely effective. (1:14:20)

• "Generalists aren't specialists. And in this industry, specialists win." (1:16:23)
• "We're two steps ahead of every deal—because we've already seen every trick in the book." (1:14:20)

In this episode of The MHP Broker's Tips and Tricks Closing Cocktail podcast, Maxwell Baker, president of The Mobile Home Park Broker, interviewed The MHP Broker Eric Wanck about his Mobile Home Park transaction in Alabama.

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• Estate Drive was a deal they had out to market twice, and when it came back a year and a half later, it sold for probably $300,000 higher. (Eric, 01:35)
• The buyer was someone Eric had never worked with before, but he came through, had financing in place, and closed. (Eric, 02:14)
• It was a clean, turnkey community with paved roads, direct-billed city water, electronic payments, and management already in place. (Eric, 01:54)
• The property traded at a sub-8.5 cap on lot rent in a tertiary Alabama market. (Eric, 03:07)
• Max and Eric emphasized that every deal is different, and value comes down to local conditions, setup, and underwriting. (Max & Eric, 04:04)

• "For the folks that missed the first time around, you're probably kicking yourself because a year and a half later we went back out to market, probably $300,000 higher and we got it sold." (Eric, 01:35)
• "The hardest part about this deal is just kind of coming to a number in terms, making sure that who was coming to the table was legitimate and had the means to close." (Eric, 01:54)
• "Never worked with this gentleman before, but he came through and financing fell in place for him." (Eric, 02:14)
• "DD was very smooth, we're not talking about any re-trades." (Eric, 02:14)
• "There's no apples to apples in this business, even if the park is across town." (Eric, 05:45)

In this episode of The MHP Broker's Tips and Tricks Closing Cocktail podcast, Maxwell Baker, president of The Mobile Home Park Broker, interviewed The MHP Broker Eric Wanck about his Mobile Home Park transaction in South Georgia.

As with every Tips and Tricks podcast episode, this one is brought to you by The MHP Broker's proprietary Community Price Maximizer. Use this four-step system to get the highest price possible for your mobile home park or RV community when you sell it through The MHP Broker. Guaranteed. Call Max for details.

Here Are The Show Highlights:
• Eric Wanck closed a mobile home park in South Georgia, proving that even small, tertiary market deals (under 20 pads) still have strong buyer demand and can successfully transact. (Eric, 01:11)
• The property featured private utilities (well and septic), mostly tenant-owned homes, and third-party management, making it an attractive, lower-maintenance investment for buyers. (Eric, 01:11)
• The deal achieved an impressive ~12.5% cap rate on lot rent, highlighting the high-yield opportunities available in tertiary markets compared to larger metro assets. (Eric & Max, 01:56)
• Eric emphasized that financing small parks is often difficult, making cash buyers far more competitive, especially when sellers prefer simplicity and certainty. (Eric, 02:08)
• The deal ultimately closed as an all-cash transaction in under 30 days, demonstrating how strong execution and prepared buyers can dramatically accelerate timelines. (Eric, 02:50)

Power Quotes in This Episode:
"Just because it's tertiary, you don't think there's a market — there is a market and there are buyers." (Eric, 01:11)
"I think this thing ended up selling closer to 12.5% cap." (Eric, 01:56)
"Cash is king — and financing can be very, very challenging on these parks." (Eric, 02:08)
"Have your financing lined up or have the cash in the bank, and it'll make the deal go much, much smoother." (Eric, 02:08)
"That's how the deal ended up selling — cash deal, under 30 days." (Eric, 02:50)