May 2026 Mobile Home Park Investing Newsletter

Bonus Depreciation, the ability to write off up to 100% in the first year via cost segregation accounting, was permanently restored in 2025. Little did anyone realize that mobile home parks are, by far, the biggest winners from this, as studies began to show that a typical mobile home park has 3 to 4 times the amount of bonus depreciation than any other real estate sector.

The Midwest has always been one of our favorite regions for mobile home park investing, and that has not changed. The reason is not nostalgia, geography, or the fact that many operators started there. The reason is simple: many Midwest markets still offer the right blend of affordability, employment stability, housing demand, and practical rent-growth potential.

Just like the Kentucky Derby, you can't jump the gate despite your enthusiasm to start the race. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we're going to review the typical protocol of what the buyer should, and should not, do in the absence of a fully executed agreement.

Walmart is remodeling stores in pursuit of households earning $100,000+. Dollar Tree is expanding their offerings to bring in higher - earning customers. And mobile home parks are in pursuit of the same category of shoppers. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to examine the reasons and steps being taken to move up a notch from simply “affordable housing”.

The first impression of a mobile home park is often made before anyone reads the rent roll. It is made when they drive in and see where the cars are parked. If vehicles are scattered across yards, sitting in mud, or blocking roads, the park immediately feels unmanaged. That matters to residents, lenders, appraisers, buyers, and city officials.

This is the story of a guy who turned two mobile home parks into $3.5 million in the bank and $150,000 per year in management fees, and that’s without even selling them! The only way the owner would talk to me was by remaining completely anonymous and having no reference to where his parks are located at, given the degree of political friction in America today. But the story is so uplifting and positive that we thought it needed to be heard. So call it a celebration of optimism. And capitalism. It’s a story that’s truly American.

A mobile home park is a bit of a political animal and you have to be able to interpret the degree of danger discussions with city hall bring to the table. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we're going to learn the differences between city hall suggestions, requests and demands.

Just like the recent Artemis launch, bringing an old mobile home park back to life involves successfully navigating a number of stages – each with a most basic purpose. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to explore these phases of a park turnaround and what you have to mainly focus on to be successful.

Carports and fences can be great additions to a mobile home park, but only when they are done properly. They can improve the look of the community, make residents happier, and help with retention. But if they are poorly built or loosely approved, they can create safety, code, and appearance problems.