Frank Rolfe

What REO Sellers Need to Understand Better

We purchased thousands of lots last year, so we must know what we're doing. But only a small portion of those deals were REO properties. For those who are unfamiliar with the code, REO stands for "Real Estate Owned" and it normally relates to banks that h... Read >

How to Find Seller Financing for Mobile Home Parks

One of the biggest advantages of mobile home parks over other real estate investments is that there is so much seller financing available. Whereas it is the rare exception in apartments, retail, office and industrial, it is very common in mobile home park... Read >

How to Negotiate a Manufactured Home Park Purchase Price

There are many books on the market regarding negotiation. One thing they almost all have in common is that they're wrong about the process - certainly on a big ticket item like a manufactured home park. Although you might be able to get some tips on buyin... Read >

How to Rent Billboard Space in a Recession

Advertisers are the same as you and me - they just want to make money. As long as you do not lose sight of that fact, you can rent almost any billboard. But it's all about dollars and cents. Select Who Can Gain From Advertising On Your Billboard Not... Read >

How to Handle the "Impossible" Tenant

Everybody has had them. I can remember the name of every one of them. These are the tenants that won't play by the rules, and have no limitations to the amount of grief they can cause you - most actually delight in calling a hundred times a day, and compl... Read >

How to Rent a Vacant Billboard By Lowering the Cost- Without Costing You a Penny

The United States is in a depression. Money is short. And advertisers want real value for their dollar. One of the best ways of attracting advertisers - and providing a great return on their advertising dollar - is to reduce the cost of their advertisemen... Read >

The Secret of Mobile Home Park Investments: Keeping Lots Affordable

To understand mobile home park investing, you have to first move away from the term "mobile home" and think instead in terms of "affordable housing". The very name "mobile home" is inaccurate, as the homes are anything but mobile once they have been deliv... Read >

Mobile Home Investing: What Savvy Investors Need to Know

There are over 60,000,000 Americans with household incomes under $20,000 per year. To this giant market, a mobile home is the only form of detached housing that they will ever be able to afford. And, as a result, the demand for mobile homes has never bee... Read >

Why Inflation Will Be Great For Manufactured Home Community Owners

With the price of oil nearing $100 a barrel, and other commodities heading up sharply, only a fool would not see the trend to a more inflationary environment in the U.S.. And despite the government's attempts to stem the increases, clearly inflation will... Read >

Mobile Home Park Investing

Mobile home park investing is one of the most misunderstood - and most lucrative - forms of real estate investing. With cap rates of 10% to 20%, and cash-on-cash returns of 20% to 40%, it stands as the highest yielding real estate asset class. And with ov... Read >

RV Parks - Is Buying an RV Park Worth the Investment?

Do you enjoy people? Do you like being outdoors? Do you like being your own boss? If the answer is "no", then buying an RV Park is the worst thing that you could do. If you answered "yes", then read on and learn more about owning an RV Park. The Financ... Read >

Who Says There is a Shortage in Housing Demand in the United States?

Stagecoach Mobile Home Park, in Pueblo, Colorado, has set a new Mobilehomeparkstore.com record for most call-in inquiries for homes for sale, with a staggering 150 calls in one week! "We've never seen anything like this level of demand" said Dave Reyno... Read >

How to Negotiate A Self-Storage Facility Acquisition

Any idiot can pick up the phone and see if a self-storage facility is for sale. Or call a broker and look at their listings. But how does that translate into making a deal? It doesn't, unless you understand how to negotiate for the purchase of a self-stor... Read >

How to Make a Fortune Buying Billboard Companies in Distress

The year was 1988. A combination of tax law changes and a plunge in oil prices sent the Texas economy into a tailspin that resembled - but exceeded - the Great Depression. Bankers and borrowers alike were jumping off buildings, and you could not give away... Read >

How To Make Huge Returns On Mobile Home Parks

When you write about mobile home park returns you always run the risk of being branded a liar, as nobody believes that you can make 20% plus returns on anything anymore. With a stock market that makes 2% a year, and CDs that make 1%, and single family hom... Read >