Trailer Cash

by Jamie Smith

Overview

Trailer Cash is today's most comprehensive and practical introduction to Mobile Home Park investments. In her no-nonsense guidebook, Jamie Smith shares the dos and don'ts from her own personal experience in order to supply you with everything you need to know to get your MHP business started. Key topics include:
- The wheres and whys behind prime MHP locations
- A time-tested MHP property evaluation checklist
- The nitty-gritties of contractual agreements
- Ten deadly MPH myths to ignore
- Information gathering: how to effectively work the market
- The Success Equation: Capitalization Rate and Cash-on-Cash return
- The ins and outs of profitable property maintenance
- The moral contribution: providing housing for the poor

Product Details

BN ID:	2940000961537
Publisher:	HigherLife Development Services, Inc.
Publication date:	06/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	787,172
File size:	377 KB

About the Author

Jamie Smith, Co-founder of the SmithCompanies.com, is an avid real estate investor. In just a few short years, she and her husband, Ryan, have developed a substantial investment portfolio by concentrating their investment strategies in low-income housing and mobile park homes. She has experience overseeing the management of various types of real estate properties, including single-family residential, billboards, and storage units, and of course, mobile home communities, focusing on advertising,

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Someone's Making Bank-It Might as Well Be You! 3

Chapter 2 Why Mobile Home Parks? 13

Chapter 3 How Do I Find the Deals? 23

Chapter 4 Criteria for Mobile Home Park Locations 43

Chapter 5 Being a Value-Conscious Investor 53

Chapter 6 Know Your Business 61

Chapter 7 The Contract-Get It in Writing 83

Chapter 8 A Walk in the Park 99

Chapter 9 Breaking the Bank 117

Chapter 10 Manage Your Properties, Master Your Life 135

Chapter 11 Give and Gain Advantage 155

Chapter 12 Building Your Business and Leaving a Legacy 175