The January 2024 Commercial Real Estate Investing Newsletter

Mobile Home Park Mastery Podcast: Episode 330 - The $100 Trillion Deficit Disorder

If you think the current $35 trillion U.S. deficit is a problem, just wait until 2050 when it hits $100 trillion. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we discuss past, present and future of the deficit and exactly what the ramifications might be for mobile home parks when the government finally ceases to make payments on its crushing debt load.

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RV Park Mastery Podcast: Episode 95 - Never Pay Managers With Equity

You can pay managers a flat rate or include a bonus. But never pay managers with equity in your RV Park. In this RV Park Mastery Podcast we’re going to focus on why giving managers part ownership in your property is never a winning strategy.

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Self Storage University Podcast: Episode 93 - Can A Novice Really Get The Attention Of A Broker?

There are many different ways to find a self-storage facility to buy, but one of the best is working with a broker. But aren’t brokers only interested in working with big, experienced buyers? In this Self-Storage University Podcast we’re going to delve into the basics of building a relationship with a broker and why being big is not always the important factor.

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Billboard Mastery Podcast: Episode 89 - All About Saving Gas

Gas is expensive and there’s no reason to waste it. And time is even more valuable. In this Billboard Mastery Podcast we’re going to review some methods to cover territory more efficiently and more respectful of your time and money.

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Mobile Home Park Mastery Podcast: Episode 329 - Can Old And New Homes Happily Coexist?

In most mobile home parks you can find homes from nearly every decade from the 1970s to current. But can old and new homes happily coexist side-by-side? It’s a fair question – particularly when you’re bringing in newer homes to fill vacant lots in a predominantly older park. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery Podcast we’re going to focus on this issue and what we’ve learned over the past 30 years.

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What’s Up With Customers Moving Into Rv Parks Full-Time?

CNBC ran an article recently that talked about the attractiveness of living in an RV full time. We are seeing this same phenomenon in many of our properties throughout the U.S. So, what does it mean for the RV Park industry if we start filling more and more spaces with full-time occupants?

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Mobile Home Park Mastery Podcast: Episode 328 - How Far Can You Automate?

AI has everyone thinking about a future in which payroll can be replaced with computers and robots. Certainly, technology has made some useful improvements in how mobile home parks are managed, but is the age of the manager-free property approaching? In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review just how far you can automate a “trailer park”.

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RV Park Mastery Podcast: Episode 92 - A Sanity Check

Some sellers and brokers will try to convince you that you’re crazy when making an offer – that the property is worth twice that amount. But you’re not the crazy one. In this RV Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review how RV Parks are valued and why the crazy one is the one that does not follow the math.

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Self Storage University Podcast: Episode 92 - In Praise Of Recessions

Even though we don’t know it yet, experts predict that we are already at the start of the next Great Recession. There are two ways to approach a U.S. economic downturn: 1) with fear and loathing or 2) with a healthy optimism. In this Self-Storage University podcast we’re going to explore some positive attributes regarding recessions.

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Billboard Mastery Podcast: Episode 88 - Forging The Correct Advertising Lease Length

One month is too short and a century is too long. So what is the correct lease length for your advertiser? In this Billboard Mastery podcast we’re going to review how the length of lease can vary with the type of advertiser and what is required to make the sale.

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Time to Place Your Bets

America has an enormous amount of uncertainty right now – but we’ll all know how it turns out a year from today! And how you bet on these endings will have a huge impact on your investment success.

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Mobile Home Park Mastery Podcast: Episode 327 - Easy Money

Easy Money What if I told you there was a simple way to save thousands of dollars in the New Year – and it’s 100% free and has no downside? In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review the lost art of negotiating and renegotiating vendors.

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An Unexpected Affirmation from Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett hasn’t been buying much lately – noting that the stock market has no bargains -- but apparently, he quietly has been loading up on housing stocks – placing big bets that housing is the strongest part of the economy going forward. So why is Warren Buffett putting so much money into the U.S. housing industry at a time in which he earlier declared that “the incredible period” for the American economy has ended and projecting lower net income for all businesses going forward?

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Mobile Home Park Mastery Podcast: Episode 326 - Harnessing The Sixth Sense

We all know that the five senses fo the human body are toucc, sight, hearing, taste and smell. But there is a sixth sense: sense of urgency. In this Mobile Home Park Mastery podcast we’re going to review how to harness this sixth sense to be better mobile home park buyers and operators.

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