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Empty pads don’t just look bad, they quietly drain your mobile home park cash flow every month they sit vacant. We put real numbers behind a value-add infill plan and show what it actually costs to place four homes, hook up utilities, and get to stable monthly income without relying on a glossy pro forma.

I’m Travis Wells, and I break down phase one of an infill project inside a 140-unit park, including why I only bring in four units at a time to prove the model. You’ll hear the exact budget line items that decide whether your deal works: purchase structure, transport pricing, electrical pedestal upgrades, breaker and wiring requirements, plumbing reroutes in older parks, and the often-missed HVAC costs like refrigerant and licensed disconnects. I also share the sourcing paths that produced these homes, from wholesaler relationships to auction saves to subto-style takeovers that preserve cash.

Then we get into the real-world problems investors don’t post about: vacant units getting broken into, auction logistics that require cash and perfect timing, transport damage that forces unexpected repairs, and a brutal lesson when a home is placed too close to a power line easement and has to be moved again. We close with the math on returns, how rent-to-own shifts maintenance responsibility, and why vendor relationships plus city cooperation can make phase two far easier than phase one.

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