Category: Podcasts

On this episode of The Mobile Home Park Lawyer, Ferd speaks to Danny Grisa. Ferd sold a mobile home park to Danny in the past, and Danny has come on to speak about his journey, and some valuable tips he has picked up along the way.   HIGHLIGHTS: 0:00 – Intro and background on Danny 5:56 – Danny talks about his contracting background how that has affected his real estate 8:33 – Mobile home parks are very hands-on and definitely … Continue reading “Ep. 53 | Interview with MHP Owner Danny Grisa – How To Avoid Contractor Problems”

On this episode of The Mobile Home Park Lawyer, Ferd continues to talk about closing documents for mobile home park sales. Ferd talks about companion documents and goes through everything you must know about them.   HIGHLIGHTS: 0:00 – Intro 1:00 – A companion document is an assignment of leases and assumption agreements, which basically ensures you get rights as a landlord 2:10 – It helps for tax purposes, eviction purposes and to modify leases too 3:10 – You want … Continue reading “Ep 52 | Making Sure You Have Landlord Rights When You Buy”

On this episode of The Mobile Home Park Lawyer, Ferd talks to us about closing documents in your mobile home park deal. Ferd takes us through the individual components of what the closing documents look like and lets us know what they’re used for.   HIGHLIGHTS: 0:00 – Intro 1:49 – Title companies often make mistakes 2:27 – A bill of sale is standard in a mobile home and mobile homes are transferred by title 3:54 – Ultimately you get … Continue reading “Ep. 51 | Buying Your Park-Owned Homes Correctly With a Good Bill of Sale”

On this episode of The Mobile Home Park Lawyer Ferd takes us through 25 of his favorite things, explains why he likes them and why they may be a great gift for someone you know!   HIGHLIGHTS: 0:00 – Intro 3:30 – First on the list is Rent Manager 3:43 – Grasshopper for phone calls 3:59 – Bluetooth earphones for handsfree use 4:20 – A desk calendar to stay organized 4:42 – A P.O. Box 4:57 – Planning and scheduling … Continue reading “Ep. 50 | Ferd’s Favorite Things – MHP Stocking Stuffer Ideas”

On this episode of The Mobile Home Park Lawyer, Ferd discusses how you can go about screening potential tenants for your mobile home park. Ferd offers a generic tenant screening procedure, as well as giving us a step-by-step guide.   HIGHLIGHTS: 0:00 – Intro 1:05 – You can look at Rent Manager or another service to look up a prospective tenant and check their credit score and felonies 1:27 – Ferd uses a company to screen tenants, which is slower … Continue reading “Ep. 49 | Landlord-Tenant Screening – What To Do”

On this episode of The Mobile Home Park Lawyer, Ferd speaks to Larry Abramowitz. Ferd and Larry discuss Larry’s background and go through some vital tips and stories you should hear as a mobile home park owner.   HIGHLIGHTS: 0:00 – Intro and background on Larry 3:30 – Ferd asks about a specific deal that Larry did and asks him to take him through it 7:49 – Larry talks about what he’s doing to change the park and some of … Continue reading “Ep. 48 | Interview with MHP Owner Larry Abramowitz – How to Get the City to Work for You”

On this episode of The Mobile Home Park Lawyer, Ferd speaks about leasing rules and guidelines. Ferd discusses five key areas of state-specific leases and gives his best advice to MHP owners.   HIGHLIGHTS: 0:00 – Intro 1:31 – Leasing rules are different from state to state 4:38 – There are five key areas, of state-specific leases 4:52 – Ferd describes the contents of his 27-page quote template lease 5:31 – Ferd explains that there are five provisions you should … Continue reading “Ep. 47 | How To Avoid Getting Stung By a Non-State-Specific Lease”

On this episode of The Mobile Home Park Lawyer, Ferd sits down with Patrick Hagens to discuss the pros and cons of MHP and storage investing. Patrick gives intelligent tips and advice throughout, enjoy!   “I don’t want to buy anything in Alaska because I don’t want to be tempted to go work. I moved to Alaska to play in the mountains and hunt and fish and don’t want to be tempted with it. So, it’s a great barrier.”   … Continue reading “Ep. 46 | Interview with MHP Owner Patrick Hagens”

On this episode of The Mobile Home Park Lawyer, Ferd finishes up his mini-series on syndication by explaining reporting. Ferd talks about what goes into a report and why it is important to have good communication with investors. Enjoy! HIGHLIGHTS: 0:00 – Intro 1:37 – You have to be prepared and know what the reporting is going to look like, Ferd shares a story about a deal he currently is in 3:01 – Ask the syndicator what kind of reporting … Continue reading “Ep. 45 | Syndicator Reporting Dos and Dont’s”

On this episode of The Mobile Home Park Lawyer, Ferd sits down with Andrew Keel to talk about all things MHP. Ferd and Andrew discuss Andrew’s background in MHP as well as some tips on cost segregation and management training.   “Try to focus on your market wherever that is, and find the parks that you really want to buy someday, and cultivate relationships with those owners.”   HIGHLIGHTS: 0:00 – Intro and background on Andrew. How Andrew got into … Continue reading “Ep. 44 | MHP Owner Interview with Andrew Keel – Tips and Tactics in Today’s Market”