Growing up, we owned a park in Georgia. My advice, sell every other trailer. With the proceeds, buy storage sheds. Convert the park to an over 55 retirement community with decent sized yards instead of sardine can park. Provide a storage shed and up the rents. Hire a retiree tenant to be an assistant manager. Fence the property. Lower gross revenue, but you save churning the money you would spend managing headaches. Better tenants and less dangerous issues to resolve. Go visit a retirement park and talk to the office staff. You have kids. Give it some thought. Warmest regards Tom PS Edits were to correct typos
This is a great idea and thank you for thinking of seniors, however, we are not made of money, we have to pay for third party insurance ( the umbrella ) and medication, but we do pay our rent, I have been in my personal hell hole 29 years, renting.
Great advice. Sometimes property owners have to live, learn and experience the mistakes made renting to tenants in order to find the solution that works best them.
Ive lived in a park for 16 years now, own my own place, but there is a lot of rentals here,, over 60 really, for a while we had problems galore,, finally the owner hired a Older woman to oversee the park, , he gives her free lot rent and shes in charge, ill tell you, first she made it a no pets park, and is also working on making it a senior park , and so far , so very nice,, and she screens new people applying to move in,, shes tough, but doing a great job, and so far, less people moving out and rents paid on time, also, the yards and trailers are being well kept,, think about it,
Every other trailer gone is a great start. It feels less cramped them. A purpose built community building specifically designed to shelter everyone living there, short term, in the event of a violent storm like a Tornado would be good too
NO NO NO! The first rule of trailer parks is you never own the actual trailers!!!! Just own the land and rent the spots and allow the renters to buy and install their own trailers. No bueno sir!
One thing he can do to improve the quality of the rental is to make the trailers "Rent to Own". It gives people incentive to take care of the place and watch the neighborhood.
I have family up in washington state that does this... they have lots of problems of people leaving the trailers behind. $3-5000.00 to have an old trailer hauled off. I prefer the gas can and match approach but they are worried about getting in trouble for that. heh.
Yes but make small talk asking if have children and where they live ect ,. Basically determine if lazy druggie? Children are going to show up and move in . This happened at my sister's park omgosh it's terrible and the owner has her hands tied aperantly ...🤔😢
After I graduated as an RN, I thought it would be a good idea to buy a trailer and live in a mobile park community. It was an easy way to have a place that was mine, but was relatively inexpensive compared to renting a similar sized apartment. Even though I was young, I was working as a nurse so a really nice park, which was primarily a retirement community, allowed me to rent a lot there. It was really nice, with trailers having a decent amount of space. A tree on every lot. The roads were well maintained, and the place looked nice. There were many rules for living there. Only drivable vehicles were allowed in the parking spaces. Grass had to be mowed, if it wasn't the park owner would mow it and charge you for it. No junk or garbage was allowed to sit outside, and everyone had a shed. After a couple years a new owner took over the park. He immediately began expanding the park. All new lots were half the size and everyone in the new area were packed in like sardines. The quality of renters dropped significantly, and the park was rapidly abandoned by all the good residents. Fortunately I had saved through out my time there, and took the changes in the park as a sign to buy my own house. It was too bad, because I liked the people and environment and probably would have stayed a bit longer if not for the changes. 10 years later I drove through it and was saddened by how much of a dump it had become.
@@manictiger believe me.....I've got four years of experience and I'm dealing with 3 of them where I work really need to build my tech skills up so I can leave this damn job
Oh my god! I have been in this horrible business for 30 years. These people are mostly trailer park trash. Indeed, you can check rental history, credit etc etc but in the end they will drive you insane.
People that have money to buy their own trailer... will usually buy their own private land to move it onto. Most people have NO desire to move into a trailer park ..unless they are poor.. with low income and need cheap rental housing.
I have lived in a trailer park a couple of times. To quote my dad after we lost everything in a fire. "Trailer parks are not places you live, they are things that happen to you."
Ok I managed a park years ago and the best way is to just lease lots to trailer owners. That way people have skin n the game. The owner of the park that I managed use to sell new and used trailers to occupants and line them up with financing
Because where I'm at a person will shoot you or stab you over weed. It's not a joke I was homeless I tell you it's no joke they will walk up and stab you for it. One guy was wanting to sell weed so badly he jump out in HEAVEY traffic trying to stop cars to sell it
One of the first things that you can do to increase the status of the people that come there and the expectations of the community itself, is to stop calling it a trailer park and start calling it a mobile home community. Then you go on to ensure that it represents itself as a mobile home Community. An actual community. A neighborhood is only as good as its occupants. The term trailer park has carried negative connotations forever.
Or better yet call it a MANUFACTURED HOME COMUNITY OR NEIGHBORHOOD. Also BACKROUND CHECK, BACKROUND CHECK and DACKROUND CHECK. Make them mow the lawn or charge them extra if you have to do it. Cleanliness rules, Junk car rules strictly adhered too. AND QUIT CALLING IT A TRAILER PARK. Like 20 times in your video.
The best thing to do is make damn sure you don’t let rif raf move in. The nicest grandma in the world could have a good for nothing drug addict grandson who will steal everything not nailed down
A guy that used to live across the street from me got kicked out by his wife and moved into a trailer park for a while. He worked night shift and slept in the daytime. Someone stole the steps off of his trailer in broad daylight while he was inside sleeping because they were made of aluminum. He said it's a good thing it was still light when he went outside or he would've had a heck of a first step out the door.
Worked moving mobile homes when I was younger. Knocked on a door and received no response so I moved the steps in order to take off the skirting. About ten minutes later the door opened and before I could react the owner, a fat lady holding a child, stepped through the opening onto nothingness. Both were hurt pretty bad and I promise you I never made that mistake again. I would move the steps and stand in the opening while I removed the skirting and then put the steps back, at least until I was sure the house was vacant. Your "heck of a first step" would indeed have been a doozy if you hadn't noticed the absence of steps.
I spent 3 weeks in one here in Australia. My rental had asbestos & the landlord agreed to move us out to fix the place up. It was hell as even the scum bags on cheap housing were not there. The parasites who came around asking for stuff was amazing. Most were ex druggies & on welfare payments with 4 - 6 kids too. On our first morning I hear a neighbour breaking into his cabin as his wife locked him out. I counted down the days until we were able to move home. 3 old lawn chairs I had were stolen on first week, that I used to sit on to drink a coffee before going to work. Oh & not many people who lived there had teeth & jobs too LOL
Renters love to trash the homes for $$$$$$$$$$$$, wait till a property investor sniffs your project, puts his "own" renters in there, sabotage sabotage sabotage ...bring property value down to acquire the property the project put you out make you lose $$$$$$, your mental stability, your financial health, your family, career..... you under attack of flying monkeys da organized crime gang activity...
My co-worker has his own mobile home in a 'Senior' community. Everyone brings their own home or purchases one from the property. There are 500+ units in the park and his lot rent has gone from $490 a month to $850 a month in the past four years for the trailer space. That does not include utilities or cable. The property owners were a family until they sold it 5 years ago, and the new owners (Corporation) have really put the squeeze on the tenants.
Depending where you live, storage units and a place to park travel trailers. Especially since the COVID-19 started, people are buying travel trailers. They need a place to park them, I live in a rural area and the storage places are full.
A well run park is a simple business...they are way better than apartment buildings or SFH rentals...They are still real estate Don’t buy anything for residential rental investment in a bad school district...NEVER. Partnerships are not for me....
@@duanejackson6718 I have to say a person is deemed or considered bad only when the lesser parts of our humanity are represented in most parts of ones actions. A tipping scale or a balancing act that can happen at anytime with the right+-wrong type of luck ( we should feel blessed and be empathetic not to the bad action but to the imbalance someone suffers. Then better chance of less bad outcomes - for you and for me
If you’re looking for a 100% rule, with people it’s never going to happen. It’s true enough though that therapists won’t even see you until you get off of drugs. Marital problems with an alcoholic spouse, you can’t get help until the spouse gets off of alcohol. And if they don’t, get a divorce. And if you take your vows seriously, the church deals with this so often they say drugs are akin to abandonment and their choice to use drugs is abandonment and you can divorce them. This brings me to, what are you basing your opinion on?
I live in a trailer park / camp ground in Ohio and it’s nothing like this . It’s a mix of all ages . Right now we have no young children but it’s right on the lake and isn’t a bad place at all . I love my trailer ! It got me out of renting my shitty apartment and owning my own space . Eventually will sell for a home but it’s a great first starter home if the park isn’t filled with bad and inconsiderate people
As a lifelong trailer-dweller, I have to laugh when you say you didn't expect a shooting or a hooker in a trailer park!🤣 A sheltered upbringing, I take it?
Brandon, would it be better to just rent the trailer space and sell the people the trailer at a cheep rate just to move them rather than rent them and make it your responsibility to maintain them?
I believe this is generally the structure, yes. Then you slowly increase the fee for them to live there because it's too expensive for them to move their trailer. Congratulations, you're now a true slumlord!!
@@GEM4sta I'm currently up to a whopping $550 per month for lot rent, water/sewer included. Park about 5 miles outside of town. I have my own 2-car driveway, a block storage shed with a new roof, my own yard, and a decent sized garden. Manager lives on site and enforces rules. 3-Br/2-ba $15k Double-wide purchased on a 5-yr contract was paid off in March. I have another $5k in improvements invested. Had a realtor look at it, she said she would list it at $40k minimum. Lot rent PLUS loan payment was still less than previous apartment. Go downtown and a 1-bedroom apartment in the wrong part of town will run you $1000-1200 per month with NOTHING included. Parking is the first space that you can find. Cops won't show up unless at least 2 other units are available to respond. Gunshots weekly occurrence. Some sort of assault somewhere in the complex a daily occurrence. Leave car unlocked, as they will break a $200 car window to steal a $50 Walmart car stereo. Moral of story is that buying a mobile home in a park can be a good investment and a good way to upgrade your living situation. 2nd moral of story is to be absolutely sure that the paperwork is done properly so that you don't end up in the above apartment complex while Ex lives in the house that you purchased 12 years before you met her..
Hi, Thank you for the video, it was informative. Back in 1983 my first “apartment” was actually a furnished trailer. I was too young (to drink), desperate, and broke. I couldn't find work other than part time. Through a coworker I found a roommate. Through a neighbor my age I learned about food stamps. I barely survived. Most of my neighbors were under 25 years old, or over 55 years old. They were just barely surviving too. If it were not for that kind man that owned the trailer park renting to me I don't know what I'd have done. Back then a furnished 2 bedroom, 1 bath, single wide, with a clothes line, a yard big enough to park 4 cars in, and room to grow a vegetable garden in, water, oil and gas included was $75 a week. Unfortunately I made $60 a week, until I lost that job, then made $50 a week waiting tables. My roommate was necessary. My neighbors were a married girl my age, her husband, and brother on one side. The other side was a retired couple that never came outside. Note, some trailers were furnished and some were not. The point I'm trying to make is you could be someone's savior from living in their car. Or like my little neighborhood, home of people just starting out in life that need a break, and the retirement crowd trying to make those pennies stretch to last the rest of their life. These were the beer on the weekend crowd. Not all people willing to live in trailer parks are bad apples. But you do need a strick rental agreement. And explain that this is a community, not a drug den, and 3 strikes your out. Fear is a good motivator. If you already have a crime wave, you bought land in a bad area. You need a security guard company until they are fully occupied; and you can start a Community Crime Watch Committee, with HD cameras too. Good luck, take care, stay safe. Be somebody's hero. 👵 ☺️ ✌️ ☮️ 🖖 😷
@JB Silver Hi, I wish him all of the best luck in this endeavor. I hope he creates a nice little community like the one I lived in. I would have lived there longer, but my roommate joined the Marines so he could pay for college and improve his life. I couldn't find another roommate and had to move to someplace cheaper, that wasn't furnished. I couldn't afford that either. Life takes turns we never expect, especially when we're young inexperienced, and naive. I hope everything works out for this man, and in return he helps a lot of people. May God hold him in the palm of His hand, and bless him. You too, I wish life turns out well for you. Take care, stay safe, have a nice day. 👵☺️✌️☮️🖖 😷 🙉🙈🙊
Depends on how tiny. Sometimes, even without trailers, you still have trash. The cheaper the rent, the more trash you get. And I know from experience, don't get HUD involved!
I had one property for rent at a minimal monthly rent and still they came up with excuses to not pay me. All meanwhile had money for booze dope going fishing hunting 4 wheeling. Done with the low income housing. My patience ran out after 4 months. Sold the place at a loss ran as fast as i could never again. Too bad some people are good and pay on time. Finding them is another challenge.
Brandon, I appreciate that you don’t overly make fun of addicts. Would be cool if you could team up with a local rehab center and provide assistance for homeless addicts and the like. I know you’re a believer and doing good works. Cheers from the middle of nowhere Africa.
Your videos are some of the funniest I’ve seen. I feel bad laughing at your misfortune, but you are putting it out there for all to see. “People of the rock” 😂 “People of the pipe” 😂
"I never thought I would have to deal with so many concentrated issues at a location" That's literally what a trailer park is. An unnaturally high concentration of human garbage. Also crazy profitable for the right manager.
@@debbiemitchell6055 Normally is a wild assumption. I think the average trailer park has always been inhabited by trailer trash. Then in certain areas there are old people, yeah.
People who are poor enough to live in trailers, likely have some kind of mental issues and/or things they want to escape from. This leads to drug use and explains the very strange, dangerous behavior.
Even if you are making a profit (or will eventually) this trailer park deal seems like more hassle than it's worth. I lived in several trailer parks as a kid. Some of them had crazy stuff happening all the time while others were fairly peaceful. I'm not sure why.
If you screen who moves in, then you get better tenants. Sadly you are not supposed to discriminate. That doesn't mean you cannot clamp down on who rents. Keep your deposits high and your rent high enough to keep the riff raff out. Trailers represent more issues that 10 houses. We live in a trailer park. We have had 5 managers in 10 years.
Amen. Poor credit, low income leads to the need for affordable housing. Generational poverty. Hard life leads to hard choices. Thank you for tour efforts
I'm 14 and even if I was holding a baseball bat destroying people's houses would not even cross my mind I'm not one of those bratty teenagers that stays on video games all day. I like to go outside and have fun not destroy people's property this is so sad
You don't own a trailer park, you've built yourself a tin-can version of the Projects. Those trailers are way too close together, there are no carports or sheds, and you're in an industrial area. It looks like hell: no one will have any respect for the property. Only the most unfortunate people would even consider living there in sardine cans and that's what you're getting.
Next time, Bend over the nail, so no-one steps on it again, or throw it in the trash... I pilot truck drove for a year once, for a partnership that bought a trailer-park. They simply demolished or sold off all the old trailers and brought in brand new ones and evicted the old renters or would give the good renters new trailers with new rental contracts. They installed around 120 Brand new trailers, and either sold them, or rented the rest out to the old renters with some sort of deals they would make to replace their old trailers... We did everything, we would drill in the support pillars, setup and block the new trailers, and do the landscaping. They would hire out for everything else, such as electrical and Plumbing and such.
Buying dilapidated trailers, fixing them,and then renting them out to derelicts,and low income people, with poor character, and expecting it to run smoothly is a bit naive. Sorry for what you are dealing with though.
Sell all the trailers redevelop the property make a u Street you can get three rolls of double-wide trailer lots for new double-wide trailer owners only and you have dang near zero maintenance gate the community and charge HOA fees
Yay more videos! I love the trailer park videos, and the cinematography is awesome! Do you shoot and edit your own videos? Also when is the next laundromat video?
I always wanted to own a trailer park. My puppy’s groomer flips mobile homes. This video should be interesting because I know nothing about a trailer park.
To me the ideal trailer park is filled with retirees and on lots large enough for a small garden. RV parks are often nicer than trailer parks for this reason. Although I have definitely seen RV parks go bad too.
Get it up and ready to rent as many as you can once the ban on evictions and foreclosures is up at the beginning of 2021 your going to have more candidates lined up than you'll know what to do with.
Having lived in Ohio for 36 years, i can say with all honesty, its the armpit of America, especially the central and south eastern parts. It makes the movie Deliverance look like a fun day at the river.
Selling the trailers instead of renting them gets rid of a lot of riff raff. Making it a 55+ takes out even more riff raff. You can finance and make more money, lot rents only cuts your maintenance expenses. You will still at some point get most of them back when an owner dies or moves to assisted living, you can rehab and resale.
Your reaction towards the end...exactly how I reacted when my ex got upset for trying to co-parent...all for bringing events up from many years ago. Just breath...
Complains of "problems", finds board nailed to the sole of his shoe by his own misstep, cites it as an example of his "problems" and then throws IT BACK on the floor so he can step on it again later, while wondering aloud whether the cause of his many problems may be a gate to hell on the property. Too funny. Klutzmuch?
The crap you are buying = the quality of person you are going to get! Get rid off all of them look horrible. Put new ones in do some landscaping ect. Then sell em to people with good credit, And the rest will clean it self up. But you do you
Man i hear that with the Battletoads difficulty. I had it on the first game boy. i think i may have beat the JetSki? stage a few times. Also ive been trying to repair this illegal den addition and am finding Every reason out why you just tear it off and move on. Which i am now finally doing
You should run background checks on the people who come in to rent or buy. That's what my place did. Background checks and confirming that the rent/buyer has a stable job.
My Mom worked the front office in her mobile home "estates" doing payroll, monthly rents, preparing the utility bills for 350 +. As well as inforce all CCRs and rules. Starting thev Make sure you have good credit procedures and rules regarding community standards when garbage cans go out, must be put away exctra. I've seen some nasty places. Set the standards. Best of luck.
Attention all "Slum Lords"... The people you're renting to and the people that you're hiring to repair your trailers aren't exactly the cream of the crop. LMAO. As a Carpenter by trade I would rather collect unemployment than work for the slave wages you would be willing to pay, and I sure as hell wouldn't even consider moving my family and living in to anything you had to offer. So you're only going to get sub-par help and the dregs of society to live there.
You are doing it wrong on the mobile home's. Just set them up. Hook the electric and water up, skirting and steps. Then offer them for sale as is for around 2k each. And then just charge lot rent. No maintenance. Just need someone to run the office/pick up trash each day. And they get free housing for living on site.
My mom would say that idle handles do the work of the devil. If we put druggies to work doing hard long work days instead of in jail then they would be too tired to get into trouble. It would also clear up space in jails and prisons for the really hardcore trouble makers. Personally I would like to see the people in jails and prison grow their own food. We could also bring back the chain gangs. We have some people in local and county jails that work on outdoor work crews today. But I don't see us ever doing that with people in prisons as we have too many bleeding heart liberals that would say that is too harsh a punishment. Even if the guys would welcome the chance to get outside.
What is so hard about getting rid of that trailer frame? I use to demo trailers back 15 years ago. Saws-all and a 8ft pickup box and an afternoon it'd be all cut up and loaded for the scrap yard. Flooring in a dumpster.
Have an attorney help you draw up a contract and have defined rules for all renters. Such as an age limit and size limit of the mobile homes as well as general upkeep. To help out your senior renters if they stay with you a certain limit of time say ten years and keep the general appearance of their home in satisfactory condition their age limit of their home may be extended by a number of years. This will keep down the normal confusion. Good luck and have a great day and keep looking for that better tomorrow
I just realized that when people think of Ohio, this is what they think of lol
YYYYYep
Ohio Trailer Park Raised myself. Sorry Marko. lol
Is this not indicative?
I think of Roman Atwood.... and this
Exactly when I say I’m from Cleveland everyone thinks it’s the country. Smh
"I never thought I would have deal with a shootout in a Trailer Park". Bro, you've obviously never been in a Trailer Park LMFAO.
Or even watched Trailer Park Boys for Christs sake! Smh lol
Rakins
Broo Lmao remember gta5 the campaign when you play and fight in the trailer parks.. that's what just thought of 🤣🤣
Growing up, we owned a park in Georgia.
My advice, sell every other trailer. With the proceeds, buy storage sheds. Convert the park to an over 55 retirement community with decent sized yards instead of sardine can park. Provide a storage shed and up the rents. Hire a retiree tenant to be an assistant manager. Fence the property. Lower gross revenue, but you save churning the money you would spend managing headaches. Better tenants and less dangerous issues to resolve.
Go visit a retirement park and talk to the office staff.
You have kids. Give it some thought.
Warmest regards
Tom
PS Edits were to correct typos
This is a great idea and thank you for thinking of seniors, however, we are not made of money, we have to pay for third party insurance ( the umbrella ) and medication, but we do pay our rent, I have been in my personal hell hole 29 years, renting.
Those are by far the best parks. Doing service calls was a dream in senior parks.
Great advice. Sometimes property owners have to live, learn and experience the mistakes made renting to tenants in order to find the solution that works best them.
Ive lived in a park for 16 years now, own my own place, but there is a lot of rentals here,, over 60 really, for a while we had problems galore,, finally the owner hired a Older woman to oversee the park, , he gives her free lot rent and shes in charge, ill tell you, first she made it a no pets park, and is also working on making it a senior park , and so far , so very nice,, and she screens new people applying to move in,, shes tough, but doing a great job, and so far, less people moving out and rents paid on time, also, the yards and trailers are being well kept,, think about it,
Every other trailer gone is a great start. It feels less cramped them. A purpose built community building specifically designed to shelter everyone living there, short term, in the event of a violent storm like a Tornado would be good too
put up cameras and do a reality show, youll make a bundle just on that
I deal with it here, and very effectively
Lol
Yes!
Trailer Park Boys: Ohio
@@baconman2.052 legit
NO NO NO! The first rule of trailer parks is you never own the actual trailers!!!! Just own the land and rent the spots and allow the renters to buy and install their own trailers. No bueno sir!
This! I thought it was common knowledge for investors
One thing he can do to improve the quality of the rental is to make the trailers "Rent to Own". It gives people incentive to take care of the place and watch the neighborhood.
@@Zealor365 since he already has the trailers, that is the best advise. Rent to own.
I have family up in washington state that does this... they have lots of problems of people leaving the trailers behind. $3-5000.00 to have an old trailer hauled off. I prefer the gas can and match approach but they are worried about getting in trouble for that. heh.
100%AGREE,
Make your park for seniors. Otherwise your problems are just beginning.
I’m living in my camper, looking for place to chill for a little bit.
Yes but make small talk asking if have children and where they live ect ,. Basically determine if lazy druggie? Children are going to show up and move in . This happened at my sister's park omgosh it's terrible and the owner has her hands tied aperantly ...🤔😢
@@onebluemoon.268 That sucks dealing with people that just dont care
You bought an instant slum...
And then you are surprised you have to deal with slum dwellers.
BINGO!!!!!!
I've seen some really nice trailer parks before. But it's usually retirees. Which is why RV parks are often nicer than trailer parks.
After I graduated as an RN, I thought it would be a good idea to buy a trailer and live in a mobile park community. It was an easy way to have a place that was mine, but was relatively inexpensive compared to renting a similar sized apartment. Even though I was young, I was working as a nurse so a really nice park, which was primarily a retirement community, allowed me to rent a lot there. It was really nice, with trailers having a decent amount of space. A tree on every lot. The roads were well maintained, and the place looked nice. There were many rules for living there. Only drivable vehicles were allowed in the parking spaces. Grass had to be mowed, if it wasn't the park owner would mow it and charge you for it. No junk or garbage was allowed to sit outside, and everyone had a shed.
After a couple years a new owner took over the park. He immediately began expanding the park. All new lots were half the size and everyone in the new area were packed in like sardines. The quality of renters dropped significantly, and the park was rapidly abandoned by all the good residents. Fortunately I had saved through out my time there, and took the changes in the park as a sign to buy my own house. It was too bad, because I liked the people and environment and probably would have stayed a bit longer if not for the changes. 10 years later I drove through it and was saddened by how much of a dump it had become.
Great story
Thanks, that was very useful for anyone looking to found a park. 👍
Thank you for being a nurse. You are appreciated.
Ned T sounds like the trailer park that I used to live in, it's getting barer and barer.
goes to show how important management is
"Consumer of the rock" and "spoonie" are new terms I have never heard before. You learn something new every day.
New kids on the rock
i get spooner now - on second video from seeing it. drug user or maker.
@@moaningpheromones You 'cook' some drugs in a spoon. You heat your portion from under the spoon with your lighter.
So she likes WWE and cuddling....big whoop.
😂
@@rebbeshort heroin mainly, but i prefer to shmoke it
You will never go broke overestimating how stupid people are.
insured by the dunder effect and rebounded by pride of the stupid
You don't want to know the ratio of competent to incompetent employees I've had this year.
@@manictiger believe me.....I've got four years of experience and I'm dealing with 3 of them where I work
really need to build my tech skills up so I can leave this damn job
Oh my god! I have been in this horrible business for 30 years. These people are mostly trailer park trash. Indeed, you can check rental history, credit etc etc but in the end they will drive you insane.
Our beloved President proves that.
Have the tenants buy their own trailer, less problems that way.
Yes we have one down the road they own their own very nice place with a huge lake to fish
People that have money to buy their own trailer... will usually buy their own private land to move it onto. Most people have NO desire to move into a trailer park ..unless they are poor.. with low income and need cheap rental housing.
be careful with lease to own options they never hold up in court and you will be considered a landlord responsible for all the home repairs
A little, but not much lol.
@@midos6767 true but i seen some really nice trailer parks in Florida like up scale and very well kept up better than some houses i seen
My friend used to live in a not so good trailer park and he told me a couple of times how he’d be asleep and get woken up by meth labs exploding
I have lived in a trailer park a couple of times. To quote my dad after we lost everything in a fire. "Trailer parks are not places you live, they are things that happen to you."
Amen James Ford
Interesting .
You dip brain a home is what you make out of it.I bet you live in a trailer
@@405DCFL I don't and wasn't raised in one
Ok I managed a park years ago and the best way is to just lease lots to trailer owners. That way people have skin n the game.
The owner of the park that I managed use to sell new and used trailers to occupants and line them up with financing
Q: Why would anyone do this?
A: Meth
Well that explains every trailer park problem in a word.
Accually all drugs.
Because where I'm at a person will shoot you or stab you over weed. It's not a joke I was homeless I tell you it's no joke they will walk up and stab you for it. One guy was wanting to sell weed so badly he jump out in HEAVEY traffic trying to stop cars to sell it
One of the first things that you can do to increase the status of the people that come there and the expectations of the community itself, is to stop calling it a trailer park and start calling it a mobile home community. Then you go on to ensure that it represents itself as a mobile home Community. An actual community. A neighborhood is only as good as its occupants. The term trailer park has carried negative connotations forever.
I have the same opinion about that. I tell people I live in a neighborhood, not the hood.
Or better yet call it a MANUFACTURED HOME COMUNITY OR NEIGHBORHOOD. Also BACKROUND CHECK, BACKROUND CHECK and DACKROUND CHECK. Make them mow the lawn or charge them extra if you have to do it. Cleanliness rules, Junk car rules strictly adhered too. AND QUIT CALLING IT A TRAILER PARK. Like 20 times in your video.
It's a trailer park...Who do you think typically rents one like these...You get what you pay for
The best thing to do is make damn sure you don’t let rif raf move in. The nicest grandma in the world could have a good for nothing drug addict grandson who will steal everything not nailed down
Kahmune and unity
You need to hire security. Give them a trailer to live in or at a reduced rate.
I'm available
Yeah get a supervisor and an assistant supervisor too
@@TheSkullcrusher73 ideally having the assistant supervisor be the weekend park supervisor
Ain't no way anyone is gonna live in a trailer for a job
A guy that used to live across the street from me got kicked out by his wife and moved into a trailer park for a while. He worked night shift and slept in the daytime. Someone stole the steps off of his trailer in broad daylight while he was inside sleeping because they were made of aluminum. He said it's a good thing it was still light when he went outside or he would've had a heck of a first step out the door.
Dam!
I was expecting the rest of your paragraph to say he stepped out and broke his leg or neck! Thank God he wasn't hurt
Worked moving mobile homes when I was younger. Knocked on a door and received no response so I moved the steps in order to take off the skirting. About ten minutes later the door opened and before I could react the owner, a fat lady holding a child, stepped through the opening onto nothingness. Both were hurt pretty bad and I promise you I never made that mistake again. I would move the steps and stand in the opening while I removed the skirting and then put the steps back, at least until I was sure the house was vacant. Your "heck of a first step" would indeed have been a doozy if you hadn't noticed the absence of steps.
I spent 3 weeks in one here in Australia. My rental had asbestos & the landlord agreed to move us out to fix the place up. It was hell as even the scum bags on cheap housing were not there. The parasites who came around asking for stuff was amazing. Most were ex druggies & on welfare payments with 4 - 6 kids too. On our first morning I hear a neighbour breaking into his cabin as his wife locked him out. I counted down the days until we were able to move home. 3 old lawn chairs I had were stolen on first week, that I used to sit on to drink a coffee before going to work. Oh & not many people who lived there had teeth & jobs too LOL
What the HELL
You intend to operate rented mobile homes ?
Good luck buddy !
Good luck!
Renters love to trash the homes for $$$$$$$$$$$$, wait till a property investor sniffs your project, puts his "own" renters in there, sabotage sabotage sabotage ...bring property value down to acquire the property the project put you out make you lose $$$$$$, your mental stability, your financial health, your family, career..... you under attack of flying monkeys da organized crime gang activity...
My co-worker has his own mobile home in a 'Senior' community. Everyone brings their own home or purchases one from the property. There are 500+ units in the park and his lot rent has gone from $490 a month to $850 a month in the past four years for the trailer space. That does not include utilities or cable. The property owners were a family until they sold it 5 years ago, and the new owners (Corporation) have really put the squeeze on the tenants.
My accountant is trying to talk me into buying a trailer park with him. I should send this video to him.
DON'T DO IT!!
GET A NEW ACCOUNTANT ASAP!! He's either ignorant, or crooked.
Depending where you live, storage units and a place to park travel trailers. Especially since the COVID-19 started, people are buying travel trailers. They need a place to park them, I live in a rural area and the storage places are full.
A well run park is a simple business...they are way better than apartment buildings or SFH rentals...They are still real estate Don’t buy anything for residential rental investment in a bad school district...NEVER. Partnerships are not for me....
Trailer parks can be a cash cow. But you dont want to own the trailers. Sell them cheap. Then just charge lot rent.
That is every bit as depressing as I always imagined a trailer park could be.
Really come where I'm at, we have a trailer court where the cops and ambulance are there almost everyday. It's so bad you don't go to it.
@@anthonydesroches785 What State you in?
Drugs aren't the problem, loser people are the problem. It just happens that they are often involved with drugs.
@Marie Hornungwhat I'm saying is, doing drugs doesn't make a person bad but bad people often do drugs.
I would add that bad people are bad even absent of drugs.
@@duanejackson6718 I have to say a person is deemed or considered bad only when the lesser parts of our humanity are represented in most parts of ones actions. A tipping scale or a balancing act that can happen at anytime with the right+-wrong type of luck ( we should feel blessed and be empathetic not to the bad action but to the imbalance someone suffers. Then better chance of less bad outcomes - for you and for me
If you’re looking for a 100% rule, with people it’s never going to happen. It’s true enough though that therapists won’t even see you until you get off of drugs. Marital problems with an alcoholic spouse, you can’t get help until the spouse gets off of alcohol. And if they don’t, get a divorce. And if you take your vows seriously, the church deals with this so often they say drugs are akin to abandonment and their choice to use drugs is abandonment and you can divorce them. This brings me to, what are you basing your opinion on?
@@cddc9310 You don't have to be a horrible person to do drugs, but certain drugs will inexorably turn you into a horrible person.
I live in a trailer park / camp ground in Ohio and it’s nothing like this . It’s a mix of all ages . Right now we have no young children but it’s right on the lake and isn’t a bad place at all . I love my trailer ! It got me out of renting my shitty apartment and owning my own space . Eventually will sell for a home but it’s a great first starter home if the park isn’t filled with bad and inconsiderate people
Brandon, you've been gone too long! Don't leave us hanging. We need to be informed.
Busy busy
His TickTOckers are more valuable than us.
‘A direct portal to hell’, cue tetanus infected nail
Lel
My uncle lost a leg from stepping on a nail.
As a lifelong trailer-dweller, I have to laugh when you say you didn't expect a shooting or a hooker in a trailer park!🤣 A sheltered upbringing, I take it?
This is one of those "Mine won't be like those others" things.
Brandon, would it be better to just rent the trailer space and sell the people the trailer at a cheep rate just to move them rather than rent them and make it your responsibility to maintain them?
That's what I'd be doing
I believe this is generally the structure, yes. Then you slowly increase the fee for them to live there because it's too expensive for them to move their trailer. Congratulations, you're now a true slumlord!!
@@GEM4sta I'd rather be the lord than the slum.
@@GEM4sta I'm currently up to a whopping $550 per month for lot rent, water/sewer included. Park about 5 miles outside of town. I have my own 2-car driveway, a block storage shed with a new roof, my own yard, and a decent sized garden. Manager lives on site and enforces rules. 3-Br/2-ba $15k Double-wide purchased on a 5-yr contract was paid off in March. I have another $5k in improvements invested. Had a realtor look at it, she said she would list it at $40k minimum. Lot rent PLUS loan payment was still less than previous apartment.
Go downtown and a 1-bedroom apartment in the wrong part of town will run you $1000-1200 per month with NOTHING included. Parking is the first space that you can find. Cops won't show up unless at least 2 other units are available to respond. Gunshots weekly occurrence. Some sort of assault somewhere in the complex a daily occurrence. Leave car unlocked, as they will break a $200 car window to steal a $50 Walmart car stereo.
Moral of story is that buying a mobile home in a park can be a good investment and a good way to upgrade your living situation. 2nd moral of story is to be absolutely sure that the paperwork is done properly so that you don't end up in the above apartment complex while Ex lives in the house that you purchased 12 years before you met her..
@@kevincrosby1760 another moral of your story is to stay single and not get involved with a woman.
It all went to heck when Mr. Layhey passed. RIP.
Brandon you have an elegant way with words. "Lady of the evening". "Consumer of the rock". 😂
Or maybe a spoonie lol
Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys talking about Ray with his "ladies of the evening"
🤣🤣
@@jah12879 🤣
Dont forget the spoon.
Hi, Thank you for the video, it was informative.
Back in 1983 my first “apartment” was actually a furnished trailer. I was too young (to drink), desperate, and broke. I couldn't find work other than part time. Through a coworker I found a roommate. Through a neighbor my age I learned about food stamps. I barely survived. Most of my neighbors were under 25 years old, or over 55 years old. They were just barely surviving too. If it were not for that kind man that owned the trailer park renting to me I don't know what I'd have done. Back then a furnished 2 bedroom, 1 bath, single wide, with a clothes line, a yard big enough to park 4 cars in, and room to grow a vegetable garden in, water, oil and gas included was $75 a week. Unfortunately I made $60 a week, until I lost that job, then made $50 a week waiting tables. My roommate was necessary. My neighbors were a married girl my age, her husband, and brother on one side. The other side was a retired couple that never came outside. Note, some trailers were furnished and some were not.
The point I'm trying to make is you could be someone's savior from living in their car. Or like my little neighborhood, home of people just starting out in life that need a break, and the retirement crowd trying to make those pennies stretch to last the rest of their life. These were the beer on the weekend crowd. Not all people willing to live in trailer parks are bad apples. But you do need a strick rental agreement. And explain that this is a community, not a drug den, and 3 strikes your out. Fear is a good motivator.
If you already have a crime wave, you bought land in a bad area. You need a security guard company until they are fully occupied; and you can start a Community Crime Watch Committee, with HD cameras too.
Good luck, take care, stay safe. Be somebody's hero.
👵 ☺️ ✌️ ☮️ 🖖 😷
@JB Silver Hi,
I wish him all of the best luck in this endeavor.
I hope he creates a nice little community like the one I lived in.
I would have lived there longer, but my roommate joined the Marines so he could pay for college and improve his life. I couldn't find another roommate and had to move to someplace cheaper, that wasn't furnished. I couldn't afford that either. Life takes turns we never expect, especially when we're young inexperienced, and naive.
I hope everything works out for this man, and in return he helps a lot of people. May God hold him in the palm of His hand, and bless him.
You too, I wish life turns out well for you. Take care, stay safe, have a nice day.
👵☺️✌️☮️🖖 😷 🙉🙈🙊
I never in my lifetime thought there would be vandals at a trailer park or drug problems :D
I did
Honestly you should just rip out all the trailers and make it a tiny home park. Less trailer trash, more suburban yuppie
In a word (or two): quality clientele.
That would help cut down on subdividing farm land.
Depends on how tiny. Sometimes, even without trailers, you still have trash. The cheaper the rent, the more trash you get. And I know from experience, don't get HUD involved!
@@donellmuniz590 You don't see laundry mats or renta centers in up scale Neighborhoods.
@@watchthisnow321 True dat.
Came here for the comments and well I was the first one haha
Nice!
I had one property for rent at a minimal monthly rent and
still they came up with excuses to not pay me. All meanwhile had money for booze
dope going fishing hunting 4 wheeling. Done with the low income housing.
My patience ran out after 4 months. Sold the place at a loss ran as fast as i could
never again. Too bad some people are good and pay on time. Finding them
is another challenge.
Brandon, I appreciate that you don’t overly make fun of addicts. Would be cool if you could team up with a local rehab center and provide assistance for homeless addicts and the like. I know you’re a believer and doing good works. Cheers from the middle of nowhere Africa.
Already do
Editing has really improved over the past year! Love to see it bro
Your videos are some of the funniest I’ve seen. I feel bad laughing at your misfortune, but you are putting it out there for all to see.
“People of the rock” 😂
“People of the pipe” 😂
I'm a mental health social worker...oh the stories that I could tell you about my special clients...and housing. 😂😅🤣
Stfu
"Maybe it would be wrong to call this a direct portal to hell, but. . ." 😄
Dude, where the hell do you think the expression "trailer park trash" comes from?!?!
Well he got what he paid for.
Don't Say that. Lots of good hard working people live in all locations. Apts. Cabins. Condos.
Not all are like that some are really nice with good people.
Have you thought of putting some tall poles in the park and attaching cameras to them?
D. Fenestrator I think he did, and somebody destroyed them
Tweakers have sawzills I'd imagine. Lol.
Did 6mo ago
@@InvestmentJoy how many of the cameras have been stolen so far?
This is how you make money with a trailer park: You buy one. Kick out all the tenants and sell the land to a developer.
Yes sir. Don't forget to ask if FEMA needs a spot. They guarantee to pay.
I hope the third-party management has some spunk, thrives on trailer-park drama and becomes third-party entertainment!
Everything depends on the people you rent them to, stay away from section 8. Set occupancy limits, Demand a criminal background check.
My in laws had an apartment building decades ago, I jokingly told them they were slumlords. Section 8 is awful, run away. They destroy everything.
And a financial backgrounsd check to find out if they can pay the rent.
Trailer Park Tub vs Scrooge McDuck Tub:
McDuck Tub: Full of fictional gold coins
Trailer Park Tub: Full of used needles & broken crack pipes
"I never thought I would have to deal with so many concentrated issues at a location"
That's literally what a trailer park is. An unnaturally high concentration of human garbage.
Also crazy profitable for the right manager.
His trailers look really close together, for a rural park. Really Close !
@@debbiemitchell6055 Normally is a wild assumption. I think the average trailer park has always been inhabited by trailer trash. Then in certain areas there are old people, yeah.
People who are poor enough to live in trailers, likely have some kind of mental issues and/or things they want to escape from.
This leads to drug use and explains the very strange, dangerous behavior.
That's literally what a trailer park is. An unnaturally high concentration of human garbage.
What an unbelievably stupid remark.
@@ianreid2481 If by stupid, you mean "honest to the point you were offended" then yes, it was.
Even if you are making a profit (or will eventually) this trailer park deal seems like more hassle than it's worth. I lived in several trailer parks as a kid. Some of them had crazy stuff happening all the time while others were fairly peaceful. I'm not sure why.
@Jeff Lee You mean Hillary, as Clinton grew up in one, in Hot Springs.
I love your optimism in ppl, I lost that years ago, good luck and keep moving forward!
i'm losing a lot of mine fast on youtube
Ok ... so now i know to NEVER own a trailer park ! Thanks for the heads up !
If you screen who moves in, then you get better tenants. Sadly you are not supposed to discriminate. That doesn't mean you cannot clamp down on who rents. Keep your deposits high and your rent high enough to keep the riff raff out. Trailers represent more issues that 10 houses. We live in a trailer park. We have had 5 managers in 10 years.
Brandon I think your doing a true service to that community by cleaning up that mobile home park. Congrats to You 👏
Amen. Poor credit, low income leads to the need for affordable housing. Generational poverty. Hard life leads to hard choices. Thank you for tour efforts
Wow, Thanks for the honesty. Good luck with your biz. Great channel.
Make it an age-restricted 55 and over community.
I'm 14 and even if I was holding a baseball bat destroying people's houses would not even cross my mind I'm not one of those bratty teenagers that stays on video games all day. I like to go outside and have fun not destroy people's property this is so sad
you need Jim Lahey!
*******LOL OMG YOU JUST SAID IT
You don't own a trailer park, you've built yourself a tin-can version of the Projects. Those trailers are way too close together, there are no carports or sheds, and you're in an industrial area. It looks like hell: no one will have any respect for the property. Only the most unfortunate people would even consider living there in sardine cans and that's what you're getting.
Next time, Bend over the nail, so no-one steps on it again, or throw it in the trash... I pilot truck drove for a year once, for a partnership that bought a trailer-park. They simply demolished or sold off all the old trailers and brought in brand new ones and evicted the old renters or would give the good renters new trailers with new rental contracts. They installed around 120 Brand new trailers, and either sold them, or rented the rest out to the old renters with some sort of deals they would make to replace their old trailers...
We did everything, we would drill in the support pillars, setup and block the new trailers, and do the landscaping. They would hire out for everything else, such as electrical and Plumbing and such.
As far as the kids destroying your property I would invest in some cameras.
Bottle kids!
They're kids, why do you think they got the job to do it 🙄 kid= juvie ; parent=prison + $$$$$....
Buying dilapidated trailers, fixing them,and then renting them out to derelicts,and low income people, with poor character, and expecting it to run smoothly is a bit naive. Sorry for what you are dealing with though.
See tommy gz idea, thoughts?
@@gooddogtrainingservices5351 I think he has thought it out and has a great idea
Sell all the trailers redevelop the property make a u Street you can get three rolls of double-wide trailer lots for new double-wide trailer owners only and you have dang near zero maintenance gate the community and charge HOA fees
Yay more videos! I love the trailer park videos, and the cinematography is awesome! Do you shoot and edit your own videos?
Also when is the next laundromat video?
Yes, 100% me here.
Best bet is to fix them up and seller finance them to the tenants. Collect lot rent and not deal with repairs.
The "trash" of a trailer park don't play "Rock, Paper, Scissors", instead, they play "C-rock, Spoon, Razorblade".
Syringe
Ending was hilarious, btw.
Thanks
I wish you lots of luck in your endeavors with your trailer park
Since we're competitive here I came in 7th lol
I always wanted to own a trailer park. My puppy’s groomer flips mobile homes. This video should be interesting because I know nothing about a trailer park.
I hope your trailerpark gets better
It is
Sounds like a video game
To me the ideal trailer park is filled with retirees and on lots large enough for a small garden.
RV parks are often nicer than trailer parks for this reason. Although I have definitely seen RV parks go bad too.
You’ve lost a lot of weight mate! Looking good! Is it stress related??
Get it up and ready to rent as many as you can once the ban on evictions and foreclosures is up at the beginning of 2021 your going to have more candidates lined up than you'll know what to do with.
i thought you were in a crime scene at the being xd
LOL! Maybe next video.
Brandon should just film a reality TV show: "Trailer Park Life".
Did you not read the title boi
3:20 "a consumer of the rock"
Having lived in Ohio for 36 years, i can say with all honesty, its the armpit of America, especially the central and south eastern parts. It makes the movie Deliverance look like a fun day at the river.
Selling the trailers instead of renting them gets rid of a lot of riff raff. Making it a 55+ takes out even more riff raff. You can finance and make more money, lot rents only cuts your maintenance expenses. You will still at some point get most of them back when an owner dies or moves to assisted living, you can rehab and resale.
What's the story was the camper though? Need to gate that whole place up. Poverty loves to attract misery. Good to see an update on the park
Your reaction towards the end...exactly how I reacted when my ex got upset for trying to co-parent...all for bringing events up from many years ago. Just breath...
Never invest in trailer parks. The trailers are over priced to begin with bank loans do not expire before the trailer life does..
A 2 thousand dollar three bedroom home is over priced? Dont get me wrong they are a can of worms.
Complains of "problems", finds board nailed to the sole of his shoe by his own misstep, cites it as an example of his "problems" and then throws IT BACK on the floor so he can step on it again later, while wondering aloud whether the cause of his many problems may be a gate to hell on the property. Too funny. Klutzmuch?
"how to build your own slum"
The crap you are buying = the quality of person you are going to get! Get rid off all of them look horrible. Put new ones in do some landscaping ect. Then sell em to people with good credit, And the rest will clean it self up. But you do you
Man i hear that with the Battletoads difficulty. I had it on the first game boy. i think i may have beat the JetSki? stage a few times.
Also ive been trying to repair this illegal den addition and am finding Every reason out why you just tear it off and move on. Which i am now finally doing
You should run background checks on the people who come in to rent or buy. That's what my place did. Background checks and confirming that the rent/buyer has a stable job.
Nothing does justice to a trailer park like a drone flyover shot
Yes, they look so attractive from above!
My Mom worked the front office in her mobile home "estates" doing payroll, monthly rents, preparing the utility bills for 350 +. As well as inforce all CCRs and rules. Starting thev
Make sure you have good credit procedures and rules regarding community standards when garbage cans go out, must be put away exctra.
I've seen some nasty places. Set the standards. Best of luck.
Lol, he looks like Caillou now,
Still love the vids...
Attention all "Slum Lords"... The people you're renting to and the people that you're hiring to repair your trailers aren't exactly the cream of the crop. LMAO. As a Carpenter by trade I would rather collect unemployment than work for the slave wages you would be willing to pay, and I sure as hell wouldn't even consider moving my family and living in to anything you had to offer. So you're only going to get sub-par help and the dregs of society to live there.
You need to start wearing longer pants before you contract something 🤦🏾
Being a travel trailer owner, I can tell you workmanship on RVs really sucks. I bought mine brand new and still had to do a lot of stupid fixes to it.
Damn, bottle kids!
Corona virus is the wooooorst ive been fixing a trailer for over a year. Not to mention its hard and harder to find supplies where i live
Trailers are always a nightmare. They were never designed for permanent living, they were designed to be temporary.
You are doing it wrong on the mobile home's. Just set them up. Hook the electric and water up, skirting and steps. Then offer them for sale as is for around 2k each. And then just charge lot rent. No maintenance. Just need someone to run the office/pick up trash each day. And they get free housing for living on site.
that trailer park needs a fence lol
My mom would say that idle handles do the work of the devil. If we put druggies to work doing hard long work days instead of in jail then they would be too tired to get into trouble. It would also clear up space in jails and prisons for the really hardcore trouble makers. Personally I would like to see the people in jails and prison grow their own food. We could also bring back the chain gangs. We have some people in local and county jails that work on outdoor work crews today. But I don't see us ever doing that with people in prisons as we have too many bleeding heart liberals that would say that is too harsh a punishment. Even if the guys would welcome the chance to get outside.
What is so hard about getting rid of that trailer frame? I use to demo trailers back 15 years ago. Saws-all and a 8ft pickup box and an afternoon it'd be all cut up and loaded for the scrap yard. Flooring in a dumpster.
Ok , now come do it.
Investment Joy cap
@@InvestmentJoy I doubt he's in your area
Investment Joy if I could I would do it lol. 😀😀😀😀 love breaking stuff.
Have an attorney help you draw up a contract and have defined rules for all renters. Such as an age limit and size limit of the mobile homes as well as general upkeep. To help out your senior renters if they stay with you a certain limit of time say ten years and keep the general appearance of their home in satisfactory condition their age limit of their home may be extended by a number of years. This will keep down the normal confusion. Good luck and have a great day and keep looking for that better tomorrow
Hi I am praying for you and all your
Businesses Rentals and Trailer Park
And this Channel.