How Frank Rolfe Built a Mobile Home Empire | BiggerPockets Podcast 339

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  • Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
  • On today’s show, Brandon and David interview Frank Rolfe, an experienced mobile home park investor with TONS of great advice to share-and share he does! You won’t want to miss Frank’s incredible tips for using seller financing to buy parks, staying low risk while scaling, and the beauty of owning “small cities”!
    He also gives fantastic advice for making “stakeholders” out of tenants, describes what the perfect mobile home park setup looks like, and discusses how to find pocket listings no one else is seeing. Frank goes on to share the incredible story of how he bought a mobile home park with a wrestling ring in the back and how he sold it for a $1 million profit seven years later!
    In addition, he talks about his strategy for finding the perfect resident manager and insuring yourself against embezzlement from your management team.
    This is one of the most information-packed shows we’ve ever done in the MHP space, and you’ll be blown away by the amount of content here. Download it today!
    Check the full show notes here: www.biggerpock...

Комментарии • 76

  • @liveextreme6752
    @liveextreme6752 5 лет назад +40

    6:45 where it starts. Skip ads

  • @katherineearle228
    @katherineearle228 5 лет назад +17

    Just want to say a big "thank you!" to bigger pockets!!! Started listening to the podcasts 3 years ago and have been a dedicated listener while we get rid of our debt and about to buy our first property by the end of this year! Thanks again for keeping me motivated during this looooong waiting period......🤗

    • @michaelvasquez1355
      @michaelvasquez1355 3 года назад

      did you buy your first property katherine?

    • @katherineearle228
      @katherineearle228 3 года назад +1

      @@michaelvasquez1355 Hey there! Actually I lost my income source which made me have to pivot. I became an agent an investing initially in building my business. How about you? You in the game?

    • @williambillingsley251
      @williambillingsley251 Год назад

      I’d Zeb

  • @lisagraham8022
    @lisagraham8022 3 года назад +2

    Always appreciate a successful person gave out all his business secrets for free. Thank you

  • @paulojustinianookubo
    @paulojustinianookubo 3 года назад +6

    I wonder what about starting your own mobile park from 0. Right now is hard to find deals or to find mobile parks.

  • @TheOracleCh
    @TheOracleCh 4 года назад +3

    How do you appraise a mobile home? How do you know if you are overpaying or underpaying on a lot or individual mobile home on a lot?

  • @cityparkproperties7001
    @cityparkproperties7001 5 лет назад +3

    Frank knows his stuff. Mobile park SME!

  • @DanielIles
    @DanielIles 5 лет назад +8

    Wow, super excited to listen to this one later. Just made an offer my 9th & 10th units!

    • @kylegrimm
      @kylegrimm 3 года назад

      Hey Daniel! What’s up!? 😀

  • @junebreeze5620
    @junebreeze5620 5 лет назад +4

    Very good podcast. Frank shared a lot of valuable information.

  • @wuzgoanon9373
    @wuzgoanon9373 5 лет назад +1

    Good stuff. I just bought my first property in an old neighborhood of mobile homes. Seeing this interview is timely for my purposes.Thanks for the info!

  • @danthadon87
    @danthadon87 4 года назад

    Thanks Brandon for constantly pumping out golden nuggets like this podcast episode.

  • @LivingMAD
    @LivingMAD 5 лет назад +11

    Is it just me, or has Brandon’s beard become even more glorious since his move to Hawaii? LOL!

  • @juniorlene839
    @juniorlene839 5 лет назад +15

    Why won’t he look at the camera to talk lol

    • @mvl2114
      @mvl2114 4 года назад +2

      seems to have a condition...

    • @russellmoore5711
      @russellmoore5711 3 года назад +8

      When you have 20,000 lots, you can look how you want to look.

    • @patrickcrockarell8647
      @patrickcrockarell8647 3 года назад +1

      I was thinking the same thing. I’m sure he’s different in person, though I’ve met people like that too.

    • @patrickcrockarell8647
      @patrickcrockarell8647 3 года назад +2

      I wonder if he’s looking at the monitor, but has a separate camera...

    • @chickmagnet225713
      @chickmagnet225713 3 года назад +2

      Hes looking at a separate monitor with the show Host video feed on it while the camera is on separate monitor. But hes giving you a million dollars worth of game and strategy for free. So shut the Fuck up let the man look where the hell he wants!!

  • @matthaugh7287
    @matthaugh7287 Год назад

    So much value in this video!! ❤

  • @ToniSchafer
    @ToniSchafer 8 месяцев назад

    Well, listening to this 4 years later and David's prediction at min 4:45 is dead on. Sometimes I think he truly has a crystal ball. Haha

  • @daratencion3845
    @daratencion3845 3 года назад

    Thanks all 3 !

  • @_CashFlowTy
    @_CashFlowTy 5 лет назад +2

    Deep dive 1:00:41 #Debtfreety

  • @marty-anderson
    @marty-anderson 4 года назад

    Very informational & inspirational... Frank's got the money but David has a better web camera and I would love to know the make and model. Thanks.

  • @chizpa305
    @chizpa305 3 года назад +1

    Ok so almost every video I see about mobile home investing, actually talks about mobile home parks, rather than individual mobile homes. I guess that individual ones are not such a hot investment.

    • @HappyCleanersWA
      @HappyCleanersWA 3 года назад

      The homes depreciate and are hard to get loans on, not a great investment. The money is in the land

  • @junfak
    @junfak 5 лет назад +3

    Thank you for doing a response to John Oliver show.

  • @LouBloom21655
    @LouBloom21655 5 лет назад

    Is it me or is Brandon so giddy in the beginning of the interview 😂

  • @SherryXShi
    @SherryXShi 2 года назад

    Brandon, how to structure the seller's finance?

  • @_realsavyinvestor
    @_realsavyinvestor Год назад

    7:30 is where the action starts

  • @nickmorris9311
    @nickmorris9311 3 года назад +1

    His neck had to have hurt after this

  • @josephsmith8419
    @josephsmith8419 Год назад

    The biggest thing I don't understand is why a park owner would not want POHs verses tenant owned homes. For apx twice the rental income. Brandon expresses this query too at 38:45

    • @JonathanZaniMHC
      @JonathanZaniMHC 3 месяца назад +1

      Because of refi or at time of selling. Banks don’t count POH when lending also they depriciate in value so even if your cash flow increases, the value of the homes decrease + expenses when switching tenants

    • @JonathanZaniMHC
      @JonathanZaniMHC 3 месяца назад +1

      He always comes in when buying a park thinking of where he has to take it to to sell it, he’s not planning on buying to keep for forever, so to be bankable for the future seller it has to be 80%+ occupied with if possible no POH

  • @travonbrown8818
    @travonbrown8818 3 года назад

    Fire🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @AutumnPrinceProductions
    @AutumnPrinceProductions 5 лет назад +1

    does anyone know where the video went "what john Oliver got right and wrong about mobile home parks"???
    it was removed before I could see it

    • @andrevor20
      @andrevor20 4 года назад

      Kklokkkawkls about what I did llllllloooooouhhhhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuukkkkkkl
      Mmkkjiiii to go

  • @brantleystill4302
    @brantleystill4302 4 года назад +5

    Are there any left for me to buy, lol?

  • @Owner7979
    @Owner7979 Год назад

    Yep, ahhhhhh yep! Teach yourself all kinds of things you enjoyed on ur journey to where u r now2023! As you learn new things add the journeys and bam! Now ur a person with many gifts to make 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑never settle for not trying something new!

  • @junebreeze5620
    @junebreeze5620 5 лет назад

    There are two books titled Patton.

  • @Sir_Pumpington_Of_Dumpenshire
    @Sir_Pumpington_Of_Dumpenshire 5 лет назад

    How difficult was Stanford?

  • @russellmoore5711
    @russellmoore5711 3 года назад +2

    I don't think he knows his camera is on. He looks like he's looking out a window and just thinks his audio is being broadcasted. However, he owns 20,000 lots so there is a good chance he looks where the hell he wants to look and doesn't care.

    • @gracielaromero1189
      @gracielaromero1189 Год назад

      Yes! right on ….they are the solution. I’m currently in a mobile home park and I’m able to have more money in my pockets than before.

  • @elysiamonderewicz4009
    @elysiamonderewicz4009 Год назад

    So basically, you should not rent a mobile home unless you own the land, or the entire mobile home park?

  • @timbunner8855
    @timbunner8855 2 года назад

    Lot rent in Lakeland Fl $850

  • @Trenttabor
    @Trenttabor 5 лет назад

    So my blog post with john oliver when i tagged you and murdock made it to the podcast, nice.

  • @joycecooper498
    @joycecooper498 5 лет назад +4

    Apparently this mobile home park owner is not in the real world or does own any parks in Florida.. In Florida the lot rent is usually $500-$600-$700/per month

    • @josiahhein6036
      @josiahhein6036 4 года назад +1

      Joyce Cooper, he's talking on a scale of the entire country. I know it's hard to imagine, but there's a lot more country than just Florida!

    • @steffie6510
      @steffie6510 2 года назад

      Outside of Chicago land in the lovely suburbs here, the mobile home parks are getting $1,000 per pad baby!! And they are not afraid to charge it! Those parks are packed full

  • @israfael12
    @israfael12 Год назад

    ❤🤙

  • @sarapujols350
    @sarapujols350 4 года назад +1

    does he look to the side when he speaks publicly?

    • @kylegrimm
      @kylegrimm 4 года назад

      No. I have listened to Frank speak twice in person and he does not look to the side. He has a very good presentation to himself in public

    • @karldunnegan2689
      @karldunnegan2689 3 года назад

      @@kylegrimm He's a slimy asshole. See John Oliver's video of this scumbag.

    • @jasonmoore5664
      @jasonmoore5664 3 года назад

      He is looking at interviewer

  • @angelo212
    @angelo212 5 лет назад +7

    . He is also co-owner of Mobile Home University. His business model and the business model he teaches have been criticized as being unethical.

  • @jimmyrivera9415
    @jimmyrivera9415 5 лет назад

    best episode ever. thanks brandon and the other dude (sorry, forgot his name).

  • @diorcarter9084
    @diorcarter9084 3 года назад

    I like him tho it’s just something about dude

  • @russellmoore5711
    @russellmoore5711 3 года назад

    "The Man Who Bought the Waldorf" $9,000-$12.000 online. WOW!!!!

  • @patihanvy7699
    @patihanvy7699 5 месяцев назад

    Shame on you for being supportive of a criminal, causing people to loose thier homes

  • @ArtKrishnamurti
    @ArtKrishnamurti 5 лет назад +14

    Man this whole culture is just toxic and is burning me out. Just greed and fake empathy. Like just own what you're doing or do it different. The endless justificatory drama is nauseating.

    • @milkcowx
      @milkcowx 5 лет назад +4

      What culture do you mean? Land-lording in general or specifically the mobile home stuff?

  • @dtogo4286
    @dtogo4286 5 лет назад +7

    Preying on the poor is an excellent method to booking first class tickets to hell

  • @steffie6510
    @steffie6510 2 года назад +1

    Frank what the hell are you looking at we're over here look at your screen! What the hell are you doing?? Good grief how distracting

  • @danj7290
    @danj7290 5 лет назад +1

    60,000?? How many people does he have working for him?? 200 maximum

    • @LivingMAD
      @LivingMAD 5 лет назад +1

      Probably more like 200 minimum. Especially in the mobile home market where turn over is a little higher and repairs are more frequent.

    • @jeanlenor1858
      @jeanlenor1858 5 лет назад

      300 employees

    • @LivingMAD
      @LivingMAD 5 лет назад +1

      jean lenor that’s what I figure. I think it would be hard to manage that many tenants with a small team.

  • @danj7290
    @danj7290 5 лет назад +1

    First!

  • @naderpanahpour1125
    @naderpanahpour1125 3 года назад

    kkk

  • @melhoresprodutos8899
    @melhoresprodutos8899 11 месяцев назад

    Very Intersting Interview. Then, my queston is: IF I Build New Mobile Homes and Put Thisin MY Mobile Park HOME, I CAN use the Depreciation for this type the Home? I.E. the IRS Permit the "Normal Home" have the Deprecition fot he 27,5 years for the Home Family and 39 for the Commercial Property. The MOBILE HOME have this Benefity if is the Property of the Proprietary of the LAND in the LAND PARK HOME?