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Most mobile home “deals” are invisible until you create them. I’m sharing the exact process I use to consistently buy manufactured homes at prices that make sense for infill lots, including how I’ve landed homes that end up under $25,000 all in per spot after moving and setup.

We walk through my non-negotiable buy box for mobile home investing: I stick to 1990 or newer, I refuse soft floors and weird smells, and I want something that looks livable at first glance. I also explain why three bedroom two bath units matter s...

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A mobile home can be a great deal on paper and still turn into a headache if you skip the boring parts: ownership verification, lien checks, permits, and a clear install plan. I’m Travis Wells, and I’m walking you through the exact systems and processes I use right now to move mobile homes and set them up in parks, with a focus on keeping costs predictable and timelines clean. If you’re serious about mobile home investing, manufactured home investing, or building repeatable real estate investing systems, this is the kind of nut...

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Everyone talks about “finding the deal” in mobile home park investing, but the deal is only a fraction of what determines whether you make money or get crushed. We share the behind-the-scenes realities that show up after you buy: how underwriting gaps turn into expensive surprises, why operations matter more than hype, and what can happen when you take over a park without a strong manager to keep the wheels on.

We dig into the kind of hidden issues that never show up in a broker’s one-pager, like a city removi...

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A mobile home park under contract for $1,000,000 that’s already bringing in roughly $30,000 a month sounds like a headline, but the real story is how the deal got done. I’m Travis Wells, and I walk you through the exact thinking behind locking up another park and why this one stood out even though it was listed publicly. The key signals were simple and practical: highway frontage outside a metro, strong affordable housing demand, and clear operational upside through expansion and better use of the property.

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A blurry listing sat on the market, the seller was tired, and Mat Koym saw an opening that most investors miss: a small mobile home park where the upside comes from discipline, not hype. We break down how Matt closed on a 24-lot manufactured housing community, why the first month was smoother than he expected, and what he did immediately after taking over to protect tenants and stabilize operations.

We get specific on the numbers and the process. Matt shares the $315,000 purchase price, the 20% down structure, and how seller financing plus...

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If you’ve ever stared at a mobile home park listing and thought, “I want this… but I don’t know what to say to the owner,” you’re not alone, and you’re not broken. Confidence doesn’t come from motivation. It comes from having the skills to evaluate a deal, explain your numbers, and run the asset like an operator.

I’m Travis Wells, and I’m sharing the exact framework behind my 90-day mentorship designed to help motivated buyers land their first park. We talk through the real building blocks of m...

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Subject to sounds simple on the surface: someone buys your house and starts making your mortgage payments. But the details are where the real decision lives, especially if you’re the seller trying to walk away without wrecking your credit, or the investor trying to buy a property without jumping through bank hoops.

We walk through the core “sub to” concept in plain English: the mortgage stays in the seller’s name while ownership can transfer to the buyer. That single sentence explains why subject to real estate investing can be so attra...

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Vacancy is not a branding problem. It is a pricing and feedback problem, and we treat it like a living science experiment. Travis Wells walks through how we fill spots with tiny homes, mobile homes, and RVs by pushing listings everywhere we can, then watching what the market does in real time. Facebook Marketplace, Facebook groups, rental sites, and quick iteration are the engine. When leads slow down, we do not “set it and forget it” and hope. We adjust, measure, and keep moving until the unit is producing income.

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Craters for roads, a neglected property, and a community that needed real infrastructure, not hype. We’re in South Texas working through a phased mobile home park turnaround, and I’m sharing what phase two actually looks like when you’re serious about scaling: a large raise to bring in 40 more units and move the park from about 40 paying tenants to roughly 80 homes.

I talk through the unsexy upgrades that make everything else possible, including electric work, water and sewer, meters, cleanup, mowing, and signage. We also get into the road situat...

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Everyone’s got an opinion about why the market is “bad” right now, but I don’t think that story helps you close your next deal. I’m Travis Wells, and I want to reframe the whole conversation: cycles change, pricing moves, headlines get dramatic but disciplined investors still win because they focus on controllables. If you’re in real estate investing and your deal flow feels slower, this is the mindset and process check you need.

I walk through what “buy right” actually means in practice, especially for real estate that’s driven by...

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A small RV park deal can look simple on paper until you hear the real questions behind the numbers. We’re on a call with Jeff, the owner of a South Texas built park near Mount Vernon, and Travis, an operator who buys and expands parks for a living. The property has 10 acres in the current park footprint with eight cabins and 10 RV spots, about $10K a month coming in, and a tenant base driven by long-term workers tied to solar farms and new lithium development. Right away, the conversation turns from surface st...

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A broker can send a pretty rent roll all day long, but that does not mean the money is real. We get into the due diligence moves we use to confirm income, uncover risk, and avoid the kind of “great deal” that quietly bleeds cash after closing.

We walk through the core documents we request when buying a mobile home park or RV park, including trailing twelve months (T12) financials, the current rent roll, and the often-missed step that changes everything: bank statements. If the deposits do not reconcile with the rent...

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A lot of people treat fitness like a side quest. I’m making the case that it’s closer to due diligence. When I’m choosing business partners, I pay attention to discipline, energy, and standards, and one of the clearest signals I see is how someone takes care of their body. That opinion will rub some people the wrong way, and that’s fine, but it comes from a simple belief: how you do one thing is how you do everything.

We break down what “being in shape” actually means beyond showi...

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If you keep telling yourself you “really want” a certain business, but your days are still packed with everything else, you’re not stuck you’re split. I’m Travis Wells, and I’m walking through the mindset and operating shift that finally got me to stop chasing single family house leads and go all in on mobile home park investing and RV park investing. That one decision changed what I work on, who I talk to, and how my deal flow shows up.

I share the real reasons I moved away from th...

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Incentives can quietly shape everything your team does, for better or worse. Travis Wells shares the simple principle he heard from a high-level mentor and never stopped using: incentive drives behavior. From virtual assistants to in-person staff, the way you pay people becomes the way you train people, because your compensation plan tells them what “winning” looks like every single day. 

We walk through how we structure pay for a fully remote VA team using a steady base plus performance-based commissions, and why salary alone often turns stale over time. Travis expla...

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Your real estate business shouldn’t require you to answer every call, chase every vendor, write every agreement, and babysit every task just to keep the wheels on. We share how we built a completely virtual office where virtual assistants handle the daily operations across properties and parks so we can actually lead, not just react. If you’ve wondered whether a VA team can do more than basic admin work, this conversation lays out what it looks like when VAs truly run the machine. 
 
We walk through the progression: starting with a...

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You can feel tired and still be reliable, and that might be the most valuable skill you ever build. Travis Wells records on a low-energy day on purpose, because that’s when your habits either hold or collapse. If you’ve ever told yourself “I’ll do it tomorrow,” this is the gut-check you need, delivered with the honesty of someone who’s hungry, worn out, and still getting the work done anyway. 

We talk about consistency and discipline through two lenses that make it impossible to hide from the truth: bodybuilding...

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A park owner tells you their mobile home park is worth top dollar. Your math says it is not even close. So what do you do next without burning the relationship or wasting a week chasing a fantasy? We walk through two real seller calls that show how we handle high asking prices, find the real reason someone wants out, and use a simple valuation framework to stay disciplined. 

We start with the process: training a VA to talk to mobile home park owners, pull the basics, and tee up the l...

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A mobile home deal can look “easy” on paper until you’re standing in a giant park watching a crew pull skirting, disconnect systems, and prep a house to roll. We’re on-site with Travis Wells as he buys a newer manufactured home after spotting a simple “For Sale” sign, then locks it up with no money down using subject-to financing. You’ll hear the real numbers behind the note, why taking over payments can beat getting a new loan, and what “sub-to” actually means when the home still has a mortgage attached.

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A mobile home park in the middle of a big city sounds like a straightforward park underwriting problem, until you look up and realize the entire corridor is turning into retail. I’m under contract on a messy, grandfathered park with utilities in place and commercial activity all around it, and I’m not excited because it’s a “park deal.” I’m excited because it forces the question most investors skip: what’s the highest and best use of this land? 

I walk you through my real-time decision process, including why the same pr...

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Everybody loves the post that says “I bought a tiny home” and “we won.” We wanted to talk about what that actually looks like when you’re the one sweating in the Texas heat, hauling cinder blocks, coordinating a mover, and cleaning up someone else’s leftover mess so you don’t damage your reputation with the RV park owner.

We walk you through a real tiny home move from start to finish: meeting the mover on-site, pulling dozens of blocks, adding wheels, loading up scrap and old plumbing parts, and getting the ho...

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A park can be in a downtown, high foot-traffic location and still sit half empty, and the reason often has nothing to do with demand. We break down a real mobile home park consulting visit where the outside looked solid (new fence, strong “for rent” banner, clean signage), yet occupancy stalled at 50%. The key was getting past assumptions and listening for the real objections people share at the point of sale, not the excuses we tell ourselves after the fact.

We start with the onsite property manager conversation and zero in on t...

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Private investigators walked into my workplace and asked a question I will never forget: “Have you been stealing vegetable oil from restaurants?” I was young, finally steady in a career, and determined not to slip back into the trouble I grew up around. I had not stolen anything, but the fear hit anyway, and it pushed me into a decision that still teaches me something years later.

I tell the full story from the beginning: working as an engineer in the oil field, making strong side money in the scrap metal busi...

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Spending $200,000 to $300,000 just to maybe clear a couple hundred bucks a month feels normal in real estate but it shouldn’t. We dig into a different path: mobile home investing built around simple cash flow math, faster deal timelines, and fewer “surprises” than the average rental house. If you’ve ever looked at a property that “cash flows” on paper and then watched repairs and financing costs eat the profit, this conversation is for you. 

I walk through the rule I use to keep deals clear: roughly $25,000 all in to target about $1,000...

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You can spend years chasing “the perfect deal,” or you can learn the few mental models that make mobile home park investing simple, repeatable, and profitable. We’re fresh off the final edits of my new book on how to get your first mobile home park, and I’m pulling back the curtain on the lessons that actually move the needle when you’re trying to buy your first park.

We start with the core idea that changes how you underwrite everything: you own the dirt, not the homes. When you focus on l...

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Most investors hear “no clear title” and immediately walk away. We did the opposite and I’ll tell you exactly why. After putting a mobile home under contract with a messy ownership situation, I break down how I evaluate title risk in manufactured home investing, when a bill of sale can be acceptable, and when it’s worth doing the extra work to get true clear title so the deal stays financeable and easy to resell.

We get practical about the paperwork, especially for Texas mobile homes. I explain what a bill of...

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That “great deal” in the photos can be the fastest way to buy yourself a nightmare. We drove out to a discounted 1996 mobile home that looked clean on paper, only to find the real story in the first five minutes: exterior wood rot, clear signs of water intrusion, and soft spots in the floor that screamed subfloor damage. The price was low, but the risk was high and that’s where most new mobile home investors get burned.

We break down the mobile home due diligence checklist we actually use on walkth...

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Most people don’t lose money in mobile home park investing because the asset class is broken. They lose money because they buy wrong, believe bad pro formas, and skip the unsexy work that keeps a deal alive after closing. We’re unpacking what that looks like in the real world, from the first conversation with a would-be buyer to the exact reasons parks turn into cash-flow nightmares.

We talk through how we approach mobile home park underwriting so you can quickly tell what is worth deeper diligence, what needs a diff...

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A broker asks why we’re not interested in a mobile home park deal and then gets mad at the answer. That tension turns into a practical mini-masterclass on real estate underwriting, because the fastest way to avoid a bad investment isn’t more confidence, it’s better math.

We break down a 12-unit mobile home park listed around $975,000 that only brings in about $5,000 a month and has no clear value-add path: no extra land, no room to add units, and tenant-owned homes that limit upside. We translate that rent roll into a...

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A “for sale” sign in a mobile home park window can be worth more than a week of online scrolling, and we prove it by doing the work live. I’m driving the rows, calling owners, and making offers in real time, including a deal structure that protects cash and still gets the seller to say yes. If you’ve been trying to figure out how to find motivated sellers, buy mobile homes creatively, or build a consistent lead pipeline for mobile home investing, this is the boots-on-the-ground playbook.

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Everybody wants a partner in real estate until the partnership becomes the deal’s biggest problem. We get honest about why most partnerships are a mistake, how investors give away equity too quickly, and what to do instead when you’re feeling unsure about money, experience, or the unknowns that come with buying property. 

I share the two rules I use before I ever consider a real estate partner: they need to be smarter than me in the exact asset class or they need to bring more money than me. We talk...

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Most mobile home park deals that get blasted around social media or shoved into a buyer’s inbox are not deals at all, they are just listings with wishful pricing. We talk about the frustration behind that, but more importantly, we give you a simple way to stop wasting time on parks that will never pencil. If you have ever heard “it makes $10K a month” and felt tempted to chase it without real numbers, this is your reset. 

We break down a quick mobile home park underwriting process you can run in...

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Divorce can make you think smaller. I went the other way. When I needed a place to live, I didn’t sign a lease or lock myself into a new mortgage. I bought a mobile home park, then bought a better one and moved into the on-site cabin. That decision became my first real taste of “mobile home park hacking,” and it set the direction for everything I do in real estate today. 

I walk through how the first park was cash flowing but located in a spot I didn’t want to l...

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You can tell who’s serious by what they’re willing to do when nobody’s clapping. Lying backstage between pre-judging and finals at a bodybuilding show, I connect the discipline of competition prep to what actually creates wealth in real estate and business: delayed gratification, long feedback loops, and doing the boring work with precision.

We talk about why chasing quick money feels productive but often keeps you stuck, and why bigger goals demand patience and a longer timeline. I share how that mindset pushed me to focus on mobile home p...

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Wiring money for a tiny home can feel like a gamble if you don’t have a process, and I’ve learned the hard way that “good deals” can still bleed you with moving costs, bad paperwork, or sellers who change their mind. I’m Travis Wells, and I’m walking you through how I just lined up two new tiny homes at steep discounts and how I protect myself so I can keep buying consistently without cash stress.

You’ll hear the exact checkpoints I use before I accept an assignment fro...

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One text message and one phone call can change the economics of a real estate deal, if you know how to use due diligence and timing. We tell the full story of a small 24-unit mobile home park that sat on the market for over a year, then got locked up on seller financing and turned into a stronger deal after inspections revealed a costly surprise. 

We break down the practical side of mobile home park due diligence: bringing in a plumber to scope lines, getting an electrician to inspect service, a...

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A tiny home owner says they want $12,000 and most buyers stop at the price. I don’t. I ask one more question, then another, until the deal stops being a “purchase” and starts becoming a problem-solving plan that creates monthly cash flow. That mindset shift is what turns an ordinary lead into something you can repeat again and again. 

I walk you through a real tiny home deal from the first text to the final structure, including how a bird dog brought it in, why the seller’s number wasn’t the real st...

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I woke up to something I’ve been trying to engineer for a long time: an RV spot got booked on my website without me touching anything. The guest paid through Stripe, automatically received the park rules, site map, check-in details, and even the laundry codes, and all I saw was the confirmation. That’s the kind of “runs while you sleep” automation RV park owners talk about, and I’m sharing exactly how I set it up so you can copy the playbook.

We get practical about the stack and the proces...

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One small choice can wreck your boundaries as a landlord: sharing your personal cell phone number with tenants. I learned that lesson the loud way, from late-night texts during a brief neighborhood power outage to nonstop calls and vulgar voicemails when an AC repair didn’t go perfectly in Texas heat. When residents can reach you directly, you don’t just get “updates” you become the default emergency line for problems you can’t control, and it trains people to bypass your process. 

I break down why this is one of the most ex...

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Unused land behind a property can look like “nothing,” right up until it starts producing real monthly income. I walk through a deal I did where I placed two fourplex-style mobile home units on extra acreage behind a park and turned them into clean, simple, bills-paid studio apartments. The concept is untraditional, but the goal is practical: create affordable housing fast while building serious rental cash flow from ground you already own.

I break down what the units actually look like, why I added decks and stairs to make each entrance feel...