On Wed, 20 Nov 2019 01:55:55 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:26:43 -0500,
wrote:

On Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:10:17 -0500, micky
wrote:

Do mobile homes need special land preparation before they are put in
place, in mobile home parks?
Cement pads?
Drainage (in addition to sewer connection)?
Does buying vacant land in Texas and building a mobile home park seem
like a good investment to you?



I would suspect that starting a brand new
__permanent__ mobile home park -
ie : not a trailer park
- on a piece of un-serviced property -
would involve a ton of money ; a good lawyer
and some connections with the county government.
: community water well - supply and treatment ?
: sewage treatment ?
: electrical distribution capacity ?
: any natural gas nearby ?
: zoning changes ?
: emergency services - fire ; ambulance ; police fees ?
: roads dept. approvals for heavy traffic ?
. . etc etc etc just getting warmed up !

The local municipality should be able to answer your question
about specific mobile home building code issues.

Over the years, I've known people who lived in "trailer parks"
my Dad - in his early retirement years - by choice
- they were all lovely people - unfortunately - some of their
neighbours were not ... but that can happen in town !

And I woulnd't want to build and rent an apartment building either.

Now I just have to convince my friend it's a bad idea.


Like I said in my other note, if it is legal zoning now and not likely
to be in the near future, it might be a gold mine. (20 year time
frame). If this is near a place with a population of lower middle
class folks and an influx of new money Yuppies who think trailers are
horrible (changing zoning rules) it might be an opportunity.
In the mean time it is a reliable revenue stream because moving
trailers is usually more than they are worth so you have a reliable
renter. Just be ready to call a bill collector and foreclose. The guy
who I know was rolling in money, still poor mouthing folks until he
sold his 36 acres for over $15 million.
The buyer didn't build luxury water front condos. He still has a 225
unit trailer park there. Minimal capital investment and a reliable
revenue stream. That is why venture capital guys buy trailer parks.