Helping Mobilehome Park Residents Become Park Owners
PMC Financial Recently I visited with the resident refinancing committee for a park on the central California coast. The committee is planning for the refinance of the first mortgage debt they used to purchase the park about seven years ago, as a Mutual Benefit Corporation (MBC). They have about three years before they need to pay off … Read more
I am occasionally asked, “Why can’t my resident group get tax-exempt bond financing to purchase our park?” Resident groups leaders are referring to the fact that commercial funding for resident groups trying to buy their park is hard to come by. But so-called Non-Profit Corporations (NPC) can get local government sponsored tax-exempt bond money to … Read more
I often get asked by resident groups how much their park is worth, i.e., what are they going to have to pay to buy it. I don’t think there is ‘one’ value for a piece of real estate, such as a mobile home park. Rather there are several values: Value #1 – Owner Value, which … Read more
There is a small (50 or so homesites) low-income park in suburban San Diego, California. The resident group purchased the park about 10 years ago using a commercial real estate loan, a second mortgage loan from the local municipal government and some resident equity. The resident group operated the park, more or less successfully, for … Read more
Occasionally someone calls me ‘out of the blue.’ They may have a question about resident mobile home park ownership, or they may be in a park with a problem. Although I am always willing to talk with them, sometimes I can help and sometimes I can’t. But often the situation is interesting and … Read more