JF 4179: Why Mobile Home Parks Are the Most Underappreciated Affordable Housing Asset ft. Amanda Cruise

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🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Pascal is joined by fellow Best Ever host, Amanda Cruise. This episode offers a comprehensive exploration of the mobile home park sector, highlighting its unique position as an affordable housing solution with declining supply. Amanda shares her journey from traditional real estate to becoming a successful mobile home park operator, providing valuable insights into the strategic decisions that drive success in this niche market. Listeners will gain an understanding of the critical factors to consider when investing in mobile home parks, such as choosing between seasoned operators and emerging managers, and the importance of market size and demographic trends. Amanda discusses the benefits of depreciation and the macroeconomic advantages of mobile home parks, alongside practical strategies for infill, infrastructure upgrades, and value appreciation. Amanda Cruise Current role: Owner, Voyage Investing Based in: Wake Forest, North Carolina Where to find them: https://voyageinvesting.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacruisemhpinvestor/ Book your free demo today at bill.com/bestever and get a $100 Amazon gift card. Visit ⁠www.tribevestisc.com⁠ for more info. Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to quo.com/BESTEVER Join us at Best Ever Conference 2026! Find more info at: https://www.besteverconference.com/ Join the Best Ever Community The Best Ever Community is live and growing - and we want serious commercial real estate investors like you inside. It’s free to join, but you must apply and meet the criteria. Connect with top operators, LPs, GPs, and more, get real insights, and be part of a curated network built to help you grow. Apply now at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.bestevercommunity.com⁠⁠ Podcast production done by⁠ ⁠Outlier Audio⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:28.6	slash M365 copilot. Before investing in any mobile home park deal, there are a few things
1:34.5	you really need to think through. Right off the bat, questions like, are you partnering
1:39.2	with a large seasoned operator or an emerging manager? Are you buying existing parks or are you building new
1:45.4	manufactured homes? And are you investing in smaller 10 parcel projects or larger 100 unit ones? Whether you
1:53.2	believe it or not, the answers to these questions can be the reason that you receive your
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