The Future of Passive Real Estate Investing - Why Mobile Home Parks, Industrial Flex Space, and Data Centers Will Win Long Term | Jonathan Tuttle
Millionaire Mindcast
Matt Aitchison
4.4 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Millionaire Mindcast, Matty A. interviews Jonathan Tuttle, fund manager at Midwest Park Capital, about one of the most overlooked and misunderstood real estate niches: mobile home park investing.
Jonathan explains why mobile home parks are not only recession-resistant but also one of the strongest-performing asset classes in today’s real estate landscape. From the advantages of reliable cash flow and limited supply to the challenges of stigma and operations, Jonathan gives listeners a full picture of how to succeed in this market.
Listeners will also gain insights into syndication vs. fund structures, hear real-world success stories, and learn why institutional investors are paying close attention to this space. If you’re interested in diversifying your portfolio with a unique and impactful strategy, you won’t want to miss this episode.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Why mobile home parks thrive during economic downturns
- The key advantages of investing in this niche
- Common misconceptions and challenges investors face
- Syndications vs. funds for mobile home park investing
- Real-life case studies of successful deals
- How institutional investors are reshaping the future of this asset class
- Long-term strategies for mobile home park success
Timestamps:
00:00 – Jonathan’s journey into mobile home park investing
04:00 – Affordable housing demand and recession resistance
08:00 – Benefits: supply, stability, and cash flow
13:00 – Challenges and misconceptions in the industry
17:00 – Structuring deals: syndications vs. funds
21:00 – Real-world examples of mobile home park investments
25:00 – Market trends and institutional interest
29:00 – Jonathan’s final advice for investors
Connect with Jonathan Tuttle:
Midwest Park Capital: https://www.midwestparkcapital.com/
Land Play: https://land-play.com/
Get Podcast Bookings: https://www.getpodcastbookings.com/lp
Revenue Ascend: https://www.revenueascend.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathantuttle1/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathantuttle/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jonathan.Tuttle.Official
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What's what on guys? |
| 0:11.2 | I've got Jonathan Tuttle, a seasoned real estate investor who actually grew up in a real estate family. |
| 0:19.0 | And they were really early to the mobile home park space |
| 0:22.0 | and then have transitioned over to flex-based developments, |
| 0:27.5 | even looking at data center opportunities, |
| 0:29.8 | which you're going to hear about here. |
| 0:30.9 | But really what I appreciate and like about investors like Jonathan |
| 0:34.7 | is they are really good at spotting trends and using kind of the science |
| 0:39.9 | and the data to drive where they park their dollars next. Obviously, you're going to hear him |
| 0:45.1 | talk about how they execute and the key critical components of having the right team, |
| 0:50.2 | identifying the right model, the right strategy. But in this episode, we dove into a lot of those |
| 0:55.3 | things in detail. And you're going to hear a little bit about Jonathan's family background and his |
| 0:59.3 | early exposure to mobile home parks, which really kind of helped shape his investment philosophy |
| 1:03.9 | that you're going to hear about today. We talked about why mobile home parks became one of the |
| 1:07.9 | top performing asset classes. Is there still opportunity? Where do those opportunities exist today in the mobile home parks became one of the top performing asset classes, is there still opportunity? |
| 1:11.9 | Where do those opportunities exist today in the mobile home park space? He also shares his |
| 1:16.7 | insights on why they like flex space industrial developments and opportunities and why they might |
| 1:23.5 | be the next self-storage. We talk about the growing role of data centers and this early |
| 1:29.2 | age of AI and how it's going to continue to expand. And obviously, I'm a big believer in spotting |
| 1:36.1 | trends early, getting in early and riding the wave and the craze as time goes on. And this is really |
| 1:42.0 | what we both believe is happening right now in AI and specifically |
| 1:45.9 | in data centers and how investors can think about positioning themselves for this future. |
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