October 23. 2009 by leyvi01.

Good Investments In Bad Times

Many people overlook the obvious - but savvy investors recognize that manufactured home communities are blue chip investments.  Unlike many businesses that have fluctuating incomes, retirement manufactured home communities have nearly recession proof incomes.

Know Your Market

The key is always knowing your market.  Florida retirees are a savvy bunch.  The are depression era children and they know how to save, and the understand value.  Retirement manufactured home communities offer great “lifestyle” values.  Sometimes referred to as “mobilehome parks” or parks offer a cohesive community with an activity magnet - the clubhouse.  Most parks have a social fabric that binds people together much tighter than a typical residential development.  These are key factors to the economic durability of this type of investment.

Knowledge Has Value

Like a beautifully cut many faceted diamond, manufactured home communities have a myriad of facts that an investor needs to know when they commit the resources necessary for a park acquisition.  Amicorp Properties and Brokers has three generations  of park construction, marketing and management of manufactured home communities.  Check out Amicorp.us for more information or talk to Leyvi Titcomb at 305-587-0640.

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October 14. 2009 by admin.

Perhaps the question I get asked the most from landlords is “who is responsible for repairs and maintenance, the Landlord or the Tenant?”  The answer to this question is that both the landlord and the tenant could be responsible.  Let me explain what I mean by “could be”… read more

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October 8. 2009 by admin.

When it comes to rental real estate, marketing a rental home, screening and selecting tenants and managing rental properties should usually be left up to a professional property manager or a property management company.  However, there are those of you real estate investors out there who, like me, enjoy being intimately involved in every aspect of your rental properties.  Like many of you, I have personally managed my portfolio of rental properties for several years now.  The three biggest challenges I have come across have been properly marketing my rental homes, selecting the right tenants and managing the landlord-tenant relationships.  In this three-part, three-month series, I will examine each of the three challenges and share some tips and advice to help you survive tenant turnover and manage your rental homes effectively… This month’s article focuses on the four main objectives to consider in successfully marketing your rental homes.  Read More…

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