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Mobile Home Millions UNDERSTANDING YOUR SELLER AND BUYER IN MOBILE HOME INVESTMENTS.
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by Chimene Van Gundy
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to be near the ailing family member. Another seller had married and was in a hurry to relocate to the spouse’s house in another town. Perhaps most common, the seller is going through some sort of finan- cial hardship and no longer desires to or simply no longer can pay for the home. All of these situations may mean any offer is desirable and the seller is not taking the time to discriminate or make everyone hold out for better options. When the logic is sound and the seller is motivated, you may be uncovering a veritable gold mine. Some things to keep in mind when understanding a seller in mobile home investments are: •Sellers may need your help and look to you as an authority in the dealings.
the buyer might be turned down if buying within a mobile home park and needing the approval of the park managers? After all, most buyers have to go through an approval process before being approved to live within a mobile home park. Still, there are other things to keep in mind when it comes to your buyer. How much money do they have to put down and what can they pay monthly? What are their needs and what drives them? Just as it helps to know the motivators of sellers on a home you are consid- ering investing in, it benefits you to understand the motivators of po- tential buyers. How is their credit? Do they have a job? Do they have a criminal history limiting their ability to reside in certain places? What are their limitations? What are their expectations? Are those grounded? Information is power in all as- pects of the transaction. So, get to know the needs of your buyer and they will be grateful that you came to the table with solutions that help them solve their problem, creating a win-win situation for all parties. •
standing of your target audience in terms of your customer or client from whom you plan to ultimately profit. In mobile home investing, there is a substantial addition to that factor and a savvy investor needs to understand more than the end consumer, they must also understand the seller. If you un- derstand the person you are buying from, you have the potential to realize a far greater profit. There is an art to investing in mobile homes. You aren’t buying grocer- ies or even a car, you are paying for an investment with the intention of profiting almost instantly. You want to find an amazing deal and maybe even negotiate it better. This takes more than a cursory understanding of your seller. After all, if they knew what you know they would likely choose to profit instead of allowing you to do so. And why aren’t they staying in it to win it? This is a good place to fill in blanks as best as you can. Is there something really wrong with the property? If that is the case, is the issue manageable? Sometimes the seller is perceiving an issue to be a bigger hassle than it actually is. Sellers SHOULD be forth- coming in this area but rarely are, so be thorough in your inspection. Another reason the seller may not be interested in doing what it takes to maximize their own profit is timing. Understanding their under- lying motivation to sell is absolutely key here. In one instance a family member had health issues and the seller’s only thought was getting out from under their perceived burden
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Bruce Norris President The Norris Group
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•Sellers may be governed by fear and desperation.
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Sean O’Toole President PropertyRadar.com
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•Sellers may not be able to find any serious buyers.
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•Sellers may view their property as an undesirable liability.
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Chimene Van Gundy is the mother of five children, and she runs and manages five different companies. She is known as the "The Mobile Home Millionaire" and “Queen of Mobile Homes” because she has fixed,
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•Sellers may have unrealistic expectations regarding the sale.
Just as the knowledge of what mo- tivates a seller to sell can help you land the best deal in your investment proceedings, so does an under- standing of the motivations behind the right buyer. For instance, does the buyer have a time limit they are operating under? Is there any reason
flipped, and wholesaled more than 400 units to date in four years and in 11 states. She currently owns 20 mobile home parks and has taken her business international by rehabbing mobile homes in Ireland, where they are called “Holiday homes.” Chimene is on a mission to preserve the “last frontier of affordable housing for the U.S.” and is currently teaching others how to use these “little boxes that spit out cash” to change their lives and live the life of their dreams through her mobile home millions platform.
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