Passive Investing in Mobile Home Park REIT's (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

Welcome back to the Passive Mobile Home Park Investing Podcast, hosted by Andrew Keel. This is the first episode in a new series on “how” to invest passively in mobile home parks. On this episode of the Passive Mobile Home Park Investing Podcast, Andrew talks about investing in trailer park real estate investment trusts (REIT’s). REIT’s own and operate everything from hospitals to warehouses and even mobile home parks. They trade, just like stocks but they are required to pay out 90% of their profits as dividends. Check out this episode to find out the reasons why REIT’s maybe a good option for investors looking to retain a high level of liquidity.

***Andrew Keel and Keel Team Real Estate Investments (Keel Team, LLC) do not endorse any
interviewee. This interview is for informational purposes only and should not be depended upon
for investment purposes. ***

Andrew Keel is the owner of Keel Team, LLC, a Top 100 Owner of Manufactured Housing Communities with over 1,300 lots under management. His team currently manages over 20 manufactured housing communities across ten states – AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, MN, NE, OH, PA and TN. His expertise is in turning around under-managed manufactured housing communities by utilizing proven systems to maximize the occupancy while reducing operating costs. He specializes in bringing in homes to fill vacant lots, implementing utility bill back programs, and improving overall management and operating efficiencies, all of which significantly boost the asset value and net operating income of the communities.

Andrew has been featured on some of the Top Podcasts in the manufactured housing space, click here to listen to his most recent interviews: https://www.keelteam.com/podcast-links. In order to successfully implement his management strategy Andrew’s team usually moves on location during the first several months of ownership. Find out more about Andrew's story at www.AndrewKeel.com.

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Talking Points:

●     00:20 - Welcome back to the Passive Mobile Home Park Investing Podcast

●     01:13 - A single investor versus partnering with a larger group of investors

●     02:08 - Mobile home park investing in four different ways

●     02:55 - Investing in trailer park real estate investment trusts (REITs)

●     04:09 - The benefits of REITs

●     04:28 - The three publicly-traded, mobile home park REITs

●     05:00 - Sun Mobile Home Communities

●     05:40 - Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc.

●     06:33 - UMH Properties Inc.

●     08:08 - The downside to REITs

●     08:30 - In conclusion

●     09:42 - The pre-investment checklist

Resources/Links:

Sun Communities

Equity Lifestyle Properties

UMH Properties Inc.

Keel Team, official website

Andrew Keel, official website

Andrew Keel, LinkedIn

Facebook page

Instagram page

Twitter: @MHPinvestors

YouTube channel

Quotes:

“REITs can take on an unlimited number of non-accredited investors which is important to note because in some of our other passive investment options, investors much be verified as accredited.” – Andrew Keel

“Quick fact about Equity Lifestyle Properties: the average age of their tenant-base is 56 years old. This may show us that ELS has made a bet on riding the silver tsunami wave we spoke about back in episode 3.” – Andrew Keel

“Quick fact about UMH: their average monthly site rent is $453 a month and that’s according to their May 2020 investor report.” – Andrew Keel

“It is important to note that each of these three mobile home park REITs also have ownership in resort-style RV parks that make up about 25% of their portfolios.” – Andrew Keel