Mobile Home Park Investors With Jefferson Lilly & Brad Johnson

Welcome to episode 30 of the Mobile Home Park Investors podcast, hosted by Jefferson Lilly and Brad Johnson, with the Park Street Partners. Jefferson and Brad are joined by a very special guest, John Hurd, on this episode. John is a mobile home park owner, broker, fee manager as well as turnaround expert for parks for other owners. John’s favorite quote is, “When in trouble, make more money”. Listen in to discover John’s experiences and insights on running a successful mobile home park business.   Key Takeaways: [1:40] How did John get into the business of mobile home parks? [4:16] How to go about sourcing the best mobile home park deals―John shares his experiences. [8:15] True Blood, gunshots, a lost baby, and other creepy stuff―John has seen a fair share of horror stories when turning around some parks. [12:03] What are some of the most difficult problems to deal with? A park with a drug problem? High vacancy? Tenants that culturally don’t think they have to pay rent? [12:57] Cleaning out a meth house is a