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MANUFACTURED
HOUSING
Long-Term Investment Rationale
Why Invest in
Land Leased Manufactured Housing Communities
Stable tenant base
- Approximately 5 to 10% annual tenant
turnover (vs. 50 to 60% for apartments)
- Significant cost to physically move home
from site
- Personal attachment to home and sense of community
- On-site improvements (decks, carports, and landscaping)
Low capital expenditures
- Community owner responsible only for infrastructure
(roads, lights, common
grounds, amenities)
Limited new supply
- Zoning restrictions and community bias against mobile
home parks
- Limited new tax revenues as homes are generally treated
as personal property
High margin and flow-through
- Rental increases in excess of CPI increases
- Minimal incremental community owner costs with increased
occupancy
Value creation opportunities
- Under-capitalized and/or under managed communities
- Below market rents and/or ability to reduce
and/or pass-through costs
Other income available
- Sale of homes, self-storage, other
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