And don't forget about hardscrapes and landscaping, which could easily be $30-50k per acre depending on where you are in the country.

Problem is I can't get a tho an from the bank due to my landscaping business is less then 2 years old.

They rob landscapes of their beauty and say a lot about the user's marketing sophication.

My current dilemma is deciding how/when to exit my current "labor intensive" landscape job.

@Richard Haiber Apart from plumbing issues, landscaping and pool maintenance tends to be another big expense when it comes to managing mobile home parks.

Hey Jonathan,Yes nationwide there is a wave of babyboomers entering retirement age and they will slowly filter into all of the various housing solutions geared to that demographic.

They are losing money hand over fist in these Class D neighborhoods.Anyway, if you're ever near to xyz MSA I'd be happy to grab coffee and talk shop sometime.You should know that the subject MSA he practices in is the only one in Ohio whereby fundamentals are truly good, both relative to income and demographics, and even there $30k houses fundamentally do not work...I've written a number of articles on the subject for the BP Blog - feel free to look them up.

well, it's highly correlated to the demographic they appeal to, let's see:Studio, 1 bdr -> mostly singles, hence highly mobile2-4 beds already families with kids.

Landscaping can make a big difference...

In some areas houses that need paint, new flooring, landscape, etc can be bought at a huge discount even though they are cheap fixes.