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Thought I’d post a list of the Top 10 Personal Finance Books that have helped me understand the subject of money. Before going out and starting to invest, I needed to make sure I had my own financial house (aka personal finances) in order. There have been countless people who go out and invest without…
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Here are some good books about mobile home repair. I’ve personally purchased both the manual and the mobile home repair guide. Both great reference books!

Video showing how rewarding this business can be!

Lately, I’ve been screening buyers. Let me tell you – it’s basically the same conversation over and over again. I feel just like an answering service. Though, I’ve gotten better at screening and getting better at weeding them out. When screening buyers, the first thing you have to keep in mind is your ideal buyer.…
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“You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want!” -Zig Ziglar With the holiday season approaching, I made my rounds this week with the park managers/owners of my favorite parks (aka the parks I like to work in) distributing goodies and gifts. My holiday…
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Here’s the latest deal. I had a whirlwind of drama with this one. We closed on the home but the seller needed some time after the closing to move out. So, I had to use my gut on this one – paid a portion of the funds to the seller at closing and the rest…
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Today, I went to meet the electrician at one of the trailers to check out the wiring. To my surprise, all of the window units were gone! In addition, the outside a/c unit was also gone. I knew who it was, I just couldn’t prove it. You see, the owner of the trailer who sold…
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Sometimes this business requires you to get down and dirty – literally. Recently, I had a trailer cleaned out. While the cleaning crew was there, I noticed there were a lot of flys hovering over the carpet. I mean a lot of flys, like 30 of them – seriously. So, I ask my cleaning crew…
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Here’s another deal. This home was an eviction – very different from what I’m used to. Most of the deals I’ve made have been straight from long time homeowners. The situation was pretty complicated. I won’t go into too much detail – let’s just say there was a lot of drama with the seller’s personal…
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This home was the subject of a major INS raid – 26 illegal immigrants and their families living here held hostage as wage workers. The owner who was collecting rent from these people was sent to jail and the FBI was involved. Pretty crazy stuff!