Ep. 266 Charlotte Dunford: Making it Big with Mobile Home Parks

Making it Big with Mobile Home Parks

Charlotte is an impressive person. The first thing you notice about her is her positive can-do energy. She migrated to the USA at 16 from China, searching for a better life. After graduating from Georgia Tech, a few short years later, she is the Managing Partner of John's Creek Capitol, which has purchased 28 parks under her leadership. Find out how she did it!

 

 

Key Discussion Points

[01:08] Introduction by Eric & Steven

[06:03] About our guest: Charlotte Dunford

[10:08] How did you get started in real estate?

[12:59] As a young graduate, how did you overcome the lending obstacle?

[14:13] Tell us about the syndication business and how that works

[16:02] How did you overcome not having a track record?

[17:49] What do you bring to the table in order to get the "upside"?

[20:40] What are the key indicators that tell you if it's a good investment?

[22:21] How are you finding deals?

[25:22] Do you get a deal under contract first, and then syndicate? Or are you assembling a blind pool of investors?

[28:27] Are you buying older mobile home parks? Or newer one?

[30:26] What is the cost of a mobile home?

[32:14] What do you think about Florida with regard to the real estate business?

[36:21] Are new mobile home parks still being developed?

[39:01] How can folks reach you?

[39:40] Closing comments by Eric & Steven

 

 

About Our Guest

Today we have with us Charlotte Dunford. Charlotte is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology. She earned her B.S. in business with a focus on business analytics and technology. She came from China at the age of 16 without her parents.