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September 24, 2024 32 mins

Let’s dive in for another meaningful conversation about giving value to people and solving affordable housing problems through mobile homes and manufactured housing communities!

Today, Sam Hales will help us realize the power of investing in mobile home communities for investors and residents, the hardest lesson he learned from investing in a fund model, and the current state of the mobile home space that future investors should know!


Key Points & Relevant Topics

  • How Sam discovered a fund model and transitioned into investing in mobile home communities and affordable housing
  • The importance of having a decision-making ability in an investment or business strategy
  • Reasons why Sam decided to pursue the mobile home park space over single-family
  • Sam’s insights on the future of the mobile home park space 
  • The two most important things new investors should consider before entering mobile home park investing
  • The current supply and demand for mobile home communities and affordable housing
  • Sam’s long-term goals and focus in the mobile home park space


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About Sam Hales

As a Private Equity Real Estate fund manager with $360 million in assets under management, Sam could bring value to your show by sharing the insights he has garnered in his 15 years of real estate and management experience in distressed asset workouts, land developments, redevelopment,  lease options, single family and mobile home communities. He has also touched nearly every CRE asset class including: industrial, office, hospitality, single, and multifamily. 

Sam founded the Saratoga Group in 2011, which focuses exclusively on the purchase, revitalization, and operation of Mobile Home Communities—a niche that sets Sam apart in the real estate landscape. Sam’s passion lies in the Mobile Home asset class, which he views as a crucial solution to today’s housing affordability crisis. 


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