Mobile Home Investing Podcast · John Fedro

039 Mobile Home Investing While Being a Fulltime Dad

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He turned a home with holes in the floor, rats, fleas, and a broken smell into a $5,500 listing.

1. Mobile Home Investing Podcast episode 039 follows John Fedro and Dustin on mobile home investing while Dustin is a full-time dad. 2. John Fedro hosts the show, and Dustin is a new investor whose first five deals show why his schedule matters. 3. The episode asks how someone with two little kids and a wife can build a mobile home business without losing family time. 4. Dustin says he reached deal number five in about six months, after starting in July and aiming for “two deals before Christmas.” 5. He says his biggest early fear was time, because he did not want to be the dad “sitting at the door” while his kids asked, “where’s daddy?” 6. He describes shifting from working “all day every day” to treating the business as his own and choosing hours that fit his schedule. 7. Dustin says comparing himself to investors who claimed “100 deals in three days” made him anxious until John Fedro’s video about comparing yourself to others changed his perspective. 8. He found one lead after driving through “10 to 12 parks” with his wife and kids looking for for-sale-by-owner signs. 9. That seller told him “60,000” on the phone, which pushed him to realize the DIY search approach was not going to be enough. 10. He says the attraction of mobile homes was “low risk high reward” and that he saved some money before pulling the trigger. 11. Dustin breaks down his five deals as two moves, one free home given to him, one consignment split 50/50, and two homes sold in parks for payments. 12. He says the free home came with no title, just a bill of sale, and he marketed it and sold it while the move was underway. 13. Another deal came from a seller on land who agreed to a 50/50 consignment split, while one park manager allowed him to buy and sell as long as buyers were approved. 14. He says one park home was sold at $600 a month after the buyer had been paying $750 a month for an apartment. 15. Dustin says he had about $5,500 into that deal, collected a $1,000 down payment, and expected to own a $25,000 home over 48 months. 16. He says the first home he bought for free had holes in the floor, plywood in several spots, rats, fleas, and a smell so strong he used an ozone machine, carpet removal, and cleaning chemicals. 17. A handyman told him the best condition might only bring “$5,000 tops,” which pushed him away from over-improving it. 18. Dustin says the home listed online for $5,500 drew immediate interest, with two showings the first evening and eight appointments set for the next day. 19. The conversation is informal, story-driven, and full of back-and-forth coaching between John Fedro and Dustin, with practical deal details throughout. 20. Listeners who want family-friendly real estate tactics and park-home deal stories will get the most from it; listeners wanting polished theory or heavy finance talk may skip it.

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