Differences between buying a Mobile Home Park versus an RV Park

When considering the purchase of a mobile home park as compared to an RV park there are many factors to consider. While mobile home parks and RV parks are often sold by the same brokers and are combined in one facility, they are not the same and both require different amounts and types of management. The following comparisons are for Overnight/Destination RV parks as compared to the typical mobile home park in which the lots are rented out on a monthly basis. In many cases, the seasonal or extended stay RV parks will have more of the qualities of the typical mobile home park rather than those of the Overnight/Destination type RV parks.

Length of Stay: Mobile Home owners are in the park permanently or at least until they sell their home and move somewhere else. RVer’s are in the park for usually a week or less. The longer a home or resident stays in the park, Read more »