Straight answers for mobile-home-park owners.
No fluff. Just the things you search for at 11 p.m.: water billing, rent-increase rules, and what to check before you buy a park.
Rent Manager vs. a spreadsheet vs. park software
Three ways to run a small park's books compared head-to-head: Rent Manager, a spreadsheet, and software built for parks — what each is good at and which fits yours.
SoftwareSoftware for mobile-home parks: what owners actually use
A plain tour of the real stacks small-park owners run — QuickBooks, Excel, budget-app bundles, and purpose-built park software — and where each one falls short.
Buying a parkThe mobile-home-park due-diligence checklist
What to verify before you close: utilities, permits, and the rent roll that hides the surprises.
Running a parkHow to run a park from far away without getting robbed
The four places money leaks when you're an absentee owner, and the simple controls that plug each one.
Buying a parkYour first 30 days after closing on a mobile-home park
The letters, systems, and checks that set the tone before bad habits set in.
CollectionsThe late-fee sequence that actually gets rent paid
Due on the 1st, grace to the 5th, fee on the 6th. Why the calendar matters more than the amount.
NoticesHow to raise lot rent without losing the increase
A step-by-step for a rent increase that holds up: the right notice, the right date, and proof you sent it.
Water billingSubmetered water billing rules by state (TX, CA, OR, WA, FL)
The no-markup rule is nearly universal, but the fine print differs by state. Here's what Texas, California, Oregon, Washington, and Florida each require on the bill.
CollectionsHow to collect rent from tenants who don't have a bank account
Money orders, cash at the store, and the receipts that keep it all straight.
NoticesHow much notice do you have to give for a rent increase in your state?
How notice periods and rent caps work, and how to find the rule that applies to your park.
Water billingRUBS is on borrowed time. How to switch your park to submeters.
Why formula-based water billing is getting squeezed, and the step-by-step to move your park onto real meters.
Water billingHow to bill tenants for water in a mobile-home park (the legal way)
Submeters, the no-markup rule, and what has to show up on the bill, in plain English.
NoticesOregon and Washington rent caps for mobile-home parks in 2026
What you can raise lot rent by this year in two capped states, and the notice each one requires.