What happens after a tornado rips through a mobile home park? An Interview with Temporary Housing Expert: Daniel J. Burnham

Passive Mobile Home Park Investing

Welcome back to the Passive Mobile Home Park Investing Podcast, hosted by Andrew Keel. In this episode of the Passive Mobile Home Park Investing Podcast our host Andrew Keel interviews a special guest in Daniel Burnham, managing member at Timberline Construction Group, LLC.

In this episode of The Passive Mobile Home Park Investing Podcast, Andrew Keel and Daniel Burnham discuss the critical topic of natural disasters and their impact on mobile home parks.

This episode is essential listening for mobile home park owners and investors who want to better prepare for and try to mitigate disaster-related challenges.

Key Takeaways from the Episode:

• Providing temporary housing: Daniel shares the step-by-step process for creating temporary manufactured housing quickly after a natural disaster.
• Collaborating with FEMA: Learn how to work effectively with FEMA to maximize the benefits of their assistance programs.
• Optimal Mobile Home Park layouts: Explore Daniel’s recommendations for designing mobile home parks when developing from raw land.

About Daniel J. Burnham:

Daniel began his career at Timberline Construction Group, LLC while pursuing his degree in Business Management at the University of West Florida. Over the years, he has cultivated extensive expertise in construction and temporary housing, helping communities rebuild and recover in the wake of natural disasters.

About Timberline Construction Group, LLC:

Timberline Construction Group is an industry leader in:

• Disaster recovery efforts: Partnering with federal, state, and local governments to provide immediate and long-term recovery solutions.
• Mobile home park development: Expanding and improving manufactured housing communities with innovative and efficient construction practices!

Don’t miss this episode filled with expert insights on disaster recovery, mobile home park development, and collaboration with FEMA. Listen now!

Andrew Keel is the owner of Keel Team, LLC, a Top 50 Owner of Manufactured Housing Communities with over 3,000 lots under management. His team currently manages over 40 manufactured housing communities across more than 10 states. His expertise is in turning around under-managed manufactured housing communities by utilizing proven systems to maximize the occupancy while reducing operating costs. He specializes in bringing in homes to fill vacant lots, implementing utility bill back programs, and improving overall management and operating efficiencies, all of which significantly boost the asset value and net operating income of the communities. Check out KeelTeam.com to learn more.

Andrew has been featured on some of the Top Podcasts in the manufactured housing space, click here to listen to his most recent interviews: https://www.keelteam.com/podcast-links. In order to successfully implement his management strategy, Andrew’s team usually moves on location during the first several months of ownership. Find out more about Andrew’s story at AndrewKeel.com.

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Talking Points:

00:21 - Welcome to The Passive Mobile Home Park Investing Podcast.

01:25 - Managing a mobile home park after a TORNADO rips through.

04:20 - Working with FEMA: How to get support and what happens after the first 12 to 18 months.

12:00 - Mobile home park development and current building processes.

18:00 - Best practices for building mobile home parks from raw land.

19:15 - Why involving contractors early is critical to mobile home park investing success.

21:40 - Breaking down cost per mobile home park lot during ground up development.

23:45 - Investing in mobile home parks as a passive investor.

27:30 - Mobile Home Park key utility infrastructure recommendations from Daniel J. Burnham.

31:41 - How to connect with Daniel J. Burnham.

32:43 - Episode conclusion.

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Links & Mentions from This Episode:

Timberline Construction Group, LLC: www.timberlinecg.com

Timberline Construction Group, LLC phone number: 800-848-8300 (Clay Curtis)

FEMA’s federal acquisition side: https://sam.gov/

Keel Team’s official website: https://www.keelteam.com/

Andrew Keel’s official website: https://www.andrewkeel.com/

Andrew Keel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkeel

Andrew Keel Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PassiveMHPinvestingPodcast

Andrew Keel Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/passivemhpinvesting/

Twitter: @MHPinvestors

Quotes:

“FEMA typically jumps in when insurance does not.” - Daniel J. Burnham

“In most cases [of temporary mobile home housing after a disaster], especially ones that we’re aware of, [displaced mobile home tenants] are simply temporary residents and so [FEMA] does not sell the units.” - Daniel J. Burnham

“From a building perspective and development perspective, having utilities close by is a huge money saver.” - Daniel J. Burnham

“You put bad data in, you get bad data out.” - Daniel J. Burnham