at home in da pahk? (shak pak)

something fishy about this, segment moved

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Seriously now, folks

origin of this study is a viral article in Ides of March edition of New Yorker mag., which I did not read because registration req'd, but see plenty of downstream ripples...

tl;dr WallSt goblins are turning to "manufactured housing" along with their turn toward real estate (see REIT market), like a voracious predatory fish charges into a shoal of herring. 'Manufactured' is better than 'Mobile'; if the destination is a park with rented lots, the mobility ends and the rentier tyranny begins. See relief model, below.

partial extraction to reset era

The financial industry’s pursuit of profits from mobile-home communities is undermining one of the country’s largest sources of affordable housing.
Carlyle Group, crony capitalist

comments on the article at Hacker News smart comments, plus links

comments on the article at reddit redscarepod (27k readers)

Mobile-home parks are a sound investment, especially during a pandemic Sep.2020 | nmn

“Mobile-home parks are the bottom rung on the housing ladder, if (renters) can’t afford mobile-home lot rent, they typically end up under a bridge."

trailer parks deserve a reputation for 'dinginess', because they're where trashy people aggregate

low income persons have high incidence of irritating mannerisms

scoping the term 'genteel' (not so irritating)

oldies

Private equity firms rapidly investing in mobile home parks Apr.2019 | apnws

Will Mobile Home Parks Be the Hottest Real Estate Investment of 2020? Mar.2020 | bgrpkts

7 Powerful Benefits To Mobile Home Park Investing 2017 | frbs

6 Tips for Investing in Mobile Home Parks | AAOA

Mobile home owners fear rent hikes as investors snatch up parks | GgtwnGzt

relief model: keep the trailer, not the park

Buy qualifying raw land, move trailer there, install utilities DIY-style; (to qualify, land should have road access, avoid flood plains and hilltops (too windy)).

Mobile homes are prone to destruction by storms

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study notes

Crony Capitalism, WallStBeast

Plan A; Culling Tails, a bell-curve de-squeeze