Interview with Patrick McDonald & Nick Cebula of CMG Parks

About this episode

Andrew Keel interviews Patrick McDonald and Nick Cebula about their journey in mobile home park investing and the challenges in the Pacific Northwest market.

Welcome back to The Passive Mobile Home Park Investing Podcast, hosted by Andrew Keel! In today’s episode, Andrew sits down with Patrick McDonald and Nick Cebula, co-founders of CMG Parks to discuss their journey in building a 30 property mobile home park and RV park portfolio across six states, providing affordable housing for nearly 2,000 residents. Patrick McDonald and Nick Cebula, both alumni of Washington State University come from backgrounds in medical sales management and financial planning. Together, they leveraged their expertise to launch a specialized real estate investment firm focused on value-add mobile home park opportunities in the Pacific Northwest. In this episode, you'll learn: - How Patrick McDonald and Nick Cebula transitioned from traditional careers into Mobile Home Park investing - The unique challenges and opportunities in the Pacific Northwest Mobile Home Park market - Why legislation, rent control, and park-owned homes can make or break a mobile home park investment - The one big factor that allowed all three—Patrick McDonald, Nick Cebula, and Andrew Keel—to break into the mobile home park investing industry (and how you might have it too!) If you’re…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Keel

Guests: Patrick McDonald, Nick Cebula

Topics covered

• mobile home park investing
• real estate investment
• affordable housing
• Pacific Northwest market
• investment strategies
• value-add opportunities

Keywords

• mobile home parks
• real estate
• affordable housing
• investment strategies
• Pacific Northwest
• legislation
• rent control

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CMG Parks, Washington State University, Keel Team, LLC

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