Aug 7, 2023
Making it Big
with Mobile Home Parks
Charlotte is an
impressive person. The first thing you notice about her is her
positive can-do energy. She migrated to the USA at 16 from China,
searching for a better life. After graduating from Georgia Tech, a
few short years later, she is the Managing Partner of John's Creek
Capitol, which has purchased 28 parks under her leadership. Find
out how she did it!
Key Discussion
Points
[01:08] Introduction
by Eric & Steven
[06:03] About our
guest: Charlotte Dunford
[10:08] How did you
get started in real estate?
[12:59] As a young
graduate, how did you overcome the lending obstacle?
[14:13] Tell us about
the syndication business and how that works
[16:02] How did you
overcome not having a track record?
[17:49] What do you
bring to the table in order to get the "upside"?
[20:40] What are the
key indicators that tell you if it's a good investment?
[22:21] How are you
finding deals?
[25:22] Do you get a
deal under contract first, and then syndicate? Or are you
assembling a blind pool of investors?
[28:27] Are you buying
older mobile home parks? Or newer one?
[30:26] What is the
cost of a mobile home?
[32:14] What do you
think about Florida with regard to the real estate business?
[36:21] Are new mobile
home parks still being developed?
[39:01] How can
folks reach you?
[39:40] Closing
comments by Eric & Steven
About Our
Guest
Today we have with us
Charlotte Dunford. Charlotte is a graduate of the Georgia Institute
of Technology. She earned her B.S. in business with a focus on
business analytics and technology. She came from China at the age
of 16 without her parents.
Charlotte's strong
drive to succeed led her onto a path to build her own company,
along with her business partner Rick. Charlotte started Johns Creek
Capital in 2020 with only two investors. At the beginning of the
firm's founding, Charlotte and her team led the company to a total
investor subscription of over $5 million.
Charlotte is also a
certified associate in project management and speaks fluent
Mandarin. In her spare time she enjoys playing the piano and doing
equestrian sports.
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INFO
Email: info@johnscreekcapital.com