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    Jimmy is the founder of Sanddollar Communities, a mobile-home park acquisition firm. Jimmy shares how he was able to wholesale 14 mobile home parks in less than 12 months so if you’re interested in getting into the mobile home park scene, this is an episode you will want to listen to since Jimmy gives his way of finding the right mobile home parks to invest in.

     

    Jimmy Johnson Real Estate Background:

    • Founder of Sanddollar Communities, a mobile-home park acquisition firm
    • Has wholesaled 14 mobile home parks in less than 12 months for a total of 471 sites in 7 states
    • He has also partnered on 149 sites across 4 parks where he helps run daily operations
    • Based in Tampa, FL
    • Say hi to him at: jimmy@jimmyjohnson.co 
    • Best Ever Book: Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss 

     

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