Deal stage
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Everything between "I want to buy a park" and a signed contract. Brokers and data providers to find the deal, then the inspectors, environmental firms, appraisers, and title companies that tell you whether it is the deal the broker says it is.
Sourcing
Commercial real estate brokers (investment sales)
63 vendorsInvestment-sales brokers who list and sell small-balance commercial property. Not leasing agents. Also the first call when it is time to sell.
MHP / RV park brokers
17 vendorsBrokers who specialize in mobile home parks, RV parks, and campgrounds. This is a small, national market: a few dozen firms handle most of the trades, and the good ones know which parks will hit the market before they do. Use this list to get on their buyer lists, and again when it is time to sell.
Self-storage brokers
12 vendorsBrokers who specialize in self-storage facility sales.
Property data & off-market lists
57 vendorsOwnership data, off-market lists, and skip tracing for sourcing directly from owners. PropertyRadar, Reonomy, CoStar, and the list-building tools around them.
Direct-mail & outbound marketing services
83 vendorsMail houses, cold-call and text services, and list brokers for reaching owners before a broker does.
Virtual assistants & lead-gen staffing
7 vendorsVirtual assistant and lead-generation staffing firms for investors running their own sourcing. Bench-approved listings only.
Deal-sourcing services & wholesalers (commercial)
Coming soonFee-based off-market deal finders for parks and storage. Bench-approved listings only.
Listing marketplaces
27 vendorsCommercial listing marketplaces: Crexi, LoopNet, MHVillage, and the RV park listing sites.
Auction platforms
12 vendorsOnline commercial real estate auction platforms, for buying and for selling.
Underwriting & analysis software
19 vendorsUnderwriting and deal analysis software.
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Debt marketplaces (pre-qualify financing while sourcing)
11 vendorsPlatforms that match a loan request to many lenders at once: Janover, StackSource, and similar tech-broker hybrids.
Listed under Debt marketplaces & lender-matching platforms
Diligence
Phase I environmental (ESA)
19 vendorsEnvironmental consultants who perform the Phase I environmental site assessment most lenders require before closing.
Phase II & environmental remediation
13 vendorsPhase II testing and remediation contractors for when the Phase I finds something.
Property condition assessments / commercial inspectors
13 vendorsCommercial property inspectors and property condition assessment firms, including radon, asbestos, and lead-paint surveys.
Septic, well & private utility inspectors
33 vendorsInspectors for septic systems, wells, and private utilities. The park deal-killer that nobody else aggregates.
Land surveyors
11 vendorsLand surveyors for ALTA surveys, boundary work, and flood and elevation certificates.
Commercial appraisers
11 vendorsCommercial appraisers for acquisition, refinance, and broker-opinion-of-value work at exit.
Title & escrow companies
12 vendorsTitle and escrow companies with commercial teams, plus abstractors for rural counties.
Zoning & land-use consultants
11 vendorsZoning and land-use consultants for confirming legal use, grandfathering, and expansion potential.
Feasibility consultants
8 vendorsFeasibility consultants for storage and RV park development and expansion.
Market rent & occupancy studies
14 vendorsMarket rent and occupancy studies for the pre-LOI decision, not the post-loan-application checkbox.
Transaction coordinators
13 vendorsContract-to-close management for owners without staff.