Narrator: So there I was, sipping bad coffee with a guy who’s telling me that mobile home parks are the future of affordable housing. And honestly, if you’d told me 10 years ago I’d be here listening to this, I’d have laughed in your face. But Jason Ramshaw — the Rhino — he’s not exactly the type you ignore. And when he talks about the housing crisis, you realize this guy has lived through some serious crap.
Rhino (leaning back, rubbing his face): You want to hear about how this all started? The “origin story,” huh? Fine, but don’t expect any superheroes or happy endings — at least not at first. This business? It’s tough. And I didn’t start out with some grand vision to change the world. I wasn’t even looking at mobile home parks in the beginning.
Narrator (scribbling notes, intrigued): *So how *did* you get into it? Were you, like, a real estate investor from the beginning?
Rhino (snorting): Oh, hell no. I started out like every other schmuck — chasing quick money in all the wrong places. I was the guy sitting in the back of those “Get Rich in Real Estate” seminars. You know the type? Some guy in a suit up front showing pictures of yachts and mansions like that’s the goal. I ate it up. And I was good at it. I flipped houses, I did a few rental properties, but it wasn’t what I thought it would be.
Narrator (chiming in): *Wait, you were one of those seminar guys?*
Rhino (grinning): Yeah, guilty as charged. But don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t the one selling the snake oil. I was the guy buying it. Spent way too much money on courses, bought a few properties, flipped them, and thought I was killing it. I thought I was gonna be the next real estate mogul — you know, sitting on a beach somewhere, checking my bank account on my phone. That’s the dream, right?
Narrator: Classic story. Who hasn’t fallen for that at some point? But clearly, that didn’t last.
Rhino: Nope. Wanna know why? Because the market’s a bastard. Flipping houses is great when everything’s going up. But when the bottom falls out — and it always does — you’re left holding the bag. So there I was, a couple of flips under my belt, thinking I’m invincible. And then, BAM! The housing market took a dive.*
Narrator (nodding, thinking of the housing crash headlines): *Yeah, I’ve heard that story before.*
Rhino (getting serious): Yeah, but here’s the kicker. When the market went to crap, guess what stayed steady? Guess what didn’t tank like a lead balloon? Mobile home parks. I didn’t even see it at first. I’m sitting there, looking at my empty houses that no one’s buying, while some guy down the street is collecting rent on a mobile home park. And not just collecting — thriving. That’s when it hit me. These parks are like cockroaches — they survive anything.
Narrator (stifling a laugh): Cockroaches? Really?
Rhino: Yeah, I know, glamorous, right? But it’s true. Look, no one’s making any more land, okay? And mobile home parks — they’re like this weird little ecosystem that nobody pays attention to. But when things go south, people still need a place to live. And they need affordable housing more than ever. I’m sitting there with my head in my hands, trying to figure out my next move, and then it hits me: these parks are recession-proof.
Narrator (eyebrows raised): So that’s when you made the switch? You just jumped into mobile home parks?
Rhino (laughing): Oh no. I wasn’t that smart. At first, I was like, “Nah, I’m not gonna invest in *that*.” I was still stuck on the image thing. You know, mobile homes — who wants to be the guy who owns a trailer park? You think your parents are disappointed when you get into flipping? Try telling them you’re going into the mobile home business. It’s like telling them you’ve decided to start a chain of laundromats.
Narrator: I can imagine that conversation.
Rhino (mocking himself): Hey, Mom, Dad — remember how you thought I was going to be a big real estate mogul? Well, guess what? Now I’m gonna buy some land and rent it to people in trailers!” You should’ve seen the look on their faces. It was like I told them I’d joined a cult. My mom actually asked if everything was okay.
Narrator (deadpan): Parents. Always supportive until you tell them you’re doing something that actually makes sense.
Rhino: *Exactly! But you know what? Screw the stigma. I started digging into it, really looking at the numbers, and I realized something — these parks were *solid*. They were making money while the rest of the real estate market was bleeding out. And here’s the kicker — the more I learned, the more I realized that mobile home parks aren’t just a good investment. They’re *important*. Like, crucial to the affordable housing crisis. It wasn’t just about making money anymore. It was about doing something that actually mattered.
Narrator: So, you became… what? The Rhino of affordable housing?
Rhino (grinning): Yeah, I guess so. I didn’t come in like some knight in shining armor, though. I came in like a rhino — charging straight at the problem, no finesse, just brute force. I bought my first park, and let me tell you, it wasn’t pretty. There was deferred maintenance, crumbling roads, angry tenants, the whole nine yards. It was a mess. But I saw the potential. And unlike those flipping gurus, I wasn’t in it for the short-term gain. I was in it to build something real.
Narrator: Sounds like you hit some bumps along the way.
Rhino: Oh, “bumps” is putting it mildly. I got headbutted by the damn thing. You don’t know stress until you’ve tried to fix a sewage problem in a mobile home park. I’m standing ankle-deep in god knows what, and I’m thinking, “Well, this wasn’t in the seminar.”
Narrator (chuckling): That’s… a visual I didn’t need.
Rhino: Yeah, it was brutal. But here’s the thing — you learn. You learn to roll with it. And eventually, things started to turn around. The park got cleaned up. We fixed the infrastructure, got the tenants on board, and you know what? It started to feel like a community. That’s when I realized I wasn’t just building an investment. I was building homes — real homes for people who needed them. And that, my friend, is when Rhino Communities was born.
Narrator: So you went from flipping houses to fixing sewage lines. Quite the hero’s journey.
Rhino: Yeah, it’s not exactly glamorous. But you know what? It’s real. And I’ll take real over glamorous any day. You see, these mobile home parks — they’re not going anywhere. They’re stable, they’re affordable, and they’re filling a gap that nobody else is willing to fill. Everyone wants to build luxury apartments, but no one’s thinking about the people who just need a place they can actually afford. That’s where I come in. That’s where the Rhino charges in.
Narrator (shaking his head): I’m sitting here thinking about how wrong I’ve been. I’ve cracked my fair share of trailer park jokes. I’ve definitely written them off as something less than ‘real’ housing. But sitting here, listening to you, it’s clear that mobile home parks are a hell of a lot more important than most people give them credit for.
Rhino (leaning forward): Exactly. And that’s why I’m out here. I’m not just investing. I’m building something that matters. These parks aren’t the butt of the joke anymore. They’re the future of affordable housing. And I’m not saying that to sound like some crusader or anything. I’m saying it because it’s true. And if you don’t believe me now, just wait a few years. When the next housing bubble pops, you’ll see exactly what I mean. Mobile home parks? They’ll still be standing. And so will I — charging ahead with my crash of rhinos
Narrator (nodding slowly): So that’s it. That’s the origin story. From real estate flips to affordable housing titan. And all it took was a sewage-filled wake-up call.
Rhino (smiling, leaning back again): *Yeah, you could say that. I’ve come a long way from chasing get-rich-quick schemes. Now, I’m building something that lasts.
