Organizational Resources

 

One of the big challenges in buying your park is organizing your resident group.  Included below are documents, forms, handouts, etc. used by other resident groups as they formed their group to buy the park.  Use these to create your own forms.  Your group is different and has different needs, but if you don’t organize and get about 60+% to band together to buy the park, you are likely to fail.

Frequently Asked Questions about resident park purchases and

Due Diligence for resident park purchases by David Loop, attorney

PARK PURCHASE CHECKLIST – Detailed list of instructions to start you on your way to your park purchase

PARK SELF EVALUATION FORM – Form to be used to determine the nature of your park and to help you select the best purchase method

PARK SELF EVALUATION FORM INSTRUCTIONS – Instructions for the Self Evaluation Form

PARK STATUS QUESTIONNAIRE – Document to be used to evaluate your park real estate and gather information necessary to the purchase

PARK SUBMISSION FORM – Document to be send to PMC for an evaluation of your park value.

RESIDENT QUESTIONNAIRE – Document to be used by the purchase committee to gather information about the park residents

PARK GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS – Example of the rules and regulations of the resident owned park

PARK SITE INSPECTION REPORT – Example of a site inspection report used by a lender to evaluate your park for financing

SHARE LOAN FINANCIAL INFORMATION FORM – Example of a form used to gather financial information for members seeking loans to purchase their share in a mutual benefit corporation/cooperative.

Working With Owners  or Why don’t park owners give the residents a chance to buy the park?