If I Had $500K, Here’s What I Would NOT Buy Most investors start with the same question: “Where can I get the highest return?” If I were deploying my first $500K today, I’d start somewhere else. What could permanently impair my capital? That changes the conversation. I would be cautious about: ❌ Hotels ❌ Class A office ❌ Secondary retail ❌ New-construction multifamily ❌ Ground-up development Not because money cannot be made in these asset classes. It absolutely can. But each introduces risks I would not want with my first $500K. Cyclical demand. Vacancy exposure. Development risk. Cost overruns. Long periods without cash flow. I would rather own an asset supported by durable demand, existing cash flow, and operational levers I can actually control. That is one reason we focus on mobile home parks. But there is an important distinction. Mobile home parks are not passive income. They are operating businesses backed by real estate. Collections matter. Occupancy matters. U...