Matthias Gruenwald

Ep. 248 | The Overlooked Real Estate Asset That Investors Misjudge

February 18, 20262 min read
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What if the investment you’ve been ignoring is ignoring recessions, too?

Stocks are floating at all-time highs. Everyone’s calm. That’s usually when things get weird.

Matt opens this episode with a blunt take: when the market turns, investors don’t get creative. They panic into real estate. The problem? Most people only know one version of it.

So we brought on Matthias Gruenwald, a former German corporate exec who quietly built a real estate business around mobile home parks, the asset class most investors joke about and then completely misunderstand.

This isn’t a hype episode. It’s a reality check.

🍸 What you'll hear in this episode:

  • Why “trailer park” thinking kills good deals

  • The difference between owning land vs owning buildings

  • Why tenants in mobile home parks don’t leave

  • How depreciation works when you don’t own the homes

  • What a first-time syndication looks like when you have no idea how to raise money

  • How a $3.85M deal almost fell apart…and didn’t


💡 Notable Takeaway:

The tax benefits on mobile home parks are amazing. Actually, one of the best, if not the best, in commercial real estate.


👤 About our Guest:

Matthias Gruenwald is the founder of WCG Investments, focused on mobile home and RV parks across the Southeast. He specializes in boring assets that quietly outperform.


🎧 Why Listen:

If you still think mobile home parks are risky, listen before the next downturn proves you wrong.


🔗 Links + Stuff

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