January brought great consistency and strong participation across the Mobile Home Park Mastermind! Big thanks to everyone who showed up, asked smart questions, and supported fellow operators. Here’s how the top 10 shook out 💬🔥 🥇 @Caleb Hogan Hogan — +45 🔥 Consistent, high-value contributions 🥈 @Matt Fonk — +31 📈 Strong engagement all month 🥉 @Kyle Grimm — +27 🎯 Clear questions, solid follow-through 4️⃣ Patrick Delaney — +14 5️⃣ Avrom Smith — +13 6️⃣ David Johnstone — +10 7️⃣ Kevin Bradley — +10 8️⃣ Rachel Kennedy — +8 9️⃣ Gregory Crane — +7 🔟 Rehaan Khan — +7 🏆 January Prizes 🥇 Caleb Hogan 👉 FREE Group Mentorship Session Invite or 1 Month of Mastermind Access 🥈 Matt Fonk 👉 FREE 1-Month Access to The MHP Pros Mastermind 🥉 Kyle Grimm 👉 FREE 1-Month Access to Recorded Group Mentorship Sessions 📬 Winners — DM Michael to claim your prize! 💡 Want to hit the leaderboard in February? ✅ Ask great questions ✅ Share wins and takeaways ✅ Support others ✅ Show up and stay consistent 🎮 CHEAT CODE REMINDER: Follow The MHP Pros & Ryan Narus on all social and podcast platforms. Then DM Michael with “Followed +[#]” to get a one-time leaderboard bonus boost 💥 Let’s keep the momentum rolling and finish strong 🚀 #MHPPros #FreeCommunity #LeaderboardChallenge #JanuaryWinners #MentorshipUnlocked

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REITs are posting strong numbers. Rents are up. Occupancy is tight. Investor appetite is steady, but disciplined. 📍 What’s happening: – ELS pushing 5.1% rent hikes for 2026 – Sun Communities hitting 98% occupancy and $457M in new acquisitions – UMH expanding aggressively with 321 new sites and double-digit NOI growth – Financing is available, but only for the best: 5.25–5.75% rates, ~65% LTV Even with home sales cooling, the big players are leaning into infill, operational gains, and long-term demand. The playbook is clear: buy scale, push rents, control costs. 🧠 If you’re not watching how the REITs are moving, you’re missing the

My friends call me "Mike the Points Guy" because I'm a bit of a credit card points hacker. I did not immediately realize how important this has become in my business until recently, but business owners like us have a huge leg-up on W-2 workers when it comes to points. Why? Well because it's not just our personal expenses that earn us points, BUT ALSO our Business Expenses! Therefore, let's begin! 1️⃣ Amazon Prime Visa First and foremost, many of us make A LOT of Amazon purchases for both ourselves and as you will find out, also for our businesses. Therefore the first card you should get is this one: The Amazon Prime Visa Provided by Chase This card has ZERO annual fee and provides you with 5% cash back on ALL amazon purchases. This is the HIGHEST cash back of any card I have ever encountered. Period. That's why I recommend this card FIRST. It's also provided by Chase, and what you guys will realize through your teachings with me is that I am a huge fan of Chase Checking for both Personal and Business use. More on that later, but suffice it say that Chase makes it easy to have ALL of your accounts in ONE place, make transfers and payments easily between accounts, and pay balances with both your persona and business checking accounts, not to mention pay vendors through Zelle for NO FEE. 2️⃣ Robinhood Gold Card This is likely the ONLY other card you should ever need again. Why? Because it offers 3% back on EVERYTHING! This is legitimately impossible with any other card. Even the Chase Sapphire Reserve and the Amex Platinum only offers 3% back on certain categories. At this time I believe you have to have a Robinhood Brokerage Account to get access. Yes this is an extra step, but I promise if you trust me, it'll be worth it! In the meantime you can also sign up for the waitlist for the card.

Post i stole from linked in: GPs are still raising capital like it's 2015: • Generic track record deck • Quarterly letters no one reads • Placement agent intermediaries • Zero direct narrative control LPs, customers, and talent make decisions based on narrative. The market has shifted. LPs aren't just underwriting returns anymore. They're underwriting platforms, people, and theses they believe in. If two GPs have identical IRRs, the ones who can articulate their: • Market conviction • Operator relationships • Differentiated approach • Compelling point-of-view They’ll win the allocation. All because of storytelling. “But I don’t know what or how to say it.” Not true. You have better stories than most Fortune 500 companies: • Why you see opportunities others don't • Your thesis on where markets are heading • How you built relationships that create deal flow • The infrastructure you've built to compound over cycles Write them down. Share them consistently. Build an audience. Are you building a narrative strategy or just updating slides?