#144 Manufactured Housing & Storage Investing with Matthew Ricciardella

Find us online: https://altfunds.io/ Email us with topic ideas: info@altfunds.io Spotify: https://bit.ly/4afXcan Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/4akXAUS   👇 Click Below to be a guest on our video podcast: 👇 https://forms.gle/eUNLxbPj5utv8bar7   Connect with Matthew Ricciardella: firm website:  https://www.crystalviewcapital.com/ firm linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/crystalviewcapital   Timestamps:  00:00 Welcome and Episode Preview 00:59 Meet Matthew Ricciardella 01:46 From Dropout to Realtor 03:07 First Duplex Breakthrough 03:50 Scaling Into Commercial 06:32 Why Storage and MHC Win 07:56 Launching Crystal View Funds 10:02 Fund One Playbook 12:59 Exit Timing and Regrets 14:35 Evergreen Fund Strategy 16:13 Off Market Deal Flow 19:53 Vertical Integration Edge 23:39 Owner Mindset Wins 24:43 Skin in the Game 26:54 Underwriting Returns 28:55 Capital Deployment Strategy 31:07 Conservative Leverage 32:14 Buy Cash Then Refi 33:36 HELOCs and Optionality 34:47 Biggest Losses Lessons 37:28 Culture and Team Fit 39:30 Market Trends 2026 41:43 Manufactured Housing Myths 43:26 Consolidation and Rollups 44:29 Tech and AI Operations 46:27 Take Action Closing   Bigrock by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Disclaimer: Alt Funds Network LLC and its affiliates, episode guests, and the companies they represent do not provide tax, legal or accounting or investment advice. This material has been prepared for informational and educational purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, tax, legal or accounting advice. You should consult your own tax, legal, accounting, and investment professionals before engaging in any transaction or making any financial or legal decision based on your specific situation.