Inside Mobile Home Park Investing With Leo Young Artwork

The Agent of Wealth

Welcome to The Agent of Wealth Podcast with Marc Bautis from Bautis Financial. In this podcast, Marc helps small business owners and retirees overcome the multiple wealth planning challenges involved in your financial life. We do this by creating comprehensive wealth management plans to guide you towards financial freedom, ensure you never run out of money and help create a balance in life that prioritizes what is most important to you. Join us for this journey as Marc draws from years of expertise and guest experts to solve the multiple wealth planning issues involved in your financial life.

All Episodes

The Agent of Wealth

Inside Mobile Home Park Investing With Leo Young

February 13, 2026 • Marc Bautis • Episode 283

0:00 | 25:46

Affordable housing. Durable cash flow. And an asset class that historically outperformed during recessions.

In this episode of The Agent of Wealth, co-host John Williams is joined by Leo Young, Founder and Managing Partner of Cornell Communities, a real estate investment firm focused on acquiring and operating manufactured housing communities across the United States.

With experience spanning more than $75 million in transactions — and a career path that includes working at Tesla and on the acquisitions team of a $4.5 billion private equity fund — Leo shares why he chose a niche many investors overlook: mobile home parks. He explains how this asset class blends affordability, impact and strong risk-adjusted returns, and why it may deserve a closer look in today’s volatile market.

In this episode, you will learn:

Why manufactured housing communities often perform well during recessions.
How the business model works.
What makes this asset class attractive for passive investors.
How Leo’s background as a first-generation immigrant shaped his money beliefs, risk tolerance and entrepreneurial drive.
And more!

Tune in for a deep dive into the economics of manufactured housing, insights on private equity-style real estate investing, and a powerful conversation about resilience, opportunity and building wealth with purpose.

Resources:

Want to be a guest on The Agent of Wealth? Send Marc Bautis a message on PodMatch, here: https://tinyurl.com/mt4z6ywc