UMH Properties, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Alabama Manufactured Home Community
January 08, 2021 at 05:56 pm EST
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UMH Properties, Inc. announced that it closed on the acquisition of a manufactured home community located in Dothan, Alabama for a total purchase price of approximately $4.6 million. This community contains 195 developed homesites, of which approximately 37% are occupied. It is situated on approximately 33 acres.
UMH Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Companyâs primary business is the ownership and operation of manufactured home communities, leasing manufactured homesites to residents. The Company also leases manufactured homes to residents and, through its wholly owned taxable REIT subsidiary, UMH Sales and Finance, Inc. (S&F), sells and finances the sale of manufactured homes to residents and prospective residents of its communities and for placement on customersâ privately owned land. The Company owns and operates 135 manufactured home communities, including two communities acquired through the Companyâs opportunity zone fund, containing approximately 25,800 developed homesites. These communities are located in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland, Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia. In connection with the operation of its communities, the Company also leases homes to prospective tenants.