Mission Bay Mobile Home Park sits in San Lorenzo, California, and has a collection of streets with names like Santa Anita, Santa Margarita, and Santa Monica, which wind through a neighborhood that's age-restricted for folks 55 and older. The community's been around since 1971 and offers 366 home sites, all with off-street parking and wide, paved streets. Residents can use green spaces and outdoor areas, and there's a swimming pool that's heated, a sauna, a whirlpool, a carwash area, shuffleboard courts, horseshoe pits, and a pond for relaxing outside when the marine climate's cool and the rain stays under 20 inches most years.
Inside, people gather in a big clubhouse that holds a main hall, a kitchen for events, a card room, coffee room, library, and billiard room. There's also a fitness center, a crafts room, coin-operated laundry, bathrooms with showers, and a separate meeting hall for larger get-togethers. A property manager, Greg and Eva Hegstrom, stays on site, and the community gets managed by Brandenburg, Straedler, and Moore, who run several other parks, and it's classified as REIT owned.
Every unit must be owner-occupied or left vacant, so nobody's allowed to sublet, and each buyer has to go through an application process and show proof they meet the rules. Studio layouts are available, and Mission Bay offers independent living services, with RV parking and designated spaces for guests. Pets are allowed if they're under 20 pounds, following the pet-friendly rule, and WiFi is available as another convenience, listed simply as "Other." The park uses well water and a septic sewer system, and trash pickup, water, and sewer are included in the lot rent, which runs between $800 and $1,600 each month.
Mission Bay Mobile Home Park gets an average rating of 8.4 out of 10 and ranks sixth among communities in its city. About 25% of the homes have peaked roofs, and about 40% use lap siding, so the community looks a bit varied. Some homes come up for sale or rent based on availability, but subletting isn't part of the setup. The whole place stays fairly quiet, with wide streets, lots of parking, and well-maintained facilities for daily living, recreation, and social activities among neighbors who've chosen this setting for its simple, independent living.
