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#144 Manufactured Housing & Storage Investing with Matthew Ricciardella
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- Alt Funds Network
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- May 1, 2026
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- 2902
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Summary
Background: Matthew Ricciardella is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Crystal View Capital. He is a member of Fund II-IV’s Investment Committee and Management Committee. With over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, he has personally been a principal in over $1B in real estate transactions and presently has ~$600M in assets under management across the various Fund’s that he sponsors. Description: Mike Schroeder interviews Matthew Ricciardella, CEO of Crystal View Capital, about his path from a college dropout and residential realtor to a real estate investor and fund manager focused on manufactured housing communities and self-storage. Matt shares how cold-calling and buying properties below market launched his career, why these asset classes performed well through 2008–2010, and how Crystal View scaled from a $10M Fund I (about 45% gross IRR over a 7.5-year hold) to larger funds, including a $200M Fund IV. He explains the advantages of off-market sourcing, proprietary data, and vertical integration through in-house management, as well as conservative leverage, acquisition and refinancing strategy, and disciplined underwriting. Matt discusses lessons learned, including regrets about selling assets and the importance of culture, and highlights ongoing demand for affordable housing, static supply in manufactured housing, industry consolidation, and selective uses of AI in operations.