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Partners · Dan Ventures + Mr. Good Container Homes

Built in a factory. Set where people work.

Dan Ventures and Mr. Good Container Homes are partners. Mr. Good builds factory-made container homes and delivers them ready to live in. Dan Ventures finds the land and works with towns, landowners and employers to get those homes on the ground for the working families being priced out of the places they serve.

Mr. Good builds
Container homes made in the USA, from Alachua, Florida and Tyler, Texas
Dan Ventures develops
Site selection, land, approvals and community partners
Ready to ship
90 to 120 days, delivered nationwide
Dan Ventures and Mr. Good Container Homes partnership

How the partnership works

Each side does the part it's built for, so homes go from an empty lot to people living in them faster.

Mr. Good Container Homes

Builds and delivers

  • Manufactures each home in the USA through a multi-state network
  • Handles turnkey delivery and setup on site
  • Offers three floor plans, with in-house financing or outside lenders

Dan Ventures

Finds the land and the partners

  • Leads site selection and development
  • Works with towns, landowners and employers where local workers can't find a place they can afford
  • Brings the model into Common Frame, our attainable and workforce housing initiative

The home

Mr. Good's standard model is a 320 square foot duplex: two 160 square foot studio apartments in one unit.

Each studio

Private and complete

A private bathroom, a kitchenette with a stovetop, and a window unit for air conditioning, heat and dehumidifying.

Hookup

Ready in about 15 minutes

The homes are classified as RVs and connect through 50 amp power, a standard water hose and an RV sewer connection.

Running costs

About $50 a month

Mr. Good reports average water and electricity bills of about $50 a month.

Price

From $45,000 per unit

Plus tax and delivery, with three floor plans to choose from. In Texas, the homes are approved for Section 8 housing vouchers.

A finished duplex, set on site.
A finished duplex, set on site.
Two private entries, one for each studio.
Two private entries, one for each studio.
An unfurnished studio: entry door, kitchenette and bathroom.
An unfurnished studio: entry door, kitchenette and bathroom.
A furnished studio with a full-size refrigerator, kitchenette and dresser.
A furnished studio with a full-size refrigerator, kitchenette and dresser.
Room for a queen bed, a dining table and a TV.
Room for a queen bed, a dining table and a TV.
The kitchenette and the private bathroom.
The kitchenette and the private bathroom.

Inside the build

Each home starts as a steel shipping container. In the factory it gets framed, insulated, wired, sided and finished, then ships ready to hook up.

Shipping containers lined up on the factory floor, with lumber and insulation staged for the build.
Shipping containers lined up on the factory floor, with lumber and insulation staged for the build.
Framing the interior walls and ceiling inside a container.
Framing the interior walls and ceiling inside a container.
An empty container shell with the window and door openings cut and framed in steel.
An empty container shell with the window and door openings cut and framed in steel.
Wood-look siding going on over the original container steel.
Wood-look siding going on over the original container steel.
An entry door set into the new siding.
An entry door set into the new siding.
A new window framed into the corrugated steel wall.
A new window framed into the corrugated steel wall.
Two finished units, each with its own window air conditioner, ready to leave the factory.
Two finished units, each with its own window air conditioner, ready to leave the factory.
A finished unit outside the factory, ready to ship.
A finished unit outside the factory, ready to ship.
Hooking a unit up to power and water.
Hooking a unit up to power and water.
Inside a finished studio: kitchenette, shelving and bathroom.
Inside a finished studio: kitchenette, shelving and bathroom.
Touring the factory floor.
Touring the factory floor.

Where it fits

The homes are designed for RV parks, rural land, workforce housing and emergency response.

RV and mobile home parks

Long-term homes on existing lots

According to Mr. Good, a park lot that rents short term for about $350 a month can instead hold a duplex that rents for $1,600 to $1,900 a month on 6 to 12 month leases.

Towns and employers

Housing for the people who keep a place running

Factory building shortens time on site, cuts waste and helps bring down the cost to build, so homes can arrive where local workers need them.

How a park deal moves

RV and mobile home park owners, brokers and bird-dogs submit a park through Trailhead. People at Mr. Good and Dan Ventures review every park. Nothing is turned down automatically, and every step after the questions happens in a private, secure deal workspace.

  1. 01

    The seller

    Answer ten questions

    Location, asking price, room for duplexes, utilities, zoning, local demand, occupancy, income and ownership, with an optional P&L upload.

  2. 02

    Mr. Good + Dan Ventures

    Review the park

    The team reads every answer. Each seller gets a private deal workspace link by email, and parks that fit are opened up for the next steps.

  3. 03

    The seller

    NDA and proof of funds

    Sign the NDA in the workspace. Mr. Good's proof of funds opens once it's signed.

  4. 04

    The seller

    Due diligence

    Mr. Good asks for the documents it needs, such as the P&L, rent roll and tax returns, and the seller uploads them to the secure workspace.

  5. 05

    Mr. Good

    Review and seller call

    The team goes through the documents and talks with the owner about the park and the plan for it.

  6. 06

    Mr. Good + Dan Ventures

    Offer and agreement

    A decision on whether to make an offer. If it goes ahead, the purchase agreement is issued in the workspace.

Submit a park

Already submitted one? Your workspace link is in the email you received.

The people behind it

Daniel Kaufman, Colin Hanks and Tom Colangelo with the team
Daniel Kaufman (far left), with Colin Hanks and Tom Colangelo (third and second from right) and the team.
Colin Hanks, founder of Mr. Good Container Homes

Founder · Mr. Good Container Homes

Colin Hanks

Colin founded Mr. Good Container Homes with his family in 2023. The company builds container homes in the USA for RV parks, rural land, workforce housing and emergency response, and handles delivery and setup from its locations in Alachua, Florida and Tyler, Texas.

“By combining our manufacturing capabilities and turnkey deployment model with strategic real estate investment, we’re creating a scalable solution that can bring thousands of new homes to communities that need them most.”

Tom Colangelo, co-owner of Mr. Good Container Homes

Co-owner · Mr. Good Container Homes

Tom Colangelo

Tom is co-owner of Mr. Good Container Homes. He focuses on the partnerships and resources that let the company take its factory-built model to more communities across the country.

“This is about more than building homes; it’s about creating lasting housing opportunities and developing a model that can be replicated in communities across the country.”

Daniel Kaufman, founder of Dan Ventures

Founder · Dan Ventures

Daniel Kaufman

Daniel founded Dan Ventures, a self-funded real estate and venture company focused on overlooked places, from growing mid-size cities to mountain towns and workforce housing. He made his first real estate investment in 1992, studied ski area management in Vermont, and leads Common Frame, where Dan Ventures tests modular, container and 3D-printed construction. Read his story.

“Mr. Good builds the home in a factory and delivers it ready to live in, which is the piece we needed. Our job is to find the land, work with the towns and employers, and get these homes on the ground.”

Bring homes to your community

The first projects will be announced as sites are confirmed. If you're a town, landowner, park owner or employer, we'd like to hear from you.

Have land?Get it scored on TrailheadLiftie scores your land deal in about a minute. Qualifying deals get a review meeting.Submit land → Town, employer or park owner?Start a conversationTell us about the housing need and what you have to work with.Partner with us →

Dan Ventures + Mr. Good · Park intake

Own or represent an RV park or mobile home park?

Mr. Good adds factory-built container duplexes on vacant pads and open land, and looks at parks to acquire or partner on. Answer ten questions about the park: room for duplexes, utilities, zoning, local demand, occupancy, income and ownership. The Mr. Good team reviews every park, and parks that fit get a secure deal workspace for the NDA, proof of funds and due diligence.

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Press releaseRead the partnership announcement Mr. Goodmrgoodcontainerhomes.com

Dan Ventures

Land, approvals and community partners

A self-funded real estate and venture company focused on overlooked places. Leads site selection and works with towns, landowners and employers.

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Mr. Good Container Homes

Factory-built container homes

Builds container homes in the USA from Alachua, Florida and Tyler, Texas, and handles delivery and setup on site.

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Home specifications, pricing, utility costs and rent figures are provided by Mr. Good Container Homes and may change. Nothing on this page is an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security or interest in any project.