The Cuban content creator Taychapayas became the star of a story that thousands of Latinos in Florida would love to experience: she bought the largest mobile home in a park in Tampa for just $3,000, after weeks of searching, perseverance, and a negotiation that didn’t take no for an answer.
The video, posted at the end of March on Instagram, has garnered dozens of comments from followers who immediately related to her story.
It all started when Taychapayas found a trailer on Facebook Marketplace listed for $2,500. She wrote to the seller, sent the link to her husband and a few others with a clear strategy: "I’ll send it to two, three, four people, and whoever responds first, I'll take it."
The problem was that the salesperson never replied. Not in three days, nor in a week.
Far from giving up, the Cuban traced the address of the property directly on Marketplace and physically went to the trailer park. Upon arrival, she discovered that several mobile homes had for sale signs with the same phone number, belonging to a new company that had purchased the park.
He called for days, but there was no response either. So he decided to send a message in English that left no room for doubt.
"I've been calling you for over a week, writing to you on Marketplace, messaging you at your number, and you haven't responded, but I'm not going to stop calling you; I'm going to keep calling you until you answer."
The strategy worked. The company representative called her back and took her to see the available trailers. The one she was interested in was for sale at $4,500, but Taychapayas didn’t hesitate: “What a coincidence, because I have $3,500. What are we going to do?”
After a call to the office owners, the negotiation concluded with a final price of $3,000, making the Cuban the owner of the largest mobile home in the park.
The initial goal was a project to buy, fix, and sell, a business model that has gained interest among Cuban entrepreneurs in Tampa and other cities in Florida due to its low entry barrier compared to traditional housing.
The context makes the story even more striking. In Tampa, housing costs represent one of the biggest challenges for middle and low-income families.
Well-maintained mobile homes range from $80,000 to $150,000 in the conventional market, and an annual income of at least $83,000 is required to be considered middle class in the city.
This is not the first time Taychapayas has opted for this route: they also found their first trailer on Facebook Marketplace, a platform they describe as their favorite tool for any purchase.
"I live immersed in Marketplace, my love, all the time, any hour," she stated in the video.
Her story resonated particularly among Cuban women who arrived in Florida with little and built their stability from scratch, and among those seeking real alternatives in the face of a relentless affordability crisis.
A follower summed up the general sentiment in the comments: "Why hasn’t the algorithm shown me this novel before? Now I’m hooked on that renovation."
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