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Do you live in a mobile home?

qualitygal — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 09:03:50 GMT

If so, how do you like it? Good investment? Thoughts?

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honeybeagle — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:01:13 GMT

We live in a manufactured home community age 55 and over. Our home is situated over a pit so it is ground level. Only one step up into our house. Due to changes with the laws of the city all the new ones brought in are above ground with skirting around the bottom and a stairrcase to enter. I love our home. it is quality built and well insulated. It would be considered a double wide. We have two bedroom and a office, two full bathrooms. We are empty nesters and did not want a community with children and teenagers. The important thing to research is the management. Do they enforce the rules that residents must meet. Examples would be maintenance on the outside of their home , including their yard. Hope this helps.

Re: Do you live in a mobile home?

CalminHeart — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 10:55:02 GMT

We lived in a mobile home for 18 months. I would not do it again. I realize they've changed a lot since we lived in one but I was never comfortable.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:20:37 GMT

Hubbs says not a good investment.

I know a person who lives in a mobile home community for those 55 years and older. Her home is lovely. There is a lot of "pride of ownership". Her neighbors are sooooo wonderful.

Hubbs also says look at the selling price of mobile homes,used after market price.

Re: Do you live in a mobile home?

Imaoldhippie — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:29:59 GMT

While single wides lose their value considerably I would still buy and live in one anyway. Most of my childhood we lived in a trailer.

I own one now but do not live permanently in it. Its in another state and in the summer when we go visit family we stay in it. We are considering selling our permanent home, (which is a double wide) and moving into the single wide. Its a lot cheaper living. The only reason we are still "thinking" on moving is because of the Ohio winters.

If you are looking for an investment, then I say no. If you want to live cozy, less expensively and dont care about re-sale value then go for it.

Re: Do you live in a mobile home?

Meowingkitty — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 12:24:21 GMT

I don't live in one nor would I. Out here in Arizona they always seem to be the ones hit by monsoon storms or fires and are totally trashed. I would worry about structural integrity.

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Chessa35 — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:01:58 GMT

Had the opportunity to live in my in-laws double wide for 8 months , in Florida . It was a 3 bedroom ,2 bath , living ,dining and laundry room . It was really big and very comfortable living . We really liked it . Didn’t feel like you were in a trailer. My in-laws were very happy there .

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PilatesLover — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:48:24 GMT

A negative factor to consider is formaldehyde. The manufacturers don't use as much as they used to, but it is still in the materials used to make them.

We looked at moving into one in the 1990s and there were posters in every room about formaldehyde emissions, so the warning had to be a law. Due to my husband's severe asthma, my allergies and having an eight year old at the time, we never looked at another.

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River Song — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:20:43 GMT

I'm in hurricane alley (Florida) and wouldn't want to live in a mobile home year round unless I was willing to evacuate every time there was a hurricane. Evacuating to a shelter is very unpleasant. It's either that or you get in your car and start heading to Georgia with thousands of other cars on the road. After Hurricane Irma in 2017 hit my area, mobile homes were totally destroyed, twisted like a tin can, from tornadoes generated by the hurricane.

That said, my in-laws, now deceased, lived in a mobile home community on a golf course and loved it. They were retired and played golf every week so it suited them. But, if a hurricane was coming, we insisted that they stay at our house and not in the mobile home.

Their mobile home was a double wide, had a carport (no garage) with a small storage shed, and a small back porch that looked out on the golf course. My DH was in construction and said the mobile home had cheap finishes and that it was difficult to fix things. And he was constantly having to fix things. Anyway, this was 30 years ago and I'm sure mobile homes have improved since then.

Are they a good investment? No, I don't remember getting top dollar for the mobile home after my in-laws died. A mobile home might be a good choice for a seasonal second home in Florida during the winter but then you have the expense of upkeep of the home to deal with during the summer.

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SilleeMee — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 15:38:50 GMT

I know someone who sells mobile homes for a living. They told me most are made to last for about 50 years and they are not something to invest in for resale.

Places to find to put them after you buy one can be a concern...the lot rental fees and park amenities/aesthetics would be something to look at in the areas where you want to live. In my area there are no mobile home parks which I would want to call my neighborhood.

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Katcat1 — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 17:21:30 GMT

@qualitygal My parents purchased a mobile home when they retired. It was brand new and had a fireplace in the living room. The park they were in you had to be 35 to live in the park and no children. It was beautifully landscaped with lots of trees. I would say it was a cut above the rest as far as mobile parks. My father passed away and my mother sold it for the same price she paid for it which is unusual.

I forgot to add -- my parents had an eat in kitchen with a built in booth and a small laundry room off the kitchen in a separate room. Their bathroom was big -- 3 people could be in it comfortably.

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cindyNC — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 15:24:41 GMT

My BF has a manufactured home? double wide? Anyways, he couldn't refinance when interest rates dropped, nor would the realtors in our area agree to list it as mortagage lenders refused to consider any prospective buyers for a mortgage. This was several years ago. I'm guessing the financing is fine if you are a purchasing a new unit.

He has had a rent-to-own tenant for the last 3-4 years. Lately investors seem to be coming out of the woodwork offering to purchase.....I suspect the area is becoming more upscale.

Re: Do you live in a mobile home?

Puppy Lips — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:39:28 GMT

There is a mobile home park about 1/2 mile from my very nice neighborhood. It has been there for a long time.

Personally, I don't think I could ever live full time in a mobile home. Heck, I don't even want to vacation in any kind of mobile home or trailer. I would just get too clausterphobic. I need space. I need to go to other rooms. But that is just me.

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gidgetgh — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:49:41 GMT

@Puppy Lips wrote:
There is a mobile home park about 1/2 mile from my very nice neighborhood. It has been there for a long time.

Personally, I don't think I could ever live full time in a mobile home. Heck, I don't even want to vacation in any kind of mobile home or trailer. I would just get too clausterphobic. I need space. I need to go to other rooms. But that is just me.

@Puppy Lips - Uh.... a mobile home, or manufactured house has, multiple rooms. Kitchens, bathrooms, living room, bedrooms.

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RedTop — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:34:40 GMT

I am not living in one now, but spent the first six years of married life in a 12 ft x 65 ft. single wide mobile home. I liked living in my mobile home and could live in one again if I had to.

The average price for a new, single wide mobile home in my area of southern WV, is $70,000 - $90,000. Clayton is the top selling brand here; the homes have house type roofs, open concept main living areas, laminate flooring usually but some have carpet in bedrooms, and most master baths have a separate walk in shower as well as a tub with double vanities.

Mobile home parks are still found in this area; I know of 8 local ones that have been around since the 1960's, and most of those homes are that old. The newest park in town has homes built in 2000 and up, no old, old ones. Lot rent in that park is $400 a month, with water, sewage, and trash pickup included.

If I bought a new mobile home today as an investment, set it up on a small lot, built porches and had a nice driveway, I'd have people wanting to rent it before my work was complete. The key is in finding a good tenant who respects their rental property.

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On It — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 19:21:21 GMT

There are retirement parks for those over 55 where the land is owned by the manufactured home owner. They are quite nice with many improvements and many look beautiful on Zillow. These manufactured homes are attached to some type of foundation that is permanent. I believe they are considered real estate if the proper paperwork has been done.

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Puppy Lips — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:39:47 GMT

@gidgetgh wrote:
@Puppy Lips wrote:
There is a mobile home park about 1/2 mile from my very nice neighborhood. It has been there for a long time.

Personally, I don't think I could ever live full time in a mobile home. Heck, I don't even want to vacation in any kind of mobile home or trailer. I would just get too clausterphobic. I need space. I need to go to other rooms. But that is just me.

@Puppy Lips - Uh.... a mobile home, or manufactured house has, multiple rooms. Kitchens, bathrooms, living room, bedrooms.

@gidgetgh Yes, I suppose. But the post was about a mobile home. It can't be too big if it is actually mobile. My in laws had a motor home when I was dating my now husband. I went on a few trips with them and quickly decided that that was not something I wanted to ever do as an adult. My daughter in law grew up in a very small house and I felt very claustrophobic in there. I guess it is all what you are used to.

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on the bay — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:47:27 GMT

I think a mobile home is a different thing than a manufactured home right?

one manufactured home (looks like a typical home)

Typical mobile home.

I know they may have evolved since this picture but it seems people must be talking about different things?

Re: Do you live in a mobile home?

gidgetgh — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:55:26 GMT

@Puppy Lips wrote:
@gidgetgh wrote:
@Puppy Lips wrote:
There is a mobile home park about 1/2 mile from my very nice neighborhood. It has been there for a long time.

Personally, I don't think I could ever live full time in a mobile home. Heck, I don't even want to vacation in any kind of mobile home or trailer. I would just get too clausterphobic. I need space. I need to go to other rooms. But that is just me.

@Puppy Lips - Uh.... a mobile home, or manufactured house has, multiple rooms. Kitchens, bathrooms, living room, bedrooms.
@gidgetgh Yes, I suppose. But the post was about a mobile home. It can't be too big if it is actually mobile. My in laws had a motor home when I was dating my now husband. I went on a few trips with them and quickly decided that that was not something I wanted to ever do as an adult. My daughter in law grew up in a very small house and I felt very claustrophobic in there. I guess it is all what you are used to.

@Puppy Lips - there is no "I suppose". A mobile home, or manufactured house, has separate rooms. Double wides can be quite large and there are even triple wides and modular homes that fit the category. These are not RV's or motor homes you hook up to be the back of your vehicle and take around. They are multi room homes.

A motor home is not the same thing as a mobile home.

Re: Do you live in a mobile home?

gidgetgh — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:57:16 GMT

@on the bay wrote:
I think a mobile home is a different thing than a manufactured home right?

one manufactured home (looks like a typical home)
Typical mobile home.
I know they may have evolved since this picture but it seems people must be talking about different things?

The industry I worked in, for 38 years, financed mobile homes at the dealership level. Several years in, they told us to refer to them as "manufactured houses" instead of mobile homes, because it sounded better.