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re: Mobile Homes and Housing Affordability
Posted on 1/18/26 at 1:59 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
Posted on 1/18/26 at 1:59 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
If that is what a person can afford, i don’t see anything wrong with it.
A roof over a persons head is better than living in their car.
A roof over a persons head is better than living in their car.
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Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:03 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
My dream is to retire to Toledo Bend in a new double wide with a pier and boathouse. StarLink and Amazon.
Living off the fat of the land, Lenny.
Living off the fat of the land, Lenny.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:05 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
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This is a serious question.
Is living in a mobile home a viable option as a starter home and better than renting?
It is, but a manufactured house or modular panel house isn't much more expensive, and are better made.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:43 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
I just bought a 14x70 1977 skyline for 7k bucks. It was used as a vacation place by lake ouachita its entire life and is perfectly preserved. It's actually built pretty nice for a mobile home as it was made right after hud regulations started.
Wood interior paneling, actual 2x4s used in the walls and copper wiring. It's a 70s time capsule. I restored the old coleman presidential propane furnace that still uses the original mercury switch that works flawlessly.
It replaces a late 60s piece of garbage that was built out of sticks and aluminum wiring that was used as a hunting camp. All in for 50k we got land and a dry place thats clean and comfortable. I'd say that's way better than renting.
Wood interior paneling, actual 2x4s used in the walls and copper wiring. It's a 70s time capsule. I restored the old coleman presidential propane furnace that still uses the original mercury switch that works flawlessly.
It replaces a late 60s piece of garbage that was built out of sticks and aluminum wiring that was used as a hunting camp. All in for 50k we got land and a dry place thats clean and comfortable. I'd say that's way better than renting.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:50 pm to TideSaint
quote:can a mobile home be tethered to the ground with straps?
Good luck during tornado season.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 3:54 pm to Chicken
It can be tied down but that's just a false sense of security. Sure the frame may still be there... but the rest of the trailer won't.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:00 pm to LegendInMyMind
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I have a younger family member. After she got married her parents gave them a few acres and they bought the adjoining acreage, totaling around 14 acres. They found an older mobile home for sale and bought it. They spent some money to remodel it to the point that it was clean with new appliances and all. They pretty much had the money to come out almost even on that.
Now, they're saving all they can to put towards building a house in a few years. He's an engineer and she's a nurse, their vehicles are paid off, and the only payment they are making is on the land. It seems a reasonable route to go. Against modern trends, they seem to be thinking about their needs rather than their wants.
This is the only reason to buy a mobile home. Period.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:01 pm to TideSaint
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Good luck during tornado season.
I would have to have an underground bunker if I were living in a mobile home because they are a magnet for tornadoes
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:45 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
Alternative housing is going to become a bigger and bigger industry with the increasing cost of housing.
Nearby, Gulfport just approved converting areas zoned for residential trailers into shipping container parks. I would feel safer in one of those during a hurricane or tornado than a modular building.
It'll be interesting to see how the new sites fare.
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Nearby, Gulfport just approved converting areas zoned for residential trailers into shipping container parks. I would feel safer in one of those during a hurricane or tornado than a modular building.
It'll be interesting to see how the new sites fare.
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Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:46 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
Absolutely. Buy land you want for future. Put trailer on it ( if permissible). When you can afford house , build it then sell trailer.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 4:52 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
You priced the lately?
I thought the same… buy some land, put a few on it, and rent.
lol….
Could build 4 plex for cheaper..
I thought the same… buy some land, put a few on it, and rent.
lol….
Could build 4 plex for cheaper..
Posted on 1/18/26 at 5:40 pm to xBirdx
If you buy a new model you might as well buy a house, the prices are nuts.
Finding a used one that hasn't been trashed or rotted can be challenging. In my area there are a lot of mobile homes used solely for vacation and are like new inside.
The main thing is the roof and wiring. Factory roofs begin to leak quickly and it's game over. Before hud standards most used aluminum wiring.
The 77 model we got had a metal roof added over the factory roof. All the wood looks like it just left the lumber mill. By contrast the one that it replaced didn't have an added roof and the exterior walls had basically turned to black dirt. The walls could be pushed out with your foot away from the floor.
I've learned far more about mobile homes than I ever wanted to know
Finding a used one that hasn't been trashed or rotted can be challenging. In my area there are a lot of mobile homes used solely for vacation and are like new inside.
The main thing is the roof and wiring. Factory roofs begin to leak quickly and it's game over. Before hud standards most used aluminum wiring.
The 77 model we got had a metal roof added over the factory roof. All the wood looks like it just left the lumber mill. By contrast the one that it replaced didn't have an added roof and the exterior walls had basically turned to black dirt. The walls could be pushed out with your foot away from the floor.
I've learned far more about mobile homes than I ever wanted to know
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 5:43 pm
Posted on 1/18/26 at 7:39 pm to Tr33fiddy
the typical mobile home is built cheap and never appreciates. at the end of its 15 year life the tow away cost needs to be factored in.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 7:42 pm to Brosef Stalin
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Mobile homes are a lot more expensive than you think. You will have a tough time finding one under $100k. You're better off getting a condo or townhome.
Depends where you live. Condos are almost as expensive as homes here in CA. And they have high HOA fees
Posted on 1/18/26 at 8:26 pm to Tr33fiddy
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Before hud standards most used aluminum wiring.
That was in the 60s and 70s. There are tons on homes on slab from the 60s and 70s with aluminum wiring too due to the copper shortage.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 8:30 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
Isn't the housing crisis mainly because the proliferation of chain stores, offshoring of manufacturing etc etc has concentrated more and more decent jobs into urban areas?
Is there really a housing crisis in areas with cheap space to park mobile homes?
Is there really a housing crisis in areas with cheap space to park mobile homes?
This post was edited on 1/19/26 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 1/18/26 at 8:39 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
I wouldn’t be scared of renting in this market. As far as the trailer I wouldn’t buy a new one. They are crazy expensive now.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 10:12 pm to BigBinBR
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That reason is that mobile homes depreciate
That's true in many cases not all. We bought a doublewide on 1/2 acre 10 yrs ago for 99K as an investment rental property. It was in good shape when we bought it but we fixed it up some, new floors, paint, new AC/heating, new roof. Talk to a couple of realtors last weekend as we're ready to unload it and get out of the landlord business. The concensus was that we should list it at $175K, that matches the comps.
Getting good insurance on a mobile home is tough and it's high. The buyer's pool is smaller than a site built home. But more modern mobile homes are not you grandads mobile home.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 10:44 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
I lived in a used 99' model from 2014 until 2021. Repaired the floors, bought a new AC unit, new paint and floors, repaired some of the sheet rock. Was able to pay off my me and my wife's student loans and saved up a down payment on the house we live in now.
A new mobile home will start you at $65k now but they're a lot better built. Thicker walls and a stronger roof. If you don't get one lime that, they're a lot harder to insure if you live south of I-10.
A new mobile home will start you at $65k now but they're a lot better built. Thicker walls and a stronger roof. If you don't get one lime that, they're a lot harder to insure if you live south of I-10.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 10:48 pm to wm72
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offshoring of manufacturing etc etchas concentrated more and more decent jobs into urban areas?
Pretty much, there's a housing shortage in places that have jobs (ie Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, DC). Opelousas and McComb, MS don't have that issue.
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