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Title: Mobile Home Owners
Post by: potluck6 on December 20, 2013, 03:01:32 pm
Anyone live in a mobile home? Do you like ,how much did it cost and what is the rent. We are thinking of buying one in Cal my husbands commute is really getting to him.We could sell our house for a small profit and buy a mobile home but don't know much about them. Do they take dogs we have a lab he is an older dog but still active but stays in most of the time.would need a small yard with grass.
Title: Re: Mobile Home Owners
Post by: vickysue on December 20, 2013, 03:43:40 pm
I lived in a large nice mobil home for years and really enjoyed it. But i also owned the lasn. Before that i rented a mobil home space and the rent was not bad, but this was in N.M... And they allowed dogs and also children in certain parts. But i have no idea about Ca. I suggest you start calling around. Because some also have size and width restrictions.
Title: Re: Mobile Home Owners
Post by: mawhite63 on December 21, 2013, 04:28:24 am
We have land in North Carolina that we've just had sitting there for a while. We play around with the idea of retiring there, and go back and forth between the idea of a mobile vs. pre-fab house.
Title: Re: Mobile Home Owners
Post by: oldbuddy on December 21, 2013, 05:06:12 am
I had a mobile home at the beach for over 20 years, but we just used it in summer and weekends. I bought a lot in a mobile subdivision for $11,000 and put an old mobile on it for $3,500 including hookups. After the 20 years we sold it for $45,000 and bought a condo system.
Title: Re: Mobile Home Owners
Post by: BMaston12 on December 21, 2013, 05:43:49 am
Anyone live in a mobile home? Do you like ,how much did it cost and what is the rent. We are thinking of buying one in Cal my husbands commute is really getting to him.We could sell our house for a small profit and buy a mobile home but don't know much about them. Do they take dogs we have a lab he is an older dog but still active but stays in most of the time.would need a small yard with grass.
I don't know much about California, but I love my mobile home. It is much cheaper than a home, but the floor plan can really be roomy for a double wide. Zoning is going to be your biggest concern.  Your set-up costs will be a lot more than you might think, depending where you locate. Some mobile home parks have yards, but you will just have to do your research.
BMaston12
Title: Re: Mobile Home Owners
Post by: inertia4 on December 21, 2013, 05:48:46 am
I have always thought about buying one. But I never did. I saw some model homes and they do look very nice.
Title: Re: Mobile Home Owners
Post by: cathy37 on December 21, 2013, 04:13:27 pm
I live in a double wide not set up on a permanent foundation and is listed as real estate.  I bought it and land as a package deal.  They are just as nice as some houses.
Title: Re: Mobile Home Owners
Post by: bigedshult on December 21, 2013, 07:28:09 pm
If u buy one get your one lot to put it on!!!!
Title: Re: Mobile Home Owners
Post by: Timberlan127 on December 22, 2013, 10:32:59 am
I've never had a mobile home. Some people like them a lot. If I had one I would want it to be one I could move with my own truck. I would want to tour the country with it.
Title: Re: Mobile Home Owners
Post by: cneimsn on December 22, 2013, 01:23:21 pm
There is nothing wrong with Mobile Homes.  They are great to live in.  I lived in one for years and years.
Enjoyed it a lot.
Title: Re: Mobile Home Owners
Post by: nannycoe1 on December 22, 2013, 02:07:43 pm
We lived in a mobile home for a while and I was satisfied with it. You can pretty much customize them to fit your needs nowadays. I would live in one again if I ever decided to sell my house.