5 Facts You Must Know When Buying A Mobile Home | Purchasing a manufactured home

5 Facts You Must Know When Buying A Mobile Home.
There is a lot of misinformation about mobile and manufactured homes. This will cover 5 facts that will you make an informed decision when purchasing a mobile or manufactured home. Included in this video are some myths about mobile homes that many people believe to be true.

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[jacobwalker]

FYI: We make triple wide homes now. And yes, negotiate the price with your dealer. Dealers usually double the price they paid us (manufacturer) for the house. IF you're paying close to $100, 000 for a new home, that house was sold to the dealer for less than $50, 000, and cost us less than $20, 000 to build.

[PalmBeachesPaul]

First time I've ever seen an agent talk about mobile homes..👍

[conniegrosser]

I currently live in a Magnola modular home, that was built in 1975. We have upgraded the windows, flooring and put new Hardie cement board siding on it. Still going strong.

[appalachianqueen]

Buy your own land first. Renting a lot in a mobile home park puts you at the mercy of the landlord who can jack up lot rentals at will. You may be able to afford the mobile home but lot rent can become a serious budget problem over a few years.

[calisahardy]

You had my attention when you said cheaper than rent!

[johnterwilliger]

I bought one for 2 grand. Stuck 5 grand into it. Sold for 30 grand. 🎅🎅🎅

[cassie]

My grandma bought a mobile home 15+ years ago with very little issues. I think they are a great option rather than $500, 000+ on a house.

[suthinanahkist]

When buying any land for a manufactured home, make sure it has as few zoning restrictions as possible and also make sure the property taxes are minimal. Also, make sure the city or town doesn't have a history of arbitrarily raising restrictions and property taxes.

[ConstructionKronies]

I really like the mobile home to put on a pc of land you own and are going to build on. I have seen lots of guys do that, instead of renting or paying 2 mortgages they just buy the property, place the mobile home and can then take the time they need to build a house on the land. Man I have seen the most beautiful homes built sometimes over 2 years. Great video Kristina!

[devontebooker]

I move into my double home November 1st I’m excited 3 bedrooms two bath. It looks great inside

[archangele]

The first thing to realize is that the lenders are generally bad news.
Do your research on the type of loan you are getting. Do NOT
go with what they call a simple interest loan. Suffice it to say, the payback
is really hinky with these types of loans when they are long term like
over 6 years.
Another thing is that the people most mobil home dealers use to set the home
up are the worse of the worse and you have to watch them every minute
or they will start cutting corners. To be frank, you are better off buying
your lot and initially having it set up with a septic tank and
a well. Then have the home delivered. Again, The people who do the setups
for these mobil home companies charge a lot and are the worse
of the worse.
Another biggie is make sure the idiots do not sit the home too low
to the ground. First, you will find it impossible to get under the home in the event
you need to do a repair on duct work or plumbing under the home. Second, it
makes for poor air flow and more moisture build up under the home.
To give an example of how shady mobil home installers are, I actually
paid extra to have my home set up 36" off the ground.
When I got to the site, the installer was putting a pile of blocks on his trailer
getting ready to take them to his home. He laid out the frame supports
only one block high and was going to steal all the extra blocks I paid for to put the house up 36".
This is the kind of crap you deal with when having a mobil home installed.
Make sure to be on site when ever ANYONE is doing anything to the
I can not emphasize this enough. Mobil homes can be a cost effective
home but only if installed correctly. If not installed well, they can become
your worse nightmare and a giant money pit.

[sdavidjohnson]

My late uncle born in 1913 worked for HUD his entire career after his military service. Late in life he helped his son purchase a farm in Pennsylvania and he had a foundation poured and purchased a modular home. Came down the road in 2 sections and what a beautiful home it was. Here's a man that inspected homes all his life and purchased a modular home for himself and wife. Modular home builders are held to strict regulations.

[offroad]

The one and only fact you need to know is own your OWN land.

[kawizx]

Great video! You should point out the cost of installing a septic system and ground water. I know people that paid 7, 500 for a quarter acre lot and wound up paying over $10, 000 for the septic system and another 5 to 6, 000 for the well to be set up. So that's close to $24, 000 that you have to consider on top of the cost of the home itself. Just saying🤓

[dhometours]

I love a nice double wide on a nice piece of land!

[wayneshufelt]

Enjoyed your vlog, Kristina. My wife and I are actually buying our first double-wide already on land. It has been totally renovated and upgrade to 2x6 outside wall construction all new cabinets, well, pretty much everything is new. We live in B.C., Canada, moving to 100 Mile House. We just recently retired and we are excited about this new chapter in our lives.

[summerdehner]

Got one for $1, 500 started working on it but this past winter destroyed the roof. And now I have leaks and I am trying to find a new home hopefully to put on my current lot. I am so stressed and trying to find any videos to help me. Thank you for making this video!

[bradhampton]

As someone who’s owned several in my lifetime the worst thing about them is that they depreciate... especially if they’re in a MH Park. I’ve probably owned around 7 site built homes and they all appreciated in value. Never lost money on one.

[kennethnugent]

I've built these things for 32 years in 5 different plants, and I've been a service tech, fixing all the problems, for several of those years and my advice is, don't go cheap because you get what you pay for and NEVER NEVER BUY what they call a "true home". Find someone, if you can, that actually works in one of the plants and have them go with you and REALLY look the house over. I'm a service tech right now, and you would not believe the things I see wrong with some of these things. And they WILL NOT hold up in a violent storm like a regular house does, don't ever believe that, no matter what yur told....my 2 cents

[Unmployable]

When I hear the word “lender” in the same sentence as “mobile home” that is the first red flag. I wouldn’t pay more than $5, 000 for a mobile home. Pay cash and save that rent payment for several years then rent it out when you move