living in a mobile home park?

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living in a mobile home park?

Answer 1

You are still paying rent on property you set your mobile or manufactured home on. I have a family member who pays a park $900.00 months. This could be allot of money if you are on a tight budget or on limit income. Then there is the chance of the park being bought out and the new owner wants more money or make some changes to the rules.

Answer 2

I would say it is, and I've lived in a mobile home since 1978.



There are things you may want to know first:



They are not the place to be in a tornado. Though I have weathered some severe weather, one storm where an 80 foot tree was bent over completely and our place didn't even shake. That's just me, if the NWS says seek shelter, my advice is to seek shelter.



Roof Rumble. Manufactured homes are tied down with steel bands to the pad, but the roof is sheet metal coated to keep the water out. When a strong wind blows, the roof may rumble from the air passing over it, it sounds just like thunder. For nervous types, it can be very scary the first time, and I know for a fact that it makes my cat scamper under the bed.

Mobile homes are skirted, that is, there is a channel on the ground and a band around the bottom of the home, and between the channel and the band, are interlocking panels that help to keep the wind from blowing under the home. In a high wind, like we had here this morning, it can blow the panels out of the channel or out from under the band. A couple of my neighbors had panels blow off. Mine stayed interlocked, but slipped out from under the band or out of the channel in a few spots. It can be annoying when it happens, but its not serious.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

it is "possible" ; BUT there are risk ..



Tornadoes are just about ten times as likely to hit a mobile home park due to all of the aluminum and electricial conductivity .....



Some parks are really nice ; while others are Trashy neighborhoods .



Also; be careful of "lot rent" as by the time you pay a HIGH lot rent ; you could be paying on your own real house ....



If paying lot rent , make sure it includes water, sewage, and trash hauling ......



IF I were you ; I'd TRY to get a regular house even if I had to lower my standard a little .....

Answer 5

There's usually a strong sense of community. You live closer together than in "normal" homes. Depends on the park, look at it at several times of day and night. See what kind of activity goes on, whether people are friendly, etc.

Answer 6

There are some nicer trailer parks and you can tell just by riding through them and looking at the condition of the trailers and the grounds. Take your time looking and search the entire park. Look at the trailers, the yards, the cars in the driveway, etc. Look at the common areas. Go in and talk (interview) the park manager. Check themout during the day and later in the evening, espcially on a Fri and Sat. Check out the surrounding area. Sometimes a run down trailer park will be nearby. In general trailer parks are low income areas and can be less than desirable, but not always. Trailers do not appreciate and have a limited life. They are poorly built and can be destroyed in high winds and cannot take a lot of cold winters or hard rains. Unlike, a home or condo they do not appreciate in value and are not good for resale. If you can, buy a home, townhouse or condo as a good place to live and a big investment.

Answer 7

There are four such parks in my county. Three are well managed, look great, properties well maintained and the fourth looks like a scrap metal yard. This one is being phased out and can no longer accept new homes. Check with the local code enforcement office and find out if there have been any complaints and what type. I would even stop at the local police dept and ask them if there is any ongoing problem. These are the same things I would do when researching any new area to move into

Answer 8

I've lived in both and don't mind either. I didn't like living in a park...but it was a very small park with mobile homes close together in a not so good neighborhood. A bigger park might have been different. If you do the upkeep on a mobile home it can be kept as well as a house, the reason a lot of them fall apart is that no one wants to do home maintence. Good Luck and I hope you like whatever you choose.

Bethany

Answer 9

It can be. Check out the "neighborhood" you plan on living in. How do all the yards look? Go knocking door to door and ask people what they think of the place, the management and the rules.



Basically, interview the park you want to put your home in. The home itself isn't the issue, it's where you put it.



You might want see if you can find a deal on land through the manufacture. Having a place of your own (land and home) is bound to be less stressful than dealing with the park politics.

Answer 10

Absolutely. Homes built today and much nicer and don't have the paneling of years gone by. Check out the area and reputation of the park. There is such a stigma of mobile home parks (trailer parks) that it just surprises me. It is private, clean and if you do your homework, much less expensive than owning a home.