Single-wide mobile homes; give me all of the advice you have for buying one that's older (76-97)?


Question:^^I am planning to relocate to anyone of the following states within a metro of atleast 100,000:

Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky (Not Corbin or Bowling Green)
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
North Carolina
Ohio (not Cincinatti)
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin


(I know, not very specific)

purchase budget: $5000 or less (tax liens [absolute deed only] are acceptable; desirable, in fact), $1,000 down
lot rent: $<250

Answers:
Make sure it has copper, not aluminum electrical wiring. Aluminum wiring has caused many mobile home fires.

Ask about the flooring--you want PLYWOOD, not particle board and not OSB, if possible. (Older homes came with particle board--it would have had to have been replaced).

Ask if they've had any leaks in the floors.

Ask how many times it has been moved--every time it is moved, it vibrates the insulation, causing it to be shaken down the wall--we had to pull some paneling back on ours to
fix something and the insulation was a little over 1/3 way down the wall! The home had been moved 3 times total! Also ask when it was moved, was it moved with the furniture in or out of it--moving it with the furniture in it can cause warping of the frame.

Look for brown spots on the ceiling--telltale signs of a roof leak.

Ask if the roof has ever been cold sealed? When you buy the mobile home/move it, you should buy a bucket of cold seal at your local Lowe's, get a rag mop and get on top of the mobile home and mop it on. It is a silver, tarry substance that seals any small leaks, reflects light, and helps insulate, thus saving energy.

Find out if the mobile home has had a cover over the roof--some people build "roofs" over their mobile home roof to protect it.


your a loser. who gives a $hit.
Don't. Come to Oregon and I'll build you a real home.You can stay with me while it gets built.I am a builder.

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