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So often young people will over-extend themselves when purchasing things that depreciate rapidly. Automobiles are the most notable example, but mobile homes also fall under this category. There are some factors to consider when purchasing, so that there are fewer hangups when time comes for selling a manufactured home.
Most trailer parks will try to lure people in with free move-in specials, and this is a problem five years down the road. Most home buyers will not even look at a manufactured dwelling that sits in a crowded, noisy, or dirty park. That being said, there are plenty of people willing to rent these dwellings, so long as the homeowner is willing to remain responsible for the upkeep.
There are subdivisions and communities with acreage in rural areas that encourage manufactured homes to be part of their neighborhoods. Some of these are vacation properties for people in the cities, even though these neighborhoods often will accept nothing smaller than a double-wide. Some lots can be five or more acres, making it a highly desired estate community.
The small single-wide dwellings are not accepted by all parks, as they are regarded as a fire hazard. This is especially true when the place is kept as a rental property since many renters do not take good care of the place in which they live. By having restrictions against single-wides, or homes past a certain age, the park hopes to maintain a high-end neighborhood where fires and accidents do not happen.
Central heat and air is a trait which helps any house maintain value for resale. Some of these homes have very thin walls and simply do not hold in heat or cold; especially from space heaters or window units. Window units can drip moisture in the window, causing damage, as well.
There are variations in style and quality of these housing alternatives, and this is an element which should be addressed. For instance, some of the less-expensive styles have walls that are very thin; maybe half the thickness of the walls in a traditional stick-built home. Others have walls, inside and outside, which are thick as stick-built homes, and are often more efficient in their energy use than the cheaper models.
When buying it new, the customer is sometimes able to choose specific amenities which will help save on utilities such as a shingled roof, laminant wood flooring, and double-pane windows. Most of these dwellings to include a large garden-tub, but there are water-saver toilets as well as electronic on-demand water heaters available. Such touches increase the value and desirability of these homes.
Remodeling the house by removing wall boards and hanging sheetrock is another method used to increase value. During the Nineties, many homeowners were seeing the cinderblock skirting with stucco, and had that touch added to their home as well. It made sense to go ahead and get a new deck put in place at that time, thus transforming a cheap trailer into a dream home.
Most trailer parks will try to lure people in with free move-in specials, and this is a problem five years down the road. Most home buyers will not even look at a manufactured dwelling that sits in a crowded, noisy, or dirty park. That being said, there are plenty of people willing to rent these dwellings, so long as the homeowner is willing to remain responsible for the upkeep.
There are subdivisions and communities with acreage in rural areas that encourage manufactured homes to be part of their neighborhoods. Some of these are vacation properties for people in the cities, even though these neighborhoods often will accept nothing smaller than a double-wide. Some lots can be five or more acres, making it a highly desired estate community.
The small single-wide dwellings are not accepted by all parks, as they are regarded as a fire hazard. This is especially true when the place is kept as a rental property since many renters do not take good care of the place in which they live. By having restrictions against single-wides, or homes past a certain age, the park hopes to maintain a high-end neighborhood where fires and accidents do not happen.
Central heat and air is a trait which helps any house maintain value for resale. Some of these homes have very thin walls and simply do not hold in heat or cold; especially from space heaters or window units. Window units can drip moisture in the window, causing damage, as well.
There are variations in style and quality of these housing alternatives, and this is an element which should be addressed. For instance, some of the less-expensive styles have walls that are very thin; maybe half the thickness of the walls in a traditional stick-built home. Others have walls, inside and outside, which are thick as stick-built homes, and are often more efficient in their energy use than the cheaper models.
When buying it new, the customer is sometimes able to choose specific amenities which will help save on utilities such as a shingled roof, laminant wood flooring, and double-pane windows. Most of these dwellings to include a large garden-tub, but there are water-saver toilets as well as electronic on-demand water heaters available. Such touches increase the value and desirability of these homes.
Remodeling the house by removing wall boards and hanging sheetrock is another method used to increase value. During the Nineties, many homeowners were seeing the cinderblock skirting with stucco, and had that touch added to their home as well. It made sense to go ahead and get a new deck put in place at that time, thus transforming a cheap trailer into a dream home.
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