I need to sell my double-wide mobile home fast, i need some help with questions!?
I need to sell my mobile home fast, i need some help with questions!?
we still owe $17,000 on it but willing to take $15,000 and pay the rest off ourselves, we just bought this mobile home in march and the park wants us to walk away and give it to them, we reallllly dont want to do that because we will still owe the $17000 on it. Im young, 18 years old, have NO idea what Read more
How long can I get a double-wide mobile home mortgage?
How long can I get a mobile home mortgage?
I’m getting a divorce and eventually moving out, and I don’t really want to throw money away on rent. I’m thinking of buying a mobile home (because they’re inexpensive) but was wondering if I can get a full 30-year mortgage on one, so I can keep my payments as low as possible? (And no mobile home jokes, ok??)
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Cheap Double-Wide Mobile Home Insurance
Reader’s Question:
How can I get a cheap mobile home insurance?
Charles
Salt Lake City UT
The Internet is the best place for you to go if you are hoping to bag cheap mobile home insurance. By the now you may have realized the importance of having mobile home insurance. It is critical that you have protection against different hazards such as fire and storms that may damage your home. With a mobile home insurance policy, you would be able to protect your home against these unforeseen events.
Going back, you should browse the Internet if you want to get a really cheap mobile home insurance policy. You need to get multiple mobile home insurance quotes first from various home insurance websites. To do so, all you have to do is to go to a search engine, use the keywords ‘affordable mobile home insurance’ and visit the websites flashed afterwards. Now you need to enter some of your basic information such as personal information, home information, mortgage information, and desired coverage. You can accomplish these within minutes, and after submitting your answers the website can give you the home insurance quote you want.
Don’t settle for just one website, try to visit as many as possible and get quotes from them. Now after you get a good number of mobile home insurance quotes, compare them not just in terms of premiums but also coverage. You may be settling for a low priced premium but you may not be protecting your home from more serious and more likely damages.
After you have decided which insurance company offers the most competitive premium and policy for you, then contact the firm and ask more about the coverage you desire. Remember the more time you allot for shopping around, the better chance you have of getting cheap mobile home insurance. Take note too of the company’s reputation because you don’t want to end up with a bad one.
Double-Wide Mobile Home Roof Repair
If you live in a mobile home chances are you may have to do some mobile home roof repair at some point. Most of these homes are made with a metal roof, although some do come with shingle. Often the leaks occur around the pipes and vents that penetrate the roof.
Overtime a mobile home will settle and shift, not unlike a stick house. When this happens it can leave tiny openings in the seams around Read more
Double-Wide Mobile Home Skirting
Double Wide Mobile Home Skirting
Mobile Homes is an interesting concept. Several reasons can be cited to prove the need of mobile home skirting. This is of three types – vinyl, rock and brick.

Mobile homes
Homes are constructed in factories rather than on the site. Then, these are transported by tractor-trailers over public highways to the site. Such homes are called ‘mobile homes’. Such homes are frequently Read more
Double- Wide Mobile Home Insurance Information
Houston mobile home insurance is available from several companies. This article has some tips to help you get the best policy for your needs.
The least expensive policies will often have the least amount of coverage so it is best to compare both price and features. Most mobile home insurance policies will cover the main perils which include fire, windstorm, hail, explosion, vandalism, and collision Read more
Tips On Buying a Double Wide Mobile Home
Reader’s Question:
I am tired of renting so my husband and I are looking for budget friendly house property. We are looking into double wide mobile home sales listing. Is this a good alternative to expensive traditional houses?
Carmen
Atlanta GA
Definitely it is. With the advances in technology, there are a lot of changes and modifications to double wide mobile home sales also nowadays. Mobile homes, aesthetic wise, are comparable to the traditional stick built houses. Of course, there is always the issue of fast depreciation with mobile homes, but traditional houses also depreciates. So in any way you look at it, mobile or not, you always face the problem of depreciating property value.
But then you can always find ways to avoid or lessen the problem of depreciation. First, shop around for double wide mobile home sales. Buy from manufacturers that are known for its high-quality mobile homes. This way you can be assured that you have a dependable mobile home, not only for its property value, but also for safety.
Before closing a double wide mobile home sales, check also with the manufacturer or dealer if they provide warranty to their products. It is best that you get from a manufacturer who can offer warranty so you will not have problem if there are early signs of damages to the property. Or, they will offer property insurance for a certain time to their mobile homes. This way you no longer have to worry about cost of repairs.
Ask the makers how long or how many years their mobile home will last. Let them be honest with you. This way, you can plan ahead on what to do when that time comes. If they will say five years is the product life. Then, you can now plan to save for five years so you can get a traditional house. Or, you can sell it before five years.
Do not believe in other people saying that it is difficult to get buyers for a second-hand mobile homes. There are a lot of people who wants to save in housing that they go for used mobile homes. There are people like you who turn to mobile homes temporarily while they plan and save for the stick built houses. There are also people who are in the business of buying mobile homes, and renting them out. So do not worry about not being able to dispose your mobile home property.

Need To Purchase a Double Wide Mobile Home?
Reader’s Question:
We’re both retired couples, and my kids have their own families. We are planning to sell our house . We will use the sales proceeds to purchase a double wide mobile home, and the rest will go to our retirement fund. We thought that it is practical this way since our current house is quite big, and it is hard and costly to maintain it. Are there insurance available for mobile homes?
Elisa
Montgomery AL
Before answering your question, Deb, I want to ask if you have think over about this a lot of times? I believe switching from traditional house to a double wide mobile home is a big change. But on another thought, I agree that it is practical to sell your house and get a mobile home. With just the two of you, it can really be a cumbersome to clean a big house, plus its maintenance can take a big cut of your retirement funds.
There are insurance available for double wide mobile home. Some would say that its insurance is more expensive than the traditional houses because it depreciates. But if you know how to shop for good mobile home insurance, you can find affordable rates. You can take advantage of the Internet in finding a good rate insurance. You can find insurance related websites that can give you free quotes from various insurers. This way you can compare prices of different providers, and see which can offer you the best deal.
But before you go and sell your property to purchase a double wide mobile home, following are some suggestions which can help you in your decision:
- Try renting a mobile home first, and see if you like it. See if you can adjust comfortably to a change in lifestyle. Insurance is still available for mobile home renters. It is good to get an insurance so as you do not need to deal with repairs to damages, and also to protect your properties.
- You can also look into having your current house rented out instead of selling it. Then use the income you have from the rent to rent a mobile home. This way you can do away with its maintenance cost. But you still have the option to go back to your old house.
- If you plan to rent your house, you can also look into the option of rent-to-own mobile homes.

Used Double-Wide Mobile Home- Top 10 Things You Must Look For
Used Mobile Home- Top 10 Things You Must Look For When Buying A Used Mobile Home
Buying used mobile homes is a good idea for a budding family whose budget is not enough to sustain the rent of an apartment or buy a new house. You can search through the internet and will find various sources selling used mobile homes. The fact that almost nine million Americans are now living in mobile homes Read more
