Finding a Quality Home: Pre-owned Manufactured Homes for Sale
The great thing about buying a used manufactured home is that, unlike a traditional home, it can be moved wherever you need it.
Used manufactured homes can be found in many places. Websites like Craigslist, as well as classified ads in your local paper are both good places to start.
Another great website to investigate is Ebay or specific websites pertaining to the sale of used manufactured homes. Mobile home companies often also sell used manufactured homes and new homes, so browse your area’s yellow pages.
Looking for your used manufactured home is only one aspect of the process. You need to be certain that you’re buying a quality used manufactured home.
Determine the value of the mobile home of your choice. Because used manufactured homes usually depreciate in value very rapidly, you might discover that the one you’re looking at isn’t worth the sale price.
You can find the standard value of a particular brand, style and year of manufactured home by checking the Blue Book at your local public library. (You may have to ask a librarian help you obtain this information from another library.) You can also ask your local bank or manufactured home dealership for this information.
The value of each used manufactured home can be raised by features like added-on garages, decks and additional rooms. For taxation purposes, ask your local county appraisers to see how much the manufactured home property is worth.
You’ll also want to fully investigate the manufactured home’s condition. Manufactured homes age just like regular homes, and they can develop bad wiring, old furnaces, backed-up plumbing and anything that plagues regular home owners.
Hire an appraiser who knows about manufactured homes to determine the condition and value of the home you want. To find an appraiser, inquire at your bank or yellow pages.
If you don’t plan on moving the used manufactured home you’ve bought, you also need to seek approval from the park where the home is situated. Make sure you do that before buying the home or you may find you need to move when you werent planning on it. Not only that, but check out the park itself as you may find that you actually dont want to stay that after all.