In three years I have refinanced my mobile home twice. After five years of making a mortgage payment to Vanderbilt, I refinanced with Taylor Bean and Whitaker. Five months later they filed for bankruptcy and sold my loan to Bank of America in the midst of the mortgage crisis. I paid Vanderbilt Mortgage $400 bi-weekly ...
Mobile homes are one way that couples and families can own a home without investing much money. Mobile homes today are built as double-wides or triple-wides, with all the luxuries of an expensive home. Those who own a single-wide, though, often have trouble figuring out how to make it look less like a trailer and ...
Many people, hoping to set up homestead in the country, purchase a used mobile home so they can go ahead and live on the land while their home is being built. Others opt for a used mobile home as their first home, since they’re generally inexpensive and easy to sell later. There are some things ...
I am not sure I would ever call a mobile home an investment. Mobile homes depreciate over the years, and unlike some cars, they never become classics and reverse the trend. That having been said, there are some advantages to owning a mobile home. They tend to be cheaper than houses for similar floor space. ...
Looking for the perfect home, when money is no object, can be a difficult enough challenge but hunting a home that’s affordable when you don’t have a lot of cash can be quite a daunting task. Although going to a realtor usually means a mark-up on the price of the house some realtors have a ...
The storms, and tornado’s produced by it, that tore through Central Florida on February 2nd opened up a recurring problem in our state: Mobile homes that today wouldn’t even make it past inspection. But that brings us to the victims who all died in ways people shouldn’t have to die in. A father and son ...
Mobile homes are an affordable alternative to owning a traditional house. However, there are both advantages and disadvantages to owning a mobile home. In this article, I will discuss some of these advantages and disadvantages. What do I know about mobile homes? Well, I lived in one for ten years, so I have some personal ...
