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Buying a Mobile Home

Buying a pre-owned mobile home or a brand new manufactured home is daunting but we’re here to help.

The information in this section will help anyone when buying a mobile home.

If you are buying a manufactured home you’ll find expert tips to help choose the right upgrades. We’ve also published articles on the best financing options for new homes.

Pre-owned mobile home buyers can find information on inspection of an older mobile home for damage and how to get the title registered properly.

Mobile Home Living is the only blog that has no affiliation with dealers, builders, parts suppliers, or investors. This blog is published by mobile home owners for mobile home owners.

Buying a Mobile Home

Our Best Advice for New Manufactured Home Buyers

Crystal Adkins Jan 1, 2020 1

Buying a new manufactured home is no walk in the park. I wish I could say it's a lot like buying a site-built home but it's not. In fact, it's completely different from buying a new site-built home because the majority of the protections that site-built homebuyers have simply aren't there for new manufactured home buyers. A new manufactured home…

Buying a Mobile Home

Financing for Manufactured Homes: Conventional VS Chattel…

Crystal Adkins Dec 15, 2019 2

The use of chattel financing for manufactured homes has exploded in recent years. 80% of new manufactured homes purchased in 2015 were titled as chattel. Only…

Buying a Mobile Home

5 Things to Know Before Visiting a Manufactured Home Dealer

Crystal Adkins Nov 19, 2019 0

Manufactured homes have come a long way since the 1960s in both design and quality. It is easy to find a manufactured home that fits every need and budget.…

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New Manufactured Home Design is Winning Awards

Kim Alley Nov 6, 2019 0

It may not be the Oscars, but for manufactured home builders the Manufactured Housing Institute's Annual Manufactured Home Design Awardsare a pretty big deal. Awards are given for several different categories ranging from tiny homes to top interior designers. And, as always, we wanted to share with you a look at this year's mid-size manufactured…

Buying a Mobile Home

These 5 Mobile Homes for Sale in Washington are Winners

Crystal Adkins Nov 1, 2019 2

Technology is awesome. We can jump on a computer, type in a few words, and see some gorgeous mobile homes for sale in any state. Here are our top 5 mobile…

Buying a Mobile Home

Homeowners Reveal Common Mobile Home Remodeling Mistakes

Crystal Adkins Sep 13, 2019 13

Mobile home living is a smart housing choice for many but nothing is perfect. In this article, a homeowner shares his story of building a great single wide…

Buying a Mobile Home

Editorial: The Only Reason to Buy a Mobile Home

Crystal Adkins May 28, 2019 65

This editorial is a rebuttal to an article I found on Pinterest titled, ‘The Only Reason to Buy a Mobile Home (Under Any Circumstance).’ Remember how you felt when someone else picked on your best friend in school? It was OK for you to pick on her because that’s your best friend but as soon as someone else starts you get defensive? That’s…

Buying a Mobile Home

7 Beautiful Bargain Mobile Homes for Less Than 30k

Crystal Adkins May 18, 2019 0

It’s never too hard to find a few beautiful bargain mobile homes for sale on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace. These just happen to be our favorites for May…

Buying a Mobile Home

30 Most Helpful Tips for Manufactured Home Buyers

Crystal Adkins May 7, 2019 20

Buying a new manufactured home is stressful but exhilarating! There are so many decisions to make. Buyers have to choose the home builder, the right dealer,…

Buying a Mobile Home

Which Brands Build the Best Manufactured Homes?

Crystal Adkins Apr 22, 2019 12

Ever wondered who builds the best manufactured homes or what determines a good factory-built home from a bad one? Manufactured housing experts will always tell you that it's all about the construction specs. The size and quality of the materials used in a manufactured home is the best determination of its overall quality and they aren't wrong.…

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