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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

5 Luxury Manufactured Homes for Sale in California (January 2019)

Crystal Adkins Jan 8, 2019 15

For a girl that grew up in a hollow in southern West Virginia, California was the epitome of cool. It has everything: beaches, mountains, sunshine, and snow. It even has movie stars and mobile homes! Not just your ordinary mobile homes though, they have a ton of high-end luxury manufactured homes for sale in California. I picked these 5…

Buying a Mobile Home

Manufactured Home Site-Prep: Soil, Drainage, and Grading

Crystal Adkins Dec 18, 2018 3

The manufactured home installation process is complex - more so than most people realize. It's so complex that manufactured home site-prep and land development…

Buying a Mobile Home

How to Solve Mobile Home Title Issues

Crystal Adkins Nov 17, 2018 77

In the US, 42 states still use a certificate of title for manufactured homes, just like they do for cars. The biggest problem with mobile home titles as…

Buying a Mobile Home

Exploring New Manufactured Home Design: Clayton’s Stockton Double Wide

Crystal Adkins Oct 24, 2018 21

With so many choices available for multi-sectional manufactured homes, it’s important for builders to make their double wide home design stand out. Clayton Homes is doing that with their Stockton model. The Stockton from Clayton Homes has an oddly vintage look to it while still showcasing modern popular trends. Wood is a major theme in…

Buying a Mobile Home

FHA Loans and Other Manufactured Home Financing Options

Kim Alley Oct 10, 2018 2

Believe it or not, there are a couple of different manufactured home financing options available through government programs. Figuring out what types of…

Buying a Mobile Home

5 Budget-Friendly Mobile Homes For Sale This Month

Kim Alley Oct 7, 2018 4

There was a time when finding a used mobile home for sale was difficult. Thankfully, the internet changed that. With the popularity of Craigslist, Facebook…

Buying a Mobile Home

10 Gorgeous Manufactured Home Models on the Market Today

Crystal Adkins Sep 16, 2018 2

As we've previously mentioned, manufactured homes are very much a 'get what you pay for' product and that's the beauty of them. You can buy the most basic model offered and fix it up to your exact liking or you can spend more and get the latest bells and whistles that the builder offers. These 10 manufactured home models have all the bells and…

Buying a Mobile Home

5 Bargain Mobile Homes For Sale that Cost Less than a New…

Kim Alley Sep 9, 2018 5

Finding cool mobile homes to share is one of our favorite things to do. A valid excuse to look for bargain mobile homes for sale? Yes, please! Not only is it…

State Guides

What to Know When Buying a Mobile Home in Colorado

Kim Alley Sep 7, 2018 2

Thinking of buying a mobile home in Colorado? Our state guide series takes a look at the most important information you should know before buying a mobile home…

Buying a Mobile Home

27 Manufactured Home Builders You Should Know About

Kim Alley Aug 29, 2018 8

We've lost a lot of manufactured home builders over the last forty years. In 1977, there were 577 plants building manufactured homes. By 1992, the number was 286 factories and it just kept decreasing. By 2007, we had 79 manufactured home builders running 183 production lines across the country. John Grissim, author of the popular Grissim…

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