Of all the lies about mobile homes, the one that upsets me most involves mobile home appreciation. Many, many people have been advised wrongly that mobile and manufactured homes never gain value or appreciate over time so their not a good investment. It’s not true and I want to clear up the … Read more
Maybe I’m getting old and grumpy. But every time I see an article about how digital nomads are trailblazers of a completely new lifestyle my eyes roll a bit. I’ll give the writers a little credit for the fairly cool name they’ve given to the ‘trailblazers of a completely new lifestyle.’ Digital nomads is a … Read more
There are so many myths and misconceptions about mobile and manufactured homes. One of the worst is that mobile homes somehow attract tornadoes. It’s mind-boggling that anyone can think that! Anyway, here are 7 facts about mobile homes that you probably didn’t know. Since starting Mobile Home Living, I have researched manufactured homes and mobile … Read more
I’ve been especially tough on Clayton Homes over the last 9 years. In this article, I actually say some very nice things about Clayton Home’s new website and then I follow it up with a complaint because I can’t let them get a big head on us, now can I? I’ve complained about Clayton’s advertising … Read more
Do you know what really burns my britches? This idea that every homeowner has unlimited time, money, knowledge, and energy to dedicate to home improvement and repair. There’s an expectation of perfection in the construction world, especially online. If a homeowner can’t improve or repair their home exactly like the master carpenter with years of … Read more
The term ‘mobile home’ is controversial, to say the least. The manufactured housing industry has spent a ton of money trying to get the term erased from the minds of an entire nation. So, why does the industry hate the term mobile homes so much? In the last 7 years of publishing Mobile Home Living, … Read more
Esther Sullivan, the author of Manufactured Insecurity, calls tenants of mobile home parks ‘halfway homeowners’ and unfortunately she’s not wrong. Mobile homeowners living in their own home but renting the land under it are the least protected housing group in America. They can be precariously close to losing their homes, even with it being paid … Read more
When I started Mobile Home Living I figured it would be a simple blog with beautiful mobile home tours along with remodeling ideas and repair help from experienced mobile homeowners. But it evolved into far more than that. Mobile Home Living and our Facebook group are a positive, judgment-free community where regular people can share … Read more
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 … Read more
“No one has a right to comment on anyone’s life or the choices I do or don’t make.” -Kate Winslet There’s NO such thing as Trailer Trash People living in mobile and manufactured homes have been stereotyped, stigmatized, and labeled from the very beginning. In the late 1920’s the first ‘mobile home’ rolled off the … Read more
Manufactured home discrimination is a very real issue in America. Manufactured homes and the people living in them are one of the few remaining groups that face outright discrimination and bias. This isn’t about name-calling or humorous jabs, either, there are outright bans on manufactured homes in towns across the nation. Discrimination doesn’t get much more … Read more
I had no idea what I was doing when I first started Mobile Home Living in 2011. My goal was simply to create a place where mobile homeowners could get ideas for their homes. A Better Homes and Gardens for mobile homes, if you will. Looking back, it’s hilarious how naive and ignorant I was … Read more