Most new manufactured home models on display at dealerships have been professionally decorated so they are a great resource for decorating and remodeling ideas. That’s why we’ve decided to feature a new model on a regular basis – to share the new features available in present-day manufactured homes and provide ideas that can help you […]
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Lots of people have an outdated opinion of manufactured homes. Whenever they hear the word mobile or manufactured they conjure up images of small, thin-walled campers that can be pulled behind a vehicle. Does the manufactured home above look like it can be pulled behind anything? The Palm Harbor manufactured home model you […]
Retirement is something we all look forward too. We work hard for 30+ years to support our families and the reward at the end of all that hard work is retirement – it’s the icing on the cake of life! Unfortunately, a lot of us aren’t quite as ready as we […]
The world has changed a lot in the last 30 years. There used to be a set path we were supposed to follow. We were supposed to graduate high school and go to college. Then, we were supposed to graduate from college and get a job in some huge corporation with an IRA, […]
When I was in elementary school I had a favorite house that set right outside my hometown. This home was regal and fancy. It was a two-story brick home with three white columns and to a middle-class coal miner’s daughter that had always lived in a manufactured home, this fancy brick house […]
Moving a manufactured home is not easy. You don’t just hitch them to a big truck and pull them down the road. You need permits and licenses and bonded professionals. Manufactured homes aren’t like the old mobile homes and recreational vehicles that could be moved with the turn of a key. In fact, one […]
The manufactured housing industry has seen many great innovations over the last century. Since the first mobile home rolled off the assembly line we’ve seen homes get longer, wider, and more structurally sound. New companies with better ideas, using modern materials and more efficient methods of building, have allowed factory-built homes to become the well-built, energy efficient family dwellings we […]
To celebrate Earth Day, we created this info-graphic that details all the great ways manufactured homes are earth friendly. Related: Are Evergreen Eco Homes the Future of Manufactured Homes? Manufactured Homes: Affordable, Energy Efficient Homes Since the beginning, manufactured homes have been leading the way energy efficient housing. Their dedication to green technology […]
Some of my favorite childhood memories were created on my mommaw’s front porch. Her house sat low in the valley on the left side of a long hollow in southern West Virginia. We would watch the deer and turkeys forage for food in the creek between the mountains. Birds would build nests […]
There’s not a lot of resources available for mobile homeowners. Of course, there’s a few websites and online forums that focus on mobile home repairs or remodels (like Mobile Home Living) but when it comes to books and manuals there’s only a handful of mobile home repair books available. A handful is actually an […]
If you know someone who has been the victim of a burglary, or had their home ravaged by the destructive power of a raging fire, you understand that this can be a life-changing event that many people never recover from. If you are lucky enough to own a home, you must […]
A Homette for Two No need for spaciousness. Just a little home – a “Homette,” with bright windows, a skylight or two, like Heaven’s Orb de deux. We’d be snug, just us two. Efficiency the ruling way: a little sink, stove, and refrigerator, just-big-enough shower, a camper’s toilet – this isn’t […]
If you would have asked me 10 years ago if I thought it was possible for the mobile homes stigma to disappear I would have probably laughed at you and asked if you were serious. If you ask me that same question today I’d say yes, it is possible for mobile homes […]
Manufactured homes are designed with the same perks as single family homes and condos; the kitchens display granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, custom built fireplaces, and other high-end finishes. Many models cost as much as a site-built home and once permanently installed are classified as real property so when you’re shopping […]