With gas prices tumbling, employment levels rising and forecasters predicting several years of strong economic growth, a feel-good factor is emerging across America. For the first time in what seems like a long time, people are enjoying a greater financial freedom and are making plans for the future, such as purchasing manufactured homes. One of the biggest … Read more
Floor plans have an astounding effect on people’s lives. How we live and interact with our family is greatly impacted by a home’s layout. We need a home to meet our lifestyle and provide style and convenience. That is especially true when it comes to manufactured home floor plans. In fact, online buyers agree that floor plans are more important than … Read more
The Malibu Real Estate Blog just released news that a Paradise Cove mobile home broke the record for the most expensive mobile home ever sold. The 1000 square foot mobile home sold for $2,000,000. That’s $2000 per square foot and it is gorgeous! Paradise Cove is a mobile home park in Malibu, CA. It is home to movie stars, millionaires, … Read more
Buying a mobile home, like buying any home, can be a simultaneously daunting and exciting experience. There are hundreds of benefits of choosing to buy a mobile home: you get much more space for your money and typically get much more amenities than you could afford in a site built family home too. Buying a mobile … Read more
Manufactured home remodeling projects and repairs should do two things: improve the home and increase its equity as much as possible. Knowing the cost versus value of a project can help you chose the projects that can make both happen. The January 2015 issue of Remodeling Magazine delivered a fine analysis of the country’s average ROI data for 2014. We used … Read more
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 for the too discreet. … Read more
Homesteading is best described as a movement of self-sufficiency. It’s about living off the land, reusing materials, and being less dependent on modern conveniences. While homesteading is often associated with simplicity it is far from being an easy lifestyle to live. Even with modern technology, such as manufactured homes, homesteading is hard work. Growing up in the hollows of Southern West … Read more
Sell a Mobile Home Without an Agent Selling a mobile home without an agent, commonly known as a ‘for sale by owner‘ listing, can save you thousands of dollars in real estate fees. Oftentimes, real estate agents do not want to take on the task of selling a mobile home and finding an agent that is willing … Read more
Mid-century modern is one of today’s most popular decorating styles and for good reason, it’s beautiful and perfect for small spaces, especially smaller mobile homes. We’ll cover some great ideas for this decor and share a beautiful 1965 mobile home with the iconic style. Defining the Mid-Century Modern Style Wikipedia defines mid-century modern as an … Read more
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 to lose their stigma … Read more