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How World War II Created the Mobile Home Stigma

How WWII transformed trailers into wartime housing—and sparked the mobile home stigma that shaped America’s housing history.

By Crystal Adkins, published on 05/30/22, updated on 06/23/26

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Helpful Information and Resources

7 Facts About Mobile Homes You Probably Don’t Know

Discover 7 surprising facts about mobile and manufactured homes, from storm safety to state rankings, and bust common myths today.

By Crystal Adkins, published on 11/22/21, updated on 06/19/26

Editorials

Editorial: Why the Industry Hates the Term Mobile Home

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 Read more

By Crystal Adkins, published on 05/22/20, updated on 03/02/26

Editorials

Editorial: The 7 Best Characteristics of Mobile Homeowners

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 Read more

By Crystal Adkins, published on 08/15/19, updated on 04/09/26

Editorials

Editorial: The Only Reason to Buy a Mobile Home

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 Read more

By Crystal Adkins, published on 05/28/19, updated on 06/05/26

Buying and Selling

Mobile Home Myths and Misinformation that Needs to End Today

Bust the biggest mobile home myths with facts about safety, equity, financing, and modern manufactured homes built for today’s families.

By Crystal Adkins, published on 06/19/17, updated on 06/15/26

Editorials

Stereotype Myths of Mobile Homes

Stereotype Myths of Mobile Homes Stereotypes are part of life here in America. We, perhaps conscientiously, stereotype everything. The majority of these stereotypes are falsely garnered and considered stereotype myths; opinions based on false or misleading information. We have stereotype myths for older men driving sports cars, younger women that Read more

By Crystal Adkins, published on 09/09/11, updated on 08/30/26