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There is a question you must ask yourself: “Are you working to live, or are you living to work?” Exploring this question a bit more, the real question...

Roughly 10,000 Baby Boomers per day are entering retirement currently, and many of these are considering downsizing their housing needs and costs as a...

So you’re buying a mobile home and need to figure out where to put it. Should you put it on raw land? Should you put it inside a manufactured home com...

The much-maligned mobile home is actually an amazingly versatile housing option. It has allowed millions of people to own their own homes at a minimal...

So you’re looking into the concept of investing in mobile homes to make a high rate of return on your money. There’s no question that the demand for affordable housing is definitely working in your favor. But should you rent or sell those homes? That’s a great question, and one worthy of some discussion before you decide.

Some of the best deals on used mobile homes can be obtained by buying them as bank repossessions – also known as “repos”. These are homes that were purchased and lived in, and then the buyer defaulted on their payments to the bank, and the bank foreclosed on the home and now offers it for re-sale. Repo homes allow you to buy a newer home for a low price.

You win or lose, when buying a mobile home, on the front end -- how good a deal you get. So to make a good purchase, it’s important that you know what to avoid as much as what to seek out. So here’s a list of what you want to avoid when buying a used mobile home.

One of the biggest design developments in mobile homes is the invention of the double-wide. But the double-wide is not always the right kind of home – you have to analyze whether or not it’s going to meet your goals. So let’s take a look at what the primary considerations are in making that decision.

Being a good shopper is a virtue. But, to get a good price, you have to look through a lot of inventory to find that one great deal. When we say “cheap”, we are talking about buying it for less than its actual value, not buying a home of poor condition. So how do you find enough cheap mobile homes for sale to find that diamond in the rough? Here are some suggestions.

So you’re selling a used mobile home. Do you hire a broker? Do you do it yourself? How do you find a buyer? In today’s world, selling a mobile home on your own is not that hard, if you know the correct steps.