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ESSENTIAL HOME INSTALLATION: Probably the most important part of the move, assuming your home makes it there in one piece, is the installation. Good installation will assure you a lifetime (if you never move again) of proper usage. Bad installation will cost you a fortune in repairs and maybe even destroy your home over the long-term.

Okay, you agree that renting a mobile home is a money losing proposition. So what about selling the home and carrying a note on it? Well, sorry to say that it’s a loser too.

Moving a home is very costly. If you do not negotiate wisely, you may end up paying a lot more for the move than you have to. It is a good idea to get three written bids from movers who meet all of your criteria except for price, and see who the winner is. The price they bid should be turn-key, do not leave open for adjustments.

There’s no money in owning and re-selling or renting mobile homes. There, I’ve said it. Anyone who tells you otherwise is wrong. That being said, there’s huge profit in owning and re-selling and renting mobile homes in your mobile home park as far as the increase in the value of your mobile home park property.

You are taking on a lot of liability moving that big home down the highway. At any given moment there could be an accident that produces fatalities, or the home could be destroyed. Make sure that the mover has evidence of insurance, and show it to YOUR insurance agent to make sure it’s acceptable

If you have vacant lots in your mobile home park as most owners do today, you have two options. One is to do nothing and hope that mobile home dealers, or mobile home owners, will bring in a home to fill that lot in the normal course of business.

HOW TO CHOOSE A TRANSPORTER To have a successful move, the right transporter is essential. If your transporter is the wrong choice, there is no limit to the problems you will have, and the costs you will incur.

DIRECTIONS AND POINT OF PLACEMENT Although we are going to discuss how to install your home in a couple chapters, it is still important that you have a handle on several items before you home pulls out.

REMOVAL OF FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS If you have already been living in the home and you will be moving it to a new location then you will also need to consider whether to move your furniture and other furnishings.

This book focuses on the costs and problems with moving a single-wide, since that is the most common type of mobile home move project. However, we need to discuss some of the additional concerns of moving a multi-section home, since they have some additional risks and problems.