The Manufactured Housing Forums

Hello out there. . .
Michigan here. Just curious to put some feelers out on Mobile home living
in parks in other states.
I am a 57 year old single woman, I bought my double wide 9 years ago and at
that time I believe the lot rent was just under $200. . then new managers took over and as of right now my lot rent is $363.00 plus water! Every single year this
lot rent goes up and there are literally dozens of homes that have been moved out of here and that many more sit empty. . .I feel this is due to very poor management. So in essence I am paying just about $800/mo between lot rent and
my house payment. I have had my house up for sale for about 3 years and am
asking $1200 down and take over payments but once people realize how much it costs to live here I never hear from them again. I cannot afford to move this onto land. I am looking towards retirement but am stuck in this place and I know that if you just walk away there are stiff penalities.
Mobile home living is NOT affordable and costs more than people with stick
built homes (I am referring to park living)
Anyone else out there experience this kind of trouble??

Desperate in Michigan

You point out a big problem in out industry, You should visit the AARP web site and read their report titled:
"Manufactured Housing Community Tenants;
Shifting the Balance of Power"
This report details the current laws and conditions in communities in all 50 states.

Thank you for your response to my email last week regarding the high cost
of living in mobile homes. . .I think people are blindsided when they buy these
mobile homes and dont realize the potential problems they can have.
I did read the AARP articles , I also contacted my state legislator and apparently
it is an uphill battle to get things moving for mobile home owners, but proposals
are still on the table.

Thanks again

Kerry in Michigan

I agree with you on the high rentals in parks, i live in Southern Calif and am paying $775 per month, fortunatly i own my home so no house payments. But youd be surprised how many people are buying Manufactured homes here at this time, with the median price of a site built home just under $500,000 a 3 bedroom 2 bath home for around $70,000, even with the high rents is a good alternative for many. Thanks