Takeover payments

[Cecelia B]

I have been offered a deal to take over payments on a mobile home in a park in So. CA. I live in this same area allready in a one Bedroom apt that costs almost $1000 plus utilities.

The space rent where this mobile home sits costs $700/mo at this time. I don't have all the details yet but think this may be the reason for the offer. A person on a fixed income can't afford space rent that keeps going up.

My question is, is $700 excessive for this area? average? How often do park owners raised the rent and is Huntington Beach a bad area? I wasn't thinking about a mobile home until now so can't remember details in newspaper a few months ago about this very issue. Can someone help?

I am to pay the owner X amount of dollars for the trailer and pay $700 for the space. Is this even legal? How do I protect myself on a deal like this? I think I should get a home inspection done. Do I need an apparaisal also? How do I make sure the payments I am making will actually purchase the home in my name?

Can a mibile home owner sell their trailer and move out, letting someone new move in without the approval of the park owner?

Thanks for any info anyone can give me. Ce Ce