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There is no better feeling than finding a good deal on a used manufactured home. You can save thousands of dollars, and often buy more home for your money than you were expecting. But to come away from purchasing a used home with a smile, it is important that you know what differentiates a “good” deal from a “bad” deal.

You can read all the books that you can find on negotiating at your local book store – and you’ll find that none of those work in the real world. Negotiating the purchase of a manufactured home requires some special preparation, and the end result of that advance work is what will allow you to get the price you want.

So you’re looking for a used mobile home or a new mobile home. You want a real deal – one that is a great home at a low price. So how do you find that deal? There are several options. But, by far, the best method is shopping on your computer.

There are over 60,000,000 Americans with household incomes under $20,000 per year. To this giant market, a mobile home is the only form of detached housing that they will ever be able to afford. And, as a result, the demand for mobile homes has never been higher.

Manufactured homes have come a long way since the 1950’s. The modern manufactured home has larger rooms, better flow and higher ceilings than anything you have ever seen before. And the exteriors are more attractive than ever before, with even the option of vinyl siding and shingled roofs.

Equally as important as drainage is soil compaction. If new dirt has been brought in to solve the drainage issue, it must be compacted before the home is delivered. Soft, loose soil will cause a huge problem with leveling of the home.

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.