I never understood the negative stigma of living in a mobile home. To me, they are much better than apartments. Sure having an actual, full-size home is the ideal choice, but I'd rather pick a mobile home over an apartment. For one, in most cases, you actually own the thing, just renting the land to place said home. And two, there is significant enough space between homes so you can worry less about noisy neighbors, which makes it much more preferable if you have kids.
Also, the whole "trailer trash" stereotype is way overblown. For one, mobile homes and trailers are two different things. And two, I've been to trailer parks and the vibe is more wholesome than anything. A lot of the people there tend to be minimalist rather than poor and/or uneducated.
Really the only disadvantage is the issue with tornadoes or other severe weather, though some trailer parks do have shelters for this reason.
@icedquinn There are some shitty trailer parks, but I've been to some nice ones.
From my experience, the best ones are the ones with amenities and people living in actual mobile homes and not just trailers or RVs.
@xianc78 @icedquinn
On your own land, not that bad. Aside from the very VERY poor materials used. They fall apart quickly.
If you're in a community, then it can be hell. You don't own the land, you rent it. Often for more than many apartments. You have to by the trailer, but laws say you can't move it. The walls are thinner than most apartments and the insulation even less than that. Oh, your neighbors are 10ft away, at all times
Now, a proper double wide? Those can actually be rather nice.
@icedquinn @xianc78
Only recently have a few States pasted minimum quality standards for materials used in them. People were getting overcharged and losing their homes in less than a decade. The things were falling apart. And people world have to pay 10s of thousands of dollars in repair bills to not have then condemned.
Older ones are practically unsellable, but you still have lot rent that needs paying.
@icedquinn @xianc78
That was the quandary. They weren't permanent, but they weren't allowed to keep their mobility and had to be modified so they couldn't be taken off the land that was leased.
Most of the loopholes have been closed, but in Delaware State we still have a few places that you don't want to touch anything in there because you're guaranteed to be in a money hole for the rest of your life.
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