I know people who hate the thought of selling a manufactured home. The older ones are not anything like their newer energy efficient counterparts....but they are a home for some families who otherwise would never b able to afford one.
Placed on a permanent foundation with proper insulation they can be at least as good as some of the poorly constructed housing we all know is out there. I was delighted to see someone who had taken the initiative to surround an older manufactured home with straw bales and stucco over it. He replaced the roof with a flat one and the place looked like any other pueblo style small home in the surrounding area.
Manufactured homes have become quite sophisticated in recent years, but the old "tin cans" have their usefulness too. With a little creativity and care, they provide a safe secure home for those who might otherwise join the ranks of the homeless. A person who works full time for minimum wage can barely afford to rent a small apartment in most cities, let alone own a home.
If you are one of the many people in this country working for $8.00/hr, or less your monthly salary is less than the mortgage payment on a 200k house. If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area it takes twice that to look at a fixer upper in a bad market!
Rethinking how we use older homes, smaller homes and "trailers" can contribute a lot to providing much needed housing to those who otherwise ill continue to populate homeless shelters, parks and the streets.
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