Hello Everyone....

I had quite a month this September.  I can go for months and months without listing or selling a mobile home.  Then a month comes along like this and I have had 5 transactions that dealt with mobile homes in the $20,000 to $80,000 range. 

The smaller homes always intrigue me in that, it is the same amount of work, the check is just enough to make my house payment generally, but I get more satisfaction for some strange reason when I help a mobile home seller or buyer.

I can't explain it.  Maybe because deep down inside I admire folks who live a simpler life than I do.  I do not own a huge mansion or drive an expensive car.  My home is valued at about $125,000 and my car is a 2000 Ford Expedition and paid for.  The car, not the house.  So even though I don't live a life of luxury by any means, I still admire people that have a much simpler life than I do.  There is little upkeep on a mobile home, less to clean, much cheaper to own, taxes are nothing in comparison. 

The owners seem to live life more than I do, as they almost always have motorcyles, snowmobiles, 4-wheelers, campers and other toys of which I have none.  They would rather put their money in their extra-curricular activities than buy an expensive home and wait for the investment.  I admire that.

Duane Hosek in the Black Hills of South Dakota