manufactured homes: So You Think It's To Expensive To Live At The Beach? Think Again.
- 04/26/17 12:26 PM
So You Think It's To
Expensive To Live At The Beach?
Think Again.
PART ONE
With a little imagination and a lot of elbow grease the
average person can still afford to enjoy all the splendor
the beach & surf culture has to offer.......and afford it.
It's true. Most single family homes West of Coast Highway 101, Leucadia, 92024 zip code are in the 7 to 8 figure range. However, there are still those coveted hidden little gems tucked deep within the enclaves of these choice circa '50's & '60's surf towns. And they still offer the average person an opportunity to live among the so called uber elite 1%. But they're … (11 comments)
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manufactured homes: Is There Money To Be Made In 'Mobile Homes' In Today's Market?
- 01/18/17 10:58 AM
Is There Money To Be Made In
'Mobile Homes' In Today's Market?
I am frequently asked if the market is still ripe for investing in old "Mobile Homes". The following post may give you some ideas and suggestions about the viability of investing in older homes.
Cheap does not always translate to a good deal. It's all about the 'PATH of PROGRESS & that's right LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. Those looking for new or different ways to provide housing for your clientele or perhaps even enhance your own passive income portfolio may find this interesting.
QUESTION:
Need your help BP community. I was looking … (2 comments)
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manufactured homes: A"PRE HUD" "Mobilehome" & a "HUD" "MANUFACTURED HOME"
- 10/16/16 07:08 AM
A"PRE HUD" "Mobilehome"
& a "HUD" "MANUFACTURED HOME"
"MOBILEHOMES" were built before June 15, 1976. For all intent and purpose they were a slight cut above their little brother the traditional "TRAVEL TRAILER".
A Mobilehome was wider. Usually between 10 and 12 feet wide compared to the legal trailering width of 8 feet allowed for autos and pick up trucks . It was longer. Usually longer than 40 feet.It came in multiple sections commonly referred to as a "SINGLEWIDE", "DOUBLEWIDE", "TRIPLEWIDE" or other. It was generally constructed with thin walled framing much like its little brother the "TRAVEL TRAILER". Typically 2x3 inch exterior walls and in many cases 2x2 inch … (51 comments)
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manufactured homes: Buying A Manufactured Home & Paying Rent vs Renting An Apartment/Home.
- 08/16/16 11:10 AM
$Buying A Manufactured Home & Paying
Rent vs Renting An Apartment-Home.$
There has no doubt been lots of controversy over the
years about investing in a $Manufactured Home in a
Rent/Lease Park
Community$ vs. buying
or renting an apartment
condo, townhome or Single Family home (SFH).
There is also no doubt that the ideal goal of entry level home buying/ownership or downsizing ownership for the average person today is the most favored 3/2 with a two car garage, a front and backyard and a white picket fence. Or perhaps even a cozy townhouse or condo. It's all Real Estate right? And you own it!
HOME OWNERSHIP
to … (5 comments)
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manufactured homes: Looking For A Great Resource For Manufactured Home Issues?
- 07/12/16 12:05 AM
Looking For A Great Resource For Manufactured Home Issues? We realize that most members/contributors that belong to Active Rain, Facebook and Linkedin may not deal much in the Manufactured Housing industry. However, for those that do or perhaps will there are a lot of changes that have taken place during the past several years that have complicated buying, selling and financing them in several states. Especially in California and especially with regards to "resident owned" park communities be they condo or sub division conversions, Planned Unit Developments (PUDS) and/or on private lots/parcels. So we just wanted to reach out to those that … (18 comments)
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manufactured homes: Manufactured Home Solutions. Putting The Pieces of The Puzzle Together
- 07/26/15 11:36 PM
Manufactured Home Solutions.
Putting The Pieces of The Puzzle Together
There are several moving and potentially very complicated parts of the Manufactured Home Puzzle with respect to the entire Permitting, Foundation Retrofitting and/or Installation and Inspection, Recordation and finally Surrenduring the Tile of a "Resident Owned Manufactured Home" be it in a Condomenium or Sub Division Conversion, Planned Unit Development (PUD) or on a privately owned lot or parcel.
Below is our disclosure and Protocol which we follow with our clients whence performing the many steps that are involved in the California Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) 433a documentation process.
We hope … (2 comments)
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manufactured homes: Manufactured Home FHA Loan Guarentee Checklist What You Need To Know.
- 07/26/15 01:12 AM
Manufactured Home FHA Loan Guarentee Checklist What You Need To Know.We field phone calls, emails, texts and snail mail daily from just about every corner of the Manufactured Home Industry.
Be they home buyers or sellers, RE Professionals, Lenders, Title & Escrow Companies, Contractors, Home Inspectors, Engineers, Appraisers, Developers, (Homeowners Associations HOA's), Local, State and Federal Building Departments, Attorneys, etc.
It seems like there's still a monumental mountain of confusion regarding FHA guaranteed loans for MANUFACTURED HOME'S be it in a MANUFACTURED HOME PARK Condominium or Sub Division Conversion, Planned Unit Development (PUD) or on a private lot or parcel.
The Manufactured Home MUST have a floor … (6 comments)
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manufactured homes: LEGAL/REO INFORMATION FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES
- 07/22/15 04:59 AM
LEGAL/REO INFORMATION FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES We realize that not everyone in the Real Estate Industry deals with Manufactured Homes. However, for those that do we would love to work with those Industry professionals and/or stakeholders be you a law firm, title, escrow company or lender dealing with a CURATIVE TITLE issue we have the solutions and are here to help.
CALIFORNIA ONLY:With increasing regulatory compliance and default activity, many lending files are under scrutiny. Manufactured homes have long been victims of poorly originated loans, inadequate underwriting and errors in title and escrow.
In situations where the proper conversion and title cancellation must take place … (0 comments)
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manufactured homes: ESCROW/TITLE INFORMATION For The "HUD" Manufacture Housing Industry
- 07/21/15 04:18 AM
ESCROW/TITLE INFORMATION For The "HUD" Manufacture Housing Industry
CALIFORNIA: CURATIVE TITLE Detitling, Title Conversion, Title Purging, Title Corrections
If you are working on an manufactured housing transaction, you may find yourself either dealing with new or past title issues.
Whether it is relative to improper manufactured home titling or registration, an old lienholder still on record, or a home not installed on a permanent foundation, we can usually bring our unique expertise to resolve the transactional issues.
Because of our long-term experience with California Department of Housing and Community Development Department (HCD), individual building departments and a network of manufactured home contractors, we can help … (2 comments)
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manufactured homes: What Does California Consider A Permanent Foundation On A Mfg. Home?
- 07/16/15 02:59 AM
What Does California Consider A
Permanent Foundation On A Mfg. Home?
The California Puzzle
What does California consider a permanent foundation?
In California an engineer's opinion alone is not enough to verify a foundation. A recorded "Notice of Installation" aka 433A is the recognized California stamp of approval for a permanent foundation.
Beyond proof of a permanent foundation, the 433A is also a title conversion document, verifying that the home and land are conjoined as real property.
So how does one acquire a 433? California has a number of stamped and approved engineered plans that carry the designation … (5 comments)
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manufactured homes: Anyone Dealing With A Blighted Manufactured Home Having A Title Issue?
- 05/06/15 01:05 AM
Anyone Dealing With A Blighted Manufactured Home Having A Title Issue? If you are a buyer, seller, RE professional, Lender, Escrow or Title Company or Attorney has been dealing with title issues on Manufactured Home's in resident owned park communities or on private lots/parcels please contact us.
Or if you have a Manufactured Home that has drainage, roof, foundation or structural issues and you don't want to forego the cost of repair please contact us ASAP. We will cash you out in days if your home meets our buying criteria.
We pay cash for distressed, foreclosed, title blighted, damaged … (0 comments)
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manufactured homes: Manufactured Home Park rent Communities vs Resident Owned Communities.
- 01/30/15 12:27 PM
Manufactured Home Park
rent Communities vs
Resident Owned Communities.
With San Diego's diminishing inventory I'm beginning to see a lot more RE Professionals delving into the Manufactured Housing Industry and have
been asked by many what I thought of rent/lease vs resident owned communities.
As a Manufactured Home Dealer, General & Manufactured Home Contractor RE Broker and Developer I'm comfortable doing both whereas a RE Professional only tends to be drawn to resident owned because it also involves the dirt.
However, there's money to be made selling in rent/lease communities as well. In fact the commissions in rent/lease … (4 comments)
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manufactured homes: Affordable Housing Is Alive & Well In San Diego
- 11/12/14 09:20 PM
Affordable Housing Is Alive & Well In San Diego
Unfortunately not everyone who lives and works in beautiful San Diego County can afford to purchase a home. This is a sad reality.
Just because a person chooses a profession in education to educate the children in their community or give tender care to you and your family because they chose health care or a vocation in food service or construction and they don't have the earning power because of the limits on their income doesn't mean that they shouldn't have the opportunity to live next … (4 comments)
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manufactured homes: Another Idea For A Tiny House. Accessory Dwelling Unit "ADU"
- 11/07/14 09:36 PM
Another Idea For A Tiny House.
Accessory Dwelling Unit "ADU"
In my previous post I shared a floor plat of a 20x40 800sf 2 bedroom 2 bath fully contained interior spaced . "Granny Flat". In this I'm going to show you a Factory Built HUD Manufactured Doublewide 20x40 800sf Granny Flat but with a factory built deck included.
Not everyone is a handy man nor do they want to be. So for those of us who would prefer to let someone else do the building while we contend with other responsibilities or pleasures here's a floor plan with … (6 comments)
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manufactured homes: Park Model Doll House. Maximize The Cubic Foot vs The Square Foot
- 11/03/14 08:42 PM
Park Model Doll House. Maximize
The Cubic Foot vs The Square Foot
If you've been following my previous posts on "Tiny Houses" by now you no doubt know what a "PARK MODEL" is. I caution you to first and foremost thoroughly research your local building jurisdiction's zoning regulations before you go down this road or more importantly make a buying decision.
Are you are looking at or perhaps already in a tiny Mobile or Manufactured Home Park Community with a long term lease or residency policy and permission from the property management to install and add on? Or do you … (6 comments)
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manufactured homes: The Difference Between A HUD "MANUFACTURED HOME" & A "MODULAR HOME"
- 10/26/14 12:22 AM
The Difference Between A
"HUD MANUFACTURED HOME"
and A
"MODULAR HOME"
Part 4
For those who may have missed Parts 1-3 please take a
few moments to review should you have any interest in
"FACTORY BUILT HOUSING".
In Part 1 we discussed the
difference between an
"RV", "Park Model" and a "
HUD Manufactured Home".
Part 2 we discussed the difference
between
a "TRAVEL TRAILER" and a
"MOBILEHOME"
In Part 3 w discussed the difference between a Pre HUD "MOBILEHOME" and a HUD "MANUFACTURED HOME".
Now for the 4th Part in this series.
This is … (9 comments)
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manufactured homes: What's The Difference? RV, Park Model, HUD Manufactured Home As An ADU
- 10/18/14 05:42 AM
What's The Difference?
RV, Park Model, HUD Manufactured Home As An ADU
Part 1
To set the record straight it's time to bring some clarity to often spouted MISNOMERS & MISREPRESENTATIONS about the Prefab aka "Offsite" building industry vs the Ground Up (site/stick built) option. There's especially much confusion and misunderstanding throughout all facets of the Real Estate Industry about the differences between a Recreation Vehicle aka RV, travel trailer and Park Model industry vs the HUD Factory Built Housing Industry i.e. Trailers vs, Mobile-homes vs, HUD Manufactured Homes, vs Modular Homes.
To better inform those who are interested we are going to provide some information in a 4 part series that just … (9 comments)
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manufactured homes: Charleston Single House? Or A Double Decker Hybrid Manufactured Home?
- 09/06/14 11:34 PM
Charleston Single House?
Or A Double Decker
Hybrid Manufactured Home?
I know, call me crazy what with all the absolutely beautiful architecture that abounds in beautiful downtown Charleston but this one caught my attention.
While on our daily 6 mile walkathon as we take in all the rich history and eclectic but beautiful and rich architectural beauty we couldn't help but stalk in awe all the SINGLE HOUSES that salt and pepper the downtown landscape.
The Charleston Single House as it is called is a style found predominantly throughout the downtown … (2 comments)
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manufactured homes: Mobile & Manufacture HomeStatutory Provisions Governing Preemption
- 08/13/14 12:23 AM
Mobile & Manufacture HomeStatutory
Provisions Governing Preemption
We have been heavily involved with the Manufactured Housing Industry for the past 30 years. During this time we have become specialists in the installation of Foundation Systems, Foundation retrofitting, repair as well as the often times requried ENGINEERED CERTIFICATION, & the State of California Housing & Community Development Department (HCD) required documentation.
Because we recieve calls, emails and texts seveal times a day regarding this and severa other subjects and because we have been working on these types of profects for several years we are presenting the Active Rain Community in order to provide anyone … (0 comments)
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manufactured homes: What do you know about Modular Homes Today?
- 06/21/14 02:51 AM
What do you know about Modular Homes Today? This is a repost by Ginny Gorman who has shared some great
information about the Factory Built Housing Industry.
BY GINNY GORMAN Real Estate Agent with Phillips Post Road Realty ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate EMAIL SHORT URL Share: July 20, 2011 05:52 AM What do you know about Modular Homes Today? Modular home manufacturers have changed how they construct, design and appeal to home buyers in a tough new construction market especially in RI. I have seen some very attractive designs put up as well as some that just … (0 comments)
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