I live in a 1969 single wide one bedroom, one bath along the rouge river in Oregon with a wonderful view. Paid cash for it, redid the interior, replaced the flooring, new fixtures, built an island in the kitchen etc. repainted the exterior. Has a tuff shed on the plot for storage and possible den office in the future. No mortage. Perfect for a single senior like me. Love it.
Take care of them and they will last for years,I raised 5 children in a 2001 16x80 Clayton four bedroom and my husband and I are still living in it,teach your children to respect your home, you can't let them be heathens.
@@georginaseal8924 I have a Clayton double wide home too for almost 11 years now and it’s in great condition Well insulated but sliding glass door is not the best. Wish laundry room was larger.
Not to mention there are very few companies that will give you home owners insurance on them. My Dad is in transition now- his current insurer will not be renewing policies after October 2024. His ended and renewed in September.
@@12yearssober It's not even that deep. The blame is squarely on city council people. They vote to ban them because they don't their neighborhood to look like poor people live there. There is no other reason.
The price for them is outrageous nowadays, and bought a fleetwood 2004 3 bedrooms two bath new for $39,500 now 20 years later that same exact home is a little over $110,000 honestly I’d do a regular home now, because the big draw for manufactured homes was the reasonable price that now sadly no longer exists.
@@mybrotherdonnie I tell you what, about 6 months before I paid mine off the mortgage company called and said “oh you can borrow up to $25,000 against your home for upgrades and repairs and then you can take that loan out and pay our construction crew to do a complete rebuild of your floor plan” I said no thank you that’ll add 10 more years to my mortgage and I definitely don’t want that. They don’t like one to get off the hook 😂
Steady camera work, no dizzying spins. Well paced, well narrated, intelligent explanation, they work well together. This is what is called 'professional'. Enjoyed it, thanks!
I'm 61, didn't marry until 39 but because of all those years spent as a single man,,,,this type of home still perks my interest. It's totally doable for a young family but for a single person it has everything. Whilst I love my 4000 sqf home, my family, and all that has given me.....I also remember those days as a single man when life was easy. Great video :)
So thankful we purchased land 25 yr ago lived in a Rolla home paid 15 hundred for it 12 thousand for 40 acres with a well we put the septic in we bought a 16x65 w porch 2 bed Schultz for 45 thous, we own all now ,times are tough glad we did what we did ,we have developed a lot and could sale for maybe 300 thousand but I'm staying nowhere to go that's better then montana!!!!!love you guys I can always get ideas!
@shirleyyoung1941 I live in North Carolina, Miss Shirley you're living my dream😌🏞😁 My entire life I've wanted to move to Montana. It's kinda crazy because I've never been there just what I've seen on TV and pictures but it does look quite beautiful! ~Jay~
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They want a lotta $ for these brand new trash cans. I bought a 14x72 built in the 90s. Somebody has refurbished the interior, spray finished the walls, changed out the tubs for tiled showers and completely tiles the bathroom floors. They also refloored the rest of it and it already had underpinning. Oh I forgot to mention they also installed a painted metal roof which saved me a lot of trouble from a hailstorm last year. It is on 10 acres of land with a two car garage and spring fed creek out in the country. I paid $85,000 for the whole thing.
My idea is to buy one of those used construction trailers. You see them on big sites, and you can pick one up used for under ten grand. Inspect them for rust and rot, then repaint and rehab them. The big problem I have found out is the zoning. It's very difficult to find an area that lets you do or build what you want. There are always all kinds of restrictions and nosy neighbors watching your every move. It really disabuses the idea that we live in a "free" country.
It's free for big businesses. The rich do what they want. Republicans keep screaming small government. But they only shrink 2 things. 1. Less oversight on big boys. 2. Less help for us.
I bought a 3 acre lot that had a 14×66 trailer on it. The trailer wasn't in great shape but it was livable. I lived there a few years and completely remodeled while I was living there. Then I sold it and made a really nice profit. The same people who brought the trailer still live there and they love it. If you were on the inside, you would never know you were in a trailer. These are great options for people tight on cash
In 1984 I bought a 14x52 Liberty pricr 7,4 I 5.00 I including tax delivery and skirting. Lot rent in a small 12 lot park was 60.00 and that included water and garbage pick up. I loved that place cheap low maintenance living.
I have a 1997 16 × 80 Fleetwood 3 bedroom 3 with 2 baths. We bought it new. We have kept it up well. Had to replace the master tub, I made it into a walk in shower. Took the carpet up in the hallway and living room and put a hardwood floor down in the kitchen living room and hallway. You can do anything to a mobile home that you can do to a site built house. They will last forever as long as you take care of them.
That price is insane!!!!!! Im in east Texas and i was looking for a quick fix after my house fire in 2017. The cheapest on the lot then was $24,000 for a single wide 2 bed 2 bath half again bigger than these toy boxes. I ended up buying a claton anniversary 2.0 for $64,000 its a double wide well over 2 1/2 times as big as either one of those.
I bought a 14×70, 3 br, 2 bath w ac in 2017 for $29K cash, delivered/set-up on my own property. It's crazy to see prices more than doubled in less than 10yrs...
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I have a 2020 that is the same as the second one but without the middle bedroom. Clayton Tru Delight. I bought it brand new in 2023 on a half acre lot for $35k. It had sat for 3 years and never lived in. Everything was still in the plastic. The guy bought it for $60k and put it on this $10k lot plus put in a long concrete driveway and power pole. He intended to make money selling this as a land/home package. He lost $, but I definitely WON! It's a good home, but being all electric, the heat bill is higher. Electric is decent the rest of the year, though even with central air. My only complaints are that they cheap out on shelving and closet racks, but you can always add more since there is room and that the vinyl siding is starting to get wavy/buckle because of the heat and sun. Thanks for the great videos!
After my house burned in 2014, since I already owned the 1.1 acre lot with drilled well and septic, I purchased a used 14' X 70' (2000) for $11,000... Transport, ground work, concrete pad, and underground electrical and my total cost was around $34,000... I've lived in the trailor for 8 years and it's perfect for me and one cat.... Annual taxes $880, annual heating in Northern NY $800, average monthly electrici bill $50.00... Life is good in retirement....
I lived in a 14 x 60 in the early eighties with two beds and baths when interest was 14.75% on houses. It was my husband, me and a baby. We had plenty of room; however, the back door frosted over on the inside in the winter in Alabama. 😂. We taped a folded blanket over that door for insulation.
I work for a landscape company and have for a long time I heard about HOA a long time ago and told myself I that I would never live in one and I haven’t and I will not be in the future
Very nice home! Only changes I would want is carpeted bedrooms, opening windows in the baths, glass top stove with microwave above. Thanks for the tour!
I’ve lived in trailers all my life and me and my wife bought our trailer back in 1990 34 years ago and it is just as good as the day we bought it why pay $400000.00 for something that when you die you can’t take it with you and you can buy a big spot of land and your new trailer and have plenty of money left
Amazing they squeezed 2 bathrooms in there. A nice little house for a couple but Aircon surely a must in your neck of the woods? Very reasonable price for someone to live (if you have the land to put it on obviously). Cheers for the vid.
Those trailers look like the same as they did in the late 1980s they are cheap to buy but expensive to heat and cool. The electric companies love them.
Mine was a 1980 Crown Duke Royale. It was well cared for and cost very little to heat and cool. You could lay on the floor during the worst winter storms and was never cold or felt a draft. I am told that shortly after they went to 2x6 construction so they could even better insulate. Under my trailer the bottom was insulated with a one piece vinyl with insulation. It was very nice and had no complaints, but after baby number 2 the wife and I bought a duplex. Lived in one side collected rent from the other. That worked out well also.
In 2018 I was fishing i rural Chester County PA one hour south of Philly one hour north of Baltimore. Was a stage stop back in the day. Came across a double wide in a beautiful park with no amenities. Dead end with nothing but woods and farms behind me. Lot rent currently $620 month. Paid 20k cash put 10k into it. Apartment rent in area averages $1500 month. After covid prices in park skyrocketed. Homes selling well over 100k and gone in days i got lucky, but there are times mobile homes can be a good investment. Saved over 50k in rent since 2018. Happy hunting 👍
I got a 1972 mobile home single wide 2 bedroom 2 bath 3 mi from the beach in hurricane Alley and this still liveable, just don't let FEMA come there cuz I got that 50% roll
Looks prettier than the single wide I grew up in. My parents then upgraded and they got all of the bells and whistles on a Palm Harbour double wide because it was the "best."
In 1998, I purchased a Clayton Royalty 14x72 mobile home, complete with vinyl siding and a shingled roof. Had 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Only cost me $26,000 including a new washer and dryer. Wish I still had it, considering what new ones cost today. BTW, the A/C breaker isn't installed until they install the A/C on site after the mobile home is set at its destination.
If I were buying a mobile home it would be a Clayton. My mother lived in one after retirement, for 32 years. When she passed 3 yes ago, we sold it looking practically brand new. We painted and put down new wood look flooring. New owners are very happy.
The older ones may hold up, but the newer ones, not so much. Look up the reviews on them, bottom of the pile now. Glad I did research before buying one.
I got a brand new Clayton double wide in 2014, 3 bed two bath. for $64,000. 1200ish square footage. We will never see anything close to that for a double again unfortunatly. glad I bought when I did, although in some ways I wish I had self-built a house on my property.
I demonished a small trailer that was made in the early 60s. I couldn't believe how well it was made. Even after nearly 60 years it was a real SOB to dismantle.
I bought a 1979 14x60 for $750. It had been gutted, new plywood subflooring and sheetrocked walls. I bought vinyl plank flooring for 1400. Will paint walls myself. Had the Amish build me an 8x10 deck and almost flat 16 ft ramp to avoid steps. Not fancy, but sure affordable for single guy. I can buy airplane tickets with my savings. People are shocked I bought it since they know I could afford a "nice" house. Im in MO.
I just watched a video yesterday on a UA-cam channel "Off Grid Bo" with the video titled, "Tour of Cheap Off Grid Cabins". They had one that was 14' x 42' prefab log building that was mostly finished out on the inside for $24,000. The video is from a year ago but it could give y'all some ideas for other options. Also, since you are putting it own your own property. Why not build a steel building with the approximate same dimensions? Or build a wood framed building yourselves using the same dimension. Either would be less expensive. Anyway, good video, thanks for unloading.
I bought a double wide 4/2 in 2007 from Clayton. Wish I would’ve saved my money. I kept hearing water running. Later found 2nd bath tub faucet plumbing was not installed correctly and leaked water under the tub and along the wall into the kitchen. Had to replace all the flooring. It cost a lot to fix. Much later found electrical wires in master bath wasn’t wired to code, the smell of burning wires led to all new electrical work. I also had to get the flooring replaced because the tub drain was also leaking and rotted the floor in the master bath. Dissatisfied!
@@mybrotherdonnieyes and the key detail is 2007. That was during the housing boom frenzy of the 2,000s where so many things including regular houses and tall buildings were horrendously built due to the skyrocketing demand.
I live in Alabama and have seen alot of tornado damaged areas the double wides take it better than a house on a foundation even the roof singkes dont get blowed off as bad I can't answer why but ive seen It many times double wide light damage house destroyed next to it
I never understand why someone would want a tiny house . Just buy an old mobile home in a trailer park. I lived in a trailer from 2001-2006 .. was a single dad was able to get a home before daughter started 1st grade I have really good memories more than bad ones..the only con is it feels like you live in a hallway ..I was jealous of the double wides lol .seriosly ..
@@mybrotherdonnie That said as soon as your video finished one popped up for a brand new 14x48, 2BR 1B for $58,000. Definitely smaller but it was pretty nice.
Thirty years ago I bought my 24 x 40 3 bedroom 2 bath double wide with fridge/freezer and stove and hot water heater and electric furnace for $22,000.00 plus 2,200.00 for the external A/C compressor installed. Very basic very minimum quality no furniture, most simplistic floor plan imaginable. The closest equivalent I could find anywhere was the same size, better quality and floor plan and included basic mobile home furniture for 47,000.00.
They are basic. Nothing eye-catching, but inexpensive. However.....where the real cost comes in at is the land you set it on. Even mobile home park lot rents can run $600 up to $1200 a month in my area. And the cheapest 1/4 acrea of raw land costs about 35k. Thats without any water, electric, gas, propane, sewer, etc. Even mobile home parks run $600 to $1200 a month in my area. So to buy land, prepare the ground, at the very least,, its going to cost me around $160k. I've already checked into it. Not something retired seniors, like myself can afford.
Ten grand for sewer / water, and permit. Electrical hook up three grand, price of the land, unless you already own land, If you do have your own land it’s 0.00 down. Plus the price of the home can all get very expensive fast. Land clearing, And then you have to get a CO to move it after all is said and done.
Yes, just to drill a well will be right at $20 grand, and septic another 10-15 grand then running electric. Forget about it I will live in a cardboard box under the overpass, and I could afford that if I wanted, but I am too cheap. People can't afford to live anymore.
IMHO the 14" would be better to buy if you are going to rent it out as it would give you more options on the type of renter you could attract. Both seem well priced, to me, for a new mobile home (including delivery and setup.) How much would those two run if they had already been used and were in reasonable condition?
Lemme tell ya something about those Lyons' boys that i know of...all 3 of them..its a real joy..knowing that their doors are always open and their paths are free to walk 📱 🏡
@@David-q2v what i mean is those who have had things that need to be repaired, the company wont send anyone out and then they deny things that were said.
I've got a 2.5 ton AC unit sitting out behind my house. Brand new If you guys are interested. There's no heat on it. AC only $1900 bucks. I live in Anderson. Let me know. :)
A few years ago a twelve wide and fifty feet long mobile home was thirty nine ninety five that was $3,995.00 and the ten wide by fifty feet long was twenty nine ninety five that was $2,995.00 the actual length was about 47 feet long and about three feet in the tongue. And both prices included delivery and set up but the customer furnished the concrete blocks. Mobile homes are way over priced now days. Also back then the mobile home company would buy the tires and axles back from the customer for $150.00
The real cost of one of these is a stick built home can triple in value over 30 years where these depreciate in value. Land becomes more valuable to sell without a trailer park for other users. So you may be searching to move before it's paid off. My city don't allow trailers in the parks that are over 20 years old to obtain a license to operate. Parks are closing across the city and no new parks are allowed to be built. Trailer houses are not that portable as a 5 wheel camper or moter home. Taxes on trailer houses and permits must be up to date to move.
I’m not moving it to a park I own the land, it is going to be a rental, so why would I take a loan on it? It’s gonna be paid for when I leave. A rental will pay you back 20 times in 30 years.
I know you guys are busy ,but I have to ask because I am just having a hard time with realtors well just one that I contacted to purchase a home .I feel like he just didn't want an out of stater to move into his town .he told me that he didn't have any cell reception to send me the info and contract papers to sign . So my question do you know of any dealers like Southern choice homes in North Carolina. We're I could get land and a home .I have been searching for homes in Kentucky,north Carolina, Tennessee,and a bit in south carolina.but my family really wants to see snow again come winter. Sorry so much info. Just stressed out a bit .I really need to move out of south Florida by february.my very expensive lease is up then .
We haven’t seen any snow in the last three years North Carolina or South Carolina around us anyway, I don’t know of any mobile home dealers in North Carolina
They’re getting expensive though. I bought a 16x55 new for $100k. Then you still either need to buy a piece of land and pay for the set up (land clearing, septic, electric, water) or pay for rent.
Hey, I saw a Tiny Home for 119K, I think. It was about 380 Sq Ft. It did have quality insides and not look like a TH, but I am not sure I could justify the expense.
Same thing with the second home they obviously run the main trunk line right down the center of the home and just pop the vents up through the floor wherever they can
One thing I don't like about mobile homes is there built with two by twos and 2 * 3 and the 1 x 2 slots slats going down the side notched into the 2x twos
Damn I checked the price on one back in 2019 that looked better than that one and I was quoted $ 32,000 that included delivery setup under pinning and new Heat pump with air, for a 14x 60 , I remember buying a 32x60 double wide in 1995 with heat pump under pinning setup with concrete footers turn key ready to move in and I paid $35,000 for that one and it was very nice it had 22 cabinets just in the kitchen with fridge dishwasher fire place 3 bed 2 full baths, washer and dryer, after financing it was $52,000 I can't be leave how much things has went up.
I purchased a skyline in 1985 all in and setup on a lot for 15K, it was 14x70 and really nice. Hard to believe what they want now. Oh yea and if says Clayton, run like hell.
I paid 6k for one house and 20k for our large home of never pay that much for a trailer as it doesn't cost that much to build, i know used to build them.
These have no wood in the walls (only studs) its gypsum board, pink insulation craft paper and vinyl siding. Freddy kruger could put his hand right through the wall. An OSB wrap used to be around 1500 dollars extra.
@@maegardnermills4292 I have seen people brick doublewides on the outside once the foundations have been made permanent. You would not be allowed on a singlewide unless you owned it, and not the bank. Bricking all the way up the siding makes the house immovable. its not a matter of code really since codes are local and houses have been built with brick siding against stud walls for decades. These houses are code and the brick is code. The OSB wrap really locks the place up tighter than just vinyl siding craft paper pink fiber and gypsum wrapped wall board.
When these two mentioned the manufacturer being Clayton I had to warn everyone about them. Buyer beware. The cheaper models cannot be moved with furniture inside. So if you buy one and move into it and decide to move to another location you will have to remove everything first and then move it back in after it was relocated. 18:15
A bus can eat you alive. Know a retired Guy, who was doing Uship. He bought a ‘01 International school bus. $6000. Believe he thought he was going to save, by sleeping in the beast. It promptly blew a clutch.
What is really messed up is I noticed as soon as you walked in the front door in the floor is an HVAC vent right where you would possibly put an entertainment center or a couch or something right in the middle. Not a good idea for placement of that. Should be on the exterior wall anyway
I live in a 1969 single wide one bedroom, one bath along the rouge river in Oregon with a wonderful view. Paid cash for it, redid the interior, replaced the flooring, new fixtures, built an island in the kitchen etc. repainted the exterior. Has a tuff shed on the plot for storage and possible den office in the future. No mortage. Perfect for a single senior like me. Love it.
Best part about it you pay cash
Sounds perfect for even two seniors
I’m proud for you.
If we had land to put it on, it would be perfect! But in this state if you have a mobile home you must put it in mobile home park..... WHY?
@@SerenitynPeace don’t have to put it in mobile home park in our area long as you have land you can put it wherever you want it
Take care of them and they will last for years,I raised 5 children in a 2001 16x80 Clayton four bedroom and my husband and I are still living in it,teach your children to respect your home, you can't let them be heathens.
good to see there’s still some good parents around
@@georginaseal8924 I have a Clayton double wide home too for almost 11 years now and it’s in great condition
Well insulated but sliding glass door is not the best.
Wish laundry room was larger.
Trailers would be just fine if government wasn't so damn restrictive on where you can put one. Nobody wanna pay lot rent and a mortgage on top of it.
Yep
Its almost as if the government doesn't want you to live as cheap as possible!!!
Not to mention there are very few companies that will give you home owners insurance on them. My Dad is in transition now- his current insurer will not be renewing policies after October 2024. His ended and renewed in September.
Gay this government @@12yearssober
@@12yearssober It's not even that deep. The blame is squarely on city council people. They vote to ban them because they don't their neighborhood to look like poor people live there. There is no other reason.
The price for them is outrageous nowadays, and bought a fleetwood 2004 3 bedrooms two bath new for $39,500 now 20 years later that same exact home is a little over $110,000 honestly I’d do a regular home now, because the big draw for manufactured homes was the reasonable price that now sadly no longer exists.
I can see that there’s not that much price difference
@@mybrotherdonnie I tell you what, about 6 months before I paid mine off the mortgage company called and said “oh you can borrow up to $25,000 against your home for upgrades and repairs and then you can take that loan out and pay our construction crew to do a complete rebuild of your floor plan” I said no thank you that’ll add 10 more years to my mortgage and I definitely don’t want that.
They don’t like one to get off the hook 😂
@@cemeteryvisits that’s for sure that’s how they make all the money they never want you off the hook
A lot of it had to do from the trains and ships being halted that had constuction material from biden during covid.
And now homes are 400k and up for decent ones in most areas.
Steady camera work, no dizzying spins. Well paced, well narrated, intelligent explanation, they work well together.
This is what is called 'professional'. Enjoyed it, thanks!
I guess a blind squirrel gets a nut after all we just got lucky lol
And no annoying background music
I'm 61, didn't marry until 39 but because of all those years spent as a single man,,,,this type of home still perks my interest.
It's totally doable for a young family but for a single person it has everything.
Whilst I love my 4000 sqf home, my family, and all that has given me.....I also remember those days as a single man when life was easy.
Great video :)
Thanks for watching
So thankful we purchased land 25 yr ago lived in a Rolla home paid 15 hundred for it 12 thousand for 40 acres with a well we put the septic in we bought a 16x65 w porch 2 bed Schultz for 45 thous, we own all now ,times are tough glad we did what we did ,we have developed a lot and could sale for maybe 300 thousand but I'm staying nowhere to go that's better then montana!!!!!love you guys I can always get ideas!
That was a 2008 Schultz we updated to its small but works for retirement 2 people!
Now you don’t have nothing to worry about
Good example of what was the American dream.
@shirleyyoung1941 I live in North Carolina, Miss Shirley you're living my dream😌🏞😁
My entire life I've wanted to move to Montana. It's kinda crazy because I've never been there just what I've seen on TV and pictures but it does look quite beautiful! ~Jay~
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Brother Donnie was in a tape measuring mood that day!! Thanks!
Yep
He didn't measure the refrigerator! @4:25
They want a lotta $ for these brand new trash cans. I bought a 14x72 built in the 90s. Somebody has refurbished the interior, spray finished the walls, changed out the tubs for tiled showers and completely tiles the bathroom floors. They also refloored the rest of it and it already had underpinning. Oh I forgot to mention they also installed a painted metal roof which saved me a lot of trouble from a hailstorm last year. It is on 10 acres of land with a two car garage and spring fed creek out in the country. I paid $85,000 for the whole thing.
Good deal in today’s standards
My idea is to buy one of those used construction trailers. You see them on big sites, and you can pick one up used for under ten grand. Inspect them for rust and rot, then repaint and rehab them. The big problem I have found out is the zoning. It's very difficult to find an area that lets you do or build what you want. There are always all kinds of restrictions and nosy neighbors watching your every move. It really disabuses the idea that we live in a "free" country.
Yep
It's free for big businesses. The rich do what they want.
Republicans keep screaming small government. But they only shrink 2 things.
1. Less oversight on big boys.
2. Less help for us.
I bought a 3 acre lot that had a 14×66 trailer on it. The trailer wasn't in great shape but it was livable. I lived there a few years and completely remodeled while I was living there. Then I sold it and made a really nice profit. The same people who brought the trailer still live there and they love it. If you were on the inside, you would never know you were in a trailer. These are great options for people tight on cash
Yes, they are
In 1984 I bought a 14x52 Liberty pricr 7,4 I 5.00 I including tax delivery and skirting.
Lot rent in a small 12 lot park was 60.00 and that included water and garbage pick up.
I loved that place cheap low maintenance living.
Easy living
I have a 1997 16 × 80 Fleetwood 3 bedroom 3 with 2 baths. We bought it new. We have kept it up well. Had to replace the master tub, I made it into a walk in shower. Took the carpet up in the hallway and living room and put a hardwood floor down in the kitchen living room and hallway. You can do anything to a mobile home that you can do to a site built house. They will last forever as long as you take care of them.
That price is insane!!!!!! Im in east Texas and i was looking for a quick fix after my house fire in 2017. The cheapest on the lot then was $24,000 for a single wide 2 bed 2 bath half again bigger than these toy boxes. I ended up buying a claton anniversary 2.0 for $64,000 its a double wide well over 2 1/2 times as big as either one of those.
That’s the cheapest thing around here you can get
I bought a 14×70, 3 br, 2 bath w ac in 2017 for $29K cash, delivered/set-up on my own property. It's crazy to see prices more than doubled in less than 10yrs...
@@algo6485 Yep it is crazy. Everything has doubled or tripled.
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I have a 2020 that is the same as the second one but without the middle bedroom. Clayton Tru Delight. I bought it brand new in 2023 on a half acre lot for $35k. It had sat for 3 years and never lived in. Everything was still in the plastic. The guy bought it for $60k and put it on this $10k lot plus put in a long concrete driveway and power pole. He intended to make money selling this as a land/home package. He lost $, but I definitely WON! It's a good home, but being all electric, the heat bill is higher. Electric is decent the rest of the year, though even with central air. My only complaints are that they cheap out on shelving and closet racks, but you can always add more since there is room and that the vinyl siding is starting to get wavy/buckle because of the heat and sun. Thanks for the great videos!
You got a hell of a deal
@@francisslevin5047 You definitely stole that place.
Woooow....Good for you! Nothing like that ever happens for me. I could definitely use a blessing like that.
@kimberlyshaw7469 one day it'll happen! Keep your head up 😀
@@francisslevin5047 I’ve got a few nice deals just not that nice
After my house burned in 2014, since I already owned the 1.1 acre lot with drilled well and septic, I purchased a used 14' X 70' (2000) for $11,000... Transport, ground work, concrete pad, and underground electrical and my total cost was around $34,000... I've lived in the trailor for 8 years and it's perfect for me and one cat.... Annual taxes $880, annual heating in Northern NY $800, average monthly electrici bill $50.00... Life is good in retirement....
I’m glad you had a positive experience
I lived in a 14 x 60 in the early eighties with two beds and baths when interest was 14.75% on houses. It was my husband, me and a baby. We had plenty of room; however, the back door frosted over on the inside in the winter in Alabama. 😂. We taped a folded blanket over that door for insulation.
That would’ve been rough. Glad you had some kind of a solution with the fblanket.
Nothing beats em. Silence is Golden...... Would never live in an apt again, and HOA are a no win situation 😊
I work for a landscape company and have for a long time I heard about HOA a long time ago and told myself I that I would never live in one and I haven’t and I will not be in the future
Very nice home! Only changes I would want is carpeted bedrooms, opening windows in the baths, glass top stove with microwave above. Thanks for the tour!
Thanks for watching
Many areas prohibit single wide trailers but if they are allowed they save big money on transportation and on site assembly.
Around here they’re a 10th of the price of the stick built
I’ve lived in trailers all my life and me and my wife bought our trailer back in 1990 34 years ago and it is just as good as the day we bought it why pay $400000.00 for something that when you die you can’t take it with you and you can buy a big spot of land and your new trailer and have plenty of money left
Amen
Amazing they squeezed 2 bathrooms in there. A nice little house for a couple but Aircon surely a must in your neck of the woods? Very reasonable price for someone to live (if you have the land to put it on obviously). Cheers for the vid.
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Do you have a three bedroom model?
Those trailers look like the same as they did in the late 1980s they are cheap to buy but expensive to heat and cool. The electric companies love them.
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Mine was a 1980 Crown Duke Royale. It was well cared for and cost very little to heat and cool. You could lay on the floor during the worst winter storms and was never cold or felt a draft. I am told that shortly after they went to 2x6 construction so they could even better insulate. Under my trailer the bottom was insulated with a one piece vinyl with insulation. It was very nice and had no complaints, but after baby number 2 the wife and I bought a duplex. Lived in one side collected rent from the other. That worked out well also.
@@Privat2840 that sounds good
Bought a 12×60 Waccamaw in 1976 and moved it from Maryland to Missouri, still surviving.Made in Great State of North Carolina.
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That’s pretty neat
In 2018 I was fishing i rural Chester County PA one hour south of Philly one hour north of Baltimore. Was a stage stop back in the day. Came across a double wide in a beautiful park with no amenities. Dead end with nothing but woods and farms behind me.
Lot rent currently $620 month. Paid 20k cash put 10k into it.
Apartment rent in area averages $1500 month.
After covid prices in park skyrocketed. Homes selling well over 100k and gone in days i got lucky, but there are times mobile homes can be a good investment. Saved over 50k in rent since 2018.
Happy hunting 👍
Me and my wife bought a brand new fully furnished double wide in 1990 for 30,000. 379$ a month. 125$ property payment. That is my gas bill now.
That is cool
I got a 1972 mobile home single wide 2 bedroom 2 bath 3 mi from the beach in hurricane Alley and this still liveable, just don't let FEMA come there cuz I got that 50% roll
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P.s. Love your videos very informative about fixer uppers. ❤
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Looks prettier than the single wide I grew up in. My parents then upgraded and they got all of the bells and whistles on a Palm Harbour double wide because it was the "best."
I remember the radio ads "Bropf's has double wides for 19995" on the air for EVER. (st louis area)
Not anymore
In 1998, I purchased a Clayton Royalty 14x72 mobile home, complete with vinyl siding and a shingled roof. Had 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Only cost me $26,000 including a new washer and dryer. Wish I still had it, considering what new ones cost today.
BTW, the A/C breaker isn't installed until they install the A/C on site after the mobile home is set at its destination.
I wish they still with that price
If I were buying a mobile home it would be a Clayton. My mother lived in one after retirement, for 32 years. When she passed 3 yes ago, we sold it looking practically brand new. We painted and put down new wood look flooring. New owners are very happy.
I’m glad to hear they hold up
The older ones may hold up, but the newer ones, not so much. Look up the reviews on them, bottom of the pile now. Glad I did research before buying one.
I got a brand new Clayton double wide in 2014, 3 bed two bath. for $64,000. 1200ish square footage. We will never see anything close to that for a double again unfortunatly. glad I bought when I did, although in some ways I wish I had self-built a house on my property.
You got a deal
I demonished a small trailer that was made in the early 60s. I couldn't believe how well it was made. Even after nearly 60 years it was a real SOB to dismantle.
Them early ones was good ones
I bought a 1979 14x60 for $750. It had been gutted, new plywood subflooring and sheetrocked walls. I bought vinyl plank flooring for 1400. Will paint walls myself. Had the Amish build me an 8x10 deck and almost flat 16 ft ramp to avoid steps. Not fancy, but sure affordable for single guy. I can buy airplane tickets with my savings. People are shocked I bought it since they know I could afford a "nice" house. Im in MO.
Cheap easy Livin
I remember a friend of mine purchased a new 16x80 mobile home around the early- mid 90s and I think it was around $30,000.
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Great show keep up the amazing work be safe my friends God bless all
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Great video’s to compare these homes. I would live in either one of these homes
Thanks for watching
I just watched a video yesterday on a UA-cam channel "Off Grid Bo" with the video titled, "Tour of Cheap Off Grid Cabins". They had one that was 14' x 42' prefab log building that was mostly finished out on the inside for $24,000. The video is from a year ago but it could give y'all some ideas for other options.
Also, since you are putting it own your own property. Why not build a steel building with the approximate same dimensions? Or build a wood framed building yourselves using the same dimension.
Either would be less expensive.
Anyway, good video, thanks for unloading.
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that second one is a basic tru mh. knoxville used to invoice them at 18,999 plus freight from the factory for 2k. this was a few years back
That’s a good price
I bought a double wide 4/2 in 2007 from Clayton. Wish I would’ve saved my money. I kept hearing water running. Later found 2nd bath tub faucet plumbing was not installed correctly and leaked water under the tub and along the wall into the kitchen. Had to replace all the flooring. It cost a lot to fix. Much later found electrical wires in master bath wasn’t wired to code, the smell of burning wires led to all new electrical work. I also had to get the flooring replaced because the tub drain was also leaking and rotted the floor in the master bath. Dissatisfied!
Sounds like you got a lemon
@@mybrotherdonnieyes and the key detail is 2007. That was during the housing boom frenzy of the 2,000s where so many things including regular houses and tall buildings were horrendously built due to the skyrocketing demand.
Heat box in the summer and a freezer in the winter and a magic carpet ride in a tornado!
Not that bad hundred dollars a month year-round in energy which is better than my house
I live in Alabama and have seen alot of tornado damaged areas the double wides take it better than a house on a foundation even the roof singkes dont get blowed off as bad I can't answer why but ive seen It many times double wide light damage house destroyed next to it
You two individuals will become rich, if y'all keep this up.
Send the money my way
I never understand why someone would want a tiny house . Just buy an old mobile home in a trailer park. I lived in a trailer from 2001-2006 .. was a single dad was able to get a home before daughter started 1st grade I have really good memories more than bad ones..the only con is it feels like you live in a hallway ..I was jealous of the double wides lol .seriosly ..
I would buy a house for the same price before I bought those mobile homes. I like how 2 brothers work together and are cool with each other.
I would rather buy a house too, but you cannot buy one for the same price
@@mybrotherdonnie I knew you would say that. Here is a house for sale in my area on Zillow. 3724 40th St, Meridian, MS 39305 for $65k
@ absolutely but there’s none in my area
lol. Mr Donnie having fun with that tape measure. lol. Great Video. Thanks guys.
Thank you sir thanks for watching
Yep, $63,000 is about as cheap a full size single wide as you can find these days.
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@@mybrotherdonnie That said as soon as your video finished one popped up for a brand new 14x48, 2BR 1B for $58,000. Definitely smaller but it was pretty nice.
Ridiculous.... I rented one once in the summer if ac turned off it would be like cooking in a tin can
I'm just glad I don't live in a trailor
Bought one for $40k in 2019
Hey !! I have a 10x55, Brand New from 1962 😊
That is a good one
They were buil to last back then.
I haven't listed yet, I hope and pray you guys are safe after that horrific hurricane! Prayers going
We are good
this sounds like something that FEMA would buy and charge you for a double wide
Anything the government gets involved in you get fucked
@@mybrotherdonnieLanguage 😵💫😉
What are you cryin about? Ya got $750!
This would be good for a senior person. My mom would of love this.
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Dutch Lap Siding just a little slice of Hillbilly heaven
Lol
Paid 17,752$ cash for a new 1994 16x60 Fleetwood. Crazy how prices have went up. up.
Yes, they have tripled at least
Both are cute. I wish I had something like that. ❤
They are nice
Thirty years ago I bought my 24 x 40 3 bedroom 2 bath double wide with fridge/freezer and stove and hot water heater and electric furnace for $22,000.00 plus 2,200.00 for the external A/C compressor installed. Very basic very minimum quality no furniture, most simplistic floor plan imaginable. The closest equivalent I could find anywhere was the same size, better quality and floor plan and included basic mobile home furniture for 47,000.00.
You got a good deal in today’s world
They are basic. Nothing eye-catching, but inexpensive. However.....where the real cost comes in at is the land you set it on. Even mobile home park lot rents can run $600 up to $1200 a month in my area. And the cheapest 1/4 acrea of raw land costs about 35k. Thats without any water, electric, gas, propane, sewer, etc. Even mobile home parks run $600 to $1200 a month in my area. So to buy land, prepare the ground, at the very least,, its going to cost me around $160k. I've already checked into it. Not something retired seniors, like myself can afford.
What part of the world are you in here in South Carolina you can get one of these on land for under 100
Now, if you looking for a house in our area, 250 to 500
Ten grand for sewer / water, and permit. Electrical hook up three grand, price of the land, unless you already own land, If you do have your own land it’s 0.00 down. Plus the price of the home can all get very expensive fast. Land clearing, And then you have to get a CO to move it after all is said and done.
Yes, just to drill a well will be right at $20 grand, and septic another 10-15 grand then running electric. Forget about it I will live in a cardboard box under the overpass, and I could afford that if I wanted, but I am too cheap. People can't afford to live anymore.
@@powderriver2424 in my area well as 8 to 10,000 septic tanks 5000
IMHO the 14" would be better to buy if you are going to rent it out as it would give you more options on the type of renter you could attract. Both seem well priced, to me, for a new mobile home (including delivery and setup.) How much would those two run if they had already been used and were in reasonable condition?
Right now you can buy a junk one for 25,000
If you rent a mobile, you can almost guarantee the tenants will DISTROY it. And they always want to paint the walls some LOUD color.
A few years ago you could get the TruMH bliss (second one) for 23,000. Prices for MH's are ridiculous.
Yes, they have gone out of sight
Lemme tell ya something about those Lyons' boys that i know of...all 3 of them..its a real joy..knowing that their doors are always open and their paths are free to walk 📱 🏡
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Enjoying a cup of coffee and touring a couple mobile homes this morning with the brothers. Have a great day guys!
Thanks for watching and have a great day
Long as its instant coffee and not that barista poof stuff ☕ 😉
I live in nc my husband and i brought our home 5 years ago 3 bed 2 bath 2019 16×76 $58k
Sounds like a pretty good deal
He sure does like using that measuring tape!😂
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We married in 75 and lived 8 years in a 12 x 60 ...in Indiana..i spent many hours under it thawing frozen water pipes
We have not had that problem. They seem to be better now.
i have heard lots of ppl are not happy with clayton homes.
I can see that it would be very easy to get pissed off about one of these
Not just Clayton all of them are junk
@@David-q2v what i mean is those who have had things that need to be repaired, the company wont send anyone out and then they deny things that were said.
@@rottmanthan honestly that doesn't surprise me
They are put together too quickly and with very cheap materials. I wouldn't buy one.
keeps a family safe and dreams Alive
Yep
Looks very small but thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching
I've got a 2.5 ton AC unit sitting out behind my house. Brand new If you guys are interested. There's no heat on it. AC only $1900 bucks. I live in Anderson. Let me know. :)
I don’t need one right now
I have not had a couch for 2 decades
I utilize my desk for waking hours
My X laid on a couch all damn day , can't stand the thought
A few years ago a twelve wide and fifty feet long mobile home was thirty nine ninety five that was $3,995.00 and the ten wide by fifty feet long was twenty nine ninety five that was $2,995.00 the actual length was about 47 feet long and about three feet in the tongue. And both prices included delivery and set up but the customer furnished the concrete blocks. Mobile homes are way over priced now days. Also back then the mobile home company would buy the tires and axles back from the customer for $150.00
Them days are gone
The real cost of one of these is a stick built home can triple in value over 30 years where these depreciate in value. Land becomes more valuable to sell without a trailer park for other users. So you may be searching to move before it's paid off. My city don't allow trailers in the parks that are over 20 years old to obtain a license to operate. Parks are closing across the city and no new parks are allowed to be built. Trailer houses are not that portable as a 5 wheel camper or moter home. Taxes on trailer houses and permits must be up to date to move.
I’m not moving it to a park I own the land, it is going to be a rental, so why would I take a loan on it? It’s gonna be paid for when I leave. A rental will pay you back 20 times in 30 years.
The 2nd one looks excatly like my 2019 model was $35000. in 2018
I heard that you used to be able to buy them for 25,000 must be right if you could get them for 35 and 18
I know you guys are busy ,but I have to ask because I am just having a hard time with realtors well just one that I contacted to purchase a home .I feel like he just didn't want an out of stater to move into his town .he told me that he didn't have any cell reception to send me the info and contract papers to sign .
So my question do you know of any dealers like Southern choice homes in North Carolina. We're I could get land and a home .I have been searching for homes in Kentucky,north Carolina, Tennessee,and a bit in south carolina.but my family really wants to see snow again come winter. Sorry so much info. Just stressed out a bit .I really need to move out of south Florida by february.my very expensive lease is up then .
We haven’t seen any snow in the last three years North Carolina or South Carolina around us anyway, I don’t know of any mobile home dealers in North Carolina
Try to Google the areas you are interested in. There are mobile home dealers in those states.
Thank you ,
They’re getting expensive though. I bought a 16x55 new for $100k. Then you still either need to buy a piece of land and pay for the set up (land clearing, septic, electric, water) or pay for rent.
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Yeah I like that plus you have 3 nice windows, who knows maybe I could buy one and rent some place safe just to store it.
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Yep
I would want one half the size if it were half the cost
Yeah, tell me about it
Hey, I saw a Tiny Home for 119K, I think. It was about 380 Sq Ft. It did have quality insides and not look like a TH, but I am not sure I could justify the expense.
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Same thing with the second home they obviously run the main trunk line right down the center of the home and just pop the vents up through the floor wherever they can
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Congradulashins on your upcoming baby!
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One thing I don't like about mobile homes is there built with two by twos and 2 * 3 and the 1 x 2 slots slats going down the side notched into the 2x twos
That’s on the interior walls the exterior walls are 2x4 or 2x6 yes interior walls are very flimsy. Rafters are also 2x2
@@DavidBerquist334 mine I bought in 2014 is built with 2x6
Damn I checked the price on one back in 2019 that looked better than that one and I was quoted $ 32,000 that included delivery setup under pinning and new Heat pump with air, for a 14x 60 , I remember buying a 32x60 double wide in 1995 with heat pump under pinning setup with concrete footers turn key ready to move in and I paid $35,000 for that one and it was very nice it had 22 cabinets just in the kitchen with fridge dishwasher fire place 3 bed 2 full baths, washer and dryer, after financing it was $52,000 I can't be leave how much things has went up.
Yeah, thanks have tripled
I purchased a skyline in 1985 all in and setup on a lot for 15K, it was 14x70 and really nice. Hard to believe what they want now. Oh yea and if says Clayton, run like hell.
Usually they won't go below $50K because underwriters will not make any money. 😢
I can see that
God that Home would be perfect for me and my 20 yr.old son !!! I am so tired of living in this old shack 😢 It's like a mansion to Us 😊
1962. You should be proud to have it.
I paid 6k for one house and 20k for our large home of never pay that much for a trailer as it doesn't cost that much to build, i know used to build them.
I can not find them for that
I bought my first new 14x70 in 1994,2 bedroom 2 bath..$18,200.😊
That’s cheap
These are breathtaking!
They make a ton of them now days
Yes because it's made with cheap materials
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I like it I'll buy it for the right price cute I like both
Cheap alternative housing
Always check the wind zone .
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I got a new "roof-over" back in '22 to cover this old metal shit 👍 with a 6 inch overhang !!
6 In overhang that is good
These have no wood in the walls (only studs) its gypsum board, pink insulation craft paper and vinyl siding. Freddy kruger could put his hand right through the wall. An OSB wrap used to be around 1500 dollars extra.
Good to know
Couldn't they be bricked outside, or is that a code violation?
@@maegardnermills4292 I do not know
@@maegardnermills4292 I have seen people brick doublewides on the outside once the foundations have been made permanent. You would not be allowed on a singlewide unless you owned it, and not the bank. Bricking all the way up the siding makes the house immovable. its not a matter of code really since codes are local and houses have been built with brick siding against stud walls for decades. These houses are code and the brick is code. The OSB wrap really locks the place up tighter than just vinyl siding craft paper pink fiber and gypsum wrapped wall board.
This is nice if you're house just got blown away from the hurricane bam❗️ instant house take that mother nature 😂
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When these two mentioned the manufacturer being Clayton I had to warn everyone about them. Buyer beware. The cheaper models cannot be moved with furniture inside. So if you buy one and move into it and decide to move to another location you will have to remove everything first and then move it back in after it was relocated. 18:15
Thank you for letting us know that
They sorta look like the FEMA homes after a hurricane in New Orleans
Could be classified that
Hot water heater most likely behind that panel in the closet
Yep
I bought a new Clayton 14x52 in 1988 for $9995 installed. 😁
Wish it was like that today
65K that nuts
Yep
Are they insulated well for winter?
The older ones have t13 in them which the power bill in the winner is usually less than $100
I'd rather live in a bus. They want too much for that thing.
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A bus can eat you alive. Know a retired Guy, who was doing Uship. He bought a ‘01 International school bus. $6000. Believe he thought he was going to save, by sleeping in the beast. It promptly blew a clutch.
@@davestewart2067 life can eat you alive buddy
have you thout about takeing 2 and makeing it 1
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What is really messed up is I noticed as soon as you walked in the front door in the floor is an HVAC vent right where you would possibly put an entertainment center or a couch or something right in the middle. Not a good idea for placement of that. Should be on the exterior wall anyway
They’re doing it right down the center
I wonder why they bother with that little garden tub? Storage would be more useful, and probably cheaper.
The garden tubs are junk in my opinion I would think storage would be a lot more useful