Pros & Cons Of Owning A Mobile Home

[@lori6242]

"We ended up losing our patio table a week ago. We don't know what happened." Hint: Same reason you keep your grill chained to the concrete.

[@jamessween]

You can't trust no one.

[@andrewbillingsley9377]

He chained his grill down so Ricky and Bubbles couldn't steal it.

[@jamessween]

Love it, I watch them too. Great comment!

[@HJKelley47]

@Micheal Williamson: Not in that park! I agree it is probably a Ricky Montano and "Bubbles" Jamison. (LOL)

[@autobug2]

Silly; that's what a shotgun is for!

[@autobug2]

@Micheal Williamson ...or Tywonda & LaDavid!

[@gillianchansam]

:-) lol!!!

[@an-tm3250]

1st park ive seen so nicely laid out & with a garage. Very very nice.

[@jamessween]

Thank you, I love my garage.

[@ayindemudada2145]

And clean surroundings

[@deborahchesser7375]

James Sween definitely a great, if not the best feature

[@vickieclark5931]

I agree. It's not like most mobile home parks that I've seen where they were cluttered and close together with trashy streets. Your neighborhood has a very homey look the way an upper class neighborhood looks. That should help you sell it.

[@mrbasscow]

look up vintage acres Duluth MN u will be mind blown how nice it is

[@LilyoftheValeyrising]

I’ve seen mobile homes in MD for $150,000 plus and you still have to pay land rent. Might as well buy a house here for that price. It’s crazy.

[@millieschattime9924]

Exactly my Bestie owns her's but the lot rent goes up all the time but she has been there for ova 20 years. She should've purchased a house

[@jamessween]

I would say your right on that. It is crazy. Thanks for watching.

[@Serenityafterall]

" I finally got my head together but my body fell apart " is sooooo true ! I hope everything works out for you ! 🙏

[@jamessween]

I hope it does as well, thank you!

[@robertmcgee7083]

Mobile homes are great, it’s the park that’s the issue. Park has home owners by the short hair. You can never be free of their mandates or space rent.

[@memyselfandi1512]

Mobile home park owners will screw you every time Alpine Oaks "Estates" is but one example

[@Serenityafterall]

Having your own land or staying put.....like my auntie is doing , is basically the plan . I guess parks are only good for renting the homes out , don't know .

[@upstatenewyork]

Great point

[@cherriemckinstry131]

@@Serenityafterall depends on the park and your desire to maintain your yard. Some dont want to maintain their yard, or start collecting junk they never use. But restricting many things also a good owner might like to do also. Iike a pet or chickens. If homes are too close you cant. Id make a place to work on your car and a place to walk around without disturbing others, or ebike riding and raised bed gardens.. then you have options and not just 4 walls and grass.

[@jamessween]

I would agree!

[@lark6spur]

We purchased a manufactured home with an acre and a half in a rural community. Homes today are built so close to one another and we didnt want to live like that. On the plus slide, the land will appreciate!

[@peggypapp7439]

Where is your mobile home.

[@jamessween]

Your very lucky.

[@missnyssah8048]

Yea..thats what im doing next..i have a mh in a pretty nice park...rn...

[@kibblenbits]

I just retired, sold my house(3 floors and too much to take care of), bought an existing used mobile home(with a deck and 2 car pole barn on the property) on a few acres of land(well and septic) and paid cash. No close neighbors and I'm loving it, will stay here for the rest of my life. Cheap living! Would never live in a mh park.

[@IngePotzuweit-rb8ui]

chances are you need to built a septic tank and drill for a well...could be a pretty penny

[@brat46]

In a park yes they depreciate, on private land they will become what is called real property.

[@jamessween]

Yup! you are so right.

[@jester9159]

I've heard the same thing. It's actually my current issue. I DO own my own land (quarter acre) and am torn between going with a manufactured home vs. a site-built. Everyone in my family/friends and coworkers have convinced me, at length, to stay away from manufactured homes. However, from what I've seen, the only real difference is where they're built and the lack of a monolithic/concrete slab (for manufactured). I've been in some manufactured homes on sales lots and, gotta admit, I wouldn't think I was in a manufactured home. Plus, as I've seen in other videos, the site-built is exposed to the elements...versus a manufactured made in climate-controlled conditions. BUT APR% and insurances are higher for manufactured and...blah blah blah...I'm like a pendulum trying to decide which way to go.

[@lonniebeal6032]

@@jester9159 on land they appreciate 2/3 the rate a house does. I am in my 2nd double wide on private land.

[@57msdeb]

We had one on private land and every year our taxes went down. It def lost value every year.

[@gameragedad8953]

You know at first I was about to skip over this video because I was like oh boy this old man is off his rocker, he can’t stay on topic and he is rambling. Then I actually watched the whole video and I’m thankful I did because you brought up a lot of great points. Thank you for your wisdom.

[@jamessween]

Thanks buddy, I know I talk to much. But I'm glad you hung in there, and it made sense to ya. Thanks for supporting me, I'm just a little man. I try my best to pass good info along. Allot has happened sense that video was made. And there are many cons. I hope to tell all my subscribers about it. The cons are adding up. I'm making allot of notes before I put this next one together. It will be a good one.

[@anastasia10017]

@@jamessween what are all the cons that are adding up ?

[@cherriemckinstry131]

@@jamessween russ macomb i agree m9st will but what if we made our own association and cared for the land the mobile homes were on? Then we be in control. Then live affordably?

[@cherriemckinstry131]

@@anastasia10017 i live in a mobile home park before and loved it when i first moved in because seniors are great neighbors, i jad kids but mine were not allowed to roam the neighborhood. But suddenly we got a large influx of kids that stayed out all night destroying the park. Finally someone bought the park and one by one, the ones woth unruly kids got tossed out. They owned the towing equipment too si if that was an excuse it wasnt long. I think they normally charged $1500. But would tow them out for nothing to get them to move so the good people would stay. He only had to do it a few times and tje neighborhood went up to a good place to live in a short time. Also moved homes that were too close together apart so people actually had a yard. Then we bought a house and moved. But i remember.. id like to be able to make an affordable place for persons to live.. i agree most will but what if we made our own association and cared for the land the mobile homes were on? Then we be in control. Then live affordably?

[@sniklfritzer9072]

Yeah, gotta pay cash and own the land, or its not worth it.

[@jamessween]

I agree! Big time. That is a con. Thanks for picking up on that. And even owning your own land don't help because the parks still charge you for other things as well. You never win. Stay away from mobile homes! It sucks. I'm all caught up into it, and when I sell it, the park takes 10 per cent of my money, because they will not let you sell it private. You can, but you can not put a sign in front of your home. Only they can. And that really sucks as well. So I will stay here till I die. Sorry, but don't buy one of these pieces of crap.

[@patc1309]

@@jamessween Lol I love your blunt honesty!

[@welderella]

Sounds like the problem isn’t the home, but the lots and the park rents and rules. One reason why I would never rent in a mobile home park.

[@mbrakes23]

I pay $700 a month in lot rent for a mobile home I own outright. They raise the rent $25 a year. Never buy a mobile home unless you can BUY the lot. Renting land for a home you own is a BAD idea.

[@gadzookshardy8158]

These places should be designed for all retirees as a final journey place downsized and ready to rock

[@WishMeLuckMetalDetecting]

That park is beautiful and very well kept! Thank you for sharing!

[@jamessween]

I know. That is why I think it would be smart to hang on to it, instead of making things worse down the road. It would be a big mistake I think. Who cares about the Spanish people that live there, they don't bother me! She just hates Delavan is all. Delavan don't have nothing. We live all the way on the other side of town, and she hates that. And my sister as well. She lives up the road. It can be like the old days, Just never visit my sister, that would make her very happy. In the beginning after moving here, I was a drunk. I did not see my sister for 2 years after moving in this park, then one day it happened, we started seeing each other. Now I have to quit seeing her again, even if we move to Janesville. After all, that is what makes a marriage work. Just stop seeing your brothers and sister, RIGHT! You be the judge. Thanks for supporting me. I need allot of help. This home I bought with my parent's inheritance. It would be very bad to leave this sentimental place.

[@lisamartin3734]

WOW, this mobile home park is spotless.

[@carolchristoffel1075]

@@jamessween Looks like you have a nice home in a great park. Good luck.

[@jimbronaugh]

I bought a mobile and lived in it 4 years. I loved it and could have lived there for the rest of my life. I had a heart attack. SSI kept putting me on hold because I was still having attacks and they wanted to see if I was going to live or die. If I died they would not have to pay anything. I spent all savings during the six or eight months I was in and out of the hospital. I got behind on space rent. I listed the mobile and received 19 firm offers. The Park owner would not give any of the buyers a lease. They did the required year of back rent due, and then I got a notice that I had to payup or move the trailer. I simply had to walk away. If your buy one of these, buy lot and put it on your own property. Park owners are monsters who will steal everything they can get.

[@jamessween]

You sure are right on that. I always tell them that they will own my home someday. That is how they make their money.

[@flipchick1654]

So sorry this happened to you. Hope you are ok.

[@carmendee6481]

I’m so sick and tired of paying so much rent for a shoe box. I cannot afford to buy a house right now so I’ve been doing some research on mobile homes. I want to definitely rent first and then see if I want to purchase one day.

[@jamessween]

That would be very smart! Thanks for watching.

[@curious1366]

I live in California, near the Silicon Valley.... super expensive housing. Mobil homes are the only thing here that I could afford and they can appreciate because there is a shortage of housing. I find family parks are not kept up nicely, but senior parks are wonderful. Clean and well kept. Out of many parks only two of them have it arranged for the mobile home owners to own the land. So.... with a lot of looking, its possible to find a low enough space rent. There are bank loans that WILL finance if the age of the "manufactured home" is not from 1970 or before. So.... if it's a fairly new "manufactured" home... You can get financing if necessary. I'm willing to buy an older one with cash, if I plan to retire here.

[@alohamd165]

Adrienne Sainten thanks for the info. I’m in Southern California.

[@ulisesguerrero4014]

What 2 parks provide that option to own the land ?

[@cap_1stuperman536]

I'm in the same boat. Renting isn't an option at Bay Area prices.

[@curious1366]

@@ulisesguerrero4014 I will get the names & details out to you soon.

[@debbiesimeon6409]

Thank You, My Husband And I Were Planning For Mobil Home Living, We Are In Our 60's We May Rethink This... Too Old To Mess Up Now....

[@jamessween]

It is a hard decision to make, I know. And it is different in other states as well. It works for me here in Wisconsin. I hope never to move. But I might if my ex to be wife has her way.

[@Katee586]

@@jamessween - So you're moving because of the ex to be? I learned my lessons about mobile homes and parks when my grandparents owned one back in 1970. Arkansas. It was a nice mobile home, but there is not enough space!! And when it's nice outside, you can't just open windows. Most mobile home owners need to run the a/c as they liken it to "living in a tin can." Most people around here who own a mobile home are young and do so because it is all they can afford. And it beats living in an apartment complex, sometimes. But definitely not for me as I saw all the headaches my grandparents went through even at that young age that I was. I listened to it through 1985 and was in my early 20's. I'll take some very small house any day!! Good luck in selling. I wish you all the best.

[@JohnnyRebKy]

I have a single wide on my own 5 1/2 acres of beautiful land. It sits alongside a small creek down in a valley. I can’t do parks lol.

[@jamessween]

I don't blame you. I would do the same if I could.

[@ragnarlothbrok1147]

IM THINKING OF LEAVING MY HOUSE TO GO LIVE AT THAT TRAILER PARK

[@jamessween]

Check it out, and look me up, I can help.

[@samlogosz8422]

If you get saved through Jesus Christ there will be a mention in heaven for you.

[@jamessween]

I sure hope so. Thank you and God bless.

[@LovePatience32]

@@jamessween Romans 10:9 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you WILL be saved. :)

[@j.c.nightwalker5322]

Amen

[@ripplechips5391]

Amen !!!!!😇🙏 cant wait for that day ten satan the god of this worlds crap hole system of death disease imperfection and taxes and morgages!!!!👍😎😇🙏 amen

[@debidee5548]

a mention?

[@notmirelnam248]

If you don't want to eat the depreciation, just buy a new-enough used mobile home that has already depreciated. Problem solved. You've just turned that downside into an upside. You bought a lot of house for cheap. It should still be in excellent condition. Buy your own land. Do not rent lot space in a mobile home village. If you want to sell at a later time, you haven't really lost anything, because it hasn't really cost much in the first place. Your property should still be worth money and the home may very well make the property worth more than just a vacant lot. You won't get site-built home resale value out of it, but you didn't pay site-built prices either. Pick your poison. Most people don't have any assets larger than their home, which they may not even own if they're stuck in a mortgage. Live within your means and always try to come ahead with your income outpacing your expenses. Live with your parents if you're on good terms and help them out around the house so they won't want to kick you out early. Wait a little longer and pay cash instead of borrowing money wherever possible. Here's some advice targeted for the guys, masturbation is cheaper than marriage. Settling down with a woman and starting a family with a newly-mortgaged home is an express lane to sinking your future financial success. The larger home, the larger meals, the after-school programs, additional vehicles, etc. combined with the interest and principle payments of your house will leave you living paycheck to paycheck all the way up to the divorce. And that's when the real financial carnage begins. Learn from others' mistakes, gentlemen. Once you're debt-free, you have now freed up your income to go to work for you. I recommend learning about sector rotation and investing in sector ETFs and mutual funds as this will spread your money out among many different companies. For example, in the event that Petco goes bankrupt, you'll also have stock in Petsmart who will swallow up the remaining market share left behind by Petco. Thus, even when one of your companies falls, your others buffer the loss. But events can also occur that affect an entire market segment. Do not only invest in large cap companies, for example. You want to have some of everything and mutual funds and ETFs are very good at giving you a small sliver of a little bit of everything. Don't try to time the market or bet on only one horse and you can eventually earn more money passively from your investments portfolio than you used to make from your day job. This is where cheap living comes into play. Not having a large mortgage hanging around your neck for 30 years will allow you to start this process sooner, allowing the TVM (Time Value of Money) to work its crazy magic. Spend a little less time watching cat videos and a little more time watching Monkeynomics 101. Thanks to the internet, you can teach yourself any skill you want to learn almost for free at the expense of your personal time. Best of luck to you all.

[@Nigel__]

This is the best advice I've ever gotten in my 38 years of existence. Thank you for writing this.

[@jamessween]

That is great advice. I'm 65 and did everything he told me not to do. I only learned after about 50 years of age on how to hang on to money. But one of the things I will bring up is a great marriage is everything. Unfortunately I did not have that privilege, I was married two times, and both times, especially the second time I had no help with her trying to get a job, it was always part time and she always lost her job. After sitting around on her ass for years she had a heart attack. Never took care of her self. So she was board and said it's over. I said thats fine with me. I can now live cheaper by not supporting you. And that is most of my point on young people today. Be carful on who you marry.

[@lindadurst9658]

We bought our 2016 mobile home in a 55+ park (Llano Grande RV and MH Resort) in tropical deep south Texas. We are within 50 minute drive to the Gulf of Mexico. We pay $480/month lot rent that includes Wifi, cable, 24 hour gated security, 3 pools and hot tubs, tennis courts, pickle ball courts, dog parks, rec center, pool hall, craft room and more. It can be a great option for older adults. It depends on where in the country you live.

[@nikkishasherrod8780]

I wish had that here in northeast

[@lindadurst9658]

@Theonlyonestanding why wouldn't we, there is room for anyone :)

[@jamessween]

I would have to agree with you. It's where you live.

[@lefthanded5473]

Theonlyonestanding lol don't be a wuss there's no racist Boogeyman trying to eat you.

[@LilyoftheValeyrising]

My parents sold their home in Baltimore city and bought a manufactured home on a basement with ownership 2 acres of land in West Virginia. They are very happy. Privacy and independence. I think the water piping your talking about is PEX systems. The special tools are expensive, Lowe’s has them. I hope everything works out for you.

[@luzselenia8619]

Thanks for sharing your wisdom. I appreciated. Blessings!

[@jamessween]

Ya your right it is PEX. I had to have a person come in and do it. Thanks for watching.

[@mastersmoosh9496]

It costs alot to move them. Mobile.home parks know that so they keep raising lot rent & if park sales they raise lot rent even more.

[@jamessween]

You sure got that right. I hate it. Each year the lot rent goes up. It's nothing but a rich mans world for the owners of the land.

[@thaublaus1047]

This got to be the best mobile home park I ever seen in my entire life.

[@CauliflowerClown]

I was 13 when we moved from a 3 bedroom brick each home in Virginia and into a 14x70 3 bedroom mobile home in Michigan . It was new. My Mom decided to move it but. Before she moved it to a nother area she paid for a little basement to be made for it. So you can have a basement with a mobile home but maybe not on a park It would depend on park rules.

[@jamessween]

Ya you are right, it depends on the park. Very few will allow basements. Thanks for watching.

[@babysisdolls3336]

Thanks for sharing.. hope you are successful in your desire to be closer to your family..I learned much... God bless.

[@bigg2phillips480]

You can get a nice 2/2 (14'x60')mobile home used for 10k

[@lindaclarke204]

I loved our actual manufactured home, but would not prefer another park situation. We had to submit a WRITTEN plan to be approved for ANY yardwork/planting. If our grass got more than 3 inches tall we got a written warning to mow. It was HELL.

[@TheOriginalC.H.]

Wow, that sounds like an HOA.

[@janephillips3627]

@@TheOriginalC.H. All parks that I know of have HOA, like the guy in this Video, he pays HOA. He didn't call it that, he called it Park fees, but it's a HOA. HOA are Hell! Don't like them.

[@ecclairmayo4153]

The park looks very nice and clean. I'm not sure if they have anything like that here in Georgia unless it's for seniors. I think it's best to own the land. Thank you for sharing this information!

[@LeviALaw]

would you recommend a mobile home over renting an apartment, if the mobile home is cheaper than apartment rent?

[@jamessween]

By all means! But only if you pay cash for it.

[@robertwheatley2471]

There's pros and cons everywhere no matter what it is... a house, a MH or a rental. And I've been in all three. But looking at your place it's a lot than some other MH's I've seen. Overall it looks pretty nice and quiet. For $27K people would k!ll to have that compared to what everything cost now as opposed to 4 years ago when this was uploaded.

[@kimberlybettis8509]

I have lived in mobile homes for the past 30+ years and have always thought the state should REQUIRE the land owners to have a tornado shelter if they are considering themselves as a mobile home park!

[@Oldsalt68]

Unless you own the property you will never be done paying for it!

[@jamessween]

That is correct! But you pay taxes on a real house anyways. Average is about 4,000.00 per year in Wisconsin. Add 500.00 x 12 and you get water with that and garbage pickup as well. I don't think that is to bad.

[@scottshingleton7659]

@@jamessween I own both my mobile home and land outright and my taxes are under $2k a year. I have a well and septic so no water and sewer, just trash every 3 months and having the septic pumped every 6 months.

[@robinrummel1359]

As a 67 year old who has a raised ranch with washer/dryer in the basement and half acre that is getting harder to take care of, I was seriously thinking about selling and getting a mobile home in one of the 55+ communities in this area. However, the used ones are 90-120,000 and lot rent is between 400-800 dollars. After hearing your experience, I will have to look at other options.

[@jamessween]

Ya! they like to take advantage of ya. At least here they do. But I'm stuck with it now. And my wife is divorcing me at the same time. This world is crazy!

[@robinrummel1359]

@@jamessween it's hard having troubles any time but especially at holidays. I hope next year is a better year for you.

[@jibberjabber-fm6pb]

Here in fort myers you can easily pay $800 - $1200 monthly for land and amenities. this year they are all jacking it up big cuz of inflation. these days poor have no choice but live under bridge. corporate america won . congrat to american people

[@evenbiggeral5089]

Just watched your video that you made two years ago and find myself wondering if you finally sold it and how your move went to be closer to your grandkids. Was it all that you planned on? Are you living close to them now? Blessings to you, and please send your prayers our toward our way here in CA 😊

[@cgmarner]

Beautiful community.

[@davemork4910]

Thanks for the video and your take on a mobile home ownership. Having purchased a mobile home back in 1976 as our first home, at the time it was the best decision that could be made. Interest rates were in the double digits and everyone wanted a big down payment. I was glad to get my younger brother to take over the loan as I went back into the US Army. My younger brother was able to use the trailer house as a down payment for a real house. I do not suggest anyone get a trailer house as you are stuck with paying the owner of the land for parking it on a property. They can raise the rent on the property every year. With the interest rates as low as they are these days, buy a house! ;-)

[@cherbear1996]

Dave Mork mobile homes are great..I've lived in several, but only one on rented land..never again..I'll live in another mobile no problem but only on MY land..and no hoa's ever anywhere, house or mobile..👍

[@jamessween]

Your so right, But I am screwed right now, I plan to die here. I'm mortgage free how good can it get. Your always going to pay taxes anyways, and water bill and garbage bill. I mean to say we have it nice right here, why break something that works? You know what I'm trying to say? Thanks for watching my video, I hope people get the message. But it is not for everyone.

[@daisymaefrench4041]

Thanks for the information. I learned a lot. I always wondered about mobile homes and how the system worked. You did a great job. Liked listening to you.

[@jamessween]

It tears me up! Thank you so much. Some say I talk to much, but I am surprised. Most of the comments are wonderful. I tried hard to warn people on the age group on buying a mobile home. Some want me to make a part two. I just might do a part two. There is allot more to talk about, and I would take you along on the inside and what to look for before you buy. Thank you so much for watching.

[@bstarkweatherb]

It must vary state to state. Because i bought mine used,got a loan

[@ursulasmith6402]

Hmm ok, not 4 me, no loans

[@bstarkweatherb]

@@ursulasmith6402 depends on what ya getting. U can get loans for used ones. Some banks/lenders will do it. Some dont.

[@jamessween]

Yes it is, Wisconsin is the worst.

[@gp8277]

Hi I’m 46 and I just purchased a beautiful three bedroom room two bathrooms and two big decks on my home. I love it. It’s only me and my young 19 year old. The park we live in is beautiful swimming pool and everything I have a nice lake where the ducks play and in the summer you can fish in. I love it. My lot rent is 690 a month and it’s awesome it’s quiet clean and beautiful.

[@broadwellr9667]

James, were you able to sell your home? What was the final sale price. Thanks for sharing.

[@jamessween]

Yes I did, I got them down from 30,000 to 27,000. I thought that was pretty good.

[@shirleycole7854]

I would put it on my own land

[@jamessween]

You would never be able to move it out. It would have to stay or be sold, the park would never let you. They will buy it from you maybe if it comes to that. But it will sit a long time because you can not get financing on a used mobile home. Just can't happen. That is why used ones sit so long. If you got cash, most people will buy a real home. It is a no win situation.

[@diannwhitaker6]

Purchase it directly from the factory and have it delivered to your land. You don’t have to purchase a house that’s already in a park.

[@geoffdearth7360]

I installed my own furnace in my home for $750 about 4 years ago. Goodman 93% efficiency. I work part time for a heating/ AC company.

[@jamessween]

Wow! that was very reasonable. Where were you when I needed you? I think them dam furnaces are way overpriced anyway.

[@cuccia22-70]

Thank you for the video. Really appreciate it.

[@LeloStone]

Really useful video thanks for sharing 💕

[@jamessween]

Thank you, Mobile homes are not for everyone. I just had to put this out there. Hope it helps. And thanks for your support.

[@samlogosz8422]

I live in Oregon. I've seen some adds for some older mobile from the 1980s in parks and there asking 25.000 to 70.000 dollar depending on size and year. Some are in the 1990s.

[@neeliehendricks6330]

We pay a space fee of 420 a month In OR.. payed $ 8,000 thousand for 1978 single wide .. we live in a mobile home park in the country across from a lake.. open field in frount of us.. we have a side yard, front and back. Everyone owns here and it's quiet .. We are blessed to have our home and location..

[@anastasia10017]

I was reading your comments... you repeat that buying this mobile home was a bad idea ,you regret it and dont recommend it to anyone. you say the cons are adding up. But you dont really say why. Other than the depreciation and the cash up front, you dont say why it is such bad idea to live in a mobile home.

[@jamessween]

Over the years i'm finding out that everything in them is made not to last. I had spent lots of money in the last year buying windows, new furnace, water heater, and the kitchen drain has no pitch to it. So once a year I have to pay $200.00 to have it sucked out. And this mobile home is sitting on dirt, and it is not level. I replaced many things in this home. It is good for people who plan not to live in one of these very long. That is my beef. I should really do another video on this and really get into it. But thanks for your concerns. I appreciate your comment.

[@ecclairmayo4153]

He also wrote in another comment that the parks want ten percent of a sale if you do get to sell, it depreciates quickly, and you have to ask the park to do every change you want. He also said the air conditioning and hearing is not that great

[@SD-yb5fx]

Why not make sure that you are truly saved by Jesus Christ and practice this way. Remorsefully confess with your heart your sins to Jesus Christ who is God and tell Him that you right now are repenting of your sins and you want to be born again of the Spirit from above. Tell Jesus that you are remorsefully sorry for breaking His commandments and that you are begging for forgiveness from Him. Allow His blood from the cross to wash away your sins. After this is done with your heart successfully the Holy Spirit will come to live within you and He will rebuild you from the inside out. Look for signs that you are saved. Things like spreading the good news from Jesus, getting other people saved, a craving for the word of God, reading the Bible, etc… These things are known as a calling and fruit bearing. If you're not bearing fruit then keep doing it. Sometimes it takes time to get saved. Read Matthew chapter 13 from the King James Bible. God bless!!!

[@jamessween]

I'm trying my best, but it is hard to know when you really have Christ. I study, and our church is a great help. I can't help it if my wife was against religion, and she divorced me because of it. Now I'm alone, and I still struggle. Thanks for the great advise. I will keep my faith in Christ.

[@amysweettea446]

We lived in Appleton for 7 years and I was itching to get back to Florida so I took an early buyout and used that money to buy a modular. Paid 54k and 600 a month lot fees. We were there 11years. Maintenance was beyond outrageous. Then came eminent domain and the quest to move and upon inspection we learned we had extensive termite damage on the underside of the home so on top of paying over 10k to move it-yes that number is correct we would have to put another 8k in reinforcing and replacing the base of the home. We got someone to take it off our hands for less than 20% of our purchase price. Would I do it again? Absolutely not. Wish this video was out in 2005!

[@jamessween]

Sorry to hear that, it had to be a bad experience. I'm going to stay and die here, it's about the only thing I can do. I need to improve on a few things. Like new rugs, paint, replace a few windows, replace the screen door. And paint the porch. I hope I don't have to reroof the place, that would cost plenty. And I have to worry about the rent going up all the time. But I'm 63 and all by myself, soon maybe someone will come along and be my new soulmate. Someone I can trust. Well thank you so much for your comment.

[@amysweettea446]

James Sween I pray you find new happiness, I read some of your replies and my ‘adopted mom’ had a saying, when God shuts a door he opens a window’. Wisconsin has a very reasonable cost of living and aside from the brutal winters is a nice place to live and the people in general are nice.

[@cherriemckinstry131]

@Chris Landree i hear you and im looking at some farm land to share with other to live in a decent home to stay. The farmhouse has several bedrooms and in good shape.There is also tiny homes i hope to let people have a spot with raised bed gsrden and a feeling of comfort.

[@stanleyjohnston5876]

I live in Texas, I own 3 lots (70 ft wide X 219 ft deep ea) w/doublewide manufactured home - paid for - wrapped around covered porch 10' x 50' - 18' x 26' carport - 12' x 24' storage building. Taxes $500/year. I'm retired and planning stay.

[@jamessween]

Sounds beautiful, better then this piece of work of mine, but I hope to finish my life here. I'm running out of money because of divorce. I don't really know how it will turn out yet. I hope i'm not left out on the street.

[@offroad5594]

It all comes down to buying your own land 1/2 to 1 acre and negotiating a good deal on a newer mobile home and having it moved. Ideal way is to find land that has a mobile on it that needs to be torn out but the utilities are still in place.

[@offroad5594]

@Scott Shingleton Perfect! Also I hope electric was also in place.

[@jamessween]

It is hard to do that here where I live because they don't want mobile homes scattered all over the country. Here you have to be in a farm land situation in order to place a mobile home on that property. And it has to have 5 acres of land, and you have to be a hired hand on that farm as well. Thats Wisconsin.

[@CHixon]

Nice setup. Personally, if I lived there, I'd probably stay put. Because if you move, you're just trading one set of problems for another set of problems.

[@jamessween]

Tell that to my ex wife to be. I know all about it. That is what caused this mess.

[@gertrudejoker5468]

Bought our 1984 mobile home in 2006 and on it own land. Paid 23,000, fixed it up for about 5,000. Has been paid for several years. Have a large shed and carport. It's nice and we can relax and enjoy our retirement.

[@jamessween]

I'm glad to heir that, I feel the same about my place. Thanks for watching. My videos have stopped because of COVID19 hope to be back soon.

[@1Letter23Numbers.]

Hope you're doing well and staying safe.

[@bigal7561]

Those are top roots and they will keep moving up if you cover with dirt. Either cut them down, have the roots ground down or cut the tree down.

[@jamessween]

The park will not let me. I don't own the land. But you are right about it, they need to come down. Maybe the wind will nock them down for me. I hope, but not on my house. Thanks Big Al. Your channel is awesome, I don't comment much, but I give a like all the time. And you get a view. And I'm glad your doing great. Thank you so much for supporting me.

[@littledotti]

stunning area. Wish there were more variety of plants and trees, but the park is stunning. Thank you for sharing.

[@jamessween]

You are so welcome. Trees don't grow here very well.

[@Manutd04690]

Got mine to for 10k cash and paying 140 lot rent monthly. It'll do while I save for my forever home.

[@jamessween]

Good job!

[@SuzeQKnits4997]

Dont give up mister you are never to old to make a move and yes life can be hell, but there is always tomorrow. I lived in my mothers old moble home for five years. I had to move back to my home town of Aiken, South Carolina when she died, so I could finish paying off her Mobil home, she had a fifteen year mortgage and I was her co-signer so when she died the bill became my problem. I literally hate mobile homes for a lot of the reasons you mentioned in your video., nevertheless I paid it off last December and I bought a old two bed room mill house in January 2019 in Graniteville, SC. I am 54 years old and if I can do it, anybody can do it. This is the best decision I've made in years. I love the house and I look forward to many more years here. I actually sold the mobile home to the mobile home park owners which really worked out good for me. I have a small mortgage on the house, its under 300 dollars a mouth with the electric, gas, garbage and water I'm still able to save money for early retirement.. I wish you and your family all the best.😁

[@jamessween]

I'm sorry to hear that. Life is tough. I don't know how this will turn out. My wife is divorcing me.

[@snotellekS]

i feel like owning a mobile home would be a better value for anybody of any age than renting an apartment. yes the home will depreciate in value by the time you sell it, but are you gonna be selling an apartment? hell no.

[@jamessween]

That is a great point. But the only thing I don't like on buying a used mobile home is, It is very hard to get a loan. And it is only a 6 year loan where I live. The banks just wont finance it. So you almost have to pay cash. And by paying cash allot of time, you can get a great price. They know your serious about it. And it makes a quick sale for them.

[@snotellekS]

@@jamessween thats a good point. I always seem to think home loans are as easy to get as car loans

[@teammearl5149]

Thanks for sharing your experiences. We really appreciate it.

[@jamessween]

Your welcome, I just thought it would help people out, by not making a big mistake. Thanks for your support.

[@Noel_13]

I watched the whole thing. Thank u for your wise tips, James. Greetings.

[@jamessween]

Thank you, I have been away for a wile on KZbin because views are way down. It don't pay for me to do videos with 50 views. My old videos are getting more attention than the new ones. But I'm glad you liked the video. I'm starting to rethink the KZbin platform, it stinks, it's unfair, No directions that are easy for normal people. So that is why I am stalling putting up useless videos. If you want to be a good KZbinr, you need to take some classes. That is my take.

[@Noel_13]

​@@jamessween It's understandable, James. Anyways, thanks again for sharing your tips and your superb home with us. Greetings from Argentina (you reached 9000 km south!).

[@wellsnapyeah]

Thanks for making this video. How does the quality of a mobile home compare to a stick-built house? For example, I wonder if the HVAC related utility bills are way higher than a stick built home because they are not as well insulated.

[@jamessween]

My heat runs about $140.00 per month on a 16x80 on a cold winter. And the quality is bad, not the best. I have to be honest about it.

[@57msdeb]

The quality isn’t even close to an actual house. In the winter, we had the heat blasting and the air inside was warm, but every piece of furniture was freezing cold. The insulation was that poor. We lived in the woods in Florida and had mice crawling up our plumbing pipes and rat snakes following them right in. The molding, sinks, tub, etc were actually made of some kind of plastic. Upkeep consisted of replacing everything within the first few years because it deteriorated that fast. We bought the highest end double wide, with 1700 sq ft and a fireplace and still nothing but garbage. I would say if you can buy a house, buy a house. If your only other choice is rent, then a mobile is a better choice, but never in a park. The HOAs in Florida are on average $700 per month.

[@RR98guy]

NEVER, EVER, buy and mobile home on a rented lot, the park can jack your rent up so high you will be faced with either moving the home or losing it if you don't pay. Only a dumb __SS buys a home in a rental park. Mobile homes can be a good option for some people but if you purchase one you should get your own land for it. Just know that moving one of these homes can cost upwards of $10,000 USD if you buy a used one. The lot rent he pays is way too much for what he gets, sure it looks like a nice park but unless you find a park that sells lots with in it and does NOT have a home owners association AVOID MOBILE HOMES in Parks at all cost. When I bought one when I lived in the USA i only considered used ones that were not in rental parks or in need of moving. I purchased a used 24X56 on 3 acres of land in TN for $39,000 and it was in good shape. I lived in it 7 years and the only real money I spent during that time was $2500 for the installation of a new metal roof over the original shingle roof and about $900 for a fence around the house for my dogs.

[@jamessween]

I will agree with you, BUT in my case I needed a mortgage free place to die at. I'm 63 years old and retired. This is not for every body. This is what my video explains. This is more for the retired people that don't have much life left. See, my health is very bad. I don't really plan to live much more then 70 at best.

[@RR98guy]

@@jamessween Understood, You make a good point. For most other people I still stand by my original comment. NEVER BUY one in a mobile home park that you don't own the land with the home. Avoid parks with owned lands and Home Owner Associations because some of them are tyrannical in their rules and association fees. If they are borderline on buying the home they should try to wait until they have found a piece of property to purchase and try to include the land in the financing.

[@dalebailey754]

Couldn’t watch it all. The park looks nice.

[@samlogosz8422]

I like the addition you have on the back. Looks very nice 😊

[@jamessween]

Thank you, it took allot of work.

[@laurawalker546]

It is great if you own the land or are in a resident owned community. Do not get involved with big companies that buy these communities because rent increases become unreasonable. In new England you can have manufactured homes appreciate. Demand for one level living and retirement living is high

[@momkoz]

The big company bought our community recently. It's exactly as you described. I wish I had known. Good advice

[@laurawalker546]

@@momkoz what company owns yours and where, if I may ask? You may be able to establish rent control in your town . It's worth looking into. And spread the word about companies jacking up rents exponentially and eventually people will know better and that rent gouging will simmer down. They cannot keep gouging if no one is willing to buy or rent realizing the big rip off by these investors

[@momkoz]

@@laurawalker546 RV Horizons, operating from Colorado. This corporation has bought a large number of parks all over the country. We started an HOA 6 months ago to protect ourselves. But, I'm in Illinois. The state that has gone wackadoodle. We've approached the city, only to be rebuffed. However, we have made some inroads, with the intent of plowing forward.

[@laurawalker546]

@@momkoz thank you. call the attorney general to speak to someone in housing and also contact a nonprofit CDI community development institute. They help parks become resident owned if you ever get the right of first refusal. But they may help or know where to go for help with rent control etc. Spread the word to anyone you know about mobile home parks and their differences and these companies that are out there doing this... buyer beware ... investors are being taught to be very greedy. I just read all the reviews and problems with RV Horizons. What a terrible company!

[@momkoz]

@@laurawalker546 thank you for the advice. We are in contact with the AG of our state. We have collected evidence and have been assigned to a lawyer. We need to get the case number next. What is CDI? I would love to own my lot. Yes, they are notorious. They give seminars on how to buy, rape and pillage our mobile home communities. Most of us are retired and/or widowed. Terrible people running a cut throat enterprise. Shameful

[@wisconsinGreg]

Nice place you have James. I hope everything works out for you and your wife. Good video! 👍

[@jamessween]

It will be hard. I tried this about a year ago, and thought it was over, but I guess she wants to be 10 minutes closer then we already are. And put up with all that traffic everyday and the stop lights in Janesville. Oh well! They know whats best for mom. Make sure she is very happy, thats the story I get. We will see how easy this will be at my age of 63, after just retiring not even a year yet. All I can say is KIDS! you need to borrow me more money to make this all work, and watch both of us go broke.

[@galemakutty]

I was disappointed that you didn't show the inside 😔

[@jamessween]

If my channel survives, I will do another video on this. But we have to get rid of COPPA first.

[@peggymorgan6122]

@@jamessween COPPA?

[@geoffdearth7360]

My big problem with mobile home parks is the news about vulture investors buying up the lands they're on. People who live there should band together and buy the land.

[@jamessween]

That would be nice if we could do that. Thanks for your comment.

[@geoffdearth7360]

@@jamessween As I understand it some parks are doing that before the vultures swoop in.

[@SolasChristusMinistry]

Trailers are HORRIBLE. Do NOT purchase one if you can purchase a house. We have gone through all our floors, while our six inch iouter walls are insulated, many homes just use 1/4” paneling on the interior and 1/4” foam panel under the siding on the outside NO SHEATHING! They depreciate in value therefore you build zero equity, if you are in a park you are at the mercy of ever changing management and rents that can be raised every year if you do have a dispute with the park you can’t just simply move. Your house is on their property! Bad idea bad idea bad idea. After owning a single wife and a double wide in two separate parks, I see ZERO positives.

[@jamessween]

I agree, but I am 63, I have no choice. My health can not stand a change. I'm not moving. They will have to throw me out. My wife left me and she wants half. My mom and dad bought this mobile home for me, not her to steal from me.

[@SolasChristusMinistry]

James Sween I feel so bad for you. I have a similar issue with my ex. Lol. I’m 50 and she has taken cash child support payments for 25 years and to my dismay none ever got reported with the court and they won’t except my cancelled checks as proof because I never wrote “for child support” on them. I just trusted her. She sued me for 25 years of “arrears” that she already received and they added “interest” I will never have it paid off. I was for the most part a poor blue collar worker making 400 or so a week but somehow they came up with a whopping total of $130,000!!! In other words... I feel your pain!!

[@beewalsh1603]

P.S You covered all things thank you. You can install water filters on your showers and sinks for a reasonable price. All the best .

[@jamessween]

Thank you for watching.

[@scottshingleton7659]

I bought my mobile home used for $10k, bought a half acre lot for $11k, had the home moved and installed on my lot for $8k, had a well installed for $7k, septic tank cost $3k to install. My only utility is electric as my home is all electric which there was no charge to hook up, I had a solar array installed in my backyard which cost $20k. I paid cash for it all so my only bills are property tax $1800 a year, trash and recycling $400 a year, septic pumping $200 a year (it has to be pumped out annually because there is no drain field) and electric service fee $10 a month. My solar array produces all of my electricity year round and I get 1 for 1 net metering. I heat with a wood stove primarily and use my central heat pump as secondary heat.

[@stevencrawford1821]

Thank you for posting this wonderful video and for giving me your honest opinion about mobile homes.

[@jamessween]

You are so welcome. I'm glad to give you my opinion here in Wisconsin. This may not be true in other states. Thank you for watching.

[@OfAngelicParagons]

Why can't all mobile home parks look like this!? Never in my 40 years have I seen one this beautiful... I didn't even know they existed, in Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh, the most run down beat up trailer parks full of criminals charge $500 lot fees, we get a lot of snow and get our gravel driveways plowed in with 4 feet of hardpacked snow, half the trailers are burnt down, half the people don't cut their grass, everyone's car is old and ugly including mine, minimum wage is $7 an hour but even though its the worst place around to live they require a 650 credit score and a monthly income of $2400 even if you buy the trailer upfront but somehow there are many people there that don't even work and are ex cons, I don't understand how they pull it off and I lived their 2 years and now live in a 3 bed 2 bath single family home that cost a little less than a ugly crooked beatup trailer, if my trailer looked like yours and the park it self, I'd probably still be there, the park I lived at is a slumlord hell on earth and needs to be torn down but the crazy part is I couldn't even afford to live there anymore they were charging around $200 a month for water and electric Each no matter how much we used and that's why we Had to get out I hate slumlords who rip you off when your already struggling also if you lived there your social life was dead...the parks in pa all have bad reputations but the actual nice ones that are few and far between want 100k and they still aren't as nice as what's depicted in this video

[@realitycheck1018]

Young people. I wanna point out that if your objective is to make money selling property then YES manufactured homes for depreciate and are not good investments. However, if your objective is to live in the home, then it's a fantastic investment because this is not about money, directly, but about your labor, which turns into money. You can buy and develop a lot of land for 50k, and drop a trailer on it that you can have paid off in 2-3 years. This means, for instance, you can stay home for 2 yrs after high school, work 2 jobs for 2 years and then buy a parcel of land, develop it, put 20k down on a 50k trailer and pay it off in 2 and half yrs, and that is only because they will prevent you from dropping more than 10k a yr into payments, due to fixed mortgages. This means that with nothing more than a high school diploma and a job at McDonald's, you can own your own home, have no utilities (septic,well,solar) on your own land by the time you are 23. Meaning you have a grand total of maybe 200$ a month that you need for the rest of your life to pay for in trailer insurance and property tax. And that means, ALL of your labor going forward in life is yours. Labor equals money. By 30 you should be able to outright buy a half a million dollar home, working at Mickey D's......this is because you used your money on yourself rather than paying rent or getting locked into massive interest over the course of a 40 yr mortgage.

[@rickstebbens5135]

If you can smell chlorine in your water that means you don't have enough.. You are a brake point coronalization and you are a forming Chlora mains.. Close arrows cannot take chlorine so you're lacking in chlorine I have 40 years experience in the water treatment film. I've got 40 year's in water treatment.

[@frankw9836]

I am 60 years old and have been renting all my life. I kept saving for a deposit for a house but always something happened, I got sick, the car broke down , lost my job etc had to use my savings for that . A mobile home on a residential site is my last option

[@Guthriebigal]

Manufactured Home AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Low cost per Square Foot & Low TOTAL COST!

[@janephillips3627]

Where is the Mobile home.? What City/Town and State? He's NOT too smart showing his personal stuff and talking about that instead of showing off the home he wants to sell. I don't care about your stuff man! You sound so egotistical! Want to see the home, inside, where is it and how much? HOA fees, I heard you say it, say it again at the end. Terrible seller.

[@johnwesleycollins878]

Looks like a nice environment to live I have owned a home every since left the leasing part of early life now here I am wanting to get out of this horrible city that is Democrats and you know it costs a lot to live in some kind of descent environment so thinking about nice property and nice mobile home or manufacturer what. Ever I pay very high taxes and utilities and the crime is so unreasonable time to go

[@oaxaca1948]

how much is the lot rent? you have a very nice home, let us know what the lot rent is someone would purchase it.

[@user-uj6sc7ls9y]

"The place is awful, there's all this wrong with it and all these problems...wanna buy it?" Did you manage to successfully sell?

[@readingwithgrams9484]

If you put a manufactured home on foundation they appreciate they only depreciate in mobile home communities. Put it on your own land and on a foundation and you will see your home value rise.

[@Sophiecjp]

Your house is great! I would love to live there. Your lot rent is also reasonable. The garage is a great bonus! I live in a brick house with no basement so not shelter for tornadoes. In the Texas we do not have basements due to we are not high enough from sea level. I agree this is a great choice for us in our older years.

[@godschild917]

Thank you so much. This was an awesome video.

[@jamessween]

There is more to come. I'm not to happy about this mobile home. You get what you pay for. Thanks for your nice comment. I want to shoot another video on this topic. I had allot of problems lately on this place. I will do one this fall.

[@Kat-ko4hj]

I think they maybe a good at some point in your life …but mobile parks are usually awful … ( where I am ) N.S. It would be difficult going from a home and into a park that may not be well cared for .

[@brianlehmkuhl8162]

Nice place 👍 Embrace the tree roots, they add character and give a natural look. Not so high that they will trip you and not ruining pipes or foundation. I think they look neat.

[@mssixty3426]

I live in a residential neighborhood. Had two patio chairs stolen from my front porch. Stuff like that happens no matter where you live. Now I have a lonely, rusting folding chair in the front, and a big dog in the backyard. My neighborhood was really nice in the 60's, but is in decline now, drug dealers on two corners 🙁

[@jamessween]

That is so sad. We got rid of all are bad people in this park. It is mostly Hispanics. And so far there is no trouble. But I'm sure we will have plenty after election is over. My guns are ready! I hope I never have to use them. God bless.

[@MichaelSmith-gp7lp]

Detroit looks mighty cosy, ,this time of the year.

[@jamessween]

Thats a good one! LOL

[@DogGuy19]

"Property taxes are included in lot rent." Why would you pay property taxes on property you don't own?!?

[@lauradent5420]

You did a really nice job on this video. I learned a lot and will take much of your advice to heart.

[@jamessween]

Thank you, I'm glad I could help. And thank you for watching.

[@lofiDigitalArt2]

Is it funny Modern homes cost so much that companies made cheap mobile homes for middle class they was so cheap now they cost from 40k for single home to 140k for a mobile home

[@kool-aidman5828]

I’m planning on doing that but with my own land. I’m just curious is it like a HOA?

[@jameshoward1215]

Wasting money, you could have bought your own land , but like you say you don't mind.

[@kashataylor6430]

Thanks for sharing I didn't have a clue. Your voice is so calming and thank you again. New subscriber

[@davidpotts3844]

Not owning property that it sits on rented space this is a con. If you are financing payment seems great but then add in the space lease which is much more than payment this is another con

[@cindysplace]

Just a thought.....maybe you should change the locks on your house and lock all outside items in the garage for the time being? Best of luck on the sale of your home. Always, best wishes to you!

[@jamessween]

No! She took the table when she brought back my camera, and kitchen table and my recliner and vacuum cleaner, and flash light that was on the bed. It never was stolen. She needed it for her to smoke at, where she now lives. She now has a place to sit down and smoke her life away.

[@bobbyadkins6983]

Unless you can get a very low monthly payment, there are virtually no pros for buying one instead of a house.

[@stevenmartinez5531]

Those are huge lots..... They are a lot smaller here in the SF Bay Area, Hayward CA.

[@jamessween]

I almost was going to move in Hayward CA. I'm glad I did not move. That was 30 years ago. I would be broke. I found this job here in Wisconsin working for the state. It pays very well. Ask my ex wife to be, she wants half of everything I worked for. And she will most likely get it too. Thank you for watching, and God bless.

[@coochiecrook7120]

So, only buy a mobile home if you're old and plan to die! LOL! Got it.

[@saraolmedo4809]

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