Sunday, May 11, 2025

The 4 Secrets of Affordable Manufactured Housing

Manufactured homes are one of the most affordable ways to own a home for millions of Americans. They’re often more affordable than site-built homes and make homeownership a reality for many. If you rent an apartment, it’s a great way to finally own your first home.

There are a few tips that can help you find that perfect home in a quick and affordable way. These are the four secrets of affordable manufactured housing:

Find the Right Market and Search With Your Budget in Mind

No matter your budget, you should always figure out where you’d like to buy a manufactured home. Do your research beforehand to see how much homes sell for in your area. This way, you’ll be most prepared to buy a manufactured home without breaking the bank. If you don’t have a clear idea of where you want to buy your home, you’ll draw out the process and spend more time and money.

Let’s say you currently rent an apartment in Phoenix, AZ, and want to find a manufactured home in the Phoenix suburbs. You should compare prices between many towns in your area so that you know where to find the cheapest homes.

Know the Ins and Outs of Financing

Financing your manufactured home is an important aspect of your purchase. Many homebuyers don’t know that financing a manufactured home is a unique process. In fact, it can be a completely different process than financing a site-built home.

Yet there are several types of loans that you’ll consider when applying for financing. Read this previous MHVIllager blog post to learn more about manufactured home financing.

They’re REALLY Affordable

When we say that manufactured housing is one of the most affordable sources of homeownership, we mean it.

In fact, according to 2021 Datacomp sales data, the average price of a new manufactured home in 2021 was $92,911. Used manufactured homes sold on average for even cheaper, at $60,733. This makes manufactured homes far cheaper than site-built homes. Site-built homes, in 2021, reached an average of $408,000, based on Statista data.

22 million Americans have already discovered how affordable manufactured homes actually are. Compared to a site-built home, you can save up to 75% on the average cost of a home. In 2022, the truth is that manufactured homes offer high quality for a lower price.

It’s Actually THAT Easy to Find an Affordable Manufactured Home

Not only is buying a manufactured home one of the cheapest ways to become a homeowner, but it’s one of the easiest. Anyone can go online, look for a manufactured home for sale that they love, and go through the buying process.

With MHVillage, the easy becomes even easier. MHVillage is the nation’s leading website for buying, selling, and renting manufactured homes, with thousands of listings across the country. If you’re getting ready to buy your manufactured home, start your search today with MHVIllage.

How to Contact Your Manufactured Home Community Owner or Manager

If you live in a manufactured home community, or are getting ready to move into one, then you may already know that each community is run by someone that manages the property. The park manager, who may sometimes be known as a community manager, may also work with a team of staff for the general day-to-day operations of the community.

There are times where it may be necessary to contact the manager of your community. For instance, perhaps you have a question relating to your monthly rent, or need to file a complaint regarding a neighbor.

However, there is also a community or park owner that’s different from the manager. The owner of the community may be a larger company, and you would go to them if you have a complaint or question regarding your park manager.

No matter your need, here’s how to contact your manufactured home community manager or owner:

Find the Community Manager

If you recently moved into a manufactured home community, you may have received a brochure or packet from the park staff. These materials may include, among other things, contact information for the park itself, including the park manager.

This can take on many different forms between communities. Some communities may list a phone number to call, or have one or several email addresses for you to contact. Some communities may have separate email addresses for different functions, such as sales, resident relations, home builders, and so on.

Find the Community Owner

If you’re searching for your community’s owner, it’s best to look at your leasing agreement to find that information. This may take the form of a company logo or contact information for the owner, be that a website, email address or phone number.

If your community has a website, it’s also a good idea to check there. At the bottom of the website, you may find a copyright notice with the name of the owner. A community website may also have an “About Us” section that lists information about who they’re owned by. Some of the most well-known community owners in manufactured housing to look for include:

A well-crafted Google search can also help you find your community’s owner. If you search for the name of your community plus “owner,” you may find the information that you’re looking for. Alternatively, you can also search for your state’s manufactured housing association and contact them for help if you are unable to find the owner.

Find Your Community’s Sales Center

Some communities will have a designated welcome center for residents listed on your move-in materials. Sometimes also known as a sales center or resident center, these are maintained by staff members who can help answer your questions.

If you’re not sure where your community’s sales center is at, here are a few tips to help you with your search:

Check your community’s clubhouse or lounge. Occasionally, a welcome center will be inside a larger community clubhouse or lounge, being just one office among many that handle community operations.
Look Near the Park Entrance. If a community has a standalone welcome center or sales center, it will most often be near your park’s entrance.
Double-Check Your Welcome Materials. In rare cases, a sales center may be run out of a resident’s home. In this case, the sales center’s address may be found in any welcome materials you may have received.

If you’re in the beginning stages of looking for a community to call home, MHVillage is a great place to begin your search. By clicking on the blue Parks tab on the homepage, you can search for your community’s page on the website. From there, you can email or call the community, or use the form at the bottom of the page to send them a message.

However, it’s important to remember that MHVillage doesn’t directly manage or operate any communities listed on our website. That’s why you should contact the community manager or owner directly with any questions you may have, as they will be the ones that have the information you need.
A manufactured home community will have staff that can help answer your questions as a current or prospective resident. If you’re just looking for other ways to network within your community, check out this MHVillager blog post on getting involved with residents and amenities.

Set Up a Mobile Home Tour in Five Minutes

If you’re getting ready to purchase a mobile home, you should definitely consider setting up a mobile home tour before you make an offer.

Think of it this way: if you’re buying a car, you’d want to take it for a test drive before you buy it. Even if you’re buying clothes at a department store, you might try them on in the dressing room before you pay for them. A mobile home is no different: part of the due diligence involved with buying a mobile home is touring it to get a feel for whether it’s right for you.

Thankfully, the process for setting up a mobile home tour couldn’t be easier. In fact, you can often do it right from home as soon as you find a mobile home for sale that you like. Here’s how to set up a mobile home tour in five minutes:

What is a Mobile Home Tour?

A mobile home tour is exactly what it sounds like. During a mobile home tour, you get to visit the home for sale and do a walkthrough inside and out. The goal of a mobile home tour is to ensure that the home is in good condition, give you an idea of what work may be required to the home, if any, and overall make sure that you’re going to absolutely love where you may live.

Even if everything about a mobile home is perfect, you may not mesh very well with it for whatever reason – and that’s okay! A mobile home tour is precisely to ensure the right fit before you commit to buying that home.

Contact the Owner and Set Up a Tour

Once you find a mobile home that you’re interested in touring, there are a few ways to contact the seller to arrange a mobile home tour.

From the home’s MHVillage listing, you can use the form available on the page to send a message to the seller with your contact information and your interest in the home.

You can also email or call the seller directly, if the seller has those options listed at the top of the listing.

Virtual Tours

Usually, mobile home tours are done in person so that you can see the home for yourself, as well as meet the seller or dealer. However, in recent years virtual mobile home tours have risen in popularity as many homebuyers can tour a home from the comfort of their computer.

While not all mobile home listings will offer a virtual tour, those that do give buyers the power to view the home in a three-dimensional environment.

The best part is that by browsing mobile homes on MHVillage, you can filter your search so that only listings with virtual tours appear. When searching for mobile homes, simply click on the “Only Listings with Virtual Tours” checkbox under the Other Options menu.

When browsing homes on MHVillage, you’ll also see some listings with a special icon in the thumbnail. This icon indicates that a virtual tour is available for that listing.

Once you find a listing with a virtual tour, you’ll see a button that reads “View Virtual Tour” at the top of the page. You can click that to take you to a form that, once filled out, will allow the seller to send you the virtual tour.

Ready to start looking for a mobile home tour? Head over to MHVillage’s homes for sale to search for mobile homes near you.

The Top 7 States for Manufactured Home Community Living

Manufactured home communities are one of the most popular ways for residents to live in manufactured homes. They offer great amenities, a secure and relaxed lifestyle, and are among the top destinations for retirees and families alike.

There are seven states* in particular, however, that are abundant with quality manufactured home communities. Is yours on the list?

Florida

Florida’s manufactured home communities are a part of one of the largest markets for communities in the country. With over five thousand mobile home parks for Floridians on MHVillage to choose from, it’s no wonder why families and retirees alike flock to Florida.

With year-round warm weather, parks brimming with resort-style amenities such as pools and walking trails, and top-of-the-line manufactured homes, Florida is a state that anyone should consider when it comes to finding the perfect manufactured home community.

In fact, recently a reality TV and social media star chronicled her experience living in a Florida community!

California

On the other side of the country, manufactured home communities in California are also in abundance. Across the Golden State, you’ll find thousands of communities that list on MHVillage that are teeming with quality manufactured homes and desirable amenities. Not to mention that California is another popular state due to its year-round warm weather and proximity to tourist attractions and beautiful natural scenery and beaches.

Arizona

If you’re looking for another state that’s prime for retirement communities, look no further than Arizona. There are over a thousand communities in Arizona on MHVillage that are both retirement-focused and All-Ages communities that make the state so popular for community living.

Between that and the year-round warm weather (noticing a pattern yet?), it’s easy to see why Arizona is one of the country’s most popular states for manufactured home communities.

Michigan

If you’re looking for a manufactured home community in Michigan, you really can’t go wrong. Michigan is yet another state with over a thousand communities to choose from on MHVillage, all over the state. And, because Michigan is such a popular state for manufactured home builders and other professionals, that makes the Wolverine State a prime location for homes, communities, and amenities.

It’s also worth mentioning that Michigan has some of the most beautiful state and national parks out there, with many right next to communities across the state. And of course, we can’t forget about the Great Lakes, four of which directly border Michigan, meaning you have unrivaled access to beaches and resorts no matter where in the state you are.

Indiana

Sticking to the Midwest for just a moment, we’ll see that Indiana is yet another popular state for over a thousand manufactured home communities. Indiana is so popular thanks to it being one of the most affordable states for manufactured homes in the entire country. Not only that, but Indiana is home to several manufactured housing plants. You can even swing by Elkhart, Indiana and visit the RV/MH Hall of Fame!

That’s a trend you’ll see all across the Midwest and in some Southern states as well, as evidenced by the next state on our list:

Kentucky

Kentucky ranked first in our list for top states with affordable manufactured housing, in addition to being a great state for manufactured home communities.

And for good reason, too: the state strikes a perfect balance of southern warmness, yet Midwestern politeness that makes it a great destination for retirees, families, and first-time homeowners.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is another great state for manufactured housing communities – all 1,500 of them on MHVillage, in fact. Whether you’re looking for a community near the Appalachian trail or closer to the downtown excitement of Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania offers itself as a diverse state for manufactured homeowners young and old.
All seven of these states are uniquely great for manufactured home community living in their own ways. If you’re exploring a move to a community in one of these states in the near future, start your community search today with MHVillage.

*Based on MHVillage community listing data.

How to Buy a Mobile Home in California

California isn’t just one of the largest states; it’s one of the largest states for manufactured housing. If you’re considering purchasing a manufactured home in the Golden State, you’re getting ready to own a home in one of the most popular retirement and vacation states in the country. That said, you’ll want to prepare for the manufactured home buying process as much as you can before you start. Here’s everything you need to know about how to buy a mobile home in California:

Know Your Market and Price

Before you start looking for mobile homes in California, first you’ll want to ensure that you have two important pieces of information figured out. First, you’ll want a solid idea of where in California you’d like to buy a mobile home. And second, you’ll need to have a firm budget in mind.

Manufactured home prices in California can vary greatly based on their location. Before you start your mobile home search, be sure that you have a solid understanding of what homes in your desired area will cost. This doesn’t have to be an exact number – it’s helpful to have a range of prices, which will also increase the scope of houses that are within your budget.

When it comes to your market, the more specific your manufactured home search is the better. For example, knowing that you want to buy a manufactured home in San Jose, CA will provide you with a more specific budget than wanting to buy a home in Southern California.

Reach Out to the Seller

Once you’ve found your California mobile home, the next step will be to contact the owner to arrange a mobile home tour. This will be your chance to see the home for yourself and get a feel for whether it’s really right for you. It’s also a good chance to talk to the seller about what features the home may include.

MHVillage makes it easy to contact the seller of a manufactured home that you’re interested in. From the home’s listing, simply click on either “Email Seller” or “Call Seller” buttons at the top of the page, or fill out the form on the listing page to get in contact with the seller.

If you tour a mobile home that’s perfect for you, it’s time to make an offer. If it’s accepted, that means you’re now a California mobile home owner! However, there’s still a little bit more to go.

Closing

Thankfully, the closing process for buying a mobile home in California is similar to how many other states do it.

As the buyer, you should receive the home’s title and bill of sale during the transaction. You’ll also sign a handful of paperwork involving taxes, insurance, any community-related should you move into one, and the actual down payment on your home. Different types of manufactured home loans may affect how much you pay out of pocket by the time you get the keys.

California-Specific Considerations

We mentioned earlier that a manufactured home transaction will require you to receive a title of ownership. In the state of California, you’ll work with the California Department of Housing and Community Development to not only title your home, but register it on an annual basis.

You can visit the HCD’s website to learn more about the transfer of title and registration processes.

So now that we’ve outlined the process for buying a mobile home in California, are you ready to find the manufactured home that’s calling your name in the Golden State? If you are, head over to MHVillage to start your search today.

Revamp Your Mobile Home Without Breaking The Bank

2022 is already proving to be a popular year for revamping and remodeling manufactured homes. Many manufactured homeowners are looking for ways to give new life to the interior and exterior of their homes as they spend more time in them working, playing, or relaxing.

The good news is that, even if you’re on a budget, it’s not hard to find ways to redecorate or remodel to your heart’s content. Here’s a minimalist guide to revamping your mobile home:

Flooring

Believe it or not, it doesn’t have to take thousands of dollars to redo flooring in your mobile home.

Many flooring options, especially vinyl, have become incredibly popular choices for manufactured homeowners on a budget. Costing just an average of $1 or $2 per square foot of material, it’s also a DIY-friendly material if you’re looking at giving a new flair to your kitchen, living room, or bedroom floors.

For homeowners that desire a luxury hardwood look, vinyl flooring can replicate that style for a fraction of the cost. Vinyl flooring comes in large sheets that you can cut to size, or squares that you can use in segments throughout your floor.

You can check your local furniture or carpeting store for the best deals in your area on vinyl flooring for your mobile home.

Redecorating Your Furniture On a Budget

With tax season just around the corner, many manufactured homeowners might be thinking about how to bring some new furniture into their home. However, the good news is that you don’t have to wait for your tax return to get a new couch, loveseat, or kitchen table.

Local thrift stores can be a very popular source of high-quality furniture at heavily discounted prices. While they may not be quite as new as what’d you find on the show floor at your local high-end furniture store, you can still get great quality furniture at a secondhand store if you’re diligent.

Sometimes It’s Just Paint!

We’ve talked before about how much painting the inside of your manufactured home (or outside, weather permitting) can help liven things up. And it’s worth repeating here: sometimes, all you need to freshen up your mobile home is a fresh coat of paint!

There are a lot of creative ways to express your inner artist when painting a manufactured home. That said, painting is one of the more cost-effective ways to revamp your mobile home. Cans of paint average between 50 and 70 dollars, depending on brand, color, and where you buy it from.

Whether you’re painting one room or your entire home, you can check out this previous MHVillager article on other tips for painting your manufactured home.

Replacing Doors

A creaky or faulty front or side door can be one of the leading causes of heat loss during the winter. That’s why it’s important to replace your door if .

Besides the practicality, a new door can give a new look to your entryway while improving temperature regulation in your home – meaning it’s easier to keep extreme cold or heat outside.

While prices on mobile home doors can vary, your best bet is to take measurements for your door’s height and width and compare prices from local hardware stores in your area.

If you’re feeling cooped up from the winter blues, now can be the perfect time to revamp your mobile home and reinvigorate your creative spirit.
Still looking for that perfect home to decorate to your liking? Head over to MHVillage and start your mobile home search today.

Can You Sell Your Own Mobile Home?

For every manufactured home buyer, there is a manufactured home seller. While many manufactured home listings are handled by lenders, dealers, or manufactured home communities, many manufactured home sellers choose to sell their mobile home on their own. This is known as a “For Sale By Owner” or “FSBO” listing.

Here, we’ll go over some of the benefits of selling your manufactured home the FSBO way, as well as some benefits of getting the most value out of your mobile home listing:

Why You Should Sell

First, it’s important to go over why it’s such a good time to sell a manufactured home in 2022.

One of the biggest factors is demand. Manufactured home sales are experiencing an uptick thanks to lowered interest rates. Not only does this benefit prospective homeowners thanks to the lower interest, but you as the manufactured home seller also benefit from increased home values over recent years.

The supply of homes is another important factor. Because of a decreased supply of available manufactured homes for sale, homes that do get listed tend to sell quickly. This means that if you sell your mobile home, you have high chances of finding a buyer.

The Benefits of a FSBO Listing

As we mentioned earlier, many manufactured home sellers will work with a dealer or their community management to sell their home. However, sellers are increasingly turning towards FSBO listings.

By going the FSBO route, you can take charge of the mobile home selling process and perhaps save some money along the way. For example, you won’t have to pay any seller’s fees to a dealer or other selling entity, and you may not have to make as many compromises when pricing your mobile home correctly.

The Benefits of an Upgraded Listing

When you create your FSBO listing with MHVillage, you will have a couple of pricing options to choose from: Basic, Featured, and Premium. While all of these listing options give you 24/7 visibility to thousands of MHVillage visitors every day, there are some key benefits to a Featured and Premium listing that will further optimize your FSBO journey:

More Visibility

A Featured or Premium listing can offer manufactured home sellers up to 300% more views on their listing compared to a Basic listing, meaning that your listing gets in front of more buyers that are ready to make offers.

Not only that, but Featured and Premium listings offer you increased visibility in mobile home search results on MHVillage, too, along with a photo thumbnail proudly showing off your home.

More Photos

By upgrading to a Premium listing, you can take advantage of adding unlimited photos to your listing, allowing you to show off the very best your manufactured home has to offer. This is especially ideal for FSBO sellers looking to add photos of every room in their home to their listing.

If you’re selling your mobile home the FSBO way and want to get the most value out of your mobile home listing, then upgrading to a Premium or Featured listing is the best way to go.

Start Selling Your Manufactured Home Today

Ready to sell your mobile home?

If you’re all set to list your mobile home and get the most value out of the selling process, head over to MHVillage and create your listing today.

Everything You Need To Know About Moving Your Family into a Manufactured Home

Manufactured homes in 2022 are a great option for those coming from all walks of life – especially families. Whether you have one child or several, or even if your family is just beginning to take shape, a manufactured home for families offers high value and gives any family the opportunity to settle into the lifestyle of their dreams.

Here’s the rundown on how to move your family into a manufactured home:

Finding a Family-Sized Home

Just because a manufactured home is factory-built doesn’t mean they’re one-size-fits-all. In fact, you’ll find that manufactured homes come in a wide variety of different sizes and square footages.

One common type of manufactured homes is called a single-wide. A single-wide manufactured home typically measures 16 feet wide by 80 feet long, and while the square footage can vary, you’ll usually find single-wide manufactured homes with anywhere from 480 to 1,440 square feet.

While this may be enough for small families, you may also consider a double-wide manufactured home if you plan to have, or currently have, children. While a double-wide is not always twice as large as a single-wide, you can generally find a double-wide that has more square footage than a single-wide. In fact, double-wides can have up to 3,000 square feet of space.

As you look for manufactured homes for your family, keep in mind how much space you’ll want for everyone. If the adults need more office space for a remote job, or the kids each want their own bedroom, a double-wide may be the way to go.

All-Ages Communities

Many manufactured homes are located in communities that allow residents of all ages. These communities can make for a great environment to raise a family in for a number of reasons.

First, communities make manufactured homeownership easy by operating under a “land-lease” model. This means that you own the home while leasing the land that it sits on. For the cost of lot rent, you can have a variety of your monthly housing expenses covered, including some utilities and property taxes. Each community will have different guidelines on what lot rent covers.

Manufactured home communities also provide amenities that you and your family may have at your disposal while you live there. These amenities can include anything from pools and jacuzzis to dog parks and walking trails to athletic courts for basketball and tennis. These can provide quality family time if you’re looking for something to do together. Similar to lot rent, the amenities a community offers will vary, so check to see which ones are offered near you.

You can also search for all-ages communities on MHVillage by selecting “Only All-Ages Parks” under the Park Type dropdown menu.

Other Things to Consider

Moving near schools

If you’re moving your family into a manufactured home, it’ll be worth exploring homes that are nearby highly-rated school districts. This way, you can ensure that your children are getting the best education they can possibly get while living in a manufactured home.

Alternatively, if your children will soon be of college age, it’s also worth exploring manufactured homes that are nearby local colleges or universities that they may be interested in.

A Home You’ll Grow Into

While it’s important to move into a manufactured home that fits you and your family today, if you plan on growing your family in the future you’ll also want to make sure your family has that room to grow. When browsing manufactured homes, consider ones that you’ll not only fit into today, but could potentially fit in 5-10 years from now.

If you’re getting ready to move your family into a manufactured home, let MHVillage help you along the way. Visitors to MHVillage can browse thousands of manufactured homes all across the country, with sizes and models that are perfect for any family. Start your manufactured home search today by searching for new or pre-owned manufactured homes near you.

Get The Most Value Out of Your Manufactured Home Lifestyle

Have you recently moved into a manufactured home, or are getting ready to make the move into one? If so, you may be wondering how you can take advantage of your new home to fully live the manufactured home lifestyle of your dreams. Thankfully, MHVillage is here to help. Here are five tips to get the most out of your manufactured home lifestyle:

Decorate Your Home

This first tip might seem like a no-brainer, but it bears reinforcing that one of the first things you’ll want to do with your manufactured home is to decorate it to your liking – both inside and out. If you have a dream living room concept that you want to bring to life, now is the time to do it!

Curate your space however you please, whether that’s for entertaining, cooking, crafting, office work, or something else entirely.

This goes for the outside of your home, too. If you’re able to spice up your home’s exterior with some porchside plants, yard decorations, or whatever you feel like decorating the exterior of your home with, then have at it!

Have Amenities? Use them!

If you live in, or are moving into, a manufactured home community, you may have amenities available at the community that you can take advantage of. And you should, in fact! They’re a great way to connect with other residents in your community and explore everything that your living environment has to offer.

These amenities can include:

Walking trails and dog parks
Pools and spas
Lounges and clubhouses
Boat and RV storage
Athletic courts
And many others!

Keep Yourself Invigorated

If you’re living in a manufactured home at retirement age, it’s important to keep yourself active and motivated with your surrounding neighborhood.

Besides engaging with the above amenities, many communities offer regular caravans into town so that residents can catch up on shopping and spend quality time together.

Some communities also offer rec rooms that keep residents active and exercised, making them another great option for residents looking to maintain an exercise routine.

Maintain Your Maintenance Know-How

Any homeowner will inevitably have to perform some home maintenance. Whether it’s as simple as replacing a light fixture or something more complicated like a full mobile home remodel, it’s important to prepare ahead of time in case you have to make an unexpected repair.

Take some time to brush up on your maintenance skills and watch video tutorials for future repairs you may need to make. It’s also important to maintain and regularly inspect a toolkit, ensuring that no tools are damaged or otherwise in need of replacing. By keeping yourself ready for any mobile home repair that you may need to make, you’ll save yourself headaches down the road if your tape measure goes bad, or you don’t have what you need.

That being said, it’s important to know which repairs can be done the DIY way, and which you should leave to a trained professional. For example, any electrical work should be handled by an electrician.

Use Your Outside Space

Some mobile homes may have patios and decks perfect for spending a summer evening. If you live in a manufactured home that has a patio, deck, or even a front porch, find unique ways to use the space for entertaining or just some summertime relaxing.

In many states like Florida, the year-round warm weather makes the outdoors a perfect place to spend time in, day and night. Even if you only have a front porch, that can be a perfect place to soak up the sun and chat with neighbors passing by.

Moving into a manufactured home can be an incredibly exciting time. That’s why it’s important to take charge of your manufactured home lifestyle so that you can get the most out of your new home. With that in mind, don’t forget to check out the Lifestyle section of MHVillage to read up on even more ways to get the most out of your manufactured home.

If you’re still searching for that dream manufactured home of yours, head over to MHVillage to browse thousands of homes – one of which is sure to be perfect for you.

4 Things Your FSBO Listing MUST Have to Sell Your Mobile Home Fast

If you’re getting ready to sell your mobile home, then you might be anxious to publish your mobile home listing as soon as possible so that you can find the right buyer. However, as the seller it’s important to do your due diligence to ensure your mobile home listing has the right elements to sell your home quickly.

Here is everything a mobile home listing should have before you click “sell”:

The Right Photos

A good mobile home listing will show off the visual appeal of your home with strong, high-quality photos. This is not only your first opportunity to make a positive visual impression on buyers with your home, but it’s perhaps the most important one.

Some mobile home sellers may find it’s worth investing in a photographer to capture high-quality photos of your mobile home from the inside and outside, to ensure that your home’s best qualities shine. You also will want to stage your mobile home, similar to how you would for a mobile home tour.

Different listing options on MHVillage allow for multiple photos on one listing, with some even allowing for unlimited photos, giving you full power when it comes to visually displaying your home.

The Right Language

When writing a description for your mobile home listing, there’s some work you’ll have to do to ensure it attracts as many potential buyers as possible.

Take some time and care to show off everything that your home has to offer, from the flooring to the appliances to the size of the house.

Don’t forget to mention any recent upgrades that the home has had. For example, if you replaced your mobile home’s roof within the last five years or have recently painted, mention that in your listing. Buyers are attracted to homes where the “big ticket items” have been recently upgraded.

Think of it this way: what are all of the things you value in your home that your buyer would also value?

The Right Information

Above all else, it is crucial that your mobile home listing contains accurate information about your home. This includes, but is not limited to:

Number of bedrooms and bathrooms
Square footage
Condition of the home, both exterior and interior
The correct address and location of the home
Whether the home is in a community
Which appliances are included

If you’ve omitted any important information from your mobile home listing, you may find yourself in a few scenarios.

For one, potential residents may either inquire about where the missing information can be found, or decline to engage with your listing altogether. This makes it incredibly important to ensure the information you include on your home is accurate.

If a resident were to tour your mobile home and find that some information, such as the number of bedrooms, didn’t match the listing, that may also turn buyers away.

The Right Price

As a mobile home seller, you’re motivated to get the most value from your home as possible. That’s why it’s so important to ensure that your home is priced at the right value so that you don’t lose out on money from your sale.

Do some research in your market to see what homes similar to yours have sold for in the last few months. That will give you a starting idea of where you should price your home at.

If you’re selling your home the FSBO way, you should also seek out a mobile home appraisal to ensure your home is valued correctly before listing. Datacomp offers mobile home appraisals prior to FSBO listings.

Have You Upgraded Your Listing?

All of the above parts of a mobile home listing will help ensure your mobile home sells as fast as possible.

If you’re interested in getting your mobile home listing in front of as many potential buyers as possible, MHVillage has you covered with options for Featured and Premium listings for FSBO sellers. Take a look and get started on your mobile home selling journey today.

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