Vintage is so very in vogue. These women left their full-time jobs to remodel Airstreams. Their first client project is a 1976 Sovereign. It’s 90 degrees outside, and there’s someone with Aviators and a power tool standing in front of me. She is undaunted by the thick Midwestern summer humidity, the mosquitoes and the deadline.
How can you be sure you have found the manufactured home for you? Similar to shopping for a new wardrobe, sometimes the home shopper has to “try on” a few options before you arrive at the right choice. Now, when it comes to home shopping, there are a plethora of details, features and factors to
It’s the question that keeps older people up at night: Will the recommended $1 million in retirement savings actually be enough? The answer depends in part on where you live, according to a new GOBankingRates study. The $1 million figure is thrown around by AARP and others as the amount of savings needed to replace
A level mobile home can shift due to a variety of conditions including weather, soil movement, and time. Shifting of the home can lead to leveling issues which can affect how securely doors and windows will open and close. If shifting issues are happening, and doors and windows have become difficult to close or lock,
Updating your mobile home is a wonderful way to both increase its value and give it that personal touch. Re-do Wood Paneling Wood paneling is a design felony. Although this was very popular decades ago, today it is just a sign of a dated interior. Fortunately, there are several inexpensive fixes that can update your
If you haven’t been paying attention, Mobile Home Parks are the single hottest asset class in the US. Because mobile homes are thought of as a hassle and an eyesore for city officials, no one is able to get a mobile home building permit any time soon. That fact combined with the increase in demand
As populations around the world continue to grow, a recurring theme is the need for housing. More directly, many nations have declared a “housing crisis” and are looking for solutions. One of the nations where the need is most pronounced is the United Kingdom or UK, where a report by Cast CEO Mark Farmer entitled;
Al Kemp, the Executive Director of the Manufactured Home Park Owners Alliance of British Columbia has an important message. When talking about them to the public, or to elected officials, that’s the first item that Kemp likes to clear up. Instead of the stereotype of a “trailer,” he says that this is the solution to
Manufactured homes are much less expensive to build than site-built homes. A review of the manufacturing planning and building processes will explain why manufactured housing cost so much less. Our discussion begins with the fact that manufactured homes are just as safe and usually more so than site-built homes. Manufactured home construction is tightly controlled
