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.
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
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
Most, but not all, manufactured home dealers will include delivery and installation in the total sales price of the manufactured home. It is not recommended that purchasers arrange for the essential functions of delivery and installation. This article will discuss delivery, and a subsequent article will discuss set-up. Most manufacturers include delivery from the factory
In the United States, some are native born, some immigrate, but all are unified in pursuing the American Dream. For most, that includes owning a home. But according to a new report on housing affordability from real estate firm Trulia, there are some places in the country where even doctors struggle when it comes to
“For more than a decade, Zillow® has been helping millions of Americans do their homework.” With those words, begins Zillow Group’s Forward to their “CONSUMER HOUSING TRENDS REPORT 2016.” Perhaps unwittingly, many of the facts Zillow’s interesting and in-depth housing report on consumer desires brings forth, indirectly point to reasons why manufactured housing could be
