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post #16 of 22
9/11/09 at 1:53pm
1. I lived in one a while as a kid
2. if I were single I would, no quesiton about it
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post #17 of 22
9/11/09 at 1:57pm
If it was good enough for Jim Rockford ...
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post #18 of 22
9/11/09 at 1:58pm
Also, Budd's trailer was the scene of the best fight in Kill Bill.
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post #19 of 22
9/11/09 at 2:52pm
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Originally Posted by chenc View Post
Echo that, and 1. When you rent, you don't have to get rid of the place if you want to move. Trailer's value probably diminishes just like everything else. 2. Location - less choices. 3. How's sewage take cared of in trailers? 4. Maintenance (rental apartments: normally no out-of-pocket expenses)
1. Trailers values don't appreciate like houses but don't depreciate THAT much either. One can sell a trailer at a relatively fair price over time and make a small profit or at least break even. 2. You'd be amazed at how many trailer parks there are. Especially in suburban and rural areas. 3. That must be regional. In PA, they are hooked up to the sewer system. Maybe it's not like that everywhere? 4. I see this as a +. My landlord sure as hell takes her time in "fixing" things if she fixes them at all. I can fix things very inexpensively, fix them the right way, and also change a trailers innards the way I want to.
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Depends entirely on where it's parked.
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Trailers are hard to re-sell, just like condos. Also, in most parks, you don't own the land, but have to pay a monthly lot fee, just like a condo fee. The only financial sense they make, is the low price, relative to conventional homes.
I've heard that they're very easy to sell as there's always someone looking for inexpensive housing or needs a place because they have pets. YMMV. Also, even with the lot fee, it seems like it's still less than an apartment. Although, not always depending on where one lives. Seems like the worst thing would be the stigma. I guess row homes aren't really all that much more expensive.
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post #20 of 22
9/12/09 at 12:35am
I think it is a regional thing.

There are some really nice 'gated community' like mobile home parks i've seen, more for people in luxury rv's and double and triple wide trailers.

having basically grown up in a lower class version of one of these [pool,tennis courts,park, et cetera] i don't see a whole lot of difference between a nicer trailer park and a middle class neighborhood.
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post #21 of 22
9/12/09 at 12:43am
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Trailers are hard to re-sell, just like condos. Also, in most parks, you don't own the land, but have to pay a monthly lot fee, just like a condo fee. The only financial sense they make, is the low price, relative to conventional homes.

I've seen some nice trailer parks dedicated to retired folks. Nice looking double wides, nicely kept grounds, social activities designed to appeal to the target market. I don't think it's a bad choice for some retirees. I could also see a nice trailer park designed as modest vacation cottages for folks.

They are not for me, but I think they can be enjoyable options for some folks. Not every trailer park looks like the one from 8 Mile.

My grandparents had a place at a trailer park for old people in Florida that they used to stay at in the winter. I used to go down there as a kid and it was tons of fun. There was a big (mostly unused pool), a driving range, a golf course right next to the park, lots of bike paths, etc. I saw my only space shuttle lift-off from there. Oh and it wasn't too far from Disney/Epcot, so that was obviously a big plus for their grandchildren. What they lived in was more a mobile home than a trailer. It had a bedroom and normal sized living room, a covered porch, and a decent-sized kitchen. It was full of mostly middle-class retired folks down for the winter from Canuckistan. I don't remember any white trash living there.
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post #22 of 22
9/12/09 at 8:33am
I would.. I live between two cities and I can go from one place to another and that might be a great option.
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