O/T Buying a Mobile Home?

We had issues with our insurance after a bad storm last year. After fighting and finally settling, One of DH's customers said we should have checked with the state for support. I don't recall the department's name, but apparantly there is an office that oversees insurance companies and advocates for the customer. I would think all states have something similar.

Another thought: My aunt purchased a used trailer a few years back and had it moved to a spot of her choice about 30 miles away (cost was roughly $2500 to have it moved and set on blocks, another $500 to move the attached porch on a flat bed, and $150 to rent a bobcat for the family to re-attach it). After it was delivered, she realized the new sinks, light fixtures, and even a few windows had been removed and replaced with old stuff. Sadly, it was a private sale and she had no pictures to prove she had been taken.
So I would suggest taking pictures, even if the purchase is through a comapny and not a private sale...

Hope you'll be home soon!

Can you buy a mobile home in a park and move it out?

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It took me three days of some serious and not very nice emails on my part to get her to put me in touch with the ALE people. They work with and pay this company to help people find a temp rental. That lady was shocked that it took my insurance company 7 weeks to give her my info.
They offered me a travel trailer, which I said had better be a big one for three of us and a 70 lb dog, then they said due to it being Winter it was a no go.


Ford Zoo I think you are talking about the Insurance Commisson. Which I will soon be contacting if this keeps dragging on or the offer does nto get better.

Yes you can move the trailers off the lot, once it is yours they let you take it unless there is some kind of agreement stating you will not move it, or if it is on some type of foundation that does not allow it to be moved.

That one is one of a few I am looking at, not set on that one. If the car port were to get destroyed oh well, but if it made it intact I think I might use it for hay lol. My garage is still standing, the siding melted in one area but it is fine.

Thanks for the advice on checking for leaks and such. I will see if they have mobile home auctions here.

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Thiablue, to be honest moving and setting up a mobile home, especially a double wide, can be the most expensive part of the deal. If you keep your eyes open, you can find late 1980's thru 1990's mobile homes for free, yet moving and set up will cost a lot. Around here a single wide can be moved and set up for between $2500 and $3500. I double wide starts at $5000. If you are good with tools, you can make a free trailer pretty solid, functional and homey. Don't be afraid to replace the original mobile home fixtures with those for houses, though you would have to change connecting parts as well. Where there are lots of mobile homes, however, there are stores that sell replacement parts and fixtures specifically for mobile homes. Remember to that there is inherently a lot of flex with trailers, so I recommend not tiling the kitchen floor and such, as it will crack.