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Lot rent increases periodically and is currently $360. I live in a lovely mobile home park in southern Delaware and we pay $500 a month which includes trash, pool, park and clubhouse. Very quiet, most tenants are part time vacation/summer beach goers.
It offered some amazing things like ballroom dancing, full community parties, boat docks, indoor pools, and gorgeous views. Most communities have at least one senior mobile home park within their communities. There many websites that are designed for seniors. A great retirement community, living room with open floor plan, a great space for entertaining. Come join the resident's of Lone pine, an active 55+ Community. Expect the lease terms to have critical details like the size and address of the lot, along with utility rules, among others.
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I noticed you did not have Washington state in your list for space rent prices. I see why, like everything else in Washington state the prices are outrageous! In King county the average price for space rent is over $1,000.00 a month and you are lucky if they throw in an extra or two. If my kids were not here I would move out of this state. The counties surrounding King are very close in price also.
Mobilehome values run beetwe.n $90k and $160K based on recent sales. Parks are truly getting out of hand with these increases. They keep saying that the parks rents aren’t on par with apartment rent and that’s why they ‘have’ to increase it but parks aren’t apartments. They are vastly different in many ways and mobile home living is supposed to be cheaper than apartments so their reasoning makes no sense.
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Many parks have space rental in the $200-$300 per month range, which is appealing for anyone on a fixed income. I worked for a good company for 20.5 years and then our subsidiary was sold to one of those ‘at will’ companies. A year later at an all-staff meeting of the new company we were criticized for not giving enough to the poor. Near the end of the meeting I went to the front of the room where I’d be more easily seen and heard.
I think I have the most affordable space rent in Californis. A month which includes water,garbage,sewer,upgrade of basic cable, use of pool and clubhouse. My park is Country Club Estates together with the the park accross the creek, Dover we are the Mobilehome Owners Association of Fairfield. We own the land and are currently paying $223 a month in HOA fees and that includes water, garbage and cable TV. We have a club house, two pools, a small-pool sized hot tub and tennis courts.
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There are a ton of mobile homes and mobile home parks scattered around the gorgeous state of California. Unfortunately, mobile home park lot rent and homes aren’t as affordable as they are in the rest of the country because of the housing shortages in several cities. Still, you get to live in California so even paying extra seems fair.
It does not matter whether residents own the residential place or not. She’d love to help you make an informed decision! She can help get your mobile home sold and find you a home where you own the land. This 2 Bedroom/2 Bath mobile home is a steal at $18,500.
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Often what you will find is that the rent is affordable and can help free up money in your budget, especially if you are on a fixed income. As rosy as that all sounds, there are drawbacks. Mobile homes can be frustrating when it comes time to repair them as many of the appliances and other parts are not a standard size. Another drawback can be the cost to heat and cool a mobile home as not all of them are energy efficient. Knowing that upfront helps you find a mobile home that is perfect for you and without a lot of the headaches.
We discuss all kinds of things on the Mobile Home Living Facebook page. Readers can ask questions and get answers in real-time from over 18,000 mobile homeowners across the nation. Recently, a reader wanted to know what other homeowners across the nation were paying for their mobile home park lot rent and what that price included. We asked our readers and received hundreds of answers from all over the nation. The price to stay in a senior mobile home park vary by park.
What they seemed to forget was that lot rent is not even close to apartments. It’s like comparing apples to elephants and makes absolutely no sense at all. Tampa Florida and our old park, under new ownership, has gone from mostly rentals to rent to own. If you already own your place the lot rent went from 550 up to 625. If you buy your trailer and pay for it all at once your lot rent will be 695. These units are 1960’s so maybe 3 grand of value at best.
Trailer owners pay the yearly taxes on their unit. The Guardian did an article about Frank Rolfe when he purchased a mobile home park in Austin, TX and raised the lot rents. I rented a lot in a mobile home park near Detroit for 18 years.
We also have our own little campground which is great for visiting relatives. Grand Villa Community, Springfield, Missouri. The lot rent is $295.00 a month and includes water, sewer and trash. There are also many nice features of the park for the tenants to use. The beach is steps away for us and some of the homes are beach front. We bought last year and our space rent is 1010.
Its clean, quiet and the neighbors are great. Its a bit higher rent in this park but we are above the hustle of the city. We have nearly 50 mobile home parks in our small city which enable our seniors and lower income families an affordable place to live. I must say I never saw myself living in a mobile home.
It includes 2 sunrooms and has been recently updated with tons of new updates. I know $10 doesn’t sound like a lot to many people but if it happens 5 years in a row that’s a phone bill or important medication. Sewer and water are separate but so far have never been more than $20 a month. ELS’s stated objective is, “Our primary business objective is to create value for stockholders through effective management of portfolio Properties.
We have no pool or amenities so this is why the rent is so low. We have lots of seniors at the park that couldn’t afford more. We live in a 55+ park in Ellenton, FL. We live on their manmade lake and currently pay 980 per month which includes water, sewer and trash/recycle. We expect our rent will go up again in January. Unfortunately it is not well managed so we keep paying thru the nose.
