What Is a Mobile Home?
A mobile home is a home that can be moved, typically having wheels and the ability to be relocated either by a truck pulling it or on top of a trailer. Mobile homes originated from the camper as a way for people to own affordable homes as well as to be able to move their homes with them when they needed to relocate.
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Typical Mobile Home
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A typical mobile home is stationed in a mobile-home park, where it is connected to running water, electricity and a sewage system. Mobile-home parks usually charge a monthly fee, which includes rent for the space and covers utility hookups. Mobile homes in these parks typically don't move from their sites, and lattice work or skirting hides the wheels.
Fabrication
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Mobile homes, also called manufactured homes, are built to certain codes and guidelines set by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). They are sold on lots, similar to car lots, that have sample homes or homes that are available for sale. When you purchase a mobile home, it is transported to a mobile-home park or the land of your choice.
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Mobil Home Size
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Mobile homes come in a variety of sizes, the two most common being single-wide and double-wide. A single-wide mobile home is typically 18 feet or less in width and 90 feet or less in length. A single-wide mobile home is pulled to its residence by a tractor trailer, where it is anchored and connected to its utilities.
A double-wide is at least 20 feet in width, up to 90 feet in length, and often looks like two single mobile homes put together side by side. Double-wides are transported as two separate homes by two separate vehicles, and these are connected at the residence site.
Mobility
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Mobile homes were originally made for mobility, to move easily from one location to another. Today, however, mobile homes rarely move. When they are moved, it's often so they can be traded in for new homes or replaced.
Purchase
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Mobile homes were designed to be more affordable than traditional homes, and the process of buying one is much easier as well. Purchasing a mobile home is more like buying a car or a boat than buying a traditional home. Mobile-home lots feature different styles, or custom homes can be ordered. The financing of a mobile home also is similar to financing an automobile. A credit check is conducted and financing is set up directly through most sales centers.
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