@@GHarris-h5e I am 5 years to retirement at 67. I will have a partial State Pension and not a huge amount in SS, due to being out of the workforce for 20 years raising children. Of course I will continue to work part time for as long as possible. But my post retirement expenses are heavy on my mind. I have a great income as a Union State employee, but I am partially supporting my adult children. I am aiming for no debt within 5 years. That isn't as simple as it would be if I only had myself to support. Edit: my bricks and sticks home is fully paid for, but requires ongoing repairs and maintenance. Not to mention horrendous property taxes. A trailer on land in the County absolutely could not cost me more than my house does now. It would actually be a property tax blessing!
@@GHarris-h5e Ive lived in a few different apartments and currently live in a mobile home. No noisy upstairs/downstairs neighbors, my own washer/drier, a small deck and yard to myself, and Im paying equity into something. I think you're nuts if you'd prefer an apartment.
When we were first married we bought a 10x60 1960 York. We loved our first home and did a lot of fixen up. We were 18 and 19 years old and were having fun, were in our 60's now. Last year we drove to the park to see if it was still there, and it was! Guess they don't make um like they use to.
My Grandparents used to stay in a mobile home park down on the Gulf Of Mexico when they lived in Chicago to get away from the winter weather . Nobody in there worth less than a million and that was back in the 70's . I was a kid . The place was paradise all older retired people . Shuffleboard , bingo , countrywestern dances every single night , dinners , lunches , breakfast . They had stuff going on 24/7 . They knew how to live . That's what I want when I retire .
I lived in a 1960 12 x 50 bought it for 150.00 in 1993 fixed it up lived in it till 1998 traded it for a New fleetwood 14 x 76 which paid 24,000 i love my mobile home i went and looked at a new one in 2022 it was 159,000 made with the same materials and everything decided to keep mine these mobile homes that they are showing is a gold mind buy fix it up have no mortgage you cant beat it with rent and mortgage prices from 950 to 3,000 a month people needs to be buying these up
This was fun to watch, it’s a shame they were in such poor shape. There is a market for a good used mobile homes, they sell like hot cakes and for big bucks too. I would love to see the rest of the homes on the lot, I feel there has got to be a diamond in the rough amongst all of them. Please show more of the homes I have my fingers crossed for you guys.
I love these guys. No one else is showing this content. Does my lower-middle-class heart good. Way better than tiny houses, although I look at them, too. Hey guys have you got a new property to put one of these gems on?
@@mybrotherdonnie why would I be jealous? I have no mortgage no power bill no water bill no septic bill, live in a beautiful house, why would I be jealous? Because I said your buying other people’s problems? It’s true
When we wanted to move from our mobile home park, we wanted to move our trailer to a piece of land. We were told that because we had a pitched roof it couldnt be moved. Also our park didnt want our older trailer left in their park despite how nice it was upgraded. So we ended up having to demo the trailer. But we saved everything that we could...windows, siding, heater, etc. We really wished we could have moved it or sold it to someone who needed housing at the very least.
I wished they made mobile homes with plywood. When I lived in Mobile home my dad put cement over the bathrooms floors. They lasted for every. I had linoleum on them
Not a damn thing wrong with a used trailer! I have a bricks and sticks house that was built in 1950. I bought it 7 years ago. I've replaced every major system including the roof. I'm stuck in the City limits and pay wonderful Illinois property taxes. Give me a few acres out in the County and I'll buy and rehab a used trailer for less than the new roof on my house cost. Edit: I earn over $100,000 a year, btw. Making good money doesn't mean you have to spend it all!!
i have a 97 double wide. once setup they are much less likely to be moved again compared to a single wide. i like that it has windowsills and eaves which they dont all have, but the negative is the particle board flooring, but its still all good but a couple spots that have been replaced.
@@mybrotherdonnie my family’s been in Kershaw County since before the Civil War. I recognized the accent. I also like yours and your brother’s videos. I live in Virginia but miss South Carolina every day
These are nice, growing up i spend my childhood in an efficiency apartment so I slept in a hallway my little sister got the bedroom parents slept in the living room on a pull out couch. This is luxury, this would be amazing to me.. if I had the money i Definitely would buy a single wide.. put it on a few acre of land.. that would be a dream for me.. probably won't ever happen I hope someday
You're like me, so poor that what others call a low standard and make fun of is a dream to me. I can't even afford what is beneath most people. My children and grandchild live in a tiny old mobile home, but are grateful. Over the years it's had many repairs and upgrades. It looks amazing inside and beautiful. We keep cleaning and immediately repair issues. I've had 8 water leaks in the last 6 weeks. It has that old gray stuff for plumbing. I can't tell you how many leaks I've had in the past 6 years or how much money it's cost me. We desperately need more room. We have 2 small bedrooms. One is barely big enough for a full size bed and a chest of drawers and we have 1 bathroom. It's difficult with all the plumbing issues. When we have plumbing issues in the bathroom then we have no bathroom at all. Even with all the plumbing problems we've never had any floor rotting. Only because I turn off the water to the house to ensure there's no water damage. I can't afford to fix flooring too. Most people dream of a big fancy house or mansion. I dream of a SW or a small double wide. I'm grateful for what I have. I just need more space and good plumbing. I just need something in good shape that will meet my family's needs. That's all I need to be happy. So I understand you. I hope and pray God answers your humble prayers. People just don't know what they have and how blessed they are. I work. I work hard and I don't blow my money on habits or substance abuse either. I'm not lazy. I'm not a dumb a$$ but I can't go to college either. Some people have learning disabilities. It's not fair to say it's your fault for not going to college because everyone can't do college. Besides if everyone goes then everyone is just an average joe then. Nothing special if everyone else has a degree as well. Then you have college educated janitors. The point is I work and I work hard and that used to be enough to own a mobile home and new at that. Now I can't even afford a used one. People keep complaining about the prices going up. The real problem is that our pay isn't going up. I'm sorry this comment was so long, but I understand how you feel. I hope things get better for you. God bless
I love these guys. I came for the pinball and Ronnie talking trash, but I really love this side of things. Donnie's old school to the max, and if you can read a guy like that, you're in for a good time. Plus, who doesn't love a real estate video? You could have a knitting channel and go off on a real estate tangent and you'd probably gain viewers...just ask Louis Rossmann. ;) Great video, though. A study in flooring. Notice the older laminates always swell at the seems over time. The linoleum is probably tacky to do a whole house in, but it looks like it held up alright. Traffic is hard on floors. And pets are always going to be having accidents, and a lot of times it gets out of hand. When you love animals and consider them family... Now they make waterproof laminates that I would assume helps mitigate damage from moisture exposure (traffic, spills, humidity, pets, etc...), but it's not cheap. Typically around $4 a square foot. Linoleum is a about a quarter of that. And the wood patterns are far better than traditional linoleum, which was usually some floral pattern your Grandma would have thought was nice. ;) No offense, Grandma. We love you always. Being guilty of a dated styling choice is not a moral failing...shag green carpet was all the rage in the 70s. And burnt orange in the 80s. I still have a thing for avocado green appliances, but good luck designing a modern kitchen around one. ;)
Yeah, we have tried some of the water proof flooring does not hold up that well unless the subfloor is perfectly flat and when you’re patching floors it’s not always perfect so if you have a 32 of an inch difference the plastic will snap when you step on it. Yes, it is waterproof corners break real easy you set the box down on one edge you will break every corner in the box. Ask me how I know.
I would buy #4 and remove the cabinet door, I learned at a real early age it's easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission and #5 you can redo the Roof with Shingles make the ceiling Vaulted so you can add a ceiling fan in the Bedrooms and instead of sheetrock put up 1/2 plywood and buy the wallpaper covering and you will never have a hole in the wall again.
The last one is the best one to buy . I would think it would make great content to see how you are going to fix the roof . Plus rehab it for new family.
I had a 1967 King that was 12' x 50'.... I sure do wish that I never sold it. It was built like a brick sh*t house! The subfloor was 3/4" marine plywood, the frame was 1/2" steel U channel. Of course it was framed in 2" x 2", but there was A LOT of it. The home was in excellent original condition, it was owned by the same person since new, he sold it to me. The interior was completely lined in either mahogany or birch paneling... There was a built-in Intercom with AM/FM radio, that went from the front door all through each room in the trailer. Not enough insulation by today's standards, but the electrical system in that unit was actually ABOVE modern code... Every outlet and switch was commercial grade Lutron and all the wiring was 12 or 14G copper. I should have held onto it. I always wanted to find a second one and "mate" the two of them together into a double wide.
Too bad folks not take better care of these. Small houses get the same treatment from some. Updating can be done. We just got what is called a pre fab house. Brand new. Certain restrictions had to be done….certain type roof, unable to move, etc. installation and septic, electric, and water must have hookup. 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms. Nice place on my parents property certain yards away from their house (about 100 years old). Planning to put up a two car awning garage and add porch on to front and rear entrances. Looks good and will be kept well. 150,000 for set up and hook ups. Taking a bit longer than planned due to utility hook ups. There is a nice trailer on my grandparents property that family member lives in. She hasn’t kept it nice and clean but only one person lives in it. 40 years old. Been there from brand new.
If I was going to buy the one that needs an outside heat/air unit, I would install mini split units. They are much cheaper to operate and require no duct work. I know of people who heat/cool large mobile homes with tow of them and it works very well.
I would think you would have a problem with it going from room to room but maybe not I have not tried any yet. We got an AC guy that just put in 2 1/2 ton unit usually.
I would love to see more videos like this. The last one with roof issues can easily be fixed. You can cool sill it. It was probably parked under trees. If you park it in an open area without wet leaves sitting on the roof for long periods you could probably get away with cool sill every 5 to 7 years. If it's going to be parked under trees or in an area with long periods of snow on the roof you can just add a new metal roof. Yes, it cuts into profits initially, but over time a good roof is an investment. The older metal siding SW's are more spacious than the the vinyl/shingle SW's. That's because the overhangs from outside to outside is 16 ft then some are 4" and some are 6" side walls. The 6" side walls and two 4" overhangs takes your actual living space down to about 14.5 ft which is a huge difference from the almost full 16 ft you get in the metal homes with 4" side walls. I actually prefer the metal siding because for some reason, at least in my area, the vynil always messes up on SW's. Not on DW's for what ever reason. I have a theory though, but the vinyl does a twisting thing almost looking like melted vinyl. I can't stand it. The metal seems to breath better. I wish they would start using metal more on the SW's again. I wouldn't consider the one with the bad kitchen cabinets. From a business prospective choose the one that will produce the most return for the least expenses. Even if one costs a couple grand more initially but you can get substantial more in rent then it's going to be more profitable over the next ten years. Just do the math from a business POV. If buying to live in long term it's okay to take other things into consideration and spend more to get everything you want and need. If renting I would look for evidence of bedbugs. If you get those in the walls and subflooring you have a nightmare and potential lawsuits and constant treatment that costs a fortune.
Out here in the West Coast area we see used mobile homes everywhere on private land mobile home parks etc everywhere for really cheap that need to be moved out of the park because they're either aging them out etc anything before 1972 cannot be on private property and certainly mobile home parks won't take older units in. I've seen him as Laura was $3,000 and they're not in that bad of condition. If you're going to put them in a mobile home park the newer the better but a lot of parks are aging units out and don't want anything older than 10 to 15 years but if you're going to put it in private property then you can really improve that property and get a pretty penny for it. Also stay away from water damage anything that has water damage from the roof or the floor is going to be a real problem.
This channel just came up on my feed and i have been beinge watching the whole labor day weekend, great content, keep it up. Them guys really work there butt off on the demo and rebuilt, everyone on the channel hello from texas
I lived in 2 different trailers from the time I was 6 till I was 28. My parents kept both of them in mint condition. There were 5 of us with 1 bathroom. We owned our own property too. No trailer parks.
Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s that particle board was like $5 a 4'x8' sheet 5/8 thick. We put some in a bedroom floor for sound barrier. And yes its junk if the humidity or water gets to it and it will.
Fun! On my birthday my mom and I tour all the new and used homes at the 2 main local dealerships. My favorite. I like that you can see what you are getting with a pre-existing home. Some of the ones on our local dealerships are absolutely terrible. Like moldy, bio hazard, and repos and trade ins. They used to have a trailer junk yard. Some homes were used to store extra parts in. Like one would have bathtubs, another furnaces, and so on. But many have been hauled off and scrapped, I’m guessing they might have had to pay taxes on them but idk. Many were worthless and not able to rehab
Like I commented on your other video. I have a 1962 10x55 mobile home. The siding looks something like on a submarine !!! Nothing like any of these here. The floors are solid too.
my first home when i married at 17 and he was 19 was a brand new 14x80 and it was good little home to raise our little family for the 6 years we lived there. At least it was ours and not anyone elses. Lasted longer than that marriage. Been married 25 years this time (marriage built on God) and im stuck in a rent house in a town thats growing fast and not in quality of people either, love to be able to have another trailer in the boonies.
FIRST OF ALL IS I WOULD PUT ALL THE LOWER PLUMBING ON THE INSIDE OK. THAT WAY YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FROZEN PIPES IN THE WINTER...MY NEIGHBOR DID HIS THAT WAY AND NEVER REGRET IT.
We looked at 5 acres in Oklahoma with a 2018 double wide on it. That thing was trashed as in the walls, ceilings, flooring, cabinets, vanities and kitchen. Total tear out and redo is what it needed and some floor fixed for soft spot and no ac unit and screens gone off windows. All appliances needed replaced as they were torn up, no knobs on the stove and it was nasty. Refrigerator was full of mold and the smell was awful. We passed as they wanted real money and we didn't feel it was worth it.
I live in a double wide in SC and there is absolutely nothing cheap about buying a mobile home!!! Not even a used one. It's not that it's cheaper, it's easier to get them. It doesn't take a massive amount of credit to get one. Faster to put up and just as safe as anything else. If a storm is gonna get you, it can get you just as easily in a built from the ground house. 99% of the time you can put your home anywhere you wish to. I live in a double wide, but my house is just a pretty as any $125,000 house.
That 2nd one (not too terrible) SW is from the mid to late 1990s, I had one nearly identical to it - a Fleetwood. I opted for plywood flooring vs OSB. Or particleboard underlayment - which you never, ever want. It swells & crumbles when it gets leak wet.
Look for the matgfectures stamp on the front of the mobile home frame usually is in the left side of the frame by the Hitch the vin number is thire as well
@@mybrotherdonnie I know Donnie, you guys stated the fact several times. I was just being facetious, playful. My stairs are worn out at the back door. I enjoyed the video. God bless.
I hate working on these for people. It's usually charity work. Alot of folks just don't have the money to pay much. Twice as difficult as a real home . The OSB flooring just sucks.
I love to buy one of these and make it my home. Here in the UK our planning laws are ridiculous and not for the common man, it's all geared towards big companies and a lot of dodgy under the table stuff. I was looking into a shipping container home/Tiny House so I could just not do the people thing, not have to listen to screaming children etc and it's so difficult to find a small piece of land to put a small place on.
nah i bought a 500.00 mobile home 89 mansion, DOG ALL THE WAY. lol. ripped out floors, insulation, and even cleaned underbelly, it was work but did it myself, no smell in here. and i have asthma. man piss soaked everywhere, installed new flexible duct.
@@mybrotherdonnie the stuff i used takes all scent away and cleans the oils in animal urine, cheap!! peroxide, the 90 something alcohol, a tad of dawn plat. dish soap mixed with water in a sprayer. it dont just cover the smell, it eats it up!! thats a tip for ya! the lady dont think ever let her 6 little dogs out, it was so bad the heat ducts were rusted through. from animal urine. flexible ducts are a good way to go and csst gas lines as well
The 3rd one you walked in is just like my neighbors trailer they bought unseen until they moved in. Of course my neighbor is handy with woodworking, painting, electrical, and plumbing, etc. They are an older couple in their late 70's and 80's and paid $18,000 in installments for 5 yrs. They paid it off recently with Social Security payments and it does look very nice inside but the roof still looks horrible but not any leaks so far. Just cool-sealed the roof a few times. I know it is a 1994 16x80.
To use an aussie term, since these mobile homes are essentially caravans (What you call trailers in the US), wouldn't they have a VIN stamped on the chassis? Over here they would be required to have it, It wouldn't be allowed on the road without it (Trailers, Caravans, cars, trucks, etc... over here all have VINs). If that's the case, even if you replaced that door panel, the VIN would still show it as a 1993 model mobile home?
@@mybrotherdonnie Interesting. That would certainly allow gaming the system then. I wonder how many people actually do that, especially if there is no easy way of getting caught. I would think states that have this 30yr requirement would enforce proper checking to ensure people aren't being dodgy.,
Bought a 3bedroom trailer 10 yrs ago for 700bucks.. also around the same time got a 2 story house in north dakota for 10k.. some folks think you cant get a home unless youre a millionaire 😂
Deals are still out there. You can get them relatively cheap it’s getting harder what 10,000 10 years ago is about like 50,000 now so yes I’ve seen some houses for under 50,000
@@mybrotherdonnie Haha..did you see that video of him singing with a bunch of kids and one of them was moving his head around and everyone was laughing..the kid was his son
The third looks good, the fifth is nice if it is not pricey as you're going to have to replace the roof on it and probably all the insulation up there.
Pretty cool to look through them id definitely want to know prices of he was right with saying 20k plus moving thatd be crazy you know they probably just hauled them off free
These trailers that were equipped of AC, would they come with the outside condenser?? Or would the system need to be replaced?? The last one, if it can be moved.
Lots of folks judging. Affordable housing is a massive issue in this country.
Absolutely
I’ll take an affordable apartment before affordable mobile home…🤦🏽♀️
@@GHarris-h5e some people do there’s nothing wrong with that
@@GHarris-h5e I am 5 years to retirement at 67. I will have a partial State Pension and not a huge amount in SS, due to being out of the workforce for 20 years raising children.
Of course I will continue to work part time for as long as possible. But my post retirement expenses are heavy on my mind.
I have a great income as a Union State employee, but I am partially supporting my adult children.
I am aiming for no debt within 5 years. That isn't as simple as it would be if I only had myself to support.
Edit: my bricks and sticks home is fully paid for, but requires ongoing repairs and maintenance. Not to mention horrendous property taxes.
A trailer on land in the County absolutely could not cost me more than my house does now. It would actually be a property tax blessing!
@@GHarris-h5e Ive lived in a few different apartments and currently live in a mobile home. No noisy upstairs/downstairs neighbors, my own washer/drier, a small deck and yard to myself, and Im paying equity into something. I think you're nuts if you'd prefer an apartment.
When we were first married we bought a 10x60 1960 York. We loved our first home and did a lot of fixen up. We were 18 and 19 years old and were having fun, were in our 60's now. Last year we drove to the park to see if it was still there, and it was! Guess they don't make um like they use to.
That’s for sure they don’t make them like they used to
My Grandparents used to stay in a mobile home park down on the Gulf Of Mexico when they lived in Chicago to get away from the winter weather . Nobody in there worth less than a million and that was back in the 70's . I was a kid . The place was paradise all older retired people . Shuffleboard , bingo , countrywestern dances every single night , dinners , lunches , breakfast . They had stuff going on 24/7 . They knew how to live . That's what I want when I retire .
Sounds like it would be fun
It was
I lived in a 1960 12 x 50 bought it for 150.00 in 1993 fixed it up lived in it till 1998 traded it for a New fleetwood 14 x 76 which paid 24,000 i love my mobile home i went and
looked at a new one in 2022 it was 159,000 made with the same materials and everything decided to keep mine these mobile homes that they are showing is a gold mind buy fix it up have no mortgage you cant beat it with rent and mortgage prices from 950 to 3,000 a month people needs to be buying these up
Yep
Hey, Another man’s trash is another man’s treasure! ❤
Ain’t that the truth
This was fun to watch, it’s a shame they were in such poor shape. There is a market for a good used mobile homes, they sell like hot cakes and for big bucks too. I would love to see the rest of the homes on the lot, I feel there has got to be a diamond in the rough amongst all of them. Please show more of the homes I have my fingers crossed for you guys.
More houses coming up Tuesday
It's sad how people destroy homes
Yep
WOW ! I wish there were more of these locations
Me too
I knew a family 40 years ago they bought two used single wides put them together made a big double wide looked really nice inside and out
That seems like that would be a job
I love these guys. No one else is showing this content. Does my lower-middle-class heart good. Way better than tiny houses, although I look at them, too. Hey guys have you got a new property to put one of these gems on?
Maybe
@@mybrotherdonnie That means yes! Looking forward to seeing it.
Buying someone else’s problems
@@Badgerlife don’t be jealous
@@mybrotherdonnie why would I be jealous? I have no mortgage no power bill no water bill no septic bill, live in a beautiful house, why would I be jealous? Because I said your buying other people’s problems? It’s true
When we wanted to move from our mobile home park, we wanted to move our trailer to a piece of land. We were told that because we had a pitched roof it couldnt be moved. Also our park didnt want our older trailer left in their park despite how nice it was upgraded. So we ended up having to demo the trailer. But we saved everything that we could...windows, siding, heater, etc. We really wished we could have moved it or sold it to someone who needed housing at the very least.
Yeah, around here it’s got to be 30 years old or newer but in the surrounding counties, it could be back to a 1972
People are giving them away here in Vermont as long as you move it
Here we got a year restriction. Usually they give away the ones that cannot be moved.
North Carolina also need someone to move it. It’s like pulling teeth from a bear.
@@paulamarchellamcmellion3905 believe it or not I don’t have a problem with that. I’ve got a guy on standby that moves all mine when I need it.
This is an idea whose time has come, for sure. Affordable housing is desperately needed.
Yep
3 bedroom two bath single wide. I got the smell out buy removeing carpet and padding.
We even tried one of them ozone machine
Too much government, makes life unaffordable.
Yep
I saw a economist at the capitol speaking on more AI in government and less officials. They don't want their jobs replaced so that won't work.
It would be nice if we can see more than just the floor
Trying to keep from falling through it
I like your content…I am concerned about the unavailability of affordable housing for young families.
Me too that’s why we buy used mobile homes and fix them up and rent them out
I wished they made mobile homes with plywood. When I lived in Mobile home my dad put cement over the bathrooms floors. They lasted for every. I had linoleum on them
I’ll have to try that
Not a damn thing wrong with a used trailer!
I have a bricks and sticks house that was built in 1950. I bought it 7 years ago. I've replaced every major system including the roof. I'm stuck in the City limits and pay wonderful Illinois property taxes.
Give me a few acres out in the County and I'll buy and rehab a used trailer for less than the new roof on my house cost.
Edit: I earn over $100,000 a year, btw. Making good money doesn't mean you have to spend it all!!
We lived in a trailer one we was younger
i have a 97 double wide. once setup they are much less likely to be moved again compared to a single wide. i like that it has windowsills and eaves which they dont all have, but the negative is the particle board flooring, but its still all good but a couple spots that have been replaced.
Yeah Doublewide you get all the closets also were you don’t get those in a single wide
Darlington County, South Carolina in case anyone wanted to know. I believe I’m right about the location.
Yep
Was wondering about that, looking for that information every where. Thank you 👍
@@rea7203 your welcome
@@mybrotherdonnie my family’s been in Kershaw County since before the Civil War. I recognized the accent. I also like yours and your brother’s videos. I live in Virginia but miss South Carolina every day
Ok thanks
These are nice, growing up i spend my childhood in an efficiency apartment so I slept in a hallway my little sister got the bedroom parents slept in the living room on a pull out couch. This is luxury, this would be amazing to me.. if I had the money i Definitely would buy a single wide.. put it on a few acre of land.. that would be a dream for me.. probably won't ever happen I hope someday
You can get there just keep looking
You're like me, so poor that what others call a low standard and make fun of is a dream to me. I can't even afford what is beneath most people. My children and grandchild live in a tiny old mobile home, but are grateful. Over the years it's had many repairs and upgrades. It looks amazing inside and beautiful. We keep cleaning and immediately repair issues. I've had 8 water leaks in the last 6 weeks. It has that old gray stuff for plumbing. I can't tell you how many leaks I've had in the past 6 years or how much money it's cost me. We desperately need more room. We have 2 small bedrooms. One is barely big enough for a full size bed and a chest of drawers and we have 1 bathroom. It's difficult with all the plumbing issues. When we have plumbing issues in the bathroom then we have no bathroom at all. Even with all the plumbing problems we've never had any floor rotting. Only because I turn off the water to the house to ensure there's no water damage. I can't afford to fix flooring too. Most people dream of a big fancy house or mansion. I dream of a SW or a small double wide. I'm grateful for what I have. I just need more space and good plumbing. I just need something in good shape that will meet my family's needs. That's all I need to be happy. So I understand you. I hope and pray God answers your humble prayers. People just don't know what they have and how blessed they are. I work. I work hard and I don't blow my money on habits or substance abuse either. I'm not lazy. I'm not a dumb a$$ but I can't go to college either. Some people have learning disabilities. It's not fair to say it's your fault for not going to college because everyone can't do college. Besides if everyone goes then everyone is just an average joe then. Nothing special if everyone else has a degree as well. Then you have college educated janitors. The point is I work and I work hard and that used to be enough to own a mobile home and new at that. Now I can't even afford a used one. People keep complaining about the prices going up. The real problem is that our pay isn't going up. I'm sorry this comment was so long, but I understand how you feel. I hope things get better for you. God bless
Thats a GREAT idea! I enjoy seeing homes like this get flipped for people on low income budgets.
Thanks
These are a good option if you have DIY skills. Roofs are usually leaky and there is always mold. Always. Bathrooms and kitchens.
Yep
No mold in my home that I had! We were foghting the leaky roof on the bumpout we had.
I love these guys. I came for the pinball and Ronnie talking trash, but I really love this side of things. Donnie's old school to the max, and if you can read a guy like that, you're in for a good time. Plus, who doesn't love a real estate video? You could have a knitting channel and go off on a real estate tangent and you'd probably gain viewers...just ask Louis Rossmann. ;)
Great video, though. A study in flooring. Notice the older laminates always swell at the seems over time. The linoleum is probably tacky to do a whole house in, but it looks like it held up alright. Traffic is hard on floors. And pets are always going to be having accidents, and a lot of times it gets out of hand. When you love animals and consider them family...
Now they make waterproof laminates that I would assume helps mitigate damage from moisture exposure (traffic, spills, humidity, pets, etc...), but it's not cheap. Typically around $4 a square foot. Linoleum is a about a quarter of that. And the wood patterns are far better than traditional linoleum, which was usually some floral pattern your Grandma would have thought was nice. ;)
No offense, Grandma. We love you always. Being guilty of a dated styling choice is not a moral failing...shag green carpet was all the rage in the 70s. And burnt orange in the 80s. I still have a thing for avocado green appliances, but good luck designing a modern kitchen around one. ;)
Yeah, we have tried some of the water proof flooring does not hold up that well unless the subfloor is perfectly flat and when you’re patching floors it’s not always perfect so if you have a 32 of an inch difference the plastic will snap when you step on it. Yes, it is waterproof corners break real easy you set the box down on one edge you will break every corner in the box. Ask me how I know.
@@mybrotherdonnie Thanks for the response and info, Donnie. Going to be doing a whole house worth of floors, so any info is helpful. 👍
I would buy #4 and remove the cabinet door, I learned at a real early age it's easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission and #5 you can redo the Roof with Shingles make the ceiling Vaulted so you can add a ceiling fan in the Bedrooms and instead of sheetrock put up 1/2 plywood and buy the wallpaper covering and you will never have a hole in the wall again.
Thanks for the suggestion
The last one is the best one to buy . I would think it would make great content to see how you are going to fix the roof . Plus rehab it for new family.
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All these can be cleaned up, ....and they do hold a value. It can be cleaned and repair done by a person themself.
Yep that is for sure
I like the Graceland single wide. And I love watching you both, y'all are awesome.
Thanks see you Tuesday
I had a 1967 King that was 12' x 50'....
I sure do wish that I never sold it.
It was built like a brick sh*t house!
The subfloor was 3/4" marine plywood, the frame was 1/2" steel U channel.
Of course it was framed in 2" x 2", but there was A LOT of it.
The home was in excellent original condition, it was owned by the same person since new, he sold it to me.
The interior was completely lined in either mahogany or birch paneling... There was a built-in Intercom with AM/FM radio, that went from the front door all through each room in the trailer.
Not enough insulation by today's standards, but the electrical system in that unit was actually ABOVE modern code... Every outlet and switch was commercial grade Lutron and all the wiring was 12 or 14G copper.
I should have held onto it. I always wanted to find a second one and "mate" the two of them together into a double wide.
That was a good one
Too bad folks not take better care of these. Small houses get the same treatment from some. Updating can be done. We just got what is called a pre fab house. Brand new. Certain restrictions had to be done….certain type roof, unable to move, etc. installation and septic, electric, and water must have hookup. 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms. Nice place on my parents property certain yards away from their house (about 100 years old). Planning to put up a two car awning garage and add porch on to front and rear entrances. Looks good and will be kept well. 150,000 for set up and hook ups. Taking a bit longer than planned due to utility hook ups. There is a nice trailer on my grandparents property that family member lives in. She hasn’t kept it nice and clean but only one person lives in it. 40 years old. Been there from brand new.
Come on down to Smilin’ Bob’s used house lot! We’re dealin’!!!!
Wheeling and dealing
If I was going to buy the one that needs an outside heat/air unit, I would install mini split units. They are much cheaper to operate and require no duct work. I know of people who heat/cool large mobile homes with tow of them and it works very well.
I would think you would have a problem with it going from room to room but maybe not I have not tried any yet. We got an AC guy that just put in 2 1/2 ton unit usually.
Yah usually master, liv room & back area
I heat my 14x65 with woodstove heats comfortably and evenly with just leaving ceiling fan run all the time, prolly be the same for cooling one
I would love to see more videos like this. The last one with roof issues can easily be fixed. You can cool sill it. It was probably parked under trees. If you park it in an open area without wet leaves sitting on the roof for long periods you could probably get away with cool sill every 5 to 7 years. If it's going to be parked under trees or in an area with long periods of snow on the roof you can just add a new metal roof. Yes, it cuts into profits initially, but over time a good roof is an investment. The older metal siding SW's are more spacious than the the vinyl/shingle SW's. That's because the overhangs from outside to outside is 16 ft then some are 4" and some are 6" side walls. The 6" side walls and two 4" overhangs takes your actual living space down to about 14.5 ft which is a huge difference from the almost full 16 ft you get in the metal homes with 4" side walls.
I actually prefer the metal siding because for some reason, at least in my area, the vynil always messes up on SW's. Not on DW's for what ever reason. I have a theory though, but the vinyl does a twisting thing almost looking like melted vinyl. I can't stand it. The metal seems to breath better. I wish they would start using metal more on the SW's again. I wouldn't consider the one with the bad kitchen cabinets. From a business prospective choose the one that will produce the most return for the least expenses. Even if one costs a couple grand more initially but you can get substantial more in rent then it's going to be more profitable over the next ten years. Just do the math from a business POV. If buying to live in long term it's okay to take other things into consideration and spend more to get everything you want and need. If renting I would look for evidence of bedbugs. If you get those in the walls and subflooring you have a nightmare and potential lawsuits and constant treatment that costs a fortune.
Thanks for the info
Can you hold the camera up..... there's a lot of floor and grass
I’ll try
Out here in the West Coast area we see used mobile homes everywhere on private land mobile home parks etc everywhere for really cheap that need to be moved out of the park because they're either aging them out etc anything before 1972 cannot be on private property and certainly mobile home parks won't take older units in. I've seen him as Laura was $3,000 and they're not in that bad of condition. If you're going to put them in a mobile home park the newer the better but a lot of parks are aging units out and don't want anything older than 10 to 15 years but if you're going to put it in private property then you can really improve that property and get a pretty penny for it. Also stay away from water damage anything that has water damage from the roof or the floor is going to be a real problem.
Yep they can be a problem. We have learned how to navigate through it.
This channel just came up on my feed and i have been beinge watching the whole labor day weekend, great content, keep it up. Them guys really work there butt off on the demo and rebuilt, everyone on the channel hello from texas
Thank you and hello Texas
I like the older mobile homes, and it's great if they're moved to a property with room for a nice garden.
Yep
The first one...is a fixer upper...If the price is low someone will buy it and fix it up beautifully.
Yep
I lived in 2 different trailers from the time I was 6 till I was 28. My parents kept both of them in mint condition. There were 5 of us with 1 bathroom. We owned our own property too. No trailer parks.
Making memories
You are Right on the Nail Brother, lived in a Single wide & Double wide all my 55 years, I own the house, it DONT OWN ME ! 👌✌
Yep good way to look at it
Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s that particle board was like $5 a 4'x8' sheet 5/8 thick. We put some in a bedroom floor for sound barrier. And yes its junk if the humidity or water gets to it and it will.
Yep it is bad if it gets wet
Fun! On my birthday my mom and I tour all the new and used homes at the 2 main local dealerships. My favorite. I like that you can see what you are getting with a pre-existing home. Some of the ones on our local dealerships are absolutely terrible. Like moldy, bio hazard, and repos and trade ins. They used to have a trailer junk yard. Some homes were used to store extra parts in. Like one would have bathtubs, another furnaces, and so on. But many have been hauled off and scrapped, I’m guessing they might have had to pay taxes on them but idk. Many were worthless and not able to rehab
That is cool
Like I commented on your other video. I have a 1962 10x55 mobile home. The siding looks something like on a submarine !!! Nothing like any of these here. The floors are solid too.
That would be cool looking like a submarine
my first home when i married at 17 and he was 19 was a brand new 14x80 and it was good little home to raise our little family for the 6 years we lived there. At least it was ours and not anyone elses. Lasted longer than that marriage. Been married 25 years this time (marriage built on God) and im stuck in a rent house in a town thats growing fast and not in quality of people either, love to be able to have another trailer in the boonies.
They’re out there all you gotta do is find one
Jus subbed your channel love this type stuff thanks keep up the good work
Thanks will have a new one out tomorrow
Find the breaker panel, it will usually tell you the year the trailer was made. Also sometimes you can find the date on the hitch.
Ok
Great idea but many places wont allow any mobile homes that are beyond a certain age.
My area is 30 years old
Isn’t that just in “parks” isn’t it different if you put it on your own land?
@@joycef8443 county wide in my area does not matter if it’s on your own land or not
A lot boffins townships in Upstate NY forbid single wides and some aren't crazy about double wides.
Banks also won't finance them if they are old
I would say repos rather that trade ins
I would say a little of both
FIRST OF ALL IS I WOULD PUT ALL THE LOWER PLUMBING ON THE INSIDE OK. THAT WAY YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FROZEN PIPES IN THE WINTER...MY NEIGHBOR DID HIS THAT WAY AND NEVER REGRET IT.
Ok
We looked at 5 acres in Oklahoma with a 2018 double wide on it. That thing was trashed as in the walls, ceilings, flooring, cabinets, vanities and kitchen. Total tear out and redo is what it needed and some floor fixed for soft spot and no ac unit and screens gone off windows. All appliances needed replaced as they were torn up, no knobs on the stove and it was nasty. Refrigerator was full of mold and the smell was awful.
We passed as they wanted real money and we didn't feel it was worth it.
Sometimes you just have to walk away
I live in a double wide in SC and there is absolutely nothing cheap about buying a mobile home!!!
Not even a used one. It's not that it's cheaper, it's easier to get them. It doesn't take a massive amount of credit to get one. Faster to put up and just as safe as anything else. If a storm is gonna get you, it can get you just as easily in a built from the ground house. 99% of the time you can put your home anywhere you wish to. I live in a double wide, but my house is just a pretty as any $125,000 house.
Yep I lot of them are good homes
This was fantastic I actually love mobile homes very easy up keep if you take care of it now days new ones cost a lot great video thank you
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That 2nd one (not too terrible) SW is from the mid to late 1990s, I had one nearly identical to it - a Fleetwood. I opted for plywood flooring vs OSB. Or particleboard underlayment - which you never, ever want. It swells & crumbles when it gets leak wet.
most of the ones we’ve been seeing have particleboard
@mybrotherdonnie That stuff is crap and shouldn't be used.
Look for the matgfectures stamp on the front of the mobile home frame usually is in the left side of the frame by the Hitch the vin number is thire as well
I’ll have to go back and look at that
These are especially good in tornado alley or ANYPLACE you have the threat of storms. lol!
We’re not in tornado alley
Sorry we need housing. Where you guys from. Massachusetts is in need of mobile homes. New and old for familys
Darlington South Carolina
How much for the stairs? I'll take the stairs.
I have no clue I’m not affiliated with them. I just was looking for a mobile home.
@@mybrotherdonnie I know Donnie, you guys stated the fact several times. I was just being facetious, playful. My stairs are worn out at the back door. I enjoyed the video. God bless.
I had that thought too. I know someone who needs them
Ive never seen something like this in my life. This is so cool.
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Stip it out to the studs and rebuild. Save 30 years of payments.
Yep best way to do it
Love the cameraman 😂😂😂😂
Most people do
I hate working on these for people. It's usually charity work. Alot of folks just don't have the money to pay much. Twice as difficult as a real home . The OSB flooring just sucks.
Good thing about it I only work for myself
Rental property
My floor in my 1962 is like solid tile. Not laminate or anything else. Like solid cement.tile.
That’s good should be there for a while
Old doesn't have to be ugly and rough condition. My 83 was mint condition.
It’s all about how you take care of it
That's weird....my heat vents and pipes are in the wall- like-in a crawl space in my mobile home
Ok
Cameraman could do a good impression of Kyle Petty.
Enjoyed the video!!
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I own my land, was thinking of building but dont see the point as I'm never selling. Decisions, decisions.
Yep always
The prices are WAY tooooo high. I like the second one.
That’s why I have not pulled the trigger on one I think the prices are about five times what they should be
@@mybrotherdonnie Yes sirrr.
I love to buy one of these and make it my home. Here in the UK our planning laws are ridiculous and not for the common man, it's all geared towards big companies and a lot of dodgy under the table stuff. I was looking into a shipping container home/Tiny House so I could just not do the people thing, not have to listen to screaming children etc and it's so difficult to find a small piece of land to put a small place on.
Here in some places it’s hard to do like in the cities you cannot really do it but you get it out in the outskirts. It’s pretty relaxed.
Get a tuff shed, they got big ones!👍👍👍
They won’t let us in our county
Currently planning to sell our SW Clayton. Built a new home in VA. Our current mh is in NC near the VA line near 85.
That’s cool
Yeah it looks like 1/2 plywood all of those mobile homes need all new flooring 3/4 lock, if you want any kind of money, do it right
It’s always easier to do it right the first time
nah i bought a 500.00 mobile home 89 mansion, DOG ALL THE WAY. lol. ripped out floors, insulation, and even cleaned underbelly, it was work but did it myself, no smell in here. and i have asthma. man piss soaked everywhere, installed new flexible duct.
Yeah, them dogs are rough
@@mybrotherdonnie the stuff i used takes all scent away and cleans the oils in animal urine, cheap!! peroxide, the 90 something alcohol, a tad of dawn plat. dish soap mixed with water in a sprayer. it dont just cover the smell, it eats it up!! thats a tip for ya! the lady dont think ever let her 6 little dogs out, it was so bad the heat ducts were rusted through. from animal urine. flexible ducts are a good way to go and csst gas lines as well
the old ones seem to hold up better..
Yep that is for sure
The 3rd one you walked in is just like my neighbors trailer they bought unseen until they moved in. Of course my neighbor is handy with woodworking, painting, electrical, and plumbing, etc. They are an older couple in their late 70's and 80's and paid $18,000 in installments for 5 yrs. They paid it off recently with Social Security payments and it does look very nice inside but the roof still looks horrible but not any leaks so far. Just cool-sealed the roof a few times. I know it is a 1994 16x80.
We’ve been putting silicone on them
What do you use for cool sealed?
To use an aussie term, since these mobile homes are essentially caravans (What you call trailers in the US), wouldn't they have a VIN stamped on the chassis? Over here they would be required to have it, It wouldn't be allowed on the road without it (Trailers, Caravans, cars, trucks, etc... over here all have VINs).
If that's the case, even if you replaced that door panel, the VIN would still show it as a 1993 model mobile home?
There’s no vin you just take them a piece of paper between you and the other party, saying what year it is they charge you tax on it and it’s gone
@@mybrotherdonnie Interesting. That would certainly allow gaming the system then. I wonder how many people actually do that, especially if there is no easy way of getting caught.
I would think states that have this 30yr requirement would enforce proper checking to ensure people aren't being dodgy.,
@@ray73864👍
Bought a 3bedroom trailer 10 yrs ago for 700bucks.. also around the same time got a 2 story house in north dakota for 10k.. some folks think you cant get a home unless youre a millionaire 😂
Deals are still out there. You can get them relatively cheap it’s getting harder what 10,000 10 years ago is about like 50,000 now so yes I’ve seen some houses for under 50,000
Reminds me of that Tennessee Ernie ford song Sixteen trailers....😆
That's Sixteen Tons!! Come on man🙄
Another day, older, and deeper in debt
@@mybrotherdonnie St Donnie dontcha call me coz I can't go!!
@@naytch2003 I o my soul to the company store.
@@mybrotherdonnie Haha..did you see that video of him singing with a bunch of kids and one of them was moving his head around and everyone was laughing..the kid was his son
The third looks good, the fifth is nice if it is not pricey as you're going to have to replace the roof on it and probably all the insulation up there.
Yep that’s probably going to get pricey. We are stihl and talks.
put silicone on it
Nothing wrong with mobile homes. I actually made alot of money on the one we just sold.
Yep
Pretty cool to look through them id definitely want to know prices of he was right with saying 20k plus moving thatd be crazy you know they probably just hauled them off free
Yep
The good thing is ypu don’t have to pay much taxes for them yearly because they are a trailer and not a home.😊
Yeah, they seem to be a little cheaper on the taxes
@@mybrotherdonnie alot in IL. Ours was only 84 a year! Our home was thousands more than that which is why we sold it!
I like the old timey ones.
Me to
A viable solution to owning a home. Reminds me of buying a used car and pouring loads of money into it.
But u could have something to be proud of at the end and still a lot cheaper than a new one
@@mybrotherdonnie absolutely! I'm probably going this route
Me personally I would get a single wide trailer cuz they're way cheaper to move and their way less expensive than double wide trailers
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Them used mobile homes is the way to live cheap, you can always repair and fix it up
Yep
The first single wide, or the last one (white and brown trim).
Ok thanks
I will totally take one. That would be amazing!
It’s a good way to go if you can go that way
You mean tweekers trailers for sale no sale hochy crazy expensive trash, lol thanks BigAl California
Thanks for watching
3 & 5 add a shower to #5... IfI was buying... I'd need access ramps as well...
OK, thanks for the input
Do the double... You're worth it.
👍😎👍
Lol
These trailers that were equipped of AC, would they come with the outside condenser??
Or would the system need to be replaced??
The last one, if it can be moved.
You can buy just outside peace
I have a "clean" title. Lived in this for over 32 yrs.
Doing something right if you’ve been there 32 years
Check toilet tanks for dates..
That is a good point
I bet if you bring 10k cash...SOLD! ...anyone you want lol
I’ve seen them advertised on Facebook20 is about the cheap that he sells anything for
So is there a resale market for these beat up mobile homes??
Yep and it’s a big one
Ev1 looking for cheap place to make $$ on. Nothing new, just being shown to the public now.
Good luck guys, I'm all about capitalism ❤
@@therealMelB thanks
Ten years ago I know a older woman,bought a double wide 34 thousand installed,in conn
Yep
@@mybrotherdonniethat same double wide ten years ago, is around $175,000 in today's fake "money"😢
@@slicksnewonenow a close friend of mine buy on in 2016 it was 80,000 dollars set up and all now the same one is 200,000
Lotta good homes out there brother
Yep
Does pace still sell the roofing mixture that creates a waterproof membrane. That would seal it from leaks.
I don’t know I bought some GE silicone and used it on a few. It’s basically like you putting a rubber membrane on the whole thing.
The last one 5 fixable roof kitchen too
Yep
Interesting video👍
Thanks