Thank you Rus, you do an awesome job of presenting what is available! I wish I had learned about you when I bought mine a few years ago!

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sandy! Never know when you might want to upgrade and later in the year I'll be starting some informative videos for those already owning a home here....so...stay tuned 😏

@mariaracciatti8187

Жыл бұрын

@@RussellWatsonFMHL I need ya help

@mariaracciatti8187

Жыл бұрын

I need mobile home way way under 30 thou2 bedrooms n I need it asapif anyone can help callmehas to be in Orlando or Osceola county only

@RussellWatsonFMHL

Жыл бұрын

@@mariaracciatti8187 Sorry, we don't sell homes here. I suggest you look at the FB groups and home dealers listed on our website: www.floridamfghome.com/Buyer-Resources

@veronicalillianmoses9571

3 ай бұрын

It includes water sewer lawn maintained cable

I knew there was a catch! 825 a month for lot rent, just buy a piece of land and buy a good used mobile home.

@lindaschultz7900

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to buy my own land but someone told me the banks don't loan out money for dirt. . . . only a house. Unfortunately I don't have enough money to buy a piece of land. I have been looking into tiny houses lately.

@wilsonnichols7088

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for info. Saved me from watching.

@willbill7250

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, I bet there's more

@jamespayne6143

2 жыл бұрын

I've looked at half a dozen in Stockton CA. Lot rents waay too high! FORGET IT!!!

@hiepdang9164

2 жыл бұрын

@@lindaschultz7900 Hello bank does loan for land. Try Louisiana, Mississippi,Alabama lands are cheap in the small city

"The rent's too damn high." No wonder the owner went back up north ... to Buffalo. Apparently the ice and snow of winter is more endurable than the lot rent in Florida.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

The owner was a happy snowbird in this park for over 20 years and only stopped coming, as his companion could no longer travel. It's very common to find bargain houses whose owners simply can no longer make the trip. I'll admit the lot rent in that community is on the high side but it had nothing to do with this gentlemen's decision to sell. One person's high price is another persons bargain. Just depends on where you are coming from, your relative means, and where you want to go.

@rocketman4499

2 жыл бұрын

Bruce Smith, the Bills miss you!

@lenisbennett3062

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure that rent is much less in New York.

@rocketman4499

2 жыл бұрын

@@jongonegone1262 what is it now?

@jamey7381

2 жыл бұрын

My parents went back to Ohio fulltime after 20 years because their lot rent was so high in Sebring Fl.

The lot rent is outrageous. My answer is NOPE! At $825 a month, that's nearly $50 grand for just five years. For RENT on something you OWN! NOPE!

@jam2365

Жыл бұрын

You don't own the land.

@rwh2559

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention, yes you own the house, but good luck in moving it anywhere, if you were to so desire.

No way I would pay that kind of Lot rent to live in an old outdated mobile home. No thanks.

@paulsawczyc5019

2 жыл бұрын

They all smell like wet rugs.

@soniadowney7427

2 жыл бұрын

Just rent for a couple of months and go home ...no responsibility.

@lindacurtis3513

Ай бұрын

That's too much for lot rent even for a new Mobile Home .But that's my opinion

I have looked a number of Mobile Home Parks in FLA. You can tell by the price that you own the land or the park is resident own. If the home is listed under say 80k, most likely it has a high rent. If the home is listed over 110k, most likely you own the land. Many parks have been bought by investors and raise the lot rent which just steals the equity of the mobile home owner.

@Sharon-pb7so

3 жыл бұрын

Equity? 🤣🤣 In a mobile home? 😂 You can't give those away. It costs close to 1k a month in lot rent and internet. That's absurd.

@stephenhusak6098

2 жыл бұрын

The new modular s going in are 140k and up. Lot rent has nothing to do with it. Today's mobile home isn't yesterday's. Marble and granite kitchens and bathrooms

@artfordlowery490

2 жыл бұрын

IT'S ALL ABOUT GREED MOST HARD WORKING 💪 PEOPLE SAVED MONEY DEFINITELY DON'T NEED TO MOVE DOWN TO FLORIDA, TO BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY GREEDY INVESTORS, AND IVE PERSONNEL KNOW THAT TO HAPPY

@aprilduwe8846

2 жыл бұрын

Depressing

@howardkerr8174

2 жыл бұрын

I guess I am one of those exceptions? I found a fairly decent double wide in north central Florida, I own the land, and 4 years ago it was under 90 thousand. I sold my somewhat rundown house in a desirable neighborhood in Jacksonville for 125 thousand. I have about the same square footage, more land, newer construction, LOWER taxes AND insurance. It depends on where you want to live/how close to a large city you need to be, but you can own a nice double wide, on your own land, for about 100 thousand.

WHAT GOOD IS A MANUFACTURED HOME FOR $12,500.00 WHEN THE LOT RENT IS 800 TO 900 A MONTH. DON'T EVER BUY A HOME IN A COMMUNITY THAT REQUIRES YOU PAY LOT RENT. EVEN IF THEY GIVE YOU THE HOME.

@charliecharlie7898

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Because once you move in, you have to pay that lot rent forever, until you would sell. I know of a Canadian couple, that couldn't sell their home. They packed up and moved in the middle of the night and left everything and moved back to Canada.

@brucesmith9144

2 жыл бұрын

@@charliecharlie7898 and by forever it does not mean that it will remain at that price, it will surely increase like everything else.

@pennyfry8291

2 жыл бұрын

The same goes for condo fees. Condo fees go on forever then thare are asscessment fees taxes you never really own anything if you dont pay fees you loose your condo

@MP-ng1sc

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@rongendron8705

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, this works out to nearly $12,000. a year & that's not cheap! I have a $500k house on L.I. NY & only pay that!

With the lot rental, it's like every 15 months you're buying that house again.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 жыл бұрын

That's true. But with prevailing apartment rents over 1000/mo and much higher for equivalent amenities you could pay for years and own nothing. It all comes down to your individual financial plans and goals.

@davemanley8700

2 жыл бұрын

My lot rent is $485 includes water sewer and trash. Taxes $150 per year double wide.

@stewybagodonuts817

2 жыл бұрын

@@davemanley8700 florida? Which part?

@hadassahrose8295

2 жыл бұрын

@@RussellWatsonFMHL p

@vixxcottage

2 жыл бұрын

@@davemanley8700 that sounds reasonable. Do you have any guarantee that it won't double or triple? That is my concern.

$861.00 a month is ridiculous. I'll keep my house!

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you found the housing solution that meets your needs. That's what it's all about,

@Ron-bo6tb

3 жыл бұрын

I knew there had to be a catch, that's why the trailer is 12.5

@stevens6398

3 жыл бұрын

Holy lot rent batman!

@smallfootprint2961

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ron-bo6tb ... Plus you pay utilities.

@branmichaluk445

3 жыл бұрын

This will soon change.

Now that I'm in my 60's, single and retired I would sell my paid off sticks n bricks home in middle GA. and move there in a heartbeat just to have a community of like minded people around me. My town is turning into a alcohol/drug haven for the homeless and people with no sense. Florida is now owned by the rich and everywhere down there is expensive for my income. I always enjoyed mobile home living but only on my own land, when I was younger. I bought 3.4 acres in AR. for $7500 in '97. Lot rent of more than $50 or $100 is cost prohibitive; the park owner(s) are living well. So much for the American Dream.

@garthlocklin6355

2 жыл бұрын

@catherine mitchell I agree 100%! Even the self employed appliance repairman came to my house to fix my washing machine and said he needed to order a part. Meanwhile he disconnected the load level switch and pocketed it. A few weeks later my friend said he would help me fix it and then we noticed the switch behind the knob was missing.

@jenjentruthwillsetyoufree5505

2 жыл бұрын

I'm in FL but I'd love to go further south FL, perhaps we could go together? 🙂

@garthlocklin6355

2 жыл бұрын

@@jenjentruthwillsetyoufree5505 OK, where is land or homes reasonably priced in FL? I like most anywhere; Northport, Sarasota and maybe Cape Coral. Lehigh Acres is nice but I visited 3-4 years ago and the new natives all speak Spanish as the 1st language. I'm not against that but it's difficult when asking for directions.

@kmo3811

Жыл бұрын

Why would you have property taxes on a lot you don't own? Lot rent that high is ridiculous!

@tigergreg8

4 ай бұрын

I agree , the land owner is already getting plenty for the land rent. Paying tax on something you don't even own. Ridiculous. @@kmo3811

As a mobile home owner in Florida, I found this video more honest then the information given when you buy mobile homes here. The lot rent reflects to me that a large greedy corporation owns it. I find the name of the owner is the only thing missing. When you are looking for a mobile, please find out who owns it as part of your consideration. The rent maybe going to stockholders and the people in the park are secondary, but like I said, I don't know who owns the park.

@MP-ng1sc

2 жыл бұрын

Very true👍🏻

@55chevytruck

2 жыл бұрын

I bought a 3/2 in NF. for 120 k on almost 4 acres and big 3 bay garage and no mortgage or lot and hoa.

While it is a good deal because you could buy outright, it's the lot rents on these homes that keeps going up every year that make you think twice. Especially if you are on a fixed income. I sold mine because of that very reason. Rents increased each year buy 5%. That amounts to alot after just a few years.

@leeneeslynys774

2 жыл бұрын

10 years it's 50% 😱

@maryswanson9982

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. It would be difficult for a senior on Social Security to afford to live there.

@larrytrejo1882

2 жыл бұрын

And what about the hurricanes. Will you survive and the house too

@lindaallen4067

Жыл бұрын

There are a lot of resident owned parks in Florida (ROC). Those rents will be a lot more stable, but your homes will initially cost more.

These mobiles are so old that they have to be cheap because no bank will loan money for one. You have to pay cash for these beauties, and pay the exorbitant lot rent forever.

@DEBORAHAJONES-gv5hu

3 жыл бұрын

Plus it’s hard to get homeowners insurance on an older mobile home too

@sherrieadams1253

2 жыл бұрын

@ D D I THOUGHT THE SAME THING, 60'S OR 70'S STYLE SO IT COULDN'T COST MUCH.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

@@sherrieadams1253 Interesting perspectve. Before I moved to FL I lived in a track house community built in 1954. I never thought that home would sell for much less because it was built 50 years ago. The sale price had much more to do with condition, location, and the price of equivilent homes.

@lizajane1878

2 жыл бұрын

@Bob Grey huh? You kinda want home insurance!

The lot rents are more than I paid for my house payments.

@bertman100

2 ай бұрын

me too a lot more

Thats where they get you,the lot rent.Its outrageous.

@davemanley8700

2 жыл бұрын

Not true. My lot rent is cheaper than the property tax I was paying in Illinois. Central Florida

@michaelreece458

2 жыл бұрын

Property taxes are also outrageous....more than $860 a month in many states.

@ricknelsonm

2 жыл бұрын

@@davemanley8700 Who cares, its too high PERIOD

We're retired and really wanted to winter in Florida until we found out how much lot rent is. We winter in South Texas for 1/3 as much.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know! Thanks for sharing. Any recommendations for similar communities in Texas?

@tomg.8418

2 жыл бұрын

@@RussellWatsonFMHL Take a look at Victoria Palms or Bit-O-Heaven in Donna, Texas.

It's not the price of the home as much as it is the space rent. Space rent is for life.

@debbiejenkins7811

2 жыл бұрын

Is this available

@cherjohnson3368

2 жыл бұрын

No kidding

@oaktree1290

2 жыл бұрын

300 hundred would be a whole lot better

@zezmerelda240

2 жыл бұрын

this is why you buy a lot and put your own place on it [with good tie-downs!] even better, buy a lot, have a truly mobile home, just spend winters there and get the hell out of dodge for hurricane season. take your home with you!

@marycutrone1808

2 жыл бұрын

That's more than my check if something happened to my husband I'd have to sell.

It is like a time share that never ends.

@Patrick-yh5yd

11 ай бұрын

If an owner cannot afford to live there,next stop is sleeping in the woods.

@sunlite9759

11 ай бұрын

@@Patrick-yh5yd Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

@bertman100

2 ай бұрын

no its a lot worse it a trailer

Feels like time traveling! Great price for everything you have. What kills it is the expensive lot rent plus utilities plus other stuff. If snowbirds only use for 6 months, you still have to pay while you're back home. If it was rented at a good price, then it could work.

@paulomedeiros2445

3 жыл бұрын

I get what you’re saying, but compared to what else? I calculated 1500$ a month. That’s 18000$ per year. Divide that by 5 months and your paying 3600$ per month for your 15,000$ home…which is yours! I’ve been shopping for a place in Florida and monthly snowbird rates are at that price! But above all this home is yours, your stuff, your bed, your stuff…I guess you know what I’m saying. :-) I’m personally still undecided, since I’m also looking at the Century Village style living. What worries me about the pre-fab houses are the « vermine » type of predators to prefab homes, like termites and the like. IMO.

@TheWynch

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, We have 10 yrs mortgage left n a 15 yr mortgage, large home, 3 acres, out total pmt, ins, taxes, utilities and cable, internet are less than 1000 a month. We have to do our own maintenance but we usually get help from kids at the church and we weren't real picky about what state we moved to, just area within the state. There is plenty out there if one takes the time to look. And one needs to remember a mobile home , even new ones have a total burn time of 10 min or less, old folks don't move as fast as young ones. There is a lot to think about when buying a mobile or manufactured house.

The lot rent is more then my mortgage 😬 Yikes high!

@lindasadler994

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely no! Inside mobil home is so outdated. The lot rent is outrageous.

The house is very cluttered & packed but could be nice if decluttered & updated, the lot rent is high $ but the house price kinda makes up for it in the long run.

I wouldn’t want to be in one of those homes when a hurricane hits.

@stephenhusak6098

2 жыл бұрын

Mines been in the same spot since 1977. Been through many hurricanes.

@callicordova4066

2 жыл бұрын

They come with free air fare.

@paulsawczyc5019

2 жыл бұрын

Some places tie them down with cables.

@stephenhusak6098

2 жыл бұрын

@catherine mitchell well its wethered every daytona hurricane since 1977. I have hurricane insurance too.

@sharoncrawford7192

Ай бұрын

No you don't. I lived on the SW coast of Florida for 25 yrs. I went through a couple of hurricanes before we moved back up north. Only lived in a block stucco home!

The lot rent is more than my house payment! Uh no!

good price but the lot rent is just crazy high !

@paulsawczyc5019

2 жыл бұрын

It's not a good price - it's an old plywood box that smells like wet rugs.

@pennyfry8291

2 жыл бұрын

Had to almost give mine away. Lost big-time

Lot rents next year for new buyers will be higher than current lot rent.

@kennieb5606

3 жыл бұрын

THAT WILL END THIS THEN.NO ONE WOULD WANT ONE FOR NOTHING

You would be far better off buying land (acre) and placing a Mobile or miniature House on it! That lot "rent" is prohibitive.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 жыл бұрын

No question! Assuming you have the money for the land, zoning will allow a mobile or a park home (Not in a lot of FL) and you have no interest in community living or amenities you do not have to maintain.

@cheri6174

2 жыл бұрын

and where do you think you are going to get water,elec,and sewage on this acre. people have NO idea when they say buy an acre and no space rent. then what do you do when someone next door of that acre buys land and turns it into a drug place. you can’t just plop a drain field if the land doesn’t perk.

@paulsawczyc5019

2 жыл бұрын

@@cheri6174 You park an RV that you can drive - don't need zoning, RV has water, electric, and sewage. I did it in Pennsylvania - real simple.

@cheri6174

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulsawczyc5019 simple? and how much water does your rv tank hold. how about emptying your gray and black tank, how about electricity unless you are fully solar and in Pa, a state that has no sun so from your analogy you are not parking, you are stopping fro a short time till you need water and sewage.

@paulsawczyc5019

2 жыл бұрын

@@cheri6174 For me it's easy - you gotta drive it every now and then, so that's when you do your food shopping, laundromat, propane, gasoline, and water. I usually pee in the woods and shower at the gym. I do it, so it's not impossible - not saying it's for everyone.

Lot rents are the killer, not the price of the mobile. After months and years of paying lot rents, most people can't wait to unload this liability.

The MAIN detail to be considered when buying a manufactured home is...MONTHLY RENTAL FEE for the land where the house is, which will be another monthly fee ON TOP of your mortgage. In Davie, Fl, some land fee are HIGHER than a mortgade. BE AWARE.

I’d like to see the Balance Sheet and Income Statement of the park owner. You can do the math and compute about how much revenue is coming in per month but you don’t know what his expenses are. I suspect they’re making a million a year after taxes. If you don’t mind a dated “house” with dated furniture and dated paneling it’s a good deal. The lawn is weedy. These 40-odd year old models do not have strong and insulated construction.

@usa91787

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah 700 homes at $865 a month $6.2 million in revenue. Probably net at least $2.5 million.

Lived in Vero Beach and know The Village Greens very well. Not where I would want to live but to each their own.

I've never been a mobile home owner.. until I retired.. can't complain it's a nice place.. but I would rather own my land

Lots Rents are absurd!!

Oh my!!! I love this home. Those furnishings and fixtures are fabulous!

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

I would need to drywall the hole place, replace all the sinks, toilets, showers and tub and kitchen….and ceiling. It might be cheaper to have it removed and buy a new home.

Lot rents and regulations, you couldn’t give me these units

@paulsawczyc5019

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine the barefoot neighbors with no teeth when they get drunk - see ya later.

@toddgittins5692

3 ай бұрын

They aren't worth anything. Lot rent is completely off the rails.

Really find it to be very interesting. I just retired so I’m just looking at options. Thank you for your patience and time. Marlon

Thank you for getting straight to the property info & costs. Very rare.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting. i'm all about knowing the deal and deciding for yourself if it's a fit for you. We both win if it is or it isn't.

Love the interior of this home, reminds me of my childhood.

Hello and thank you for sharing the information in these videos. Most people with comments have no idea what they are talking about or are comparing apples with oranges. We are semi retired couple from Canada. We have a beautiful 1920 sq ft home with a double car garage south of Tampa and we pay around 1k per month. We looked at buying a stick frame or block home. But the prices were 600k and up for a golf course lot. Taxes alone would have been over 400 per month for a stick built house in a regular community in Tampa area. As snow birds we would have had to pay for lawn maintenance and have our own pool. Has anyone priced a pool and maintenance. How about all the amenities. That all cost money. We chose our manufactured home in a gated community on a golf course. Have all the services covered for one price including water and sewer, Water irrigation, garbage pick up, 2 club houses, pools, golf, tennis courts, all of the clubs we can join. Break the lot rent down in separate amounts for each service. You will find it not that expensive once you break it down. Thank you Paul

@guyazbell7437

2 жыл бұрын

Good for you.

Thank you so much for this channel…very helpful!

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

holy crow! i found out where the 70's went.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

LOL!

i have owned manurfactured homes and never paid lot rents like this .

I just found your channel and immediately subscribed. When my wife and I retire, we're moving to Florida, most likely to a manufactured home.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@orion3706

2 жыл бұрын

@@RussellWatsonFMHL thank you!

Thank you very much It just proved my point for a home that I have in an estate for the value that I had put on it along with the help of a park manager that I know.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I saw an article describing investors who buy the mobile home park, keep raising the lot rent until the old folks can't afford it. They move and abandon their home because they can't afford to move it. The landlord takes possession of the home and sells it to old folks, and starts over. it's a money machine.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

There are parts of the country where that is happening, and it's possible some small trailer parks in Florida have such conditions. I have never seen it.

Mobile homes can be a bargain if you look hard enough. Some are well laid out. For some, this is an answer to owning a home at a very reasonable amount.

I find it interesting that the homes are cheap and the rent is somewhat inexpensive, but they require an income in some of these communities that is a little high. If I had 3k a month, I probably would not be looking at cheap mobile homes. Not sure how or why they demand that.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 жыл бұрын

Using HUDs formula for affordable housing (30% of disposable income) that's about right lot rent + utilities. I've seen credit checks in most parks but I have not seen minimum income requirements listed. Was that this park or do you know which parks have that?

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 жыл бұрын

@@maryrenaud6732 Many people live at 50% or more. That is just a HUD guidline although it is used in a lot of determinations regarding affordable housing. I think you are right in saying seniors can (and many do) devote a higher percentage of income to basic housing costs.

Naughty pine paneling was a in thing a specially during the mid 60s and 70s because of all the TV westerns of the day.

I’d move in for that VCR and classic tv alone!

Look at the lot rent for trailer homes in Colorado and Santa Cruz! Anywhere to 1-5k a month!

I'm officially so surprised my eyebrows may never come down. THANK YOU for this.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

Thanks for the review.

THIS IS MY KIND OF HOME ! I lived in a mobile home from 2 years old until 28 years old and it wasn't anything like this. This is FANTASTIC ! Like the wallpaper and furniture, even the walls are a beautiful good looking wood look. Having use of a swimming pool nearby would be a dream come true. I'm 51 years old now, can't wait to qualify to live in such a wonderful place ! But the lot rent is a problem. That's ultimately why we had to move out of a mobile home park ourselves. The lot rent was too high and impossible.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

There are many parks with lower lot rents. Vero Beach is expensive but believe it or not, this is not the most expensive MH park in Vero Beach.

@formica.

2 жыл бұрын

@@RussellWatsonFMHL Vero Beach is living in civilization, compared to cheap swampy areas in central Florida. No wonder land costs more! The commenters don't realize "Florida'"is not a place, it is thousands of small places, not many nicer than Atlantic beach cities.

We're looking to retire in Florida and I flip houses for a living. If you were to take down the paneling and install drywall and paint the place, you're looking at an easy $12,000 bill. Paneled mobile homes also have almost no "soundproofing." You can easily hear things from any room. You also have to be careful with the A/C unit. Those can cost you as much as $7,000, when they need to be replaced! However, you're still in for only $24,000. Not a bad deal. But that lot rent is concerning. My parents live in St. Pete and ironically the name of the park is Village Green. It's beautiful and they keep it immaculate. The lot rent is only $650. I plan to retire down there. It's a gated community and well worth the lot rent.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, each park has its own deal. Typically a given house will sell for more in parks with lower lot rent and a lot more in parks where you own the land. There are dozens of reasons to pick a particular park and lot rent is only one of them. I talk about that some in other videos and a lot in my book, _Retirement in Florida Manufactured Homes & The Land-Lease Option_

@scotts1356

3 жыл бұрын

@@RussellWatsonFMHL However, I think it's a butt kicking deal for someone who isn't concerned about paneling or updating it. My God, where can you buy a home for $12K???!!!!

@scotts1356

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!

Yes, the lower the price for the home (if not a wreck), the higher the park land lease or monthly space rent will be in general.

I stopped at 3:27. It’s all I could take.

After watching this video, making sure I keep my northeast Florida brick home which is almost paid off ....my monthly bills for the month comes to $600 a month...that's including everything....at one point was thinking of selling but with all the phone calls I've been getting the last couple of years of buyers interested in buying ....thinking it's a good idea to keep it .....

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

I think you are right! You could always lease it and use the income to pay for something else if another location is calling you.

Russ i thank you...really!

A lot of fun during hurricanes!

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 ай бұрын

Well, why is it people seem to miss the fact this home was built in the mid 80s, is about 5 miles from the beach, and has gone through more hurricanes already than most of us will in our remaining lives. AND BTW, it's in pretty good shape.

My immediate thoughts, there is something wrong w this picture. My question is How is it that this home comes already furnished? Reminds me of what my grandma's home would look like. It's not ugly by any means but it gives me the vive of whose grandma used to live there and when did they die? Also, the entire community looks the same and well kept. That makes me think, a book chock full of community guidelines that must be kept. Lot rent of $800 plus even if the house came free to me is no deal. Obviously though, there are people who find the deal works for them. I'm glad for those people. (smile)

@shelahmcintyre1850

2 жыл бұрын

You didn't watch the video did you? It explains that.

@jerroldbates7015

2 жыл бұрын

It's a normal part of this retirement community thing. Illness or death shuts down the retirement party. Just leave, & let it sell as is.

@kevinrehberg8758

2 жыл бұрын

The cost is what the market will bear.. as it should be..Imagine it from the property owners perspective..You too would want the most your property could earn within reason.. Would I choose to live there?? Not on your life..... the amenities are fine... but priced above my finances, as they are for most seniors...

@mikeylorene

2 жыл бұрын

I would rather live like Grandma than live like I'm in an Ikea store.

@Lily-fe9vn

2 жыл бұрын

I would never live so close to the water now with climate change and in a mobile home to boot!

I'd love to find a home like that to wind down in. I'm at that exact time where I need to start thinking about where I'm gonna hang my hat and grow old. I'm 42 now, so it's pretty much down hill from here. lol. No wife or family, so I focus on being a homebody and saving for either a senior center or possibly a retirement community. It's right around the corner. I finally stopped dragging my feet and got a burial plot three months ago after my dad died. I still haven't had a will drawn up, but hopefully I can get that knocked out this year.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

Lots of affordable options here with as much or as little as you want to do! Check out my other videos for more details, pictures, and info.

@markme4

2 жыл бұрын

42? Good God man stop thinking like that, you are in the prime of life , find a good woman and start a family , its not too late.

@jenjentruthwillsetyoufree5505

2 жыл бұрын

@@markme4 right? I'm 55 and I plan on living alot longer, perhaps he should marry ME lol

@markme4

2 жыл бұрын

@@jenjentruthwillsetyoufree5505 You might be too energetic for him !

@BarbrajoanOriginals

2 жыл бұрын

Oh geez, reading this guys comment was depressing. Burial plots and wills ? Are you kidding? At 42 I can’t even say what I was up to.. And forty years later I’m still living and have no money and no regrets.

Thank you. I’m saving your video.

I'm living in a huge house in Florida my mom lived two hours away when her health started to fail.. I purchased a double-wide fully furnished with dishes and silverware glasses everything for $7,000 lot rent cheap Beautiful place to live the drive was to much I was there 70% of the time for two years after she passed Sold it for $12,000 exactly the way I got it..😎🌞

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect! And I bet whoever bought it felt they got a bargain too!

Wow! So good 👍lot rent here in frigid Minnesota is $700+ and tiny lots & expensive homes. Florida is awesome! Now I just have to convince the hubby!

All you need is some fresh paint and replace the flooring.... Brand new.

I live in a 16 space 55+ community. 5 of us own our homes, the balance are renters. Lot rent: $250 per month. City utilities and services. I own a long paid for 1999 14x80 w/shingle roof and vinyl siding. Wishing it was as nice as the home depicted! Still, I'm happy with my home. Piedmont area of NC. The $600 per month parks around here are filled with spanish speakers.

I lived in a mobile home Park and owned a trailer not small but not really big 2 bedrooms livingroom kitchen bathroom ! I lived there for almost 23 years ! The rent by the time I left was only 475 a month thats four hundred and seventy five dollars ! It was cheaper before that went up a few dollars each Jan ! Mom bought the trailer for 19,900 dollars and then gave it to me for a dollar once she moved out in 2010 ! We have over 100 mobile homes still do and you can have 2 cats or a dog and a cat ! I now live in a independant senior living apartment one bedroom kitchen and bathroom livingroom has a stove fridge and fridge ! The trailer had things like that when we moved in since then I bought 2 washers and 3 dryers a a stove and 3 fridges ! It was small but big enough for my kitty and me !

lets see your paying almost 1000 lot rent so your proballybetter off renting a nice unit or condo or apartment. Its just too much renting for a piece of land

@Sharon-pb7so

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, plus that mobile home needs updating desperately. I bet this is a hard sell unless someone has a relative who wants to be your neighbor.

Incredible that it comes furnished with all that great vintage furnishings. The neighborhood looks very well kept up.

Need one now!!!

Great intro music 🎶🎵👌

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it

Beautiful home, can be updated inexpensively. Good amenities. However the lot rent is expensive. I got a nice 3/ 2 on its own land 4 years ago. It has nearly doubled in value. There ARE banks that will finance a mobile on its own land here in Florida. Capital City Bank is one. Great video & very well done.

If you do not own the land it sits on you can get into some big trouble with unfettered spaces rents going up all the time. Mobile homes are great but not if you don't own the land it sits on,

@user-lu6yg3vk9z

3 жыл бұрын

? Who owns land if you pay taxes? If you don’t pay property taxes you will know who really owns it.

Great video loved it ❤

@RussellWatsonFMHL

Жыл бұрын

So glad!

Should have made a domed foam crete house which would have made it storm resistant! Plus cooler.

Oh yeah, I'd love to be living in a trailer when a monster hurricane hits !

i hope the person who was there is ok,some reason i feel bad!

@jerroldbates7015

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 65 myself. This is the world of retired people. They can do ok for 10 - 15 yrs. Then old age or health problems can make it difficult to maintain on your own. That's why they turn over so often. Life.

@tony-ce7qp

2 жыл бұрын

@@jerroldbates7015 very true thats why i want 1 level living to try and hang i there!

That’s The Only Things That Bothers Me About Moving Forward, Having A Landlord 😮

@RussellWatsonFMHL

Жыл бұрын

It does take some getting used to. This is why it's so important to research your choices. There are quite a few videos on the channel to help: Here's some on making the right choice for you: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gpups5qydtDapMY.html

Just subscribed...Nice channel...Hello ftom Iowa

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

I wish you would dig in areas where you actually own the land!

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 жыл бұрын

I am working on more videos covering co-ops, condos, and subdiv. - just subscribe and you will be notified when they are posted. Those are around 4 weeks out,

I left abusive husband, am looking to buy something like this, close to Palm beach ( where my son is, whom graciously helped me get down here from Delaware, 6 months ago) And so...divorce is within 2 months, then I will have better funds, along with at age 63 & spinal cord injury, I do receive SS disability...I just subbed to your channel and will keep a watch out...I am applying for anything I can to help me along as well...thanks so very much for what you do! Those reading this, thanks ahead of time for the much needed prayers! God bless ya!

@FloridaForForever

3 жыл бұрын

PS, I really really really love this unit just as it is, I need something like this, fully furnished, one story, I use a cane and walker as needed.

@jim.m3889

3 жыл бұрын

@@FloridaForForever prayers that everything will work out for you in God's plan 🙏

This is a great video and I learned a lot from it!

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I don't know why you keep saying wow. This place needs to be gotten. Really paneling on all the walls. And everything's like from the 70s. Even those chairs my mother had those in the fifties before I was born. Great deal if you don't mind living in something that has never been updated ever.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 ай бұрын

LOL. it was dated for sure. But to buy all that for 12.5K is amazing to me. I have seen empty singlewides with holes in the floor, no furniture, and broken appliances go for a lot more. In fact, I have searched far and wide to find another home in this condition at this price to no avail. (In Florida at least)

Don't these units also require annual registration with the Florida dmv?

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 жыл бұрын

Yes - it's around $125 a year.

@Sharon-pb7so

3 жыл бұрын

@@RussellWatsonFMHL Why? It's not like you're driving the thing.

@waldonumbly7490

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sharon-pb7so Never ask "why" the gubmint does anything....

Looks like a 1960's horror show

@twillbdone3273

2 жыл бұрын

I would argue maybe more like 80's lol. I just sold an '87 manufactured home, block foundation and on 1/3 acre in Idaho. Manufactured homes are not the easiest to update. haha popcorn ceilings alone.

Some of the parks HOAs are 400.00 to 600.00 a month depending on amenities like club house, pool, golfing or tennis this is like a lot rental forever. Not to mention if your making any kind of mortgage payment also.

Great job thank you

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Russ, if possible, can you state who owns the land in these parks when showing them? It would give people a chance to research past and possible future trends, as far as lot rent increases. Also, have you seen the 6 new luxury RV/park model communities being constructed in Florida by Sunlight-Resorts? 😮

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 жыл бұрын

I suggest you google the park name if you want more info. You can download a list of land-lease parks from the website. If you have a specific question regarding a park just put it in the comments. Village Green, featured in this video, is owned by Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS). I have seen info on the web and listened to some discussion by the builder of those parks on a webinar. Interesting, but not manufactured homes.

@sheripoland4742

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Russ. Hopefully potential buyers will research the REITS and be informed about annual increases.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 жыл бұрын

@@sheripoland4742 I have pointed it out in my videos and in my book. Right now you should plan on 3-4% annually in corporate parks. They don't scare me. It's the next class of park owner that scares me - investment funds.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardstrode6116Can't say I've seen anyone with that many fingers. I guess if you are holding a calculator in that hand it works. I list 244 Resident owned Co-Ops and that doesn't count MH Condo parks and MH subdivisions; of which there are many.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

Sheri, anyone can get plenty of info on a park via Google search. In many cases the real ownership of a land-lease park can be difficult to determine. Lot rent data should be obtained from the park as they are the only ones with current info. Unless you have an ironclad lifetime agreement (and lately I have seen those circumvented) there is no way to predict future lot rents. Also, there may be many different rates in a single park. Yes, I watched a webinar featuring one of the develfopers of those parks. About time we started getting some more parks in Florida.

I know a lot of people think the lot rent is high, but its no different than a condo, and certainly no older than anything else in Fla these days. At least you could resell it, whereby if you rent an apt, you cannot sell and get anything back. Also, the way HOAs operate in Fla right now, they will take your money and the bldg will fall down and kill you. It definitely needs to be updated badly, though. One good point, if it did fall down , you would have a better chance at survival, not like those people at surfside who got taken for their money by their HOA, and died. Ms. L. Churchill

Would LOVE to hear your opinion on COSTs w/land ownership verses rent in looking to live in an over 55 mobile home community. I agree with dabprod: "Lot rent is a killer!"

@RussellWatsonFMHL

Жыл бұрын

I talk about that in a number of my videos kzread.info and I address it in my book: Retirement in Florida - Manufactured Homes & The Land-Lease Option amzn.to/3c3UMPJ . The short answer is you need to determine what fulfills your dreams and meets your needs. Everyone is different.

Great job.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

i would buy that really?...wow lot rent wow!

Selling snake 🐍 oil if buying a home than paying for rent & HOA & special improvements

Wow, such a deal. 😮

Mobile homes require a LOT of maintenance and it NEVER stops. The lot rent goes for living in Florida. I live in Alaska and a lot rent goes for $435/mo. Utilities in the winter run about $300/mo. The average 3 br house is around $250k. So it's a matter of give and take. When buying a mobile home hire an inspector to evaluate the cost...just as you would hire a mechanic to check over a used car. And remember there are hidden costs that can and will bite you in the butt! I dealt with one mobile home that was plagued with aluminum wiring so be alert! Maybe I should make my own video on buying a mobile home...and what to look out for.

Lot will cost you $1200/month. That's not cheap. My 2bd/2bath house in Colorado cost me under $900 a year in property taxs'.

Terrible lot rent price& house is very dated& needs alot of work. It's very dark.

@RussellWatsonFMHL

3 жыл бұрын

Tough to take good pics in these homes when the hurricane shutters are closed - very dark and only some small lamps. The three homes I bought had similar - very dated - furniture and I replaced a lot of it over time. But, it allows you to fly down and move in with nothing but a suitcase. The rest can come later.

I'm in Texas I love it

Lot rent should include water , sewer, trash , grounds and internet. The best type of park is a co-op where you actually own a share of the park. That way the land owners can't sell the land out from under you and you have input on any increases in HOA fees. But, prices on homes in that type of park have sky rocketed this year.

I like old, but this is very outdated

@twillbdone3273

2 жыл бұрын

It's mobile home old which is never good.