Despite advancements in safety inspections and building materials, many still view mobile homes as more dangerous and less valuable than traditional housing options. While many of these ideas contain some grain of truth, others are entirely incorrect. Here are four of the most common misconceptions about mobile home living, and a bit more explanation of the truth of the matter.
1. Mobile Homes Can’t Increase in Value
While many factors potentially make it challenging for mobile homes to increase in value, it’s certainly not impossible. Real estate is a valuable commodity, and you can ensure you have a positive investment using many methods. Any well-maintained home on purchased land with a secure foundation has plenty of potential to yield an increased market value.
2. Mobile Homes Use Faulty Materials
The idea that mobile homes use unsafe or dangerous materials may have been true back in the 1970s, but building standards have come a long way since then. Thanks to official laws and regulations regarding home construction, mobile and manufactured homes go through an intense inspection process to ensure that they’re up to code. Many mobile homes have additional frame supports that make them stronger than traditional housing.
3. Mobile Homes Are Vulnerable to Storms
One of the most common misconceptions about mobile home living is the Hollywood image of trailer parks blowing over in a tornado. The general idea behind this myth comes more from the fact that many mobile home living communities were in areas with more natural disasters rather than mobile homes being more susceptible to damage from severe weather. Protecting your mobile home from storms is a good idea, but you’re typically not in more danger than other housing options in the area.
4. You Can’t Customize Mobile Homes
Some people have the notion that a manufactured home is static and that you can’t do anything to modify or improve it after you secure it to its foundation. The truth is that mobile homes have ample opportunities for remodeling and renovation, the same as any other home. You can redo your kitchen counters or make changes to the lighting fixtures. Some homeowners may have a bathtub and decide they want to install a shower stall for their mobile home. Truthfully, many homeowners find mobile homes easier to customize since they start from a more blank slate.
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