Mobile Homes can be delivered to any county in Texas. Here’s the list of all counties in Texas:
Northwest Texas Corner Counties:
1. Dallam - Dalhart, Texline
2. Sherman - Stratford, Texhoma
3. Hansford - Gruver, Morse, Spearman
4. Ochiltree - Booker, Perryton
5. Lipscomb - Booker, Darrouzett, Follett, Higgins, Lipscomb
6. Hartley - Channing, Hartley
7. Moore - Cactus, Dumas, Masterson, Sunray
8. Hutchinson - Borger, Fritch, Sanford, Stinnett
9. Roberts - Miami
10. Hemphill - Canadian
11. Oldham - Adrian, Vega, Wildorado
12. Potter - Amarillo, Bishop Hills
13. Carson - Groom,Panhandle,Skellytown,White Deer
14. Gray - Lefors, McLean, Pampa
15. Wheeler - Briscoe, Mobeetie, Shamrock, Wheeler
16. Deaf Smith - Hereford
17. Randall - Amarillo, Canyon, Happy, Lake Tanglewood, Palisades, Timbercreek Canyon
18. Armstrong - Claude, Wayside
19. Donley - Clarendon, Hedley, Howardwick
20. Collingsworth - Dodson, Quail, Samnorwood, Wellington
21. Parmer - Bovina, Farwell, Friona
22. Castro - Dimmitt, Hart, Nazareth, Summerfield
23. Swisher - Kress, Tulia
24. Briscoe - Quitaque, Silverton
25. Hall - Estelline, Lakeview, Memphis, Turkey
26. Childress - Childress, Tell
Northwest Texas Counties:
1. Bailey - Bula, Enochs, Maple, Muleshoe
2. Lamb - Amherst, Earth, Littlefield, Olton, Spade, Springlake, Sudan
3. Hale - Abernathy, Edmonson, Hale Center, Petersburg, Plainview, Seth Ward
4. Floyd - Floydada, Lockney
5. Motley - Matador, Roaring Springs
6. Cottle - Paducah
7. Cochran - Bledsoe, Morton, Whiteface
8. Hockley - Anton, Levelland, Opdyke, Pep, Ropesville, Smyer, Sundown
9. Lubbock - Abernathy, Idalou, Lubbock, New Deal, Ransom Canyon, Reese Village, Shallowater, Slaton, Wolfforth
10. Crosby - Crosbyton, Lorenzo, Ralls
11. Dickens - Afton, Dickens, McAdoo, Spur
12. King - Dumont, Guthrie
13. Yoakum - Plains
14. Terry - Brownfield, Meadow, Tokio, Wellman
15. Lynn - New Home, O'Donnell, Tahoka, Wilson
16. Garza - Post
17. Kent - Girard, Jayton
18. Stonewall - Aspermont, Old Glory
19. Gaines - Denver City, Seagraves, Seminole
20. Dawson - Ackerly, Grandview, Lamesa, O'Donnell, Welch
21. Borden - Gail
22. Scurry - Fluvanna, Hermleigh, Snyder
23. Fisher - McCaulley, Roby, Rotan, Sylvester
24. Andrews - Andrews
25. Martin - Lenorah, Stanton, Tarzan
26. Howard - Big Spring, Coahoma, Forsan, Knott
27. Mitchell - Colorado City, Loraine, Wesbrook
28. Nolan - Blackwell, Maryneal, Nolan, Roscoe, Sweetwater
Northcentral Texas Counties:
1. Hardeman - Chillicothe, Goodlett, Quanah
2. Wilbarger - Fargo, Harrold, Lockett, Oklaunion, Vernon
3. Wichita - Burkburnett, Electra, Iowa Park, Wichita Falls
4. Clay - Bellevue, Byers, Dean, Henrietta, Jolly, Joy, Petrolia
5. Montague - Bowie, Forestburg, Montague, Nocona, St. Jo
6. Cooke - Callisburg, Gainesville, Lindsay, Muenster, Oak Ridge
7. Foard - Crowell, Thalia
8. Knox - Benjamin, Goree, Knox City, Munday
9. Baylor - Seymour
10. Archer - Archer City, Holliday, Megargel, Scotland, Windthorst
11. Haskell - Haskell, O'Brien, Rochester, Rule, Sagerton, Stamford, Weinert
12. Throckmorton - Throckmorton, Woodson
13. Young - Graham, Jean, Loving, Newcastle, Olney
14. Jack - Bryson, Jacksboro, Jermyn, Perrin
15. Wise - Alvord, Aurora, Boyd, Briar, Bridgeport, Chico, Decatur, Fairview, Newark, Paradise, Rhome, Runaway Bay
16. Denton - Argyle, Aubrey, Bartonville, Carrollton, Copper Canyon, Corinth, Corral City, Cross Roads, Dallas, Denton, Double Oak, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Frisco, Hackberry,
Haslet, Hebron, Hickory Creek, Highland Village, Justin, Krugerville, Krum, Lake Dallas, Lakewood Village, Lewisville, Lincoln Park, Little Elm, Marshall Creek, Northlake, Oak
Point, Pilot Point, Ponder, Roanoke, Sanger, Shady Shores, Southlake, The Colony, Trophy Club, Westlake
17. Jones - Anson, Hamlin, Hawley, Lueders, Stamford
18. Shackelford - Albany, Moran
19. Stephens - Breckenridge, Caddo
20. Palo Pinto - Gordon, Graford, Mineral Wells, Mingus, Palo Pinto, Santo, Strawn
21. Parker - Aledo, Annetta, Azle, Briar, Cool, Hudson Oaks, Millsap, Poolville, Reno, Sanctuary, Springtown, Weatherford, Willow Park
22. Tarrant - Arlington, Bedford, Benbrook, Blue Mound, Colleyville, Crowley, Dalworthington Gardens, Eagle Mountain, Edgecliff Village, Euless, Everman, Forest Hill, Fort Worth,
Grapevine, Grand Prairie, Haltom City, Hurst, Keller, Kennedale, Lake Worth, Lakeside, Newark, North Richland Hills, Pantego, Pecan Acres, Pelican Bay, Rendon, Richland Hills,
River Oaks, Saginaw, Sansom Park, Southlake, Watauga, Westover Hills, Westworth Village, White Settlement
23. Taylor - Abilene, Buffalo Gap, Impact, Lawn, Merkel, Ovalo, Potosi, Trent, Tuscola, Tye
24. Callahan - Baird, Clyde, Cross Plains, Putnam
25. Eastland - Carbon, Cisco, Desdemona, Eastland, Gorman, Ranger, Rising Star
26. Erath - Dublin, Morgan Mill, Stephenville
27. Hood - Cresson, Granbury, Lipan, Oak Trail Shores, Pecan Plantation, Tolar
28. Somervell - Glen Rose, Rainbow
29. Johnson - Alvarado, Briaroaks, Burleson, Cleburne, Cross Timber, Godley, Grandview, Joshua, Keene, Rio Vista, Venus
Northeast Texas Counties:
1. Grayson - Bells, Collinsville, Denison, Dorchester, Gunter, Howe, Knollwood, Pottsboro, Sadler, Sherman, Southmayd, Tioga, Tom Bean, Van Alstyne, Whitesboro, Whitewright
2. Fannin - Bailey, Bonham, Dodd City, Ector, Honey Grove, Ladonia, Leonard, Ravenna, Savoy, Trenton , Windom
3. Lamar - Blossom, Deport, Paris, Powderly, Roxton, Sumner
4. Red River - Annona, Avery, Bogata, Clarksville, Detroit
5. Bowie - Dalby Springs, De Kalb, Hooks, Leary, Maud, Nash, New Boston, Red Lick, Redwater, Texarkana, Wake Village
6. Collin -
7. Hunt - Caddo Mills, Campbell, Celeste, Commerce, Greenville, Lone Oak, Quinlan, West Tawakoni, Wolfe City
8. Delta - Ben Frnaklin, Cooper, Klondike, Pecan Gap
9. Hopkins - Brashear, Como, Cumby, Pickton, Saltillo, Sulphur Bluff, Sulphur Springs, Tira
10. Franklin - Mount Vernon, Scroggins, Winnsboro
11. Titus - Cookville, Mount Pleasant, Talco, Winfield
12. Morris - Daingerfield, Lone Star, Naples, Omaha
13. Cass - Atlanta, Avinger, Bivins, Bloomburg, Domino, Douglassville, Hughes Springs, Linden, Marietta, Queen City
14. Dallas - Addison, Balch Springs, Cedar Hill, Carrollton, Cockrell Hill, Combine, Coppell, Dallas, DeSoto, Duncanville, Farmers Branch, Ferris, Garland, Glenn Heights, Grand
Prairie, Grapevine, Highland Park, Hutchins, Irving, Lancaster, Lewisville, Mesquite, Ovilla, Rowlett, Seagoville, Sunnyvale, University Park, Wilmer
15. Rockwall - Fate, Heath, McLendon-Chisholm, Mobile City, Rockwall, Rowlett, Royse City
16. Rains - East Tawakoni, Emory, Point
17. Wood - Alba, Hawkins, Mineola, Quitman, Yantis
18. Camp - Leesburg, Pittsburg, Rocky Mound
19. Upshur - Bettie, Big Sandy, Diana, East Mountain, Gilmer, Ore City, Union Grove
20. Marion - Jefferson
21. Ellis - Alma, Bardwell, Ennis, Ferris, Garrett, Grand Prairie, Italy, Mansfield, Maypearl, Midlothian, Milford, Oak Leaf, Ovilla, Palmer, Pecan Hill, Red Oak, Telico, Venus, Waxahachie
22. Kaufman - Crandall, Combine, Dallas, Forney, Grays Prairie, Kaufman, Kemp, Lawrence, Mabank, Oak Grove, Oak Ridge, Post Oak Bend, Rosser, Scurry, Talty, Terrell
23. Van Zandt - Ben Wheeler, Canton, Edgewood, Edom, Fruitvale, Grand Saline, Van, Wills Point
24. Navarro - Angus, Barry, Blooming Grove, Corsicana, Dawson, Emhouse, Eureka, Frost, Goodlow Park, Kerens, Mildred, Mustang, Navarro, Oak Valley, Powell, Retreat, Rice, Richland
25. Henderson - Athens, Berryville, Brownsboro, Caney City, Chandler, Coffee City, Enchanted Oaks, Eustace, Evelyn, Gun Barrel City, Log Cabin, Mabank, Malakoff, Moore Station, Murchison, Payne Springs, Poynor, Seven Points, Star Harbor, Tool, Trinidad
26. Smith - Arp, Bullard, Lindale, New Chapel Hill, Noonday, Troup, Tyler, Whitehouse, Winona
27. Gregg - Clarksville City, Easton, Gladewater, Kilgore, Lakeport, Liberty City, Longview, Warren City, White Oak
28. Harrison - Elysian Fields, Gill, Hallsville, Harleton, Jonesville, Karnack, Latex, Longview, Marshall, Nesbitt, Scottsville, Uncertain, Waskom, Woodlawn
29. Rusk - Henderson, Laneville, Mount Enterprise, New London, Overton, Pinehill, Tatum, Turnertown
30. Panola - Beckville, Bethany, Carthage, Clayton, Deadwood, De Berry, Gary City, Long Branch, Murvaul, Tatum
West Texas Counties:
1. El Paso - Agua Dulce, Anthony, Butterfield, Canutillo, Clint, El Paso, Fabens, Fort Bliss, Homestead Meadows North, Homestead Meadows South, Horizon City, Morning Glory, Newman, Prado Verde, San Elizario, Socorro, Sparks, Tornillo, Vinton, Westway
2. Hudspeth - Dell City, Fort Hancock, Salt Flat, Sierra Blanca
3. Culberson - Van Horn
4. Reeves - Balmorhea, Lindsay, Pecos, Toyah
5. Loving - Mentone
6. Winkler - Kermit, Wink
7. Ector - Gardendale, Goldsmith, Odessa, West Odessa
8. Midland - Midland
9. Ward - Barstow, Grandfalls, Monahans, Pyote, Thorntonville, Wickett
10. Crane - Crane
11. Upton - McCamey, Rankin
12. Jeff Davis - Fort Davis, Valentine
13. Pecos - Coyanosa, Fort Stockton, Imperial, Sheffield
14. Presidio - Marfa, Presidio, Redford
15. Brewster - Alpine, Marathon
16. Terrell - Dryden, Sanderson
Central West Texas Counties:
1. Glasscock - Garden City
2. Sterling - Sterling City
3. Coke - Blackwell, Bronte, Robert Lee, Silver
4. Runnels - Ballinger, Miles, Norton, Rowena, Wingate, Winters
5. Coleman - Burkett, Coleman, Goldsboro, Gouldbusk, Novice, Rockwood, Santa Anna, Talpa, Valera, Voss
6. Brown - Bangs, Blanket, Brookesmith, Brownwood, Early, May, Zephyr
7. Reagan - Big Lake
8. Irion - Barnhart, Mertzon
9. Tom Green - Carlsbad, Christoval, Mereta, San Angelo, Vancourt, Wall
10. Concho - Eden, Eola, Millersview, Paint Rock
11. McCulloch - Brady, Doole, Lohn, Melvin, Pear Valley, Rochelle, Voca
12. Crockett - Ozona
13. Schleicher - Eldorado
14. Menard - Fort McKavett, Menard
15. Mason - Art, Fredonia, Mason, Pontotoc
16. Sutton - Sonora
17. Kimble - Junction, London, Roosevelt
18. Gillespie - Fredericksburg, Harper, Luckenbach, Stonewall, Willow City
19. Val Verde - Comstock, Del Rio, Langtry, Pandale
20. Edwards - Barksdale, Rocksprings
21. Real - Camp Wood, Leakey, Rio Frio
22. Kerr - Center Point, Ingram, Kerrville, Mountain Home
23. Bandera - Bandera, Medina, Vanderpool
24. Kinney - Brackettville
25. Uvalde - Sabinal, Utopia, Uvalde
26. Medina - Castroville, Devine, D'Hanis, Hondo, Mico, Natalia
Central Texas Counties:
1. Comanche - Comanche, Gustine
2. Hamilton - Hamilton, Hico
3. Bosque - Clifton, Cranfills Gap, Iredell, Meridian, Morgan, Valley Mills, Walnut Springs
4. Hill - Abbott, Blum, Hillsboro, Hubbard, Itasca, Malone, Mount Calm, Penelope, Whitney
5. Mills - Goldthwaite, Mullin, Priddy, Star
6. San Saba - Richland Springs, San Saba
7. Lampasas - Adamsville, Kempner, Lampasas, Lometa
8. Coryell - Evant, Gatesville, Jonesboro, Oglesby, South Mountain
9. McLennan - Axtell, Bellmead, Beverly Hills, China Springs, Crawford, Elm Mott, Gholson, Hallsburg, Hewitt, Lacy-Lakeview, Leroy, Lorena, Mart, McGregor, Moody, Riesel, Robinson, Ross, Waco, West, Woodway
10. Limestone - Coolidge, Groesbeck, Kosse, Mexia, Personville, Tehuacana, Thornton
11. Falls - Chilton, Golinda, Lott, Marlin, Reagan, Rosebud
12. Bell - Academy, Bartlett, Belton, Ding Dong, Harker Heights, Holland, Killeen, Nolanville, Rogers, Salado, Temple, Troy
13. Llano - Buchanan Dam, Castell, Kingsland, Llano, Sunrise Beach Village, Tow, Valley Spring
14. Burnet - Bertram, Burnet, Cottonwood Shores, Marble Falls
15. Williamson - Cedar Park, Florence, Georgetown, Granger, Hutto, Jarrell, Leander, Round Rock, Taylor, Thrall
16. Milam - Buckholts, Burlington, Cameron, Davilla, Gause, Milano, Rockdale, Thorndale
17. Robertson - Bremond, Calvert, Franklin, Hearne
18. Blanco - Blanco, Johnson City, Round Mountain
19. Travis - Austin, Del Valley, Garfield, Jollyville, Jonestown, Lago Vista, Lakeway, Manchaca, Pflugerville, Rollingwood, West Lake Hills
20. Lee - Dime Box, Giddings, Lexington, Lincoln
21. Burleson - Caldwell, Snook, Somerville
22. Brazos - Bryan, College Station
23. Kendall - Bergheim, Boerne, Comfort, Kendalia
24. Comal - Bulverde, Canyon Lake Forest, Fischer, Garden Ridge, New Braunfels, Spring Branch
25. Hays - Buda, Driftwood, Dripping Springs, Kyle, San Marcos, Wimberley
26. Caldwell - Dale, Lockhart, Luling, Martindale, Niederwald, Uhland, Maxwell
27. Bastrop - Bastrop, Cedar Creek, Elgin, Paige, Smithville
28. Washington - Brenham, Burton, Chappell Hill, Independence
29. Bexar - Alamo Heights, Balcones Heights, Cibolo, China Grove, Converse, Fair Oaks Ranch, Helotes, Hollywood Park, Kirby, Leon Valley, Live Oak, Olmos Park, San Antonio, Schertz, Shavano Park, Somerset, St. Hedwig, Terrell Hills, Von Ormy, Windcrest
30. Guadalupe - Marion, McQueeney, Seguin
31. Gonzales - Gonzales, Nixon, Smiley, Waelder
32. Fayette - Carmine, Fayetteville, Flatonia, La Grange, Schulenburg
33. Lavaca - Hallettsville, Moulton, Shiner
34. Colorado - Columbus, Garwood, Eagle Lake, Weimar
Central East Texas Counties:
1. Freestone - Fairfield, Oakwood, Streetman, Teague, Worthman
2. Anderson - Cayuga, Elkhart, Frankston, Montalba, Palestine
3. Cherokee - Alto, Gallatin, Jacksonville, Mount Selman, New Summerfield, Rusk, Wells
4. Nacogdoches - Appleby, Chireno, Cushing, Douglass, Garrison, Nacogdoches
5. Shelby - Center, Huxley, Joaquin, Neuville, Shelbyville, Tenaha, Timpson
6. Leon - Buffalo, Centerville, Jewett, Leona, Marquez, Normangee, Oakwood
7. Houston - Crockett, Grapeland, Kennard, Latexo, Lovelady, Porter Springs
8. Angelina - Burke, Diboll, Huntington, Lufkin, Pollok, Zavalla
9. San Augustine - Broaddus, San Augustine
10. Sabine - Bronson, Hemphill, Milam, Pineland
11. Madison - Madisonville, Midway, North Zulch
12. Trinity - Apple Springs, Glendale, Groveton, Trinity
13. Grimes - Anderson, Navasota
14. Walker - Huntsville, New Waverly
15. San Jacinto - Coldspring, Oakhurst, Pointblank, Shepherd
16. Polk - Corrigan, Goodrich, Livingston, Onalaska, Seven Oaks
17. Tyler - Chester, Colmesneil, Fred, Spurger, Warren, Woodville
18. Jasper - Browndell, Buna, Evadale, Jasper, Kirbyville
19. Newton - Burkeville, Deweyville, Newton
20. Montgomery - Conroe, Cut and Shoot, Magnolia, Oak Ridge North, Porter, Shenandoah, Splendora, The Woodlands, Willis
21. Liberty - Cleveland, Daisetta, Dayton, Hardin, Hull, Liberty
22. Hardin - Batson, Kountze, Loeb, Lumberton, Saratoga, Silsbee, Sour Lake
23. Orange - Bridge City, Mauriceville, Orange, Orangefield, Rose City, Vidor, West Orange
24. Austin - Bellville, Bleiblerville, Cat Spring, New Ulm, Industry, San Felipe, Sealy, Wallis
25. Waller - Brookshire, Hempstead, Katy, Pattison, Prairie View, Waller
26. Harris - Atascocita, Barrett, Baytown, Bellaire, Bunker Hill Village, Channelview, Cloverleaf, Crosby, Deer Park, El Lago, Friendswood, Galena Park, Hedwig Village, Highlands, Hilshire Village, Houston, Humble, Hunters Creek Village, Jacinto City, Jersey Village, Katy, Klein, La Porte, League City, Missouri City, Morgan's Point, Nassau Bay, Pasadena, Pearland, Piney Point Village, Seabrook, Sheldon, Shoreacres, South Houston, Southside Place, Spring, Spring Valley, Stafford, Taylor Lake Village, Tomball, Webster, West University Place
27. Chambers - Anahuac, Baytown, Beach City, Mont Belvieu, Seabrook, Shoreacres, Stowell, Wallisville, Winnie
28. Jefferson - Beaumont, Bevil Oaks, China, Groves, Nederland, Port Arthur, Port Neches, Sabine Pass
29. Fort Bend - Katy, Kendleton, Meadows, Missouri City, Needville, Rosenberg, Simonton, Stafford, Sugar Land
30. Galveston - Bacliff, Bayou Vista, Clear Lake Shores, Dickinson, Friendswood, Galveston, High Island, Hitchcock, Jamaica Beach, Kemah, La Marque, League City, Port Bolivar, San Leon, Santa Fe, Texas City, Tiki Island
31. Wharton - Boling, East Bernard, El Campo, Louise, Newgulf, Wharton
32. Brazoria - Alvin, Angleton, Brazoria, Clute, Danbury, Freeport, Hillcrest, Lake Jackson, Manvel, Oyster Creek, Pearland, Richwood, West Columbia
33. Matagorda - Bay City, Markham, Matagorda, Palacios, Van Vleck
South Texas Counties:
1. Maverick - Eagle Pass, Quemado
2. Zavala - Batesville, Crystal City, La Pryor
3. Dimmit - Asherton, Big Wells, Carrizo Springs
4. Frio - Bigfoot, Dilley, Moore, Pearsall
5. La Salle - Cotulla, Fowlerton
6. Atascosa - Campbellton, Charlotte, Christine, Jourdanton, Lytle, Pleasanton, Poteet
7. McMullen - Calliham, Tilden
8. Wilson - Floresville, La Vernia, Poth, Stockdale
9. Karnes - Falls City, Gillett, Karnes City, Kenedy, Runge
10. Live Oak - George West, Three Rivers
11. De Witt - Arneckville, Cuero, Nordheim, Yoakum, Yorktown
12. Jackson - Cordele, Edna, Ganado, Vanderbilt
13. Goliad - Ander, Goliad
14. Victoria - Bloomington, Inez, Victoria
15. Calhoun - Point Comfort, Port Lavaca, Seadrift
16. Bee - Beeville, Pettus, Skidmore
17. Refugio - Austwell, Bayside, Refugio, Tivoli, Woodsboro
18. Aransas - Aransas Pass, Fulton, Rockport
19. San Patricio - Gregory, Ingleside, Odem, Portland, San Patricio, Sinton, Taft
20. Webb - Botines, Bruni, El Cenizo, La Presa, Laredo, Laredo Ranchettes, Larga Vista, Mirando City, Oilton, Ranchitos Las Lomas, Ranchos Penitas West, Rio Bravo
21. Duval - Benavides, Freer, Realitos, San Diego
22. Jim Wells - Alice, Pernitas Point, Orange Grove, Premont
23. Nueces - Agua Dulce, Corpus Christi, Driscoll, Ingleside, Petronila, Portland, Robstown
24. Kleberg - Kingsville, Riviera
25. Zapata - Zapata
26. Jim Hogg - Hebbronville
27. Brooks - Encino, Falfurrias
28. Kenedy - Sarita
29. Starr - Escobares, Garciasville, La Grulla, Rio Grande City, Roma-Los Saenz, Santa Elena
30. Hidalgo - Abram, Alamo, Alton, Donna, Edcouch, Edinburg, Elsa, Hidalgo, La Joya, Lopezville, Mission, Pharr, Progreso, Sullivan City, Weslaco
31. Willacy - Lyford, Port Mansfield, Raymondville, San Perlita, Sebastian


[ http://www.mhdeals.net  ] History

Typical manufactured home of the 1960s-70s: twelve feet wide and nearly sixty feet long. This form of housing goes back to the early years of automobiles and motorized highway travel. It was derived from the travel trailer, a small unit with permanently attached wheels often used for camping. Larger units intended to be used as dwellings for several months or more in one location came to be known as house trailers.

The original focus of this form of housing was its mobility. Units were initially marketed primarily to people whose lifestyle required mobility. However, beginning in the 1950s, mobile homes began to be marketed primarily as an inexpensive form of housing designed to be set up and left in a location for long periods of time, or even permanently installed with a masonry foundation. Previously, units had been eight feet or less in width, but in 1956, the introduction of the 10-foot wide mobile home was made. This helped solidify the line between mobile homes and house/travel trailers, since the smaller units could be moved simply with an automobile, but the larger, wider units required the services of a professional trucking company. In the 1960s and '70s, mobile homes became even longer and wider, making the mobility of the units more difficult. Today, when a manufactured home is moved to a location, it is usually kept there permanently. Since the 1970s, the term "manufactured home" has largely replaced "mobile home," since the mobility of the units has considerably decreased.

Many people who could not afford a traditional site-built home or did not desire to commit to spending a large sum of money on housing began to see manufactured homes as a viable alternative for long-term housing needs. The units were often marketed as an alternative to the apartment rental. However, the tendency of the units of this era to rapidly depreciate in resale value made using them as collateral for loans far riskier than traditional home loans. Terms were usually limited to less than the thirty year term typical of the general home-loan market, and interest rates were considerably higher. In other words, mobile home loans resembled motor vehicle loans far more than traditional home mortgages.


[ http://www.mhdeals.net  ] Legal complications

A modern "triple wide" manufactured home. The rise of the manufactured home brought with it complications the legal system was not prepared to handle. Originally, manufactured homes tended to be taxed as vehicles rather than real estate, which resulted in very low property tax rates for their inhabitants. This led local governments to reclassify them for taxation purposes.

However, even with this change, rapid depreciation often resulted in manufactured home occupants paying far less in property taxes than had been anticipated and budgeted. The ability to move many manufactured homes rapidly into a relatively small area resulted in strains to the infrastructure and governmental services of the affected areas, such as inadequate water pressure and sewage disposal, and highway congestion. This led jurisdictions to begin placing limitations on the size and density of developments.

As noted above, early manufactured homes, even those that were well-maintained, tended to depreciate in value over time, much like motor vehicles, rather than appreciate in value, as with site-built homes. The arrival of manufactured homes in an area tended to be regarded with alarm, particularly by the owners of more valuable real estate. They often feared, with some reason, that their property values could devaluate.

This combination of factors has led most jurisdictions to place zoning regulations on the areas in which manufactured homes are placed, and limitations on the number and density of manufactured homes permitted on any given site. Other restrictions, such as minimum size requirements, limitations on exterior colors and finishes, and foundation mandates have also been enacted. There are many jurisdictions that will not allow the placement of any additional manufactured homes. Others have strongly limited or forbidden all single-wide models, which tend to depreciate in value more rapidly than modern double-wide models.

Apart from all the practical issues described above, there is also the constant discussion about legal fixtures and chattels - meaning that the legal status of a trailer is, or could be, affected by its incorporation to the land or not.


[ http://www.mhdeals.net  ] Manufactured home parks
In the past, manufactured home parks have, often with legitimate reason, been thought of as substandard. With more modern manufactured home parks however, this is not the case. Most have regulations concerning the size and styles of homes permitted, and many are somewhat similar to more traditional subdivision developments. In some of the more satisfactory parks, all of the homes are owned by the individual occupants. Only the spaces or pads are rented, not the units themselves. Developments in which the buyer purchases both the home and the lot are almost indistinguishable from traditional subdivisions. In lower-end parks, some or all of the units are owned by the operators of the park and are rented to occupants. These developments are considered undesirable by property owners because they are known to depreciate the value of surrounding property.

Newer manufactured homes, particularly double-wides, tend to be built to much higher standards than their predecessors and meet the building codes applicable to most areas. This has led to a reduction in the rate of value depreciation of most used units. [2]

Additionally, modern manufactured homes tend to be built from materials similar to those used in site-built homes rather than inferior, lighter-weight materials. They are also more likely to physically resemble site-built homes. Often, the primary differentiation in appearance is that manufactured homes tend to have less of a roof slope so that they can be readily transported underneath bridges and overpasses.

The number of double-wide units sold exceeds the number of single-wides, which is due in part to the aforementioned zoning restrictions. Another reason for higher sales is the spaciousness of double-wide units, which are now comparable to site-built homes. Single-wide units are still popular primarily in rural areas, where there are fewer restrictions. They are frequently used as temporary housing in areas affected by natural disasters, when restrictions are temporarily waived.


[ http://www.mhdeals.net  ] Modular homes
Manufactured homes are often confused with but are not identical to modular homes. Modular homes are transported on flatbed trucks rather than being towed, and lack axles and an automotive-type frame typical of manufactured homes. However, like manufactured homes, some modular houses are towed behind a semi-truck on a frame similar to that of a manufactured home. The house is usually in two pieces and is hauled by two separate trucks. Each frame has five or more axles, depending on the size of the house. Once the house has reached its location, unlike a manufactured home, the axles and the tongue of the frame are then removed, and the house is set on a concrete foundation by a large crane.

Both manufactured homes and modular homes are commonly referred to as manufactured housing, although its technical use is restricted to a class of homes regulated by the Federal National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.

Most zoning restrictions on manufactured homes have been found to be inapplicable or only applicable to modular homes. This occurs often after considerable litigation on the topic by affected jurisdictions and by plaintiffs failing to ascertain the difference. Most modern modular homes, once fully assembled, are indistinguishable from site-built homes. Their roofs are usually transported as separate units, eradicating the telltale roofline of the manufactured home. As the legal differentiation between the two becomes more codified, the market for modular homes is likely to grow.

The traditional manufactured home industry would seem to have a bright future as well. As the demand for housing continues to grow, the price of housing continues to increase rapidly. The quality and features of manufactured homes has led to greater acceptance by a growing segment of the marketplace. Additionally, insurers and lenders are now more likely to treat the higher-end manufactured home as they would a traditional home.


[ http://www.mhdeals.net  ] Manufactured homes and tornados

Mobile home struck by tornadoIn the American Midwest, manufactured homes are sometimes facetiously referred to as "Tornado Magnets" or "Tornado Bait" due to the perception that tornados strike them more frequently than other structures. Tornados do not actually strike manufactured homes any more or less frequently than any other type of structure. However, while an F1 tornado might cause minor damage to a site-built home, it could do significant damage to a manufactured home, especially an older model or one that is not properly secured. Many brands offer optional hurricane straps, which can be used to tie the manufactured home to anchors embedded in the ground. This gives the owner substantial protection against heavy winds.


[ http://www.mhdeals.net  ] Caravilla

Vacant caravillas in NitzanIn 2005, a neighborhood of about 500 manufactured homes was established in Nitzan. This was a temporary community set up north of Ashkelon, Israel, to house those evacuated from their homes in Gush Katif as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan.

These manufactured homes were named caravillas (Hebrew: קרווילה), which is the combination of the words caravan, and villa. The building is composed of several prefabricated sections, similar to those of a manufactured home, that are joined on a foundation. This is akin to the Israeli concept of a villa, or Single-family home. The caravilla is more spacious than a regular manufactured home, and was instrumental in pacifying objections to the Disengagement plan.


[ http://www.mhdeals.net  ] Trivia
During a renovation of the Arkansas governor's mansion, then-Governor Mike Huckabee and his family lived in a triple-wide manufactured home on site, donated by the state manufactured home builders association. Though the move was criticized by many who believed it played to stereotypes of rural Arkansas, Huckabee agreed to the idea because the industry was important to Arkansas both in terms of sales and employment.
Single-wide mobile homes, especially older models with weathered bare aluminum skins, are often humorously called "gray whales", which they vaguely resemble.

[ http://www.mhdeals.net  ] References
^ Factory-built homes produced prior to the 1976 HUD Code enactment. Retrieved on 2006-09-12.
^ Manufactured homes. Retrieved on 2006-09-12.

[ http://www.mhdeals.net ] See also
HUD USER
Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse

[ http://www.mhdeals.net ]  External links
National Manufactured Housing Institute
Mobile Home Listing Service For Owners
Types and sizes of Manufactured and Modular Homes
What is Modular? (video) - Mississippi Public Broadcasting, View past clips from Beyond Katrina Episode 107, "What is Modular". Alternative housing or wave of the future?
Reference sources: "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_home"