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Estimated Installation Cost: NOTE This is a price guide only. Actual costs will vary depending on specific site conditions and by region

The estimated installation cost includes the following*:

  • Setting the home that you selected onto your foundation or building pad (This assumes normal lot conditions and does not include any extra costs to maneuver the home to your building site or any crane rental fees)
  • Installing blocking or piers under the home and levelling the home with shims
  • Anchoring the home to your foundation with tornado and/or hurricane proof anchors
  • Insulating the marriage line and bolting the various sections of your home together at both the floor and roof lines (if there is more than one section)
  • Finishing roof venting and ridge cap shingles
  • Installing siding on the ends with house wrap (if you selected the house wrap option with your home order)
  • Installing soffit and fascia on the ends of the home for the complete exterior finish
  • Estimates to hook up to existing utilities (you will have to add the cost of a new septic, well, electrical service, and also driveway and etc as needed on your site)
  • Estimate to complete the inside trim and finish work

Notes:

Add for concrete If a concrete foundation (slab or crawl space) is required, add an estimate of $10 per Sq Ft of home to this price guide (if you don't have an actual quote)

Add for skirting (Not needed if home is on a crawl space)

Add for A/C if not an option included by your manufacturer

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Typical Investor funded projects

EXAMPLE # 1

 Project Cost                                                                $160,000

    Includes Land (40,000) + Home (90,000) + Home Installation (30.000)

LESS Buyer Down Payment                                           (20,000)

Balance                                                                         140,000

Management fee (10% of balance)                                14,000

Investor capital (70% of balance = 61% LTV)                 98,000

Home Nation capital (30% of balance)                          42,000

Net to Investor at Buyer’s loan closing in

approximately 90 - 120 days

(50% of Management fee)                                             $7,000

 

EXAMPLE #2

Project Cost(See VA loan pre approval here)                267,000

Less Buyer down payment                                             (1,000)

Management fee(@10%)                                               26,000

Investor capital (@70% = 63% LTV)                              187,000

Home Nation capital (@30%)                                         80,000

Net to Investor at loan closing in

approximately 90 - 120 days

(50% of Management fee)                                             $13,350

 

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING INVESTMENT PROSPECTUS

Please email Invest@HomeNation.com to request a prospectus of investment opportunities at Home Nation.  Regrettably, we are only permitted to offer our investments to accredited investors at this time.

You may also be asked to sign a NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) and an AAI (Affidavit of Accredited Investor Status) form. 

 

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Mobile Home Investing: 2022 Guide - Home Nation

Mobile Home Investing: 2022 Guide

suburbanites living in stinky mobile homes, phew

What do you genuinely know about mobile home living? Most people only know about the tired, insulting, and inaccurate tropes and stereotypes about mobile home parks unless you live in one.

 

There is a pervasive and unfair stigma attached to mobile homes and mobile home parks. 

 

But there are many benefits to living in a mobile home. But the best benefit may be living in one.

 

Mobile home parks are as safe as suburban communities or multi-unit apartment complexes relative to management efficiency. A mobile home community can be a great place to live and raise a family.

 

Many mobile home parks are strategically marketed as safe and affordable communities for raising children.

 

There are currently over 332 million Americans living in the United States. However, over 17 million Americans live in mobile home parks. That is the equivalent of around 5% of the American population. That is a lot of Americans living in mobile homes. Some mobile home industry experts believe that as many as 22 million Americans live in mobile home parks. 

 

And mobile home rentals are projected to increase in the future. Many industry insiders believe that mobile home rentals could become the new affordable housing in the near future. In other words, more people will be renting mobile homes in the future.

 

But what if you have no plans to ever live in a mobile park, no matter these positive statistics? Well, you could start investing in mobile homes.

 

Mobile home investment is one of the most criminally underrated and unknown investment opportunities in the United States. Mobile homes are probably the least volatile, most profitable, and stable of the various asset classes.

 

You are more likely to generate a reliable and stable passive income revenue and quicker returns with mobile home investments than with other forms of real estate. 

 

There are numerous advantages to investing in mobile homes. 

 

There is a much lower entry price for investment relative to traditional and commercial real estate. And a mobile home investment is an easy way to begin strategic diversification of your financial portfolio.

 

You can start learning about mobile home investment by consulting a real estate agent, gaining access to Multiple Listing Services via cooperation with real estate professionals, or consulting with mobile home construction professionals.

 

So, let’s talk about the primary advantages of investing in mobile homes. Firstly, let’s talk about the mobile home and what it is – after all, you should have a comprehensive understanding of the things you invest in.

 

Contact Home Nation today to learn more about our mobile, modular, and site-built homes.

 

Related: The Pros of Buying a Used Mobile Home

What is a Mobile Home?

 

You should have a comprehensive understanding of whatever you invest in. So, what exactly is a mobile home?

 

Legally speaking, mobile homes are technically known as “manufactured homes,” but the name “mobile home” has just stuck in the lexicon since about 1953. Before 1953 mobile homes were referred to as “travel trailers.”

 

is this thing hurricane rated because it is about to blow away like the wolf and the 3 little pigs

 

So, why is this information important to you as an investor in mobile homes? There were absolutely no federal standards for the construction of mobile homes until 1976 with the ratification of the HUD code. 

 

In other words, there were no uniform construction standards or codes for the manufacturing of mobile homes. Before 1976, mobile home construction safety standards were iffy at best and criminally negligent at worst. 

 

So, with the 1976 passage of the HUD code, all mobile homes, now legally called “manufactured homes,” must be constructed to federally uniform standards. Mobile homes must be durable, built on top of a permanent chassis, fire-resistant, designed for use as habitation with or without a permanent foundation, energy-efficient, fire-resistant, and contain at least 320 square feet, amongst some of the most basic standards.

 

And the typical mobile home must be at least eight feet wide by 40 feet in length. The mobile home must be built to regional safety codes if it resides in a natural disaster area.

 

The point here is that every mobile home constructed after 1976 has a white, pink, but usually, a red HUD tag affixed to its exterior, denoting that it was built to exact federal safety standards. So, if you invest in mobile homes, you want to ensure that there is a visible HUD tag somewhere on the exterior.

 

If the mobile home does not have a HUD tag, then its construction quality standards are iffy at best. 

 

Now, what are the myriad benefits of investing in mobile homes?

Investing in Mobile Homes

is this even a mobile home

Mobile homes are recession-resistant and are always in demand. No one should wish for an economic downturn, but more people will be moving in mobile homes than other types of real estate properties if there is one.

 

The average rent for a mobile home is $568. And the average income of a mobile home inhabitant is only about $34,000. The point here is that there will always be people willing to live in mobile homes. And as previously mentioned, the market for mobile home renting is set to grow.

 

You don’t have to pay property taxes since they will own the mobile home and not the land under it. The repairs and physical maintenance costs for mobile homes are also relatively low compared to traditional homes. And depending on the management policies of the mobile home park, while you are responsible for paying for upkeep and repairs, the management could take care of it for you.

 

The average cost of a mobile home is about $88,000, while the average cost of a house ranges between $300,000 to $400,000. You could buy one or several mobile dwellings relative to the average price of one traditional home and profit more in passive income. 

 

And the typical mobile home is designed to last at least 55 years or longer. So, you are not making a short-term investment. 

 

And while there is high demand for mobile home rental, there is always a low risk for you as an investor. There is absolutely no comparison to the financial market volatility of the traditional real estate market with the mobile home market.

 

Contact Home Nation today to learn more about mobile homeownership.

 

Related: What To Know Before Buying Foreclosed Manufactured Homes

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