How are mobile homes rated and where do I find a list of the best and the worst?
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Best mobile home....isn't that an oxymoron?
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http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/siteoverview\n\nThats a neat program
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http://www.vrbo.com/\n\nTry this link.  It is vacation rentals by owner.  You can search by amenities or what now.
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I am not sure if there is a list somewhere but if you use my two sources below, you can get a general idea of the performance of a wide variety of computer brands. These can help sort out some bad apples and easily gives you some nice compliments for each brand reviewed.
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If it is out here you have 2 main choices. http://www.consumerreports.com and http://www.cnet.com  Hope this helps
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A mobile home is not a great investment, but it may be a perfect solution for you at this time in your life. You will own the home, but will still be renting the land it sits on. You want to be sure that the park is well run, and that there are no real problems there. \n\nA good source for information about the park's reputation for trouble is the police officer(s) who patrol that area, and the local fire / EMS department. \n\nHow long do you anticipate living there. If you are going to be there over a couple of years, you most likely will come out ahead by buying the home.\n\nLook at the cost of the land rent, and the payments you will be making on the home. Compare that to what you are paying in rent now. Adjust the figures to take into account any differences in utilities that are included in your rent and the lot rent.\n\nUnderstand that the mobile home may lose value, but in a good park, it will lose a whole lot less.
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www.craigslist.org\n\nlook up the local newspapers for that region because classified ads for the newspapers are usually online.\n\n"good" and "bad" neighbhorhoods mean different things to different people.  On craigslist you can post a question, maybe a local will answer it for you, but no realtor or agent is going to do it because it's a borderline question, could be interpreted as racial profiling which is known in the realty field as "steering" and it will get an agent's license suspended, so they aren't going to give you a straight answer to that question.
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If you are relocating.... if this is to accept a job offer, many people at the place you'll be working probably have kids themselves. Ask them what they think of their children's schools.\n\nFor general online data:\n\nMost rating systems are by school rather than by district or state, because it is the administration of the individual school that makes all the difference.\n\nAlso, keep in mind that online rating sites have skewed results... only people who seek out these sites will be providing feedback. Most people wanting to give feedback have negative responses.\n\nData these sites use that are not immediate, self-initiated parent feedback are generally a year or two out of date.\n\nTry these sites:\n\nhttp://www.greatschools.net/\n\nhttp://www.schoolmatch.com/\n\nhttp://www.homefair.com/sr_home.html
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You need to contact those particular local governments... since each can vary a great deal. I personally have no clue since I nor anyone I know live in a mobil home or trailer park.
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I used a similar service to find a job in LA.  They gave me a coputer print out listing jobs in my field in the local area and left the rest up to me.  I was gauranteed a new list until if found a job then charged $150.00 for their service.  I would recommend cruising upperclass neighborhoods looking for rental signs to get the best deals.  Granny houses include 2 and 3 bedrooms sometimes.  Also sometimes you get use of features on the property that wouldn't be present in a stand alone rental.
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go to any website like ReMax or any other company that lists homes for sale and most will usually have mbile homes listed as well.
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http://www.craigslist.org\n\ngo to your city or the metro closest to you and list.  you can list rentals and houses for free.
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Standard and Poor's does a rating of school systems. That would be a good way to see how the schools are and then purchase a home in their school area.  Many realtors allow you to narrow your search by school district.
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You can purchase a mobile home from a company like Palm Harbor Homes and they will get you financed for a land home package with no money down.  I am buying one and yes your family will have plenty of room.  You can get a three bedroom for about 60000, and I dont know how much land you want  or where you live but you can do it.  My problem is getting financed for land by itself they always want 25% down any suggestions?
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check the crime rate, check the school standing nationally, check the neighborhoods, check the local tax rate. what about the seasons?  without these numbers it is too difficult to decide. you say fiance, do you want kids, how friendly is the new place to kid and family activities? is the birth hopital good? \nIt is always good to try something new, but it has great risk. You know these jobs, you know these people, what about the new ones? Can you come back if you change your mind? if the new place is awful? Will you be losing any major benefits like health care or pensions?\nAvoid declining states like Ohio, land poor states like Hawaii, or incredibly money poor states like Nebraska and Tennessee (average income is less than 30,000, to name only a few). No matter what state, there are towns that will never accept a newcomer as a local. That means police harrassment for anything and everything. Example, setting trash out for pick up too early or not keeping your lawn the requisite three and one half inches tall...  (I have lived in each of these places so please don't be a hater, I wasn't a local, I didn't know the "rules" and have a bad taste in my mouth from these places, I actually still live in one of the states listed) \nIt is worth a bit more research, the more that you look, you will find a concrete answer to what you ask by finding something important to you. Also, checking the top ten lists of metros will help. (kid friendly list, crime rate list etc.)Trust me when I say the numbers and risks and benefits are not the same when you dig far enough down.\nYou may want to stay, you may want to go, but your digging will show you everything that you have maybe missed doing where you are before you leave.
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I was looking for that once, i just did a web search, had to try a few different ways but I finally did get a list of repossesed homes in minnesota...sorry i can't be more helpful
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try looking at the reviews from cnet.com\n\nhttp://reviews.cnet.com/