Thank you for posting this lovely home! I was intrigued until I heard the lot rent😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫. Now, I realize it has amenities and all but that’s insane 🤬. Not your fault but thanks again!
Glad you like the house, similar homes are available in less expensive communities and the point behind the video was to let you see what kind of home you can get for that kind of money.
NP @robingirard5423 , this is just one example of the many kinds of deals out there. Be sure to check out some of the other videos on the channel ru-vid.com as well as all the resources on our website: www.floridamfghome.com/ It's all free!
I wish I still had my two Florida homes. I bought them in the 80s for 56,000 for one and 22,000 for the one next-door good solid 1950s Florida homes I had to move in the 90s and sold them for about 150 each. They just both recently sold for close to $1 million eachhindsight
NP @sandrahoffman1958 , this is just one example of the many kinds of deals out there. Be sure to check out some of the other videos on the channel ru-vid.com as well as all the resources on our website: www.floridamfghome.com/ It's all free!
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I am astounded by the price of many things these days. I couldn't fathom eggs at $5/dozen and butter at $6/lb still shocks me. We won't even talk about chicken wings...
Affordable is a relative term. It's much more affordable than the $2,500/mo apartments right down the street or the homes in nearby HOA communities that start around $500K.
Certainly another option but a different kind of community and experience. Also a bit more hurricane exposure. I did a video on Barefoot Bay: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4G_FcZOZv-E.html
@@Trump424 Insurance is available. That's a large topic. I gave a summary in our last (free) workshop. If you want to be notified for the next one, sign up here: fmhla.mykajabi.com/mh-new-buyer
Some folks just don't like lot rent. If paying lower monthly fees is high on your priority list why not look at Resident Owned Communities? Here's a list of videos to get you started: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-10eCCZjxyJ0.html&list=PLITxS9iTEF0b9WqqQz6iFOAp9RNnWGFPg
We lived in the Hamptons Country Club in Auburndale and loved it, but moved out due to the rent increases every year, and insurance. We now live in Oklahoma in a house for less than half of what we were paying in Florida@@RussellWatsonFMHL
@@melvinjacobs2328 No question there are cheaper places to live in the country. When you sold your house in the Hamptons someone else moved in who I assume thought it was a good deal. Sounds like everyone won.
Crazy lot rent. Problem is they just keep going up. Then what do you do? I lived in a park in AK. The rent kept going up every year. I was lucky , I was able to sell it. I bought a house. Cheaper monthly than the park and I Own it all.
In that kind of community the HOA is voluntary. I think there HOA fees are 25 or $30 a year. It is a senior community and there are many seniors paying those amounts that live there now. But I get your meaning, it is very steep for somebody who just has Social Security.
@@RussellWatsonFMHL I think Citizens is not insuring Snowbirds homes anymore, with their latest requirements to reduce the number of policies. The whole insurance mess was a major factor we sold out and left FL.
@@muskyful Glad you found something that works for you. I was just talking with an insurance VP and I can assure you many companies insure homes owned by snowbirds. Depending on where you live, it has gotten expensive though. But so has everything else.
For a little more than that lot rent you can buy a small house and own the land. This community looks outdated with depressed neighbors who can’t afford to live there anymore. Geez 🙄
Well, maybe in Mississippi or one of the other Midwest states. Financial factors certainly play into such a decision but most coming to these communities could afford either option.
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Vero is one of the best towns in Florida. Prices for living in TN and OK are not relevant. They are worlds apart in terms of weather, culture, safety and tropical coastal beauty. The lot rent is high. I would find a place to rent for $2500 a month and not pay the $100k then move on in a couple of years for a new adventure.
Certainly an option. But another scenario along the same financial lines would be to spend the $100K, spend the 32K on lot rent (vs $60K on a straight rental) and then sell the home. You could take a $28K hit on the sale price and break even; but in fact manufactured houses in these communities are actually going up in price so if you sold it for what you paid you would be $28K ahead in two years. That's besides the amenities and other advantages of community living.
@@christinavalerio2423 That sounds really nice. There are many states cheaper than Florida. Especially the areas in Florida close to the beaches. If lot rent under $450/mo is your prime need the southern half of Florida is not going to meet your needs unless you get into a resident owned community. I have seen those as low as $75/mo.
Sure you could join a country club. Homes start around $700,000 and up. Monthly HOA fees will run you $2 to 3000. A better choice might be a manufactured housing HOA subdivision. We cover those in our program. Something like that could run you maybe 200,000 for this home with the land. Monthly HOA fees might run you 3 to 500. It all boils down to your financial goals and condition assuming this type of lifestyle is your dream.
I could afford to by a gently used manif=mobile home. BUT the lot rent these days is ridiculous. Hard pressed to find a month lot rent under $1,100. I don't have a need for a golfing community , a pond with water or water view , I really don't need a community to offer happenings for me to join. I just need an affordable home to live . I only net 1,300.00 a month on SS & I am by myself, so that would take MOST of my SS check
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Very good video, I'm moving to Florida soon, I work with buying, renovating and selling properties in Brazil. Do you believe it is a good business to specialize in mobile homes? I would appreciate it if you could respond. Congratulations on the work!
at least you had the guts to say what the lot rent is...lol...talk about giving up control of your property. they can make the lot rent anything they want at any time. and they probably dont let you rent it out so now you're in a box for life...
Those are common misconceptions. This is why I developed Florida Manufactured Home Living - to provide factual data and let folks make educated choices.
@@lkj781 Nope, at the time this video was made it's a fact. To some that's a cheap price for value received. Others choose something else, sometimes less, sometimes more. Then there are those that can't afford it and it's simply not an available choice. There are over 700 homes in this community and typically 5% or less are for sale. (In 55+ communities there is some turnover that is inevitable) BTW, they cannot make the lot rent anything they want, at any time...Not in Florida anyway.
Hi Russ, have you heard of a place called the Polynesian Village in Englewood it is an HOA Community it looks really nice going to check it out next month
Recommending parks is like recommending cars. Everyone has a different budget, tastes, and goals. Factors such as area, proximity, amenities, age, home prices, lot rent, etc. create too many variables. My ideal park, just like my ideal pair of shoes, won't fit you. You need to identify your needs, narrow down your choices, and then contact the park(s) to see what's available. We go into this much deeper in our MH New Buyers course, Sign up to be notified of the next course availability here: fmhla.mykajabi.com/
Yes, it is becoming more common. But there are also equivalent parks in other areas that are much less. Getting the info to folks to make an informed decision is the purpose of our MH New Buyer program.
Yes Mr. Watson, Your videos have HELPED ME a lot to clarify things for me. I have signed up for your programme and am in the process of selling our single family home in Utah, taking the proceeds to buy a reasonable MH in the ormond beach area preferably in a 55+ colony. I am 59, wife is 65 and i would like to find simple work as well in the area. Thank You Sir for all that you do to help people like us. @@RussellWatsonFMHL
$95,000+ for a mobile home is nuts. They are expensive to maintain, hard to insure. And $1,136 a month lot rent? That is 3/4 a retiree's income. Someone got out-priced. The home is only worth about $42,000 tops.
Homes are priced to market just like eggs and butter. I can't believe the cost of going to the grocery store today. There was a time when you could afford these homes on just Social Security but that ship has mostly sailed in FL. I'm told there are still a few affordable parks in Tennessee though. Maybe it will all come back down but so far, they keep going up and folks keep buying them.
The American Dream is pretty much over and I feel sorry for the younger generation because you’re either gonna be dirt poor or filthy rich communism at best
Some folks just don't like lot rent. If paying lower monthly fees is high on your priority list why not look at Resident Owned Communities? Here's a list of videos to get you started: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-10eCCZjxyJ0.html&list=PLITxS9iTEF0b9WqqQz6iFOAp9RNnWGFPg
Some folks just don't like lot rent. If paying lower monthly fees is high on your priority list why not look at Resident Owned Communities? Here's a list of videos to get you started: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-10eCCZjxyJ0.html&list=PLITxS9iTEF0b9WqqQz6iFOAp9RNnWGFPg
Sure, There are CoOps, Condominium manufactured home communities, along with HOA and non-HOA subdivisions. These have much lower monthly fees. If you want to avoid an organized community altogether, there are many manufactured home subdivisions offering houses at half the price of stick built. Here are some videos on those topics: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-10eCCZjxyJ0.html&pp=gAQBiAQB ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4G_FcZOZv-E.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
Many folks have flower beds around their homes. Feeding humming birds should not be a problem. Many communities do not allow feeding wild animals and that may include birds. If this is important too you be sure to ask, via email or in writing, before you buy. It's not the feeding of the birds that's the problem and unlike northern climates, natural food is always available to them. The problem is the spillage of seed will bring rodents in from the surrounding areas as they love birdseed.
There are many other channels with the information that you’re looking for this channel seems to be geared towards those of us that are 55 and older looking to down size
Some folks just don't like lot rent. If paying lower monthly fees is high on your priority list why not look at Resident Owned Communities? Here's a list of videos to get you started: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-10eCCZjxyJ0.html&list=PLITxS9iTEF0b9WqqQz6iFOAp9RNnWGFPg
Some folks just don't like lot rent. If paying lower monthly fees is high on your priority list why not look at Resident Owned Communities? Here's a list of videos to get you started: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-10eCCZjxyJ0.html&list=PLITxS9iTEF0b9WqqQz6iFOAp9RNnWGFPg
