Mobile Home Permanent Foundation

[Brandi Tanyaviriya]

Hi everyone!  I have purchased some 10 acres in Texas and it has a single wide mobile home (1250 sq ft) on it.  We are planning to fix it up a bit and resell.

The mobile home though is not on a permanent foundation and I'm worried it will be hard to sell (lot of mortgage companies wouldn't finance).  Do you think it's worth the cost/effort to add a permanent foundation for a single wide mobile home for resale value?

On the one hand, without the permanent foundation, the mobile home couldn't be financed.  On the other hand, it's a small single-wide and I can see some potential buyers might want to scrap it and build a bigger residence on the acreage.

Any thoughts?

[Dawn Young]

Mfh make great rentals, not so good flips. You can get the same rent amounts as stick houses, for rent, but it wont grow in value like a stick built house (actually go down.) You probably knew this.  If county/city will let you, short/long platting is a great idea! We've done it. Call city or county, depending on which you're in, and ask them.  they may have limits based on wells/rock/septic, etc.   i would not add a foundation.  Some houses are just owner carries contract.  Or rentals.  Mobiles are our cash cows.  Milk them!