Investor · CT · Member since 2019 · 67 posts · 15 votes
Hi all. Wondering if anyone has run into this. I had a tax lien in Arizona that I took through the judicial foreclosure process and now have deed to. The attorney who did the foreclosure suit hooked me up with a realtor to sell it. It’s a 10 acre parcel of land. It has an unaffixed mobile home that’s in bad shape on it. I noticed on the listing for the property, it says: “unaffixed mobile on property (seller does not have title)”. What does this do to the sale? If someone buys the land but does not have title to the mobile home, can they just remove it? Would they have to contact the former owner and have them remove it? Any thoughts? I know I could ask the attorney. Just trying to save a couple hundred bucks in lawyer fees.
Real Estate Broker · Coppell, TX · Member since 2011 · 5k+ posts · 4k+ votes
6y
I'd check with the attorney that did the foreclosure sale.
Often what I have seen is the seller needs to remove it, unless it will be a cash sale and the buyer will buy it with the mobile home on it.
If it is one that needs financing, often tough to get financing with that kind of object on the land. I think lenders think worst case scenario is they get the property back and now they have to deal with it or pay to have it removed.
One day I was at a property like this, and neighbor came and told me he would junk it for free. Probably he was going to disassemble and take the salvageable parts to a recycler was my guess. So there may be some people around like that. I'd want to make sure they would take all of it and not just some of it.
Real Estate Broker · Coppell, TX · Member since 2011 · 5k+ posts · 4k+ votes
6y
I'd check with the attorney that did the foreclosure sale.
Often what I have seen is the seller needs to remove it, unless it will be a cash sale and the buyer will buy it with the mobile home on it.
If it is one that needs financing, often tough to get financing with that kind of object on the land. I think lenders think worst case scenario is they get the property back and now they have to deal with it or pay to have it removed.
One day I was at a property like this, and neighbor came and told me he would junk it for free. Probably he was going to disassemble and take the salvageable parts to a recycler was my guess. So there may be some people around like that. I'd want to make sure they would take all of it and not just some of it.
Rental Property Investor · Plant City, FL · Member since 2015 · 1k+ posts · 379 votes
6y
I agree with Bruce. In Florida if the MH was actually installed at one point & paid for the impact fees then this old junkie home would be holding impact fees by being there. Most areas charge impact fees again in X years. It sounds like this is not the case but worth looking into. I would also add this home is a liability if someone went onto the property and got hurt.
San Antonio, TX · Member since 2009 · 3k+ posts · 1k+ votes
6y
@Douglas Curtiss If the buyer owns the land and there's a mobile home on it, then they may be able to file for abandonment. This is a procedure where landowners can file with the local government entity in charge of titling mobile homes in order to claim the home has been abandoned and in turn remove the home from their land (or keep it). Check with your local government entity in charge of titling mobile homes in your area to find out what you can and can't do as a landowner with the mobile home on there. Hope that helps!
Investor · CT · Member since 2019 · 67 posts · 15 votes
6y
Thanks everyone for your input. Since I obtained this through a tax lien foreclosure, it makes the situation a little unique. I guess we’ll see how it plays out.