All Forum Posts by: Russ DeWolfe

If anyone out there knows of a team of inexpensive roofers in the dfw area that can come do a copmosition roof job in Lake Dallas, please let me know.
Roof is on a mobile home, it is 20squares and needs reenforcing of most all trusses. I will furnish materials but not tools.

1984 20 squares pitch is 2/12 composition shingles

I have recently purchased a fannie mae foreclosed mobile home to rent out. The roof is sagging in a spot that is about 10'X10'. The roof was replaced 2 years ago by a roofer that says he was only paid to fix about a 10' section of rafters. He says he advised the insurance company and the homeowner at the time that the gang nails were old and giving way, but they refused to fix any more rafters to completely stabalize the roof. He says that it is considered a manufactures defect and they would not cover it. The roofer that worked on it previously says the whole roof needs to come off and repairs need to be made to all rafters and the roof put back on. He says this could be 10K or so. Another roofer has suggested using the load bearing portions of the home to build a 2nd roof on top of this one and says it would not cause more stress to the existing roof/rafters and this is a good solution rather than tearing off the old roof. But I am not sure how this would be possible or if there might even be another alternative out there. The mobile home that is on a foundation now is only worth about 13K, but if I leveled it I would now have to go back with a regular home due to new local restrictions.

Hi! We have 9 rental properties in the Dallas Texas area. And are thinking about getting an umbrella policy on top of our insurance. Do you find that this is a good idea and if so what is a good company to use?
Also one of our houses is a trailer and the insurance I have been quoted is about 4 times more than our other houses. Is there a company out there who insures trailers at a reasonable price?
I was wondering if anyone had any insight into these two questions.
Thank you!

I need a contact to build the foundation and move the mobile home on to it including plumbing and everything what is my best route for that?

Sam thanks for the explanation. Where can I get the best deal on a manufactured home?

Thanks for the advice. I want something that is not on wheels, and has never been on wheels. The CAD here in Denton says A1 = modular home (I own one), and A2 is mobile home(I'm about to own one). Which lowers the value and ability to get financing for buyers in the future.

A1 Real, Residential, Single-Family
A2 Real, Residential, Mobile Homes

Thank you for your help.. but I'm not looking for a mobile home I am looking for a pre manufactured/modular home.

I have recently purchased a home on one side and half an acre to build home on the other side I'm interested in possibly purchasing foreclosed manufactured home was wondering if anybody else out there had experience with this or may have other ideas. Home will be for rental.