As most of you know, we had to ditch our cabin plans until either (1) our current house sells or (2) the economy boosts itself back up or (3) we magically fall into a buttload of money. In the meantime, we have decided to go with a mobile home. We acquired a land improvement loan through a farm credit company -- very cool people. They were great to work with. We got our check the week before Christmas for $25,000.
We've been looking in the $20,000 range, since it will take us about $5000 more in lot improvements to be in shape to move in. We even put offers in on 2 mobiles sitting on dealers' lots. Both offers were $4000+ under what they were asking & both were denied.
We've been keeping track on craigslist, driving through trailer parks to see what's for sale, checking all the dealers' lots and newspaper listings within 100 mile radius of here and our land. We're picky. It might be a temporary home, but it has to have certain feel to it. We have to actually like it if we're going to live there a couple years, you know?
Well, surfing craigslist yesterday, Jeff found a 1999 Clayton home, 14 x 70, 3 BR, 2 BA about 45 minutes from here for $10,000. The home had to be moved from its current location, which was great for us, since that was our intention anyway.
We drove out to meet the folks today & tour the house & it was perfect for our needs. And the best part? At $10,000, we can go ahead and build our pole barn for animals straight away! How cool is that?
We meet with the couple tomorrow to sign a few papers & put half the money down. We'll give the other half when we take the home from the property. Now Jeff gets to go in high gear getting details together for the big move.
Here's some pics, so that when y'all come visit us, you'll know where you're going!
The kitchen and living room:
The larger of the two second bedrooms (this will be my room for sewing stuff, an extra bed, etc.):
The smaller of the 2 second bedrooms (this will be Jeff's room for his computer, weights, etc.):
The second bath:
The master bedroom (obviously the dreadful overload of pink has to go):
The master bath:
A separate laundry area:
The back door, included because that's pretty much what our view will look like out the back:
