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<blockquote data-quote="steelfingers" data-source="post: 3635852" data-attributes="member: 38658"><p>I can only say the mess a buddy and I got into on a moving and rehab of a mobil home. He had bought two from a bank auction and planned to put one on sale and use the other for a rental property. The first one broke into during move that was only 10 miles. There was no slavaging and it still cost him a ton to get the stuff removed from the road. The second one looked fair, and I was going to be free labor with his brother so he would just be out on materials. </p><p>Got it moved but not without some problems. Didn't need to be cut in half to move and the moving company did a great job. Before they dropped it, we got a chance to see some of the problems. The floor was gone. The floor joist and small trusses were made from lumber that must have been balsa.. Ha. Plywood was rotted and their was mold in the walls eating up the insulation and going through the walls. We started to gut it and finally came to the conclusion it would cost more to fix than ever getting the ROI. EVER!</p><p>I told him I'd work with him till he says uncle and uncle came out of his mouth darn quick (thank you lord). </p><p>You just got to look at what you got. The bones of a used mobil home are not good even in the best of situations. You might get lucky and honestly, from the picture you posted, I give this house a better than average chance of being fixable without selling the farm.</p><p>Good luck and keep us updated. I want to say I'm not a master carpenter and have a limited background on mobile homes. There are those here with much more skills and knowledge than I</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steelfingers, post: 3635852, member: 38658"] I can only say the mess a buddy and I got into on a moving and rehab of a mobil home. He had bought two from a bank auction and planned to put one on sale and use the other for a rental property. The first one broke into during move that was only 10 miles. There was no slavaging and it still cost him a ton to get the stuff removed from the road. The second one looked fair, and I was going to be free labor with his brother so he would just be out on materials. Got it moved but not without some problems. Didn't need to be cut in half to move and the moving company did a great job. Before they dropped it, we got a chance to see some of the problems. The floor was gone. The floor joist and small trusses were made from lumber that must have been balsa.. Ha. Plywood was rotted and their was mold in the walls eating up the insulation and going through the walls. We started to gut it and finally came to the conclusion it would cost more to fix than ever getting the ROI. EVER! I told him I'd work with him till he says uncle and uncle came out of his mouth darn quick (thank you lord). You just got to look at what you got. The bones of a used mobil home are not good even in the best of situations. You might get lucky and honestly, from the picture you posted, I give this house a better than average chance of being fixable without selling the farm. Good luck and keep us updated. I want to say I'm not a master carpenter and have a limited background on mobile homes. There are those here with much more skills and knowledge than I [/QUOTE]
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