Census: South Carolina leads the nation in mobile homes

Associated Press ^ | 7-9-02 | JENNIFER HOLLAND

[Oldeconomybuyer]

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) --

[FryingPan101]

Well...since somebody has to lead the nation in that category, it may as well be South Carolina. I have to say I've seen some real beauties that cost a whole lot less than government funded housing.

[Slyfox]

Nobody has yet figured out how to remove the mandatory tornado magnet hidden inside the ceiling panels.

[dirtboy]

South Carolina leads the nation in mobile homes

No way. If that were true, they'd also lead the nation in tornadoes...

[KarlInOhio]

According to the 2000 census, South Carolina is the nation's mobile home capital.

Well, at least the census is being used for its constitutionally mandated count of people and mobile homes for the apportionment of representatives.

[AnAmericanMother]

Mississippi still leads the pack on this one, for quality if not quantity:

Great Mobile Homes of Mississippi

(It's a dirty job, but somebody had to post it.)

Full disclosure: my grandmother used to live in Jackson, but not in a mobile home. :-D

[CWRWinger]

South Carolina leads the nation in mobile homes

Unfortnately, SC lags behind the nation in income, yet the cost of site built houses in the Upstate is higher than the national average.

Many who are buying property in the countryside, buy a mobile home to live in on the property until the site built house is finished, rather than pay a high lease for interim housing. Then they will sell it or use it for storage (like storing the mother-in-law).

[TC Rider]

In South Carolina what do divorce and tornadoes have in common?

Somebody is losing a trailer.

[monday]

If you get a mobile home shop around. You can get a well built one if you do your homework, but you will find that they cost almost as much as a custom home. The old addage holds w/ manufactured housing. You get what you pay for.

The sad truth is that most mobile homes you see at dealers 'show' well but are made with substandard materials and are not a good investment. You can expect a mobile home to lose value every year you own it, compared to custom built which generally appreciate.

[mountaineer]

Woo hoo, finally a category in which West Virginia is not either first or 51st!

[balrog666]

The sad truth is that most mobile homes you see at dealers 'show' well but are made with substandard materials and are not a good investment. You can expect a mobile home to lose value every year you own it, compared to custom built which generally appreciate.

Yep. I know a woman who just bought her second or third doublewide. They just ran over the old one with a bulldozer and put it on a scrap truck, then put the new in its place. I asked her what she got for the trade-in but it just went over her head. By the time she gets through paying the latest one off, it'll be time to shell out for a new one.

[moyden]

Q: Why is a South Carolina divorce like a tornado?

A: Sooner or later, you know you are going to lose that trailer.

[balrog666]

I want to create a abode that I call redneck/Jappenese where you get 4 old single wides put them end to end in a square and put a Jappenese garden or a pool in the middle!

Now that I would like to see!

[RFP]

...West Virginia, ...round out the top 10 states with the highest percentages of mobile homes

We're not first anymore because West Virginian's have learned how to put peaked roofs on their mobile homes thus disguising them as cute little bungalos. AMHIK. Freepmail me with your email and I'll send you an interesting photo. ;-) Now, I'm not sure what happens when the building inspectors find out about this, but it prolly isn't an issue as I'd bet there aren't enough qualified official building inspectors to go around in the Mountain State.

- Jeff