I don't see how that's even possible.
According to the article, this was a 25 year old singlewide.
Back in '83 a singlewide was about twelve by sixty.
That's 720 square feet for twelve people - basically twelve people living in a smallish studio apartment.
Crews of illegal Mexican drywallers live more spaciously than that.
“Crews of illegal Mexican drywallers live more spaciously than that.”
The difference is, they are making $20-25 cash with no deductions.