[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.