Move occupied mobile home??

[Mashika Johnson]

Hello everyone,

Is it possible to move/re-position an occupied mobile home on the current land. I'm looking into purchasing 7 mobile homes plus 13 acres of land. The land has a pond in the middle and a septic tank behind the pond so I am unable to put extra mobile homes on the extra acreage. I was thinking about re-positioning the current mobile homes to make more room for more. Has anyone done this before?

[Rudy Curtler]

Hi @Mashika Johnson.  The simple answer to your question is 'yes, it CAN be done.'  The bigger question that might need to be answered is 'SHOULD it be done?'  Some follow up questions that pop into my head as I analyze this question:  

1.  How old (approx) are the homes you are looking to move?  (the older they are, the more risk of damaging the homes, regardless of how far they are moving)

2.  Do they all have axel and wheel carriages under them?  (not all carriages fit all mobile homes; older tires may have deflated, older axels might have rusted and are difficult/impossible to free up)

3.  To @Season Price's question, do you see hitches for all trailers?  (can't move them without the hitch)

4.  Do the pads/areas where you plan to move them to all have sufficient concrete/gravel/piers for anchoring/etc? (how much will each new pad cost to prep so you can anchor the homes sufficiently?)

5.  Are utilities run to all 7 new pad areas?  If not, have you done a cost analysis for achieving this outcome?

5.  What's the expected financial benefit you hope to derive by going through this effort if the answer is yes to all of questions 1-5? 

6.  Is it financially worth it to do it if the answer is no to any or all of 1-5?

Hope that helps.

Rudy