I will mostly likely reside northern Seattle/Snohomish area, which is determined by my job placement somewhere in the manufacturing industry of Washington.

A manufactured home meeting the requirements described above and the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (FMHCSS) requirements (see 24 C.F.R. part 3280) is also eligible for the $2,000 credit.Comparable dwelling unit.

It is going to be interesting to see how the Feds end up enforcing these laws and compliance issues on the manufactured housing industry.

I always advise owners and managers to consult with an attorney who specializes in premises liability and landlord-tenant law.If you keep the tub, you should have specific clauses written into the rental agreement as an addendum.You absolutely must provide the tenant an owner's manual because the first five or six pages are full of all the legal warnings that keep the tub manufacturer out of lawsuits (Consult a physician before use, Don't consume alcohol, Don't use alone, No unsupervised children, etc.)Bottom line: If it needs work, have it done by a licensed, bonded and insured electrician and/or spa technician.

Not a bad idea for an isolated lot or rural area though.I checked manufactured housing to compare costs of hooking up utilities, and it seemed like the plumbing/electric parts would be 10-15K in itself.

., and the walls are now sheetrocked rather than paneled (which was the fire hazard) I agree that manufactured homes, whether in parks or on their own parcels are a great alternative for affordable housing.

George Allen who is considered the guru of consultants to manufactured housing community owners has a fairly complex and accurate formula for setting rents and he gives it away for free.

So i am in the military and receive roughly 1400/month just for housing and where i stay now they take it all so i don't see that extra money.I was wondering if it would be a good idea to buy a manufactured home for say 40k and pocket the rest of the money left over from the mortgage for a year and a half until i leave the area.My concern is selling / renting out the manufactured home, do they sell or is it usually easy to find tenants ?

It is intended to be used for situations like this where a manufactured home is "abandoned" or left behind.

Again this answer your question about working for free, I do not like to work too much for little money :)In Toronto MADE sense for me to buy residential 3/4 plex, its expensive, good appreciation, rents are high, less work for higher returns.I think Hamilton is no longer a Steel Town, as far as i know, as of now not even steel is manufactured there anymore.