Mobile Home Parks and Communities - Checking out the neighborhood.

A home's location can be as vital as the house itself. If you have friendly neighbors, you and your family are more likely to have a positive experience. Checking out the rental community or mobile home park before you make a buying decision should be as important to you and your family as making sure there are enough bedrooms and seeing that the house is fundamentally safe. Aside from finding out the distance to work and shopping centers, drive around the neighborhood to get a feel for the area. Stop and talk to people and get their opinions of the area.

Before making any concrete plans, be sure to talk to the park's manager for the information that you need. Often, whether mobile home parks are secure, safe and clean depends largely on the manager. It's important that you feel you can trust him, and that he will respond quickly to any concern you might have once you become a resident in his mobile home park. Responses to questions and reservations you may have should give you an indication about his dedication to doing a good job.

Contact the police and find out whether or not it is an area that is frequently visited by them, and what their opinion is about the community. Be certain that you also discuss your concerns and questions about the manager and the area with other park residents. This is where you're considering bringing your family to live. You should trust your instincts, but you should also ask questions and do your homework.

Moving past the stigma that is associated with a mobile home park may be difficult for some, but keep in mind that mobile and manufactured homes are no longer appearance or floor plan limited, and their appeal is expanding. As with nearly any community, mobile home parks can have the lower to middle classes, or the very wealthy. If you are moving to another town and cannot go to the park, try to get pictures, testimonials, and online verification that the mobile home park is safe and that the manager is respected. Use the knowledge that you recieve from doing community research to make an educated decision about the place you are thinking of moving to.