moving MH to next lot
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:21 pm
hi all. ive read this site extensively and have learned quite a bit. I did a search on this topic and went back through all of '09 and '08 and couldnt really find anything. Heres the situation;
we are buying a lot to build a house on. Since we want to build-as-we-go, with no mortgage, it could take 24+months. in the mean time, we had planned to move an old MH to our lot.
the owner of the property owns the old MH , situation on the lot next door (about 300 -500 feet away). We have 2 options;
1. "rent" it for a year on his lot (meaning, we'd fix it up in lieu of rent; we wouldn't own it). approx cost: $2000, less if we 'cheaped out'.
2. move it to our property, then fix it up, we own it out right. approx cost, with moving and repairs $4500+.
I'd like to move it to our property, But, I'm getting quotes around $2k for moving alone. Honestly, the MH isn't worth that much.
How can we move it cheaper? Can we rent axles and tow it over?
We only planned to keep it for 2 yrs, but if its on our property and its already fixed up we could possibly rent it out afterward for income, maybe $500/mo. I'd much rater do this; it's just that the moving seems so expensive!
we are buying a lot to build a house on. Since we want to build-as-we-go, with no mortgage, it could take 24+months. in the mean time, we had planned to move an old MH to our lot.
the owner of the property owns the old MH , situation on the lot next door (about 300 -500 feet away). We have 2 options;
1. "rent" it for a year on his lot (meaning, we'd fix it up in lieu of rent; we wouldn't own it). approx cost: $2000, less if we 'cheaped out'.
2. move it to our property, then fix it up, we own it out right. approx cost, with moving and repairs $4500+.
I'd like to move it to our property, But, I'm getting quotes around $2k for moving alone. Honestly, the MH isn't worth that much.
How can we move it cheaper? Can we rent axles and tow it over?
We only planned to keep it for 2 yrs, but if its on our property and its already fixed up we could possibly rent it out afterward for income, maybe $500/mo. I'd much rater do this; it's just that the moving seems so expensive!