These days more and more individuals are looking to purchase a mobile or manufactured home. Buying ready-made homes can save money and help you to avoid time-consuming construction. This is why many people are now buying mobile and manufactured homes even if they have no intention of utilizing the mobile features.
However, when it comes to taking out a loan or mortgage against a mobile or manufactured home, you will hear people say that it would be impossible as mobile homes depreciate in value over time. So, the question is: Is it really a good idea to invest in a mobile home?
The answer really is dependent on how you situate the home. The mobile homes depreciate over time is an unfortunate fact, and it may reach a point where it will be impossible to get equity against that home. Sometimes manufactured and mobile homes do actually appreciate in value.
These homes are almost always on fixed foundations. Manufactured homes not on fixed foundations are the ones that will depreciate. So you simply can situate your home on a fixed foundation to help appreciate its value.
Therefore, after a few years of timely payments on your mortgage, you will see that your mobile home equity will increase.
However, you need to remember that home equity of a manufactured home is a bit different than a traditional home equity program. Equity for a mobile home is determined by the numerical difference between the mortgage’s value and the appraisal of the home itself.
With timely mortgage payments this equity will build up. If you understand equity as a financial asset you can use it as collateral when taking out future loans. Equity loans can become as high as 85% or even 100% the total value of your manufactured or mobile home equity. This gives you access to the most you can get out of your home’s equity.
However, this too will depend on something. And, that something is your credit score. The better your credit score is the bigger funds you will get on your home’s equity. Also, it will depend on the lending policy of the lender you choose.
To take a loan with your home as collateral while you’re paying a mortgage, it is recommended that you get a home equity loan. It is much more quick and easy than other loans if your credit score is good and your mortgage is always up to date.
There are a few things to keep in mind if you plan to use your manufactured home as collateral when you take out your loan.
It’s important than your manufactured home will appreciate in value. As stated earlier, placing your manufactured home on a fixed foundation will substantially increase the value and equity of your home so long as your mortgage payments are on time. That way, when it comes time to take out your home equity lone it’ll be far easier to access funds equal to the equity of your home.