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Where I'm from,
Camping trailers went to campgrounds.
House trailers went to trailer parks.
1970s TRAILER PARK WITH ROWS OF MOBILE HOMES ON EITHER SIDE OF GRAVEL ROAD - Stock Photos

However, I don't consider the Historic area, a trailer park...

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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 905799)

Really? This is what you want to pick on from that post? I have no doubt that there might have been some people that had trailers that they may have left in trailer parks year round to use a second home, but I think that the majority of people who were living in trailers were poor.

I don't know why anyone would do what you say, but if you say your relatives did it, I believe you. Instead of pulling their trailer down here and renting space in a trailer park for three or four months, they left their trailers here and paid the park rent year round.

The purpose of my post was to explain the difference between a trailer and a manufactured home but some people do not want to let go of their preconceived notions.

I'll say it again. A trailer is something that is meant to be pulled behind a car or pickup truck. They are designed to be easily moved for for travel. Although they may have been used as permanent housing by some people or even as winter homes by some people, that is not the purpose for which they are built.

A manufactured home is delivered to a site on wheels. The wheels are removed and the house is more or less permanently set up on a piece of property. They are usually set on stacks of concrete blocks and have an extensive tie down system. It is usually not practical to move a manufactured home. They are not trailers.

Some people live in their car. That does not mean that cars are houses.

There are plenty of trailer parks around. Some are called campgrounds. some of these parks have both permanently placed manufactured homes and trailers on the same site.

Lots of people do it, and have done it for decades. The RV parks have sites for trailers to be parked permanently. The owners stay there every winter, and in the summer when they go home, the electricity and water is shut off and they are charged a very nominal "storage" fee. This makes money for the RV park during a time when very little people are traveling, and the park is nearly empty.

Our friends from Michigan have had their trailer permanently stationed at an RV park in Peace River for years. They pay $900/mo rent in the winter and $600 total for the summer months.

We've known people whose parents did this even back in the '80s.

My thinking is that he may already own these homes in the form of a mortgage. Plus, not every home that is being sold over here is being bought by Mr. Morse. None of us know. We are all speculating. This thread is full of half-truths and guesses. It is a fun thread. It is like reading the National Enquirer. I keep waiting on someone to tell about seeing Babe the Blue Ox pulling a trailer out of the historic section.

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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 905799)

A manufactured home is delivered to a site on wheels.

The wheels are removed and the house is more or less permanently set up on a piece of property..... They are not trailers.

No, at that point they are trailers with the wheels pulled off.
Dude, get over it....or buy a bigger table cloth!

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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 905948)

I wasn't aware of that, but I have no doubt that it's true. It must be either less expensive or more convenient to leave the trailers there.

As far as I'm concerned, this whole discussion is getting a bit absurd. People are taking offense at things that are not intended to be offensive. I am only trying to establish that there is a difference between a trailer, which is designed to be easily moved and pulled behind a car or pickup truck and a manufactured home which is designed to be place relatively permanently on a lot.

Manufactured homes used to be called mobile homes. In fact some people wrongly referred to them as trailers.
Manufactured homes (mobile homes) are not trailers. That is the only point I'm trying to make.

Just because someone parks a trailer more or less permanently in a trailer park or campground does not make it the same as a manufactured home.

I want to apologize to anyone who is offended by anything that I have said but I think that the difference between trailers and manufactured homes that I have described is correct.

I don't think that that's really the point of any of this thread.

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Originally Posted by dirtbanker (Post 906119)

No, at that point they are trailers with the wheels pulled off.
Dude, get over it....or buy a bigger table cloth!

Why do you have this need to insult those of us who live in manufactured homes?

Articles have been posted here describing the difference. An article has been posted explaining that at one time they were called mobile homes but the correct term currently used is manufactured home.

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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 906221)

Yep. Time to get back to the original intent of the thread, which as someone pointed out (BK?) has been fun to read.

I talked to a person on one of those sites�. he said he worked for the developer and they have 30 properties bought. The will replace all the manufactured homes with site built homes. They have started removing them about a week ago�
SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO ME�.

For those who still seem to consider manufactured homes as "trailers" I suggest that you go to this site:

The Villages - Search for New, Pre-owned Homes and Villas in The Villages, Florida

It might give you a slightly different perspective since it is selling for over 700K.:smiley:

Anything new to report on this from the folks who live in the area? The historic area is really a nice part of The Villages and it's great to hear about the on-going actions to keep it that way.

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Originally Posted by Jayhawk (Post 915012)

Anything new to report on this from the folks who live in the area? The historic area is really a nice part of The Villages and it's great to hear about the on-going actions to keep it that way.

I was longing for some news too.

Progress report, the property that is on Tarrson and backs up to Griffin (2) have had homes removed and one of the properties has had an out door toilet placed at the front of the property. Another house has been removed on Parker a couple of doors away from the toilet. Other properties in question are not in my traffic pattern.

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Originally Posted by Jayhawk (Post 915012)

Anything new to report on this from the folks who live in the area? The historic area is really a nice part of The Villages and it's great to hear about the on-going actions to keep it that way.

A person I met at the MVP gym informed me that she has moved into the historic section and said that 50 homes were purchased by the developer, for upgrading to newer homes.

I can't substantiate her claim, but why would she need to spread any rumors. I heard previously from a VLS agent it was 40 homes.

I think it will improve the neighborhood. IMHO

There are plenty of manufactured homes for sale ranging in price from $90,000 to $155,000 plus, for anyone who wants to buy one.

An agent told me 70 have been bought. He understood that new manufactured homes would go in. As far as property values, he said the land value would increase, but a 30 year old home is still a 30 year old home. We bought late last year and were going to gut ours and remodel it. Rethinking that now. We will enjoy what we have until we sell our out of state home. We will either have them put a newer home on our lot or sell and buy something new(er).