What is a "Villages Program House"?

It was my understanding (and I may be wrong) the program was for mobile homes only. Mobile homes were being removed and site built homes were going in. There is a difference between mobile homes and manufactured homes.
Word was if you buy a mobile home you cannot get insurance so The Villages stepped in and started buying the mobile homes.
There was also an indication that the program would be later extended to manufactured homes.
That's the way I heard it.

The Villages pulled their building crew Led by Jimmy Mehann and sent them south about 15 months ago. I purchased a lot from th Villages in February of 2018 for $59,900. They had purchased the previous home got $110,000 and then incurred demolition costs. The Villages built my home. Now individuals have to purchase doublewides incur the demolition costs and hire an approved contractor to build a new home at a cost considerably higher than the Villages.

It costs utilities, amenity fees, taxes, maintenance, and lawn care for every month that it doesn't sell. If you inherit a money sink, it's better to just get rid of it and hope to make a few bucks in the process, than it is to keep paying for something you have no interest in.

Technically, a manufactured home IS a mobile home. The term "manufactured home" is intended to replace the term "mobile home" which has negative connotations in the real estate market.

Both are either single-wides or double-wides that are rolled in by trailer, and set down on concrete piers with tie-downs. Modern mobile homes typically have add-ons, such as sheds, lanais, extra rooms - all of which are rolled in by trailer and attached to the main structures once they are at their destination.

The Villages "historic" section was a trailer park. No matter how beautiful it is, no matter how luxurious the setting, no matter that is has a gorgeous golf club on the top of a hill that requires membership, or that the neighborhood pool has a jacuzzi..it's still a trailer park.

You can call it whatever you want, but it won't negate that fact. It's beautiful, and most of the dwellings are in excellent shape and spacious and lovely and well-decorated and appointed. They're still double-wides and single-wides, regardless.

The moderator added a few paragraphs to my post that I didn't write, and put "Software error, apologies" in the "reason for editing" section. I just deleted them, since I didn't post them. Someone else did. Whoever you are, you'll need to re-post whatever it is you posted.

However, you would be incorrect. A "mobile home" doesn't become a "manufactured home" dependent on axles or whether or not you own the property. If I own 10 acres of land, and roll five double-wides onto those acres, and I am the owner of both property and mobile homes, they're still mobile homes.

"Manufactured home" is indeed distinct from a mobile home according to HUD, in that they have a higher standard of quality, according to this article.

Excerpt: "For the industry and the general public, it’s common to interchange the terms “mobile home” and “manufactured home”. Technically, though, manufactured homes must have been built after June 15, 1976, and must meet a set of rigorous standards set forth by HUD. Indeed, today’s manufactured homes are much more durable, safe, strong, and eco-friendly than their pre-1976 predecessors, thanks to these regulations and subsequent HUD code updates."

What Is the Difference Between Mobile Homes, Manufactured Homes and Modular Homes?

[QUOTE=OrangeBlossomBaby;1846580]Technically, a manufactured home IS a mobile home. The term "manufactured home" is intended to replace the term "mobile home" which has negative connotations in the real estate market.

Both are either single-wides or double-wides that are rolled in by trailer, and set down on concrete piers with tie-downs. Modern mobile homes typically have add-ons, such as sheds, lanais, extra rooms - all of which are rolled in by trailer and attached to the main structures once they are at their destination.

The Villages "historic" section was a trailer park. No matter how beautiful it is, no matter how luxurious the setting, no matter that is has a gorgeous golf club on the top of a hill that requires membership, or that the neighborhood pool has a jacuzzi..it's still a trailer park.

You can call it whatever you want, but it won't negate that fact. It's beautiful, and most of the dwellings are in excellent shape and spacious and lovely and well-decorated and appointed. They're still double-wides and single-wides, regardless.

Yes you can build a home with the builder of your choice. We did. We owned the land free and clear. We found a builder and presented the plans to T.V. and they approved, got a builder, got a permit, and here we are, new home NOT VILLAGE BUILT only about 80,000 less. You own the property here that is not true of a lot of Mobil parks in Fl.

The code updated, and the mobile homes had to meet new standards. As they did that, they changed the NAME OF THEM to "manufactured homes." They're still mobile homes. They're updated boxes that are brought in on a trailer and set down on piers with tie-downs.

Also you quoted from a website that belongs to a mobile home company. Of COURSE they will spin it to make it sound like the 1980 double-wide isn't a double-wide. It's a double-wide. It is, no matter how pretty it is, or how well made it is, or how many standards it meets. It's still a double-wide, and still a mobile home. You can call it a miniature mansion, or a moveable ranch home, or a single-story dwelling, or an extended tiny home. And it'll still be a mobile home.

The Villages Builders are cookie cutter Builders, if you’re someone that has done a few complete remodels you’ll realize the lack of quality in their builds!