"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> On 2015-06-08 11:57 AM, l not -l wrote:
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>>> Why, is there some magical quality about them? I never felt the need.
>>> Never lived in an apartment either.
>>
>> I don't think there is anything magical about them; they are just a great
>> value as starter home or for those who must relocate periodically (such
>> as
>> military).
>
> I know they are supposedly mobile homes, but does anyone ever actually
> move them? It may be different in the US or in parts of the US, but
> around here you see them being moved in when a trailer park opens up, but
> I have never seen on older on being moved. They seem to buy them new and
> move them on and then sell then on site.

Not usually. Now often referred to as manufactured homes.