On Monday, June 8, 2015 at 3:13:13 PM UTC-7, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-06-08 11:57 AM, l not -l wrote:
>
> >> 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.

Parks have rules that new tenants must have new trailers.

A friend has a retired one as overflow sleeping at his vacation property.