Park Model Mobile Homes - Don't Overlook This Fun, Frugal Way to Retire

Park Model Mobile Homes - Don't Overlook This Fun, Frugal Way to Retire

Park Model Mobile Homes provide an option for retirement many have not considered. For some they evoke visions of trailer parks and a low class style of living.

Nothing could be further from the truth. It is 2009; the economy is in the tank, causing many to rethink retirement.

Take a look at park model mobile homes. It is a great way of retirement enjoyed by many. In no way is it a substandard way of living.

I live in the Phoenix area; last November 2 good friends from Oregon purchased a used park model in Mesa, Arizona to escape their cold winters.

They researched parks thoroughly. They visited over 30 parks ranging from 200 units to over 2,000. There is that much to choose from.

Are you thinking shuffleboard as the primary means for entertainment? Think again...the park they chose has over 50 clubs and interest groups to choose from. Full wood shop, stained glass room, library, 2 pools, 2 jacuzzis, pickle ball, etc.

It is secure, gated, with a guard shack staffed at night. It is a very comfortable place to live.

My friends have a beautiful custom home set on 5 acres in central Oregon. The park model they chose was used and cost ,000. With a new flooring system, fresh paint, they have a perfectly comfortable "snow bird home in the desert".

You can find used units starting at ,000. New units can cost ,000 and up. It's location, location, location.

My friends certainly don't feel like they cut any corners to enjoy the great Arizona winter weather. You too can enjoy this frugal lifestyle that park model mobile homes make possible.

They pay a monthly homeowner's fee of 0 that is due year round. This covers the security, park up keep, staff and lease (includes taxes) for the pad the unit sits upon.

Some of their neighbors have a park model "back home" that they live at in the summer. That is the cheapest way I can think of to retire and have 2 homes, one for each season.

So if you are looking at your brokerage statement with despair, there is hope. Take a good look at park model mobile homes as a way to still go ahead and enjoy your retirement. It sure beats working.

Frugal Living - Park Model Mobile Homes - Don't Overlook This Fun, Frugal Way to Retire

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Cheap Living - Have You Considered a Park Model Mobile Home?

Cheap Living - Have You Considered a Park Model Mobile Home?

It is 2009, not too many people thought about cheap living previously.

The stock market crash, the reeling economy and the loss of jobs has many folks looking for ways to cut costs.

If this is you I know how you feel, I felt my retirement was secured...then came 2008. I felt I would throw up every time I opened my brokerage statement. I knew continuing retirement wasn't going to be as I planned.

But what I found was that I had experience in ways of living cheap. I have done it before I can do it again. So can you.

My wife and I have lived on a sailboat in the Caribbean, a really cheap way to live. We have lived fulltime in an RV, also a very cheap way to live. We have enough friends that live in park model mobile homes that we know we could do this as well.

After all a park model mobile home is an RV without wheels. But they have a big advantage over an RV...they are much larger,, much more like a real "home". That's because that's what they really are, a home.

Let me explain further. If you RV for a while you tend to gravitate to certain parks and areas where you spend long periods of time. In our case we loved the summers in Sunriver Oregon. We couldn't stand the winters, then we RVed in Phoenix. See where we are going.

The solution is 2 park model homes, one in Sunriver, one in Phoenix. Summer in Oregon, winter in Phoenix. Pick your 2 areas to suit your preferences.

The cost of 2 park models is around ,000 (2 used units) to 0,000 (2 new units). Monthly park fees run from 0 to 0. So you have a monthly outgo of 0 to 0. Your utilities and taxes will be much lower with 2 park models vs. a house because you are heating and cooling a smaller space.

If you are interested in cheap living I am going to assume you don't live in a gated community. Many park model communities are gated with 24 hour security.

Along with security advantages are the activities available in park model communities...the lists of things to do are mind-boggling. From scrapbooking, to stained glass to full wood shops...you can find like minded persons that enjoy doing what you enjoy.

It is much easier getting involved in a park model mobile home community than it is in any "regular" neighborhood. You are closer together and make friends quickly. Of course you won't have the grass to mow with a park model...there is some sacrifice to be made.

So don't let the term cheap living scare you. There are many options to cutting costs and still having a lot of fun. Living in a park model mobile home is one way to do so. Enjoy.

Frugal Living - Cheap Living - Have You Considered a Park Model Mobile Home?

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