Pros And Cons Of Mobile Homes.
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And today, we will thoroughly review a fascinating housing trend that has already spread worldwide - Mobile housing.
In recent years, we have witnessed the expansion of this phenomenon - The conscious choice of many people to live in mobile homes, caravans, trailers, etc.
As the years went by, it got more sophisticated, and those mobile residences became more comfortable and advanced. Creativity is the name of the game.
Some would even argue that mobile homes are on the verge of becoming the new face of affordable housing.
Suppose you are an existing member of our sweet crib community. In that case, you probably already know our writing style. If not, we will mention we prefer to be practical so that this article will be in the for and against format.
As usual, we will not innovate anything dramatic you didn't know about before but present our humble (but wonderfully sweet) opinion on the issue.
As always, later in the article, there will be a refreshing infographic presentation and a video summarizing its content for you.
'Pros And Cons Of Mobile Homes.'
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Table of Contents
Pro.
1. Cheaper.
The cost differences between a "Normal" house and a mobile one are significant by any standard.
In fact, the main reason many people choose this housing format is due to cost considerations—lack of bill payments for a wide variety of Local authorities along with other service-providing monopolies and other reasons.
The design and maintenance are also much more straightforward, And don't even get us started with the construction costs - from an irreversible state of having to enslave - (better known as 'mortgage') your whole life for four walls in a mobile home, on the other hand, is really not a life-changing operation.
Follow the money!
So if your consideration contains mainly financial aspects - such a solution may benefit you.
2. Excitement.
Generally speaking, people who choose mobile housing are characterized (Among other things) by a higher level of Adventures urge than the average person.
Getting up and leaving at any point is quite thrilling for some people.
Interested in a trip to an exciting destination without prior notice? No problem! Just start your engine and be on your way.
And as you probably know, there are countless other examples.
Although it may sound a little dangerous to some of you, the ability to just leave and walk away, all of a sudden, wherever you want, without explaining to anyone, is an ability that many will find fascinating.
Mobile housing provides their 'users' with many flexible/dynamic capabilities, which can help them fulfill their dreams and aspirations.
Indeed, It's not for everyone, but it's a perfect fit for the adventurous nature of some.
Adventurous types? This is for you
Find yourself motivated by your adventurous urge in other fields?
You may also find satisfaction and enjoyment in this type of housing.
3. Maintenance.
Unlike a "Real home," a mobile home is characterized by reasonably simple maintenance.
The efforts to furnish it do not even come close to those involved in designing and furnishing an "Ordinary home."
Everything is relatively small and compact. The cleaning procedure is also quite simple. And overall, it can be said with a high level of certainty that maintaining a mobile home is much simpler.
There is indeed the need to know how to 'fit' things accurately and purposefully into "smaller" spaces that characterize a mobile home. But once this adjustment has been made, daily maintenance is more straightforward.
Pretty simple to maintain
This was the last pro in our 'pros and cons of mobile homes list.'
Now, let's hear the other side.
Cons.
1. Size.
Generally speaking, mobile homes will be characterized by smaller sizes, sometimes even in a way that will make it challenging to manage a proper living environment.
If you are such a type that this matter does not bother him, and you have no problem adapting to smaller spaces - fine. But if you need an extensive home interior space - This may be a problem.
The issue of size is fundamental whenever mobile homes come up for discussion. It is impossible to avoid it, and you must be well aware before making a decision.
A mobile home may be too tiny
While there is no doubt that in our modern era, there has been a massive improvement In everything concerning mobile home size, and today you can find mobile homes with quite impressive space, still, with that being said, a significant proportion of houses of this type will have their owners adapt to a relatively limited interior space.
For further enrichment on the issue of the growing size of mobile homes, read this.
2. Lack Of Stability.
Despite the respect and appreciation many of us have for the free spirit and dynamism characterizing the idea of mobile homes, with that being said, Every coin has two sides - and in this case, it's a notable lack of stability - One that gets reflected in the absence of a healthy and beneficial community and family life.
So, with all the proper extinction for that free spirit idea, most people (still) prefer their homes connected to the ground (including the metaphorical aspect).
Moreover, We all know the American dream regarding the cute house/garden and garage.
That stability, along with that well-known American dream, is affected to a certain extent in a bad way by the idea of mobile homes. You can read more about it here.
Stability is key
3. Technical And Social Difficulties.
Despite the romantic idea that may prevail with the mobile home concept, It is important to emphasize there are also some substantial difficulties involved.
For example, you cannot just park your 'house' wherever you want. It depends on the laws of the specific country/district in which you are located.
In some, you are allowed to park your home only if you own physical land, while in others, It will be possible only in approved designated parking lots.
In both cases, there's more to it than you might think.
Another example of Technical and social difficulties is the lack of public services that you may have become accustomed to during your stay "in ordinary homes."
We hope you are well aware that you will not receive the same level of medical / community/police/economic services and more, the authorities will be able and obligated to provide you with a "Normal" living environment, compared to a remote and isolated caravan park, Etc.
You will need to adapt improvisational and creative abilities you may not have to use in a non-mobile living environment.
Moreover, unfortunately, there is a pretty (unjustified) socially solid stigma regarding people who choose such a way of living.
They are perceived as not serious, "hippies," trouble seekers, and so on.
Think of the look of a "serious" girl on a first date when you tell her you to live in a caravan in a remote parking lot.
And don't get us wrong. We are not trying to tell you to plan your life according to other people's opinions. Hell no! This is not our intention at all. We only wish to reflect on the social situations we may encounter when making certain decisions.
By the way, many argue for another and very significant problem when it comes to mobile homes - Extreme depreciation. Read more about that here.
No problems? Think again
Also, regarding daily use, do you genuinely think it is so simple to make every tiny corner of the house functionally purposeful ?! It is not.
You must understand that this way of living is a massive change from everything you know about the housing concept. It takes work to adapt to such a critical change.
Here, you can read in detail about the typical difficulties Involved in mobile housing daily life.
There are other technical and social challenges associated with this type of residence. Due to length, we have mentioned only some of them. You don't have to be rocket science to figure them out. Just use your imagination.
Our main message is to make you look at this issue with realistic eyes so you won't think there are no challenges involved because there are - Big time!
In conclusion, We hope this article - Pros And Cons Of Mobile Homes - has expanded your knowledge of the above issue. And suppose you are considering being more serious about it. In that case, we hope it helped you somewhat.
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