considering a mobile home in the valley

[Clark Park]

Originally Posted by yoga light

Have you looked further out in Lehigh Valley for housing?
I live in Green Acres Mobile Home Community in a little town off Route 222 called Breinigsville. It is very peaceful and quiet here and my neighbors are friendly, mostly retirees who take pride in their homes, quiet and helpful.
Our park rent includes a lot versus someone like Hickory Hills in Bath. Our lot rents (which vary depending on which home and what street its on) include
garbage, recycling, water, sewer, main road cleanup such as snow/debris/leaves, life-guarded pool, tennis and basketball courts, community house to use for parties.

I bought my place for cash moving here from N.J. and have no mortgage and have no regrets. Been here for 4 years in May. Have put in plants, trees and a veggie garden and treat the place like a regular house. Love the views of the Blue Mountain, the quiet, the nature all around and the spaciousness - it's a double wide with a 3 season porch - built ins in kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, cathedral seiling, new heat (kerosene), air. Moving down to Philly. Place available now. Otherwise, look at newer places. Up to you. But definitely add Green Acres to your list as a potential place to live to save money, and be close to major highways without the Noise that goes with that!!!! Good luck.

If you're interested contact Christine at 610-442-5378.

Christine, I just had to say that after checking out Green Acres online and the homes for sale I was really impressed! At 56 I will not be ready to retire for another 6 - 8 years, but I think it is an affordable and attractive community to live in ... so close to the shopping, restaurants, and cultural activities in Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton area! I see the lot rents are about $600 - $650 per month, which isn't cheap, but if includes all those amenities, maybe that's not so bad.

[mobile home owner]

To Lehigh Valley Native - I live in Lil Wolf and you've definitely been told incorrectly re the lot rents. It's currently $537 having gone up every year since Lil Wolf took over management of the property. When your brother was in here in 07, his rent would have been $477 - not $600.

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For anyone that is interested, this thread is 3 years old and the OP has not been back on city-data since her posts in January 2008.

[Lehigh Valley Native]

Originally Posted by mobile home owner

To Lehigh Valley Native - I live in Lil Wolf and you've definitely been told incorrectly re the lot rents. It's currently $537 having gone up every year since Lil Wolf took over management of the property. When your brother was in here in 07, his rent would have been $477 - not $600.

you do realize that everyone doesn't pay the same amount of lot rent there, right?
the older part of the park is cheaper than the new part. corner lots are more than lots in middle. bigger lots (doubles) are more than smaller lots(singles).

it isn't a one price fits all park.