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Old 06-19-2021, 07:38 PM
 
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My aunt is set on buying property and placing either a mobile or manufactured home on it. I told her I did not think you could buy property, clear it and just plop a mobile home on it especially in a already developed neighborhood. I could see neighbors complaining. So is it possible? and if not can someone provide a link to some websites clearly talk about this for Washington, king or pierce county. I want to avoid my aunt buying property and finding out she cannot use it for what she intended.

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Old 06-19-2021, 08:16 PM
 
Location: Rochester, WA
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Yes, you can. It's not quite as easy as just saying that though... there are things to consider like how it will be financed, local regulations and zoning, power hookup, whether there is a well or water hookup on the property, septic or sewer planning, and CC&Rs to see if among other things, manufactured homes are allowed.

As you suggest, they aren't allowed everywhere, but there are plenty of properties and developments where they are.

I would hope your Aunt finds a good Real Estate agent who understands the issues involved with developing a vacant lot, because there are many. If she's not well versed in it, she may want good help working through the process.
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Old 06-19-2021, 08:41 PM
 
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Yes, you can. It's not quite as easy as just saying that though... there are things to consider like how it will be financed, local regulations and zoning, power hookup, whether there is a well or water hookup on the property, septic or sewer planning, and CC&Rs to see if among other things, manufactured homes are allowed.

As you suggest, they aren't allowed everywhere, but there are plenty of properties and developments where they are.

I would hope your Aunt finds a good Real Estate agent who understands the issues involved with developing a vacant lot, because there are many. If she's not well versed in it, she may want good help working through the process.
Yeah it just seems like I haven’t found a clear cut way to find out prior to getting the real estate person Involved. As you mention it depends on the location. On the last property I asked and the agent acted as though an $50,000 property wasn’t worth her time to respond. With the average home sales over $500k I’m sure small properties are low on their priority.
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Old 06-19-2021, 09:06 PM
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Where did you find a lot for $50,000 dollars!!
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Old 06-19-2021, 09:08 PM
 
Location: Rochester, WA
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Yeah it just seems like I haven’t found a clear cut way to find out prior to getting the real estate person Involved. As you mention it depends on the location. On the last property I asked and the agent acted as though an $50,000 property wasn’t worth her time to respond. With the average home sales over $500k I’m sure small properties are low on their priority.

This can be done, people do it all the time.... Find an agent, in that area, that's willing to help her look for vacant land. Not all agents are interested or know a lot about it. But some are and do.

It's definitely going to be hard for you to get far if you're just calling random one-off agents about specific properties... and saying it's not for you, it's for your Aunt. There's two problems with that plan.

What might be worth it to an agent is your aunt finding and building a relationship with one agent who will help her evaluate and narrow down the search and sort through and send properties as they pop up. Someone she will stick with so they know they'll get a paycheck at the end of it.

You're trying to answer questions you can't answer, without the help of the person who can help answer them. Call the agent first. We have tools and agent-only info in the MLS that you may not see, that can help narrow down and focus the search and eliminate properties that won't work.
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Old 06-19-2021, 09:10 PM
 
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Where did you find a lot for $50,000 dollars!!

Maybe down here... Maybe some of the rural parts of Pierce. Don't know about King County.
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Old 06-19-2021, 09:47 PM
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In Chelan and Douglas Counties a five acre parcel covered with sagebrush WITHOUT water or power on a dirt road will set you back 100,000.


I have a 1 acre lot without a well, FOUR miles from power, on a dirt road for that is worth 350,000. Nice view, though.
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Old 06-19-2021, 10:01 PM
 
Location: Rochester, WA
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In Chelan and Douglas Counties a five acre parcel covered with sagebrush WITHOUT water or power on a dirt road will set you back 100,000.

I have a 1 acre lot without a well, FOUR miles from power, on a dirt road for that is worth 350,000. Nice view, though.

Land values vary widely! You're right! But there are small lots, in developments, for around $50K in Thurston County. Not usually permit ready... they may need well or water hookup, and/or septic and/or other studies and site work done still.

Need to talk to the aunt, and find out what she's really got in mind. If $50K is her total budget for all that.... she may have real trouble. If she's planning $50K for the lot and another $50K for site work and hookups, then maybe. May sometimes find old tear out mobiles with hookups all done just have to remove the old one. Or... maybe think about a park instead.
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Old 06-20-2021, 12:35 PM
 
Location: We_tside PNW (Columbia Gorge) / CO / SA TX / Thailand
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Yeah it just seems like I haven’t found a clear cut way to find out prior to getting the real estate person Involved. As you mention it depends on the location. On the last property I asked and the agent acted as though an $50,000 property wasn’t worth her time to respond. With the average home sales over $500k I’m sure small properties are low on their priority.
Either you DIY, or use an agent or friend. I have bought / sold / kept over 40 prop transactions during my free time 30+ in WA, only (3) had an agent involved (at request of other party). Less than 1/2 my properties were listed For Sale, I prefer to dig up my own deals (as do agents). It is VERY simple. Don't waste an agent's time if you can DIY, they have multi million dollar projects to get closed.

For a MH, you need to get specific on what you want in a property, THEN drill down location, THEN find out county / city restrictions on your available locations, THEN make a map of available areas, THEN get busy digging up the information you need to buy a property in that area.

BTW, I have seen plenty of $50k lots / properties, but not as plentiful as when I was in accumulation mode (1970 - 2008), Currently, been selling and it is tough to part with those 'sweet-heart deals', of which many are irreplaceable. (no more available land in those regions).


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Washington, king or pierce county
This is a very tough order... (Metro counties have no interest in SPRAWL / plopping a MH on empty land). they have bigger fish to fry... i.e. How to convert that ugly MH park into high rise apartments = TAX and Income revenue machine.
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Old 06-21-2021, 08:18 AM
 
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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I would never buy the property without getting approval ahead of time from the city/county. Here in our city for example, a mobile would not be allowed. Up where my Mom is in unincorporated Clallam County people do it all the time, in fact Sequim WA has several mobile home dealers, along with well and septic installers.
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