My property in North Carolina has an older mobile home that I want moved, removed, sold, given away or demolished. Which is my best cheapest option? I’ve contacted removal companies and permits are required for demolishing. I’ve been quoted around $6000 for removal and cleanup.A cheaper option is to pay them to tow it away as it is still usable for other uses. One company says they will reuse it for a payment from me for around $4000. Can I offer to split the removal fee with someone so they can use it? I didn’t have any takers when I offered it for free. And I asked the nearby fire station if they want it for practice, but I still have to pay for cleanup.
Are these “we buy mobile homes” legitimate?
I plan to replace it with a newer manufactured home. Thanks everyone for constructive ideas or experiences.
Off the top of my head, I would check with local charities that might be able to place it in a useful place. I’d also check out any local mobile home parks. The park owners might take it off your hands.
Look for a real estate investment group. There will be members there who specialize in mobile homes and mobile home parks. If the home is re-usable they might take it for free. If the home is too far gone, they will let you know. Then I would check with a scrap metal guy. Although steel is just pennies.
Your conundrum here is this is a “mobile home”. And, its quite old.
Moving these old bricks is expensive and problematic. A guy in Georgia recently tried to move one and it broke in 3 pieces when it hit the road.
As was mentioned, see if you can donate it, relocation included. Hunting and fishing clubs look for these type of things.
Locally, get a hold of a scrapper and let them take anything salvageable, then hire someone to demo it and haul it off.
There is a lot of aluminum in these old bricks and it probably still has the original axles? The frame is steel as well, but scrap steel is cheap these days.
If you go the scrapper route, they will take the most highly sought after stuff 1st. The ac and heater unit, and any copper wiring. If they come back for the aluminum, they will disappear after they get most of the siding off.
I missed the “being replaced with a manufactured” home.
Have you checked with them (the dealer) to see of they would haul off the old trailer, since you’re buying from them? Or, check and see if maybe they will haul it off for a fee, since they will have a truck and a crew there (and escort vehicles I assume).
A very remote option would be to check with habitat for humanity groups?
They themselves would probably not want this, but they may have contacts who are looking for just such a thing?
It is worth getting each quote in writing, including permits, transport and site cleanup, so the totals are easy to compare. Asking the dealer supplying the replacement home about removal is also a sensible step, since they may already have a crew and transport arranged.
