MANUFACTURED HOMES: REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY?
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She is most likely still the owner and still the one on title. With that said if the taxes have not been paid then these are likely very past due. While the mobile home is on your land it sounds like it is personal property if a title still exists. I assume you would’ve looked for this already or perhaps it has been removed over the years. Another area for the serial number or VIN can be coldpressed into the front tongue area of the home. This is the metal beams that support the entire length of the mobile home.
Her last call to him was he had two weeks to get it done or she was filing an eviction. Is she able to file a eviction because the title does say she still owns it? We are actually hopeful when he gets a 3 day notice he will handle the title. However, She may have to follow up with the actual eviction. I’ve been watching an abandoned mobile home for over a year now. I believe the property owner and mobile home owner are different people because I have seen the eviction notice that appears to be the case.
Correct Title, Incorrect Owner.
If you have any follow-up questions never hesitate to reach out anytime. Additionally, thank you for your detailed comment as the certainly does help me understand your situation a bit better. I very much regret to hear about your younger brother passing. I’m sorry for this loss to you and your family.
A Bill of Sale is a very important form to have, however it is only half of the required documents you need to change it over into your control. … Signed by your ex-boyfriend as the seller and you as the purchaser? Again, without the signed title you will not be able to have it transferred into your name. With that said I am certainly not an attorney of any kind. In fact, I would encourage you to reach out to a local real estate attorney that provides a one-hour free consultation for added help. I hope this helps and at least point you in the right direction.
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Possibly not but Washington state is pretty by the book and bureacratic. The mortgage company said they were fine with that, and we would need to have some sort of legal document. The TAG office did say it is showing a lien but from 1994 and she said that is probably taken care of but she can’t see it in her system. This means that both your signatures are needed in order to sell this mobile home. I was hoping only you would need to sign, however both signatures are likely needed for the sale to go through and the name on the title to change. With that said, please reach out to the state and let them know what you are trying to do and they will be able to point you in the easiest and quickest direction possible.
Once a new Vin number can be obtained than a new title can be created with the owners information. I hope this helps and punch you in the right direction. My apologies with regards to this delay on this comment reply. For some reason this comment slipped through the cracks. I very much am glad to hear that you are pursuing or at least looking at these four mobile homes without titles.
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The park should also give you specific instructions on what to do when you call the bank about the lien on the title. I do agree with you that the park should be crystal clear in what they expect from you as they should be doing most of the work that they can do. With that said they may need you to do one or two things as you are the one listed on the loan, and not the park itself. In answer to your question, that is correct. With that said you may likely have some follow-up questions or unique details specific to your local area and/or nature of the specific transaction.
Look for an attorney with one hour free consultation and go to get all of your questions answered in this one hour. Moving forward keep me posted if you have any follow-up questions or concerns at all. I hope this helps and points you in the right direction. Good job being available to purchase this home and help the sellers and Park move forward.
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If you do know where the seller/borrower is that would be ideal to get them involved to help figure out the situation, figure out the underlying note information, and resolve this moving forward. A bill of sale or other supporting documents that the seller sold the home to you back then would be helpful as well. It looks as if you may be writing from North Carolina. If this is the case then you want to reach out to the local DMV to explain your situation and find out the proper steps moving forward. With all the advice I gave above the answer to your question really is, it depends. Reach out to the DMV and explain your situation and provide the VIN or serial number for your mobile home if possible.
The owner had owed several months of back lot rent. I made a deal with the owner and the trailer park owner regarding the purchase of the home. The old owner signed over the title to the trailer park owner. She held onto the title until I paid off the trailer, at which point, the trailer park owner gave me the title. And Karen had forgiven the overdue lot rent due. When I went to title the trailer in my name, the DMV had trouble with some number on the title.
The title will come in their name and they will have to sign it over to you. This is certainly one way to move forward if no title is currently available. If the park does not want to help you then they will eventually need to step up themselves to place a lien on the home and file for a title or file for an abandoned title for themselves. Perhaps you can pay the park some money and help facilitate the transaction to make it easy for them. If the title is available then I do know of other investors that would consider forging the signature of the sellers. I mention this to you only because it is an option that may be effective, although illegal, to get this deal closed.
This answer is only based out of experience and I certainly am not an attorney or legal professional in any way. In all reality this wooden go to court and you would not start the eviction process, however hopefully it will get a return phone call from her. As always, if you ever have any follow-up questions or the situation changes never hesitate to reach out any time. If you have paid for this home that I would encourage you to contact a local real estate attorney for help. The attorney may only need to call or provide a letter to the sellers on the attorneys letterhead to help encourage the sellers to honor their agreement and sell to you.
However this all starts at the DMV with regards to figuring out who owns these homes and how to get them into your name. If the grandson is friendly then by all means he could provide you a bill of sale and also obtain a “duplicate title” from the DMV if he has his grandmother’s death certificate. With all this said make sure you explain your situation to the clerk over the phone or personally at your local Department of Motor Vehicles. If you have any follow-up questions or concerns please never hesitate to comment back any time. I hope this helps and starts to point you in the right direction.
I can’t afford to keep paying rent for the apartment we live in plus pay lot rent to the trailer park plus pay the finance company for a trailer I can’t live in. We lived in this trailer with no heat, no water, a broken toilet, and black mold and two elderly parents with lung cancer and heart problems. Since a lawyer will not help me, I don’t know what to do. I called a realtor to see if I could sell the trailer and use part of that to pay the balance of the loan.
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