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Mark Kaiser: How did mobile homes sell throughout Sarasota County during the year of 2020? Did COVID have an effect on the market? And if it did, was it positive or was it negative? I believe we can all agree that the past year was one that we will not soon forget because it was…

Mark Kaiser: Have you thought about relocating to Florida and are considering a mobile home as an affordable second home or primary residence? Currently, with over a thousand people per day moving to Florida, there has to be a reason why the rest of the country is coming down here and why so many are…

Mark Heizer: Anytime one turns on the news, they’re bombarded with the constant housing updates from the newscaster telling them how fast homes are selling across the entire country. Homes that are usually taking months to sell are taking mere days if even going on the market at all before getting a great, if not…

Mark Kaiser: Do you know how to pay back lot rent owed on a Sarasota mobile home that you’re planning on buying? We are currently in the exact situation with a buyer who is looking to purchase enlisting that we have had for a few weeks on a property that is located in Sarasota County.…

Mark Kaiser: Is it possible for a mobile home park to evict a mobile home for not paying their lot rent? As we have discussed in the past, when living in a mobile home park that has leased land, the owner of the home needs to pay the park each month for usage to the…

Mark Kaiser: Do pest treatments include termite inspections all the time?This is a question we were presented with just last week. Now we had a buyer who purchased a mobile home from a seller, who kept up on their pest treatments every quarter of the year, for the entire ownership time of their home. Now,…

Mark Kaiser: So what happens if the seller of a mobile home does not pay the lot rent, and goes to sell the mobile home instead? Are they able to just sell the home and not pay the lot rent that is owed? Is the new buyer responsible for the lot rent that was not…

Mark Heizer: Welcome back to the third installment of, What Is My Sarasota Mobile Home Worth? Before we get into today’s topic, let’s go ahead and briefly review what we have covered the past few weeks just so we’re all on the same page before we get started today. So if you remember, two weeks…

Mark Kaiser: Hey guys, we’re back again for a second installment of What is Your Sarasota Mobile Home Worth? Last week we discussed the idea of selling your home fully furnished, or to empty it out prior to putting your home on the market. We reviewed that although a mobile home that is being sold…

Mark Kaiser: We’ve received quite a bit of interest regarding our video blog last week, reviewing what should be done to get your Sarasota mobile home ready for sale. Now, last week, we discussed the more basic items that should be done when we’re getting a home ready to sell such as getting rid of…

Mark Kaiser: Hey, Mark. What do you feel my Sarasota mobile home is worth? We at The Mobile Home Dealer get asked this all the time and we’ve decided that coming up with a series to go over what items and upgrades do add value and those that do not would be helpful for all…

Mark Kaiser: How do you prepare a Sarasota mobile home for sale? Sellers ask us all the time what they need to do in order to get their home ready for sale. We find that many times sellers don’t exactly know what to do in order for their home to show well for photos, videos,…

Mark Kaiser: What does the season mean in regards to mobile homes in Sarasota, Florida? Does the season even exist? If it does, when is that time? We hear all the time that many mobile home sellers around the Sarasota area will hold on to their home and look to sell it during the season.…

Mark Kaiser: We get asked all the time on whether or not sellers should try and put their home up for sale around the holidays. Oftentimes, many sellers feel that having a home for sale during a holiday, whether it be July 4th or Christmas time is a fruitless task and one that will bring…

Mark Heizer: How does seller financing work and is it a viable option when buying a mobile home here in Sarasota? As we have discussed in previous blogs, obtaining outside lending for a mobile home on leased land is very difficult to do. Many lending agencies have additional requirements in order to lend. Such as…