Pricing transparency
How we price mobile homes in Arkansas
Most buyers will not tell you how they got to their number. We will. Here is the exact math behind a cash offer, including our margin, so you can decide if it makes sense for you.
The six things that move your number
What the home resells for after we fix it
We start with what a comparable single-wide or double-wide actually sells for in that county once it is clean, safe, and financeable. Not asking prices, closed sales. In Central Arkansas that number is usually very different from what NADA prints.
Repair and cleanout cost
Roof, floors, subfloor rot, HVAC, plumbing leaks, skirting, and haul off. We use real contractor pricing, not guesses. A soft floor and a bad roof together can be $8,000 to $20,000 on a typical home.
Land or lot rent
A home on its own acre prices very differently than the same home on a rented lot. In a park we also factor lot rent while we hold it, park approval time, and whether the park allows resale or requires the home be moved.
Title and back taxes
Missing title, a lien that was never released, personal property taxes owed, or an heir who has to be located all cost time and money. We price that in rather than dropping the offer later.
Moving cost, if the home has to move
Transport, permits, blocking, and re-setup on a 1990s double-wide in Arkansas often runs $8,000 to $15,000. That is why an older home that must be moved sometimes prices near zero even when it looks fine inside.
Our margin and carrying costs
We are private investors, not a charity and not a broker. We keep a margin for the risk we take on, plus insurance, utilities, and taxes while we hold the home. We would rather show you that number than pretend it does not exist.
A real example
A 1998 16x80 single-wide in a Faulkner County park, soft floor in the back bedroom, original roof, seller wanted out in three weeks. Numbers rounded.
Illustration only. Every home, park, and county is different, and your offer will be based on your home, not this example.
What we do not do
- We do not charge a commission or a fee to look at your home.
- We do not throw out a high number to tie the home up and then cut it at closing.
- We do not require repairs, cleaning, or hauling anything off before we buy.
- We do not list your home. We are private investors buying with our own funds.
- We do not pressure you. If a retail sale nets you more, we will tell you that.
Want to see the math on your home?
Answer a few questions and we will walk you through how we got to the number, line by line.
Keep reading
Other questions Arkansas mobile home sellers ask right after this one.
- Mobile Home Seller ResourcesTitles, liens, moving the home, repairs, and what it is worth. Plain answers.
- Sell My Mobile Home in ArkansasThe statewide overview: what we buy, what we pay for, and how fast it moves.
- How Much Is My Mobile Home Worth?Answer a few questions about the home and we will price it for you.
- How to Sell a Mobile Home in ArkansasTitle, taxes, park approval, and the paperwork, explained step by step.
What do you want to do next?
Call us, text us, or tell us about the property. No pressure, no obligation, and no fee to you.