Posted by Chuck (AZ) on July 29, 2001 at 16:52:29:
Actually, they’re VERY liveable. You’d be amazed at the condition of these homes… they’re in excellent shape for their age… look like late 80’s models (inside and out).
It was a big selling point for me when I bought the park.
I know it sounds implausable… 10 wide/40 year-old homes going for $5k+ …but that’s part of what I’ve been trying to stress regarding the 55+ parks… these folks take care of their stuff, and they always pay the rent on time.
In fact, the Aug rent isn’t due for 3 days yet (as I write this), I already have 40-45 lot rent checks in the office as of today (out of 60 spaces)… and I guarantee you the balance of them will be here by Wednesday, it always is.
Maybe I’m in the “Twilight Zone” area of Lonnie-land… maybe I’m just damm lucky.
Whatever it is… I like it.
VW Camper? Boy, that’s the lap of luxury compared to one of my experiences.
We once worked as Caretaker’s for a gold mine in the mountains west of Lake Tahoe, California (what they call the gold country). Two miles of 4x4 trail (all uphill or downhill depending on which direction you were going - about 5000’ differance in elevation) to the nearest neighbor, no electricity (save from the generator when we ran it), firewood or propane (we carried it in) for heat, no phone, and we pumped water directly from the American River to a elevated tank that gravity-fed back down to the house.
True story.