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Buying a Home
Shopping, titles, inspections, offers and closing on a mobile or manufactured home.
After Closing on a Manufactured Home: Your First-Month Paperwork Checklist Oct 6, 2026 
Seller Credits on a Manufactured Home Purchase: Questions Before You Negotiate Sep 30, 2026 
The Manufactured Home Final Walk-Through: What to Check Before Taking Possession Sep 25, 2026 
Protecting Your Manufactured Home Deposit and Closing Funds From Wire Fraud Sep 23, 2026 
Manufactured Home Loan Documents: What to Review Before You Sign Sep 21, 2026 
Buying a Manufactured Home From an Estate: Questions About Authority and Title Sep 18, 2026 
Manufactured Home Insurance Before Closing: What to Ask Your Agent Sep 10, 2026 
Buying a Double-Wide in Arizona: Missing Titles and Mismatched Records Sep 8, 2026 
California Manufactured Home Sales: Tax Clearance Questions to Settle Early Sep 4, 2026 
Who Does What in a Manufactured Home Closing? Buyer, Seller, Lender and Escrow Sep 2, 2026 
What If a Manufactured Home Appraises Below the Purchase Price? Aug 28, 2026 
Has This Manufactured Home Been Moved? Why Buyers Should Ask Aug 26, 2026 
Buying a Manufactured Home With an Added Room, Deck or Carport Aug 24, 2026 
HUD Label, Data Plate, and Serial Number: What They Are and Where to Find Them Aug 23, 2026 
Buying a Mobile Home Built Before 1976: What to Check Before You Commit Aug 21, 2026 
Before You Make an Offer: Deposits and Contingencies on a Manufactured Home Aug 5, 2026 
Manufactured Home Closing Costs: What You Pay Beyond the Down Payment Aug 3, 2026 
Buying a Manufactured Home From a Family Member: How the Financing Works Jul 15, 2026 
Manufactured Home Inspection vs. Appraisal: What Buyers Should Know May 18, 2026 
Arizona Manufactured Home Title Basics for Buyers and Sellers Apr 13, 2026 
California HCD Title Basics for Manufactured Home Buyers Apr 6, 2026 
Manufactured Home Financing for Dealers: How to Help Buyers Get Prepared Mar 23, 2026 
What Real Estate Agents Should Know About Manufactured Home Financing Mar 16, 2026 
Dealer vs. Private Party Manufactured Home Purchases: What Changes With Financing? Mar 9, 2026 
Buying a Manufactured Home From a Private Seller: Financing Steps Buyers Should Know Mar 3, 2026 
Fixer-Upper vs Turnkey Manufactured Homes: Which Is the Smarter Buy? Feb 21, 2026 
Buying a Manufactured Home in a Competitive California Market: How to Prepare Feb 8, 2026 
Preparing to Buy a Mobile Home After the Holidays: A Smart Buyer’s Guide Dec 30, 2025 
Buying a Mobile Home at the End of the Year: What the Calendar Changes Dec 1, 2025 
Is Manufactured Home Demand Rising? What It Means for Buyers Nov 21, 2025 
Buying a Fixer-Upper Mobile Home: What Loan Options Are Available? Oct 22, 2025 
Are Manufactured Homes Safe in Earthquakes? What California Buyers Should Know Sep 26, 2025 
The Manufactured Home Features That Matter Most When You Buy May 19, 2025 
When to Buy a Manufactured Home: How the Seasons Differ in California and Arizona Apr 12, 2025 
Multi-Section vs. Single-Section Homes: Which Is Right for You? Dec 29, 2024 
10 Tips for First-Time Mobile Home Buyers in California Sep 16, 2024 Other topics
- Loan Basics How mobile and manufactured home loans work: chattel and mortgage loans, rates, payments, and the myths worth dropping. 19 articles
- Qualifying and Applying Credit, income, down payments and documents: getting your loan application ready. 18 articles
- Parks and Communities Buying in a land-lease community: space rent, park rules, resident approval and resident-owned parks. 14 articles
- Land and Property Homes on owned land: land-and-home loans, real and personal property, the 433A and affixture. 7 articles
- Refinancing and Selling Refinancing, cash-out, appraisals, and selling a home that still has a loan. 6 articles
- Owning Your Home Maintenance, upgrades, insurance, taxes and value once you have moved in. 20 articles
- Local Guides City and regional guides for buyers in California and Arizona. 38 articles
- Company News News from Santiago Financial and ways to stay in touch. 3 articles
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