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Was this home moved? Find out before it matters.
A lender, a buyer, or a title company may ask whether a manufactured home has always sat where it is. If you cannot answer, there are records to check and things the home itself will show.
- Records to check first, in plain terms
- An engineer's inspection when records run out
- A signed report if a lender needs one
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Three questions
Answer what you can. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Answer all three to see where you stand.
Treat it as moved.
At least one answer points to a move. A lender may ask for a structural integrity report, and it is easier to arrange before a closing date is set.
Get the reportThe records have not settled it.
An engineer can inspect the home and report what the installation shows, while you keep asking for the records below.
Have an engineer lookNothing here points to a move.
Keep the records together. If a lender or buyer still asks, an inspection can document how the home is installed today.
Ask a question- 5 places
- Title, permits, moving paperwork, the seller, and the home itself
- Records first
- Then an engineer looks at the home when the records run out
- 1 business day
- For a licensed engineer to read what you know and call you back
- 7 states
- The engineer is licensed where the home sits now
Where to look
Five places the answer may be
Start with paper. Appearance alone is not reliable, because skirting and a finished exterior hide most of it. Records that show a move.
- The title history. An earlier address or owner in another place.
- Installation and permit records. More than one setup on file for the same home.
- Moving paperwork. A transport invoice or a mover's contract.
- The seller. Ask directly, and ask for it in writing.
- The home itself. An engineer notes what the current installation shows.
When records run out
Which are you?
Two starting points. Pick the closer one.
Ask an engineer
Still not sure? Tell us what you know.
The address, why you think the home may have been moved, and who is asking. A licensed engineer reads it and calls you back within one business day. How it works.
Before you call
Guides
Where to look and who to ask.
Records that show a manufactured home was moved
Which records can show a manufactured home was moved, and how to weigh what you find.
What the data plate and HUD labels tell you
Where to find the data plate and HUD label, what they identify, and what to do if one is missing.
Questions to ask the seller about a move
A short list of questions for the seller or listing agent about whether a home was ever moved.
It was moved: what happens now?
The practical steps to take once you know a manufactured home was moved.
Stop guessing. Find out.
Send the address and a few details. A licensed engineer replies within one business day.