How to Sell a Mobile Home in Florida
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Selling a mobile home in Florida comes down to three things: price it from real comparable sales, list it where mobile home buyers actually look, and get the park approval and title paperwork handled correctly. Most sellers use a licensed mobile home broker because the license, the park process, and the title work are all different from a regular house sale. Start to finish, the whole process usually runs 30 to 60 days. Here is each step.
There are two ways to sell a mobile home in Florida, and they suit very different situations. You can list it with a broker and sell it for what the market will pay, or you can take a cash offer and be done in days. This page walks through both, honestly, including which one usually puts more money in your pocket.
Listing it: what actually happens, step by step
This is the route most sellers should take, because it almost always nets more. Here is the whole process from the first phone call to the money landing in your account.
1. We find out what it is worth
Before anything is listed we run a comparative market analysis using real sold data from the Florida mobile home market, not an automated website estimate. You get a recommended price range and the reasoning behind it. This is free and there is no obligation to list.
2. You sign a thirty day agreement
Thirty days, then you can cancel any time with a phone call or an email. No fee to leave, no notice period. The commission is a flat $2,500, paid only at closing, so if the home does not sell you owe nothing.
3. We photograph it properly
A professional real estate photographer, paid for by us, plus aerial coverage. Buyers scrolling a listing site decide in about two seconds whether to click, and cell phone photos lose that decision every time.
4. It goes live on twelve platforms
The MLS plus Zillow, Realtor.com, Homes.com, Trulia, Facebook Marketplace and the mobile home specific marketplaces. Last year our listings drew more than 2,000 buyer inquiries, roughly 50 for every home listed.
5. We screen the people who want to see it
Selling in a park has a step selling a house does not: the buyer has to be approved by the park. We check that anyone coming to view can afford the home and is likely to pass that approval, so you are not sitting through showings that were never going to lead anywhere.
6. Offers come to you
Every offer, in full, with our read on what it means and how it compares to what similar homes have sold for. Then you decide. We will never tell you what to accept.
7. Park approval and paperwork
Once you accept, the buyer applies to the park and we manage that process. A mobile home on leased land is titled property rather than real estate, so the transfer runs through the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles rather than a deed. We handle the title work.
8. Closing
You get paid, the title transfers, and our $2,500 comes out at closing. Around 80% of our listings sell within thirty days.
I will admit that we were skeptical but since he was only signing up for 30 days it seemed like a reasonable chance to take… In THREE HOURS, he sent us a text that he had a full price offer… in less than 3 weeks, the house was sold and the money was in our bank.
Taking a cash offer: the shorter route
Sometimes speed genuinely matters more than price. A death in the family, a move that cannot wait, a home that needs more work than you want to take on. In those cases a cash sale is the right answer and we will tell you so.
- You tell us about the home. Address, age, size, condition, and the lot rent if it is in a community.
- We look at it. Sometimes in person, sometimes from photos and a phone call, depending on the home.
- You get a number. No obligation, and we will also tell you what we think it would sell for listed, so you can compare.
- You decide. If you take it, we handle the title work and you get paid.
Be clear about the trade. A cash offer is faster and simpler, and it is lower. That is the deal, and anyone who tells you otherwise is not being straight with you. If a cash sale is genuinely the better route for your situation, we will say so rather than talk you into a listing.
What makes selling a mobile home different
Most of the confusion around this comes from three things that do not apply to selling a house.
It is usually titled property, not real estate
If the home sits on leased land, it is titled with the FLHSMV like a vehicle. There is no deed and no closing attorney. That is also why it needs a mobile home broker license rather than a real estate license, and why most realtors will not take these listings.
The park has to approve your buyer
In a community, your buyer has to pass the park’s own application before anything can close. Every park sets its own criteria. A buyer who cannot pass it is not a buyer, which is why screening early matters so much.
Buyers usually cannot get a normal mortgage
A home on leased land cannot be secured by a conventional mortgage, so buyers use chattel lenders instead. A listing that only accepts cash competes for a much smaller pool of buyers, and a smaller pool means a lower price. Here is how mobile home financing works, including the lenders who write these loans.
Common questions
How long does it take to sell a mobile home in Florida?
Around 80% of our listings sell within thirty days. A cash sale can close in a week or two. The biggest variables are price and park approval, not marketing.
Can I sell my mobile home without selling the land?
Yes, and it is common. The home is sold on its own and the buyer moves it. Your land stays yours. Here is how that works, including what determines whether a home can be relocated at all.
Can I sell a mobile home that needs work?
Yes. Condition affects the price, not whether there is a buyer. Homes needing repairs sell to buyers who intend to renovate. We have sold homes other people could not.
Do I need a realtor to sell my mobile home?
No, and a general real estate agent is often not the right fit anyway. It is a separate license for a reason. Here is what a licensed mobile home broker actually does.
What does it cost to sell?
A flat $2,500, paid at closing, whether your home sells for $15,000 or $90,000. Photography, drone coverage, syndication and weekly reporting are all included and we pay for them. If the home does not sell, you owe nothing.
Where we work
All of Florida. Tampa Bay, Orlando, Jacksonville, Ocala, Lakeland, Fort Myers, Sarasota, the Space Coast, the Panhandle and everywhere in between.
Not sure which route is right for you? Tell us about your home and we will tell you what we think it sells for, free and with no obligation, so you can decide with a real figure rather than a guess.
Brenton Basinger, President, Florida Mobile Home Solutions, Inc. Licensed Mobile Home Broker, State of Florida, license BH 1149137-1.