Who Buys Mobile Homes in Florida?
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Most people land on this page because they want to get rid of an old mobile home and they assume it is going to cost them money. Often it does. Demolition runs around $5,000 and deconstruction closer to $8,000. But a fair number of the homes we get called about are not junk at all, and the owner finds that out only after paying somebody to haul it away.
So before you pay for mobile home removal, spend five minutes finding out which one you have. Call (727) 201-0189 and we will tell you straight. If it is genuinely worthless we will say so and point you at the right removal option below.
Who Buys Mobile Homes For Cash Near Me?
Cash buyers near you fall into three groups: individual investors who rehab and rent, dealers who resell off their own lot, and park operators filling an empty site. All three price the same way, at a discount that covers the repairs, the move, and the risk they are taking. We buy homes ourselves when one fits, and we list the rest, so we can tell you which of those two numbers is bigger for your home. Most people who call us started out searching for how to sell my mobile home for cash. Get the free market analysis first so you know what fair looks like.
Who Buys Used Mobile Homes In Florida?
A used home in decent shape has the widest set of buyers in the state: transporters and installers who resell, investors who rehab and rent, park operators filling empty lots, and families who own land and cannot afford new construction. Dealers are selective about age, size, and frame condition, and many will not look at anything built before the mid 1990s. The retail buyer almost always pays the most, which is why we list these rather than buy them, at a flat $2,500 when the home sells and nothing if it does not. Get the free market analysis first so you know what fair looks like.
Who Buys Junk Or Damaged Mobile Homes?
Three kinds of business answer that search, and only one of them pays you. Demolition contractors charge, around $5,000 to knock a home down and haul the debris, more with asbestos siding or tight access. Scrappers and salvage yards may take it for nothing or for a small payment, because they are buying the aluminum and the steel, not the home. Buyers and brokers pay you, and we buy some of these ourselves when the numbers work. Whether a damaged home is worth money comes down to its build date and its title, and both can be checked by phone in a few minutes. Get the free market analysis first so you know what fair looks like.
The one question that decides everything
Look for the HUD certification label, a small metal plate usually near the rear exterior or inside a kitchen cabinet. It tells you whether the home was built before or after June 15, 1976.
- Built after June 15, 1976. The home can legally be moved and resold. It has value even if it looks rough or damaged, because somebody will buy it to fix up, rent out, or drop on their own land. This is the category people wrongly scrap.
- Built before June 15, 1976. It cannot be relocated to a new site under federal rules. If it has to leave the land, removal really is your only path, and the options further down this page apply.
One more thing worth checking: if a previous owner retired the title to attach the home to the land for tax purposes, it is legally real property now and cannot be sold as a mobile home until the title is reinstated. That is fixable, but you need to know before you list it.
If it can be sold, this is what that looks like
A home that has to come off the land but is still structurally sound is a normal listing for us. Flat $2,500 when it sells, nothing if it does not, on a 30-day agreement. Full detail is on our homes that must be moved page, including what happens to the deck and the carport.
Free Mobile Home Removal
There are buyers and companies who will handle free mobile home removal at no cost to you. The economics are simple: they only do it free when the home or its materials are worth more than the cost of hauling it. They assess the home, make an offer, and if you accept they handle dismantling, loading, transport, and usually the cleanup of the pad.
Mobile Home Scrappers and Salvage Yards Near You
If the home genuinely cannot be moved or reused, scrap and salvage is a real option. Mobile homes contain aluminum and copper that hold steady value, and usable components get pulled and sold on for repairs. Call several local dealers.
Ask each one two questions: do they accept a whole home, or do they expect you to dismantle it and set aside the valuable material yourself, and do they clear the site afterward. Expect a few hundred dollars back at best from mobile home salvage, which is why this is worth doing only after you have ruled out a sale.
Mobile Home Disposal: Deconstruction and Demolition
If nobody will buy it, you are down to disposal. There are two ways to dispose of a mobile home for good, and both of them cost money.
Deconstruction
The home is taken apart carefully so materials can be recovered and reused, which keeps waste out of the landfill and can return some value on usable parts. You will need a deconstruction contractor, a permit, and a safety and materials management plan. Budget somewhere around $8,000.
Demolition
Heavy machinery knocks the unit down. Mobile home demolition is faster and cheaper than deconstruction, generally around $5,000, but you still need a demolition permit from your local government and the home still has to be checked for asbestos first. Older and condemned homes are more likely to contain it, which is the single most common reason a quote comes back higher than expected.
If the home turns out to be worth selling rather than scrapping, the ordinary route applies and it is set out on selling your Florida mobile home. If it has to come off the land it is sitting on, that is a mobile home that must be moved, which is a normal listing for us with a real buyer market behind it.
Questions People Ask Before They Sell
What is the process for selling to a mobile home buyer?
Whoever buys your home, the process runs the same track: agree on a price, confirm the title is clean, get park approval if the home sits in a community, and sign over the title at closing. With us the process starts one step earlier, with a free valuation, so you know what the home is worth before anyone makes you an offer. That one piece of information changes every conversation that follows.
Are there any fees when I sell?
Selling through us costs a flat $2,500 and only when the home actually sells. No upfront fees, no photography fees, no marketing fees, nothing due at signing. If you sell to a cash buyer instead, there are usually no fees either, because their profit is already built into the lower offer. Either way, never pay fees just to receive an offer. Nobody reputable charges for that.
Who buys mobile homes that need repairs?
More buyers than most owners expect. Investors buy project homes every week, and plenty of retail buyers would rather take a discount and do the work themselves. Soft floors, an older roof, a dated interior: the condition moves the price, not whether it sells. The homes that genuinely cannot be sold are the ones we talked about above, and if yours is one of them we will say so for free instead of wasting your time.
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Tell us about the home and we will tell you what we think it is worth, including an honest answer if the real answer is that it needs to be removed. Free, no obligation, and you are welcome to take the information and do nothing with it. If a cash sale is the better fit, we will say so.
If the home came to you after a death in the family and it sits in a park, read what to do when you inherit a mobile home before you sign anything with the park office. Signing a lot lease on a home with no resale value puts the rent in your name.
Brenton Basinger, President, Florida Mobile Home Solutions, Inc. Licensed Mobile Home Broker, State of Florida, license BH 1149137-1. (727) 201-0189.
Before you pay to demolish it, find out whether it can be moved and sold instead. Our list of licensed mobile home movers in Florida sets out demolition costs against what a saleable must-be-moved home is worth, and the gap is often more than ten thousand dollars.