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[JAK]

Sounds like to me a couple of people on here just dont like manufactured housing. (TRAILERS) I own a manufactured home on my 4 acres. my wife and I designed the layout, colors, windows, carpet, floors etc. Its sits on a pier and beam foundation and is considered a permanent structure. 2400sf for 80,000.00, we like that alot. I bet the setup people tried to cut corners and take the easy way out by tossing everything into the woods. And there was times that during construction my wife and I wasnt available to go out and check the property, we did try to make 2 trips per month out, but sometimes we made only one. I would make it a point to find out who did this and get it corrected before I up and sell or start calling police. Go out one weekend and just ask, interduce yourself, let them know thats your property and you plan on building also. Everything might just work out perfect and you become good neighbors or at least some one you can tolerate for years to come. Then they might just be a@#h*?^'s that you come across any where you go. I sure wouldnt build fortress fences and junking my place up with razor wire just because of neighbors. Do the normal things and then if things get out of control call the sheriff. As far as set backs off property lines go they are all different. I also have some lake property in texas and the set backs are 5' on sidelines and 10' on backline and front. Where I live now there is none, just stay out of utility easements only. I have lived in houses on 0 lot lines and houses with 5' & 10' setbacks. You might even see the neighbors one day and them tell you sorry for the mess, but we will take care of it. Hope it goes well, I had some problems to but have worked it out, so far, knock on wood!

 

[DUMBDOG]

My opinion was not expressed towards people living in trailers, if it was taken as such. Just some people, no matter what they may live in, take it upon themselves to make the most of their property to the detriment of their neighbors.

 

[JimR]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Sounds like to me a couple of people on here just dont like manufactured housing. )</font>

I'm sorry if my Trailer Trash wording sounded offensive. It is in no way pertaining to everyone that lives in a trailer or Manufactured Modular Home. It is directly related to the people that live in a trailer and trash other peoples property and their own. That is my idea of trailer trash. I worked with a few people that lived in trailer parks because they could not afford to own a home. The trailers gave them the chance to save money to buy a houses eventually. I also knew a couple that had a really nice double wide that would knock your socks off. They were custom built and had to cost them a fortune. They even put a standard house roof over it to make attic space. If I recall correctly the place was 60' x 24'.

 

[rox]

I personally have no issues with trailors. I think they are a good choice for a lot of needs. 2,400 sq ft for $80,000 everything brand spanking new, yup I see value in that.

 

[MikeD74T]

JimR, 1st - I symphathize with your neighbor situation.
2nd - I lived in a mobile home when first out of the service and a couple of years of marrige. It was in a park with stiff rules, big lots, nice neighbors. 36 years later I have 2 houses assessed at almost $500K & I'm just a blue collar working stiff paying almost $150 per week in property taxes. I tell young people that everybody should live in a mobile home & have an 8 car garage. That's to have room for toys & beat the tax man. One question -how do use "trailer trash" in a sentance as a compliment? LOL

 

[JimR]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( JimR, 1st - I symphathize with your neighbor situation.
2nd - I lived in a mobile home when first out of the service and a couple of years of marrige. It was in a park with stiff rules, big lots, nice neighbors. 36 years later I have 2 houses assessed at almost $500K & I'm just a blue collar working stiff paying almost $150 per week in property taxes. I tell young people that everybody should live in a mobile home & have an 8 car garage. That's to have room for toys & beat the tax man. One question -how do use "trailer trash" in a sentance as a compliment? LOL )</font>

I must have missed something here. My use of the words trailer trash are not for all people living in trailers. I think I mentioned it quite well as to the people this saying is for. I'll re-phrase it again. It pertains to slobs that have no respect for others and the property of others period. Sorry if you misunderstood my use of these words.

 

[EddieWalker]

Bad neighbors, slobs, pigs, trash and any other term has nothing to do with what they live in or their income. It's a mentality that defines what and who they are.

One of the very richest business men here in my area, who is also one of the biggest employers, is famous for being a slob. He's got land all over the area that is little more than trash dumps for him and his family to store their junk. He will spend tens of thousands on a trip to europe, but not spend five dollars to take a load of garbage to the dumps. It all ends up on one of his properties.

The neigbor in question on this thread could have a 5,000 square foot high end, top of the line, million dollar home, but since they choose to disregard boundries, cut down trees that weren't theirs and through garbage around tells me they are trash. Call them trailer trash or the scum of the earth, it all means the same.

Even if we give them the benifit of pretending they didn't know where the boundries were of their land. The proof of what type of neighbors is still evident in their actions to the land they thought was theirs. If they will do that to their land when thye first move in, what does the future hold?

They are bad neighbors and living next to them in all probablity means years of heartache.

Good luck,
Eddie

 

[MadReferee]

Speakig of trailer trash, take a look at this.

Trailer Trash

 

[3RRL]

Mad,
Awesome site...completely blew my mind! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[JimR]

What a riot.