2006-08-21 14:13:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
For some I guess it is a matter of wanting something to own and call their own. Stick built and modular homes are very expensive now. I live where a few people own 5-10 acres of land and live in trailers...
They are all mostly lower middle class but good people. Their income prohibits them from building a home with a foundation.
If you own land, who cares what you live in? These people are happy and will be able to pass land onto their kids..
I think if you offered one of these people a brand new home in a 1 ft away from your neighbor 1/8 acre property, they would say no.
Anyway, have you even been in some of these trailers they make now....jeez...I have a gorgeous 2 story home that doesn't even have some of the features they do!!!
2006-08-21 15:01:52 · answer #1 · answered by cypress9silver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know where your from pizza man, but some people just cannot afford to live in a home. And whereas people can rent/lease a home, they can purchase a trailer home for cheeper and own it themselves.
You might also want to ask why do homeless people live on the street when they can live in a house?
Some people just make different choices and want different things than others. Let them be, and worry about your life rather than theirs.
2006-08-25 18:36:31 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, some people live in Colonias, which are makeshift communities on the fringes of town with little or no water, electricity and roads. They buy or rent the land and put a trailer on it.
They make monthly payments to landlords or finance companies instead of going to a bank and applying for a loan since good credit is needed.
2006-08-21 21:21:43 · answer #3 · answered by Sal G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, I've always wondered the same thing. There's a famous radio DJ where I live who lives in a trailer. You would think with all that money a DJ makes, he would buy a nice home.
2006-08-21 21:25:40 · answer #4 · answered by retroman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I THINK MAYBE SOME PEOPLE CAN NOT AFFORD A HOUSE..AND WE SHOULD NOT JUDGE THEM..SOME PEOPLE HAVE VERY NICE TRAILERS..OWNING A HOUSE HAS MORE EXPENSE COMPARED TO A TRAILER..ONE YOU MUST HAVE HOME OWNERS INSURANCE FOR A HOUSE, PROPERTY TAXES ARE HIGHER, ELECTRIC IS HIGHER, HEATING COST MORE. SO MAYBE NOT ALL CAN AFFORD OR WISH TO LIVE IN A HOUSE..WHY DO YOU CARE ANYHOW...PERSONALLY I WOULD NOT LIVE IN A TRAILER JUST FOR THE FACT IT NEVER GAINS VALUE BUT DECREASES BUT FOR SOME PEOPLE THEY ARE OK WITH IT..
2006-08-22 10:40:20 · answer #5 · answered by AMERICAN_YANKEE35 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe that's all they can afford. Or they want to be mobile. And some folks like the trailer-park atmosphere. Who knows? Why do some people like french-fries? I guess it's just a matter of preference.
2006-08-21 21:27:46 · answer #6 · answered by gldjns 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I see by your multiple posts on people living on trailers, that you are being ignorant and asking ignorant questions, so I see there is no need to amuse you with an indignant answer.
2006-08-21 23:06:32 · answer #7 · answered by nunya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't have to pay property taxes when they live in trailers
2006-08-21 21:26:03 · answer #8 · answered by Nick Name 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am never content with judgmental opinions. You probably live in a nice house and away from that kind of problem, Sometimes u gotta do what u gotta do..'capish'....
2006-08-23 16:36:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trailers are cheap, and you can get a brand new one for about $25,000.
2006-08-22 11:41:08 · answer #10 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋