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Taking Trailer Trash to a new level!
We’ve been searching for a new home. Lately we’ve gone from “Ohh! hardwood floors! A Jacuzi tub!” to “Well, you can’t really see the seam if you don’t look too closely.” It’s not that I have too much pride to live in a double-wide, it’s just that, well, it’s a DOUBLE-WIDE. The thought of purchasing a home that some trucker guy had to pull over the side of the road with to take a leak does nothing for me. Mr. Flinger was looking at one such home when I said, “Yea, but it faces the wrong direction. No sun.” “Uh, it’s a double-wide, hon. We just pick it up and move it.” Like that’s a selling point or something.
I know what you’re saying. That Mrs. Flinger, she sure is snotty. That Mrs. Flinger, she’d rather waste away her daughters college on Starbucks and iTunes music. That Mrs. Flinger, she’s one hot bitch. Well, that last one you’d throw in just to please me. But really, you’d be a little right. I *am* a little snotty. I mean, look, I happen to not want to own a house with wheels, seams, or fake wood paneling. I just don’t. Also, the Starbucks/iTunes thing? I have a plan. I work at a college, see, and my children will get cheap college. See? It’s ok. Really. I’ve thought this all through.
The thing I didn’t think through is the ammount a mortgage will cost in one of the “bubble? what bubble?” cities. Apparently, the bubble is not topping out here in the next ten years. So even if you sell your home at 40% more than you purchased 2 years ago, you will not be able to afford a house even with that equity, savings, prostitution, or selling your child on ebay.
That trailer is starting to look pretty damn good. I believe our couch would look lovely on that porch.
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Double wides aren’t that bad…
Anne
(who lives in a “Well, you can?t really see the seam if you don?t look too closely.? kinda place LOL )
That Mrs. Flinger sure is one hot bitch.
The only reason I don’t live in a trailer is because I live in one of the most affordable real estate environments in the country. And I live 25 miles north of civilization to make it even more affordable. I understand your feelings. You hot bitch.
Yeah, I hear that. I’ve given up a social life of any kind and any hope of new clothes so I could live in a non-ghetto neighborhood. Keeping my fingers crossed that you’ll find something amazing!
LOL, y’all. Feel free to end all comments “one hot bitch” anytime you like.
See in MN we have lots of colleges and trailer parks. Come on over you hot bitch! Boys could clean out the garages together!
A double wide may not be safe for you, the “one hot bitch” might be a fire hazard.
All the hot bitches here have big huge houses and pool boys. OK, so the pool boy part is a lie, but just for kicks, I looked up an index to see what my house would be valued at in Santa Barbara, California. Over $2 million…..uh, no thanks, I’m staying put right here where it costs me less! And you can move in next door you hot bitch!
We are so feeling your pain right now. And Snoring Daddy is just as snooty as you are. I wouldn’t be thrilled to live in one, but my aunt and uncle actually have one that is really really nice. I could live with one like that—especially if it was in the country with some land that maybe we could eventually build on….you know someday when our ship comes in.
I live in New Orleans, where many of my friends and family have recently had to adjust to living in trailers for the first time (not double wides, mind you). You are not snotty if you notice they have shortcomings. I hope you are not in a high tornado/hurricane traffic area.
But, as many around here have come to realize, they get the job done for providing a place to hang your hat.
But don’t hesitate to voice your desire to live in a dwelling without wheels, you hot bitch.
Come and live here with Erin and I. We can play and go to Starbucks and Red Robin. We have lots of colleges and great schools. Then we can take you to see all the trailor parks in the area.
Oh and our kids can play together. Why?you ask because Mrs.Flinger is one hot bitch.
Hey, Hot Bitch… You could tell us you were posting from the Taj Mahal when you’re really in a pop-up camper, and we wouldn’t know the difference!
That’s one hot market you’re in. Ouch. My sister is in CO. Very expensive there too. $200K for a starter home in an inexpensive area.
There’s a house for sale on my street—probably $100K or so. We have some nice colleges here! But yeah, it’s in the northeast.
the thing about trailer is that they hold their value een less well than a brand new car. it winds up being a money pit plus they detiorate more rapidly because of typical worse construction.
Isn’t there also a prerequisite that the double wide must also come with a redwood deck built on?
Then there’s that almost virtual guarantee that you will at one time or another be struck by a tornado.
One word: Airstream.
You’ve got a hitch on that Subaru, right?
Hey, what’s you price range and where do you ideally want to live? We could all start searching for the perfect house for you…