A Helpful Guide to Mobile Homeowner Responsibilities

Learning to care for your home is an important skill, but it's also a lot of work. In this post, we've made you a guide to outline the process for you.

Buying a home is a great privilege. Quite often the joys of homeownership are expressed, and while these should not be undermined, they should not overshadow the responsibilities that follow.

Owning a home is work. Anything we invest in requires attention and maintenance. Sometimes this transition from renting to ownership can cause a shock. We want to alleviate that shock. Let’s look at some of the items that a homeowner will be responsible for.

Interior Maintenance:

• Change air filters
• Cleaning: floors, bathrooms, surfaces, deep clean appliances
• Change light bulbs

Interior maintenance as a homeowner is not much different from renting but the importance of it is stressed. When renting you may not care about deep cleaning, or sweeping weekly because it’s not your home, not your investment. However, when the home is yours and you're inheriting the mess – these items matter a lot more. Stay up on these and they are quite simple.

Lawn Care:

• Cutting grass
• Fixing problem areas (holes, dead grass, dead trees)
• Landscaping
• Fencing if desired

Lawn care is usually a big shift for new homeowners. Where you may have someone who did the work regularly that your landlord paid or you just did work when it got bad – now you have to take care of your yard. It’s also important to make sure your yard is safe and usable for guests, kids and pets.

Exterior Maintenance:

• Cleaning siding
• Cleaning/repairing skirting
• Roof repair/coating
• Sump pump installation

Maintaining your exterior can really give you great curb appeal. Pressure washing your siding makes it look brand new, and skirting without holes looks super sleek. Since mobile homes are often times not on a permanent foundation a sump pump is highly advised to reduce or prevent flooding. It’s also advisable to coat your mobile home roof. Confronting Issues:

• Be sure you have insurance
• Fixing plumbing
• Electrical
• Flooding
• Maintaining/ creating driveway

Maintain your home in every season:

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall