subject: Mesa Arizona Has Many Retirement Mobile Home Parks [print this page] Unpleasant thoughts of eating cheap foods can be brought up when you think about cheap living in retirement. Although this does not have to be how it is at all. There can actually be a lot of enjoyment in being frugal.
Those who are retired already or thinking of retiring are having to rethink their futures due to the current economic mess. Some people are even saying "I can't afford to retire now" because of the severe hits that have hit our investment accounts.
You might want to think about more inexpensive ways of living, but that are also be full of enjoyment. What about moving to a mobile home park? You might want to live in one all year, or just half a year.
But is this really an economical alternative? As an example, a furnished, used park model ranges from $15,000 to $20,000. A new park model can cost upwards of $25,000. Consider what you might get if you attempted to purchase a traditional home with that budget. You'd probably be looking at a shed, or worse yet, a dog house.
How can living in a park model mobile home be considered a fun lifestyle? Mesa, Arizona is the park model mobile home central and we live in the Phoenix area about an hour drive away. You are able to select from many different communities in Mesa, Arizona. Some of the parks have over 2,000 units while some other park have only about a hundred. A few of these mobile home communities have their own golf courses.
Every community offers a great number of activities in which you can participate. The various activity areas and clubhouses will remind you of summer camp, only for seniors. People living there are always having a lot of fun and the only tough decision they have to make is which activity to do each day.
Having a house in a retirement mobile home community is inexpensive and enjoyable. Do not think you can't afford to retire before you look at every choice you have. You could learn that having a home in a park model mobile home community is quite enjoyable, and is something you can easily fit into your budget. Have fun.
