Do I need to first contact HCD, or does a realtor handling the sale for me normally take care of any HCD forms as part of the sale process? Additionally, keep us posted and let us know how everything goes. When your Trustee signs anything as Personal Property Trustee for your Trust they need to sign like the example below: This is copied from a state website. I have many many improvements on the mobile and actively tried selling it on Craigslist and Zillow without much luck. Mobile homes in California may be titled one of a couple different ways and depending on your mobile home the steps moving forward may be a bit different. Office address found below. Make sure you call with the title or registration information handy. I inherited my recently deceased mothers mobile home, in California, which is in her Revocable Trust. I apologize Im not able to give you any more specifics however contacting a local real estate attorney in the area may be of help in finding out more answers as well. Now, with regards to selling a mobile home it is important that your sales price be very attractive and that everyone who wants a mobile home sees your message about your home for sale. 3.) I hope you can help. Find the best ones near you. Either way please see the following webpage link. Additionally, thank you for the detailed message as this will help me answer your questions. In your comment you mentioned about going through California or Arizona. A mobile home title transfer is a document that transfers ownership of a mobile home from one person to another. I come to you because you seem to have a great handle on the type of issue Im having. Thank you! Thank you for reaching out and connecting. My mom purchased a mobile home seven years ago in California. You should absolutely contact the California Department of manufactured housing if you have any specific questions or concerns with regards to closing any specific manufactured home from a private seller. This form can be mailed or brought in to the state filing office. Thanks Im curious if you have any identifying information on the mobile home? The mobile home Decal number begins with A. Also, is it beneficial for me to learn how to do basic repairs before jumping in? This can be found out by looking at the single-family homes legal description. Thank you so much for reaching out and connecting. I hope this helps answer your question. Feel free to keep in touch moving forward if you have any follow-up questions at all. Hi John, Amy Wang. Where is your property located if you do not mind me asking? The amount of time your friend has owned the home does not matter with regards to your tax consequences. and for the last 13 yrs she has done so. There are so many factors that go into mobile home investing in there are number of errors that you can make along the way. You can reach the state at (800) 952-8356. Or is that not necessary and it can be sold somehow through the Trust, by me, as the Successor Trustee? Here is the branch to help with almost all of your manufactured home and mobile home title transfer and title ownership issues and questions. With that said it is understandable that your fianc would want to be listed as legal owner as this gives him the right to repossess the home if needed. Their phone number is (800) 952-8356. Thank you so much for the quick reply and for the useful information! All the best. If you learn anything new from the HCD never hesitate to comment back and let us know as well. Please call 800-952-8356. I look forward to getting to know you and working with you as well. Thank you very much for reaching out and connecting. This would require a brand-new sale and transfer, even though it was for a zero dollar price. They will most likely asked for the mobile homes vehicle identification number or serial number. I am having trouble finding someone to finance us. at Mobile Home InvestingMobile Home Title Transfer State By State at Mobile Home []. Mobile homes can be titled a few different ways in California so I would definitely encourage you to call the HCD at (800) 952-8356. The registration is due june 1 2017, it was paid last year(2016)but the state did not send the tags because they said it was postmarked past the due date(asked for an additional $20 which was never paid). I am new in this and I have and idea of buying new mobile home, install it in a park and sell it or rent it. Assuming that the person youre talking to is the legal owner than the HCD will point you to the correct document for a duplicate title. They will let you know what is needed moving forward for the quickest and easiest solution. Moving forward, if you have any follow-up questions or concerns never hesitate to reach out any time. Thank you for reaching out concerning this issue. Mobile homes in CA are taxed either by what is called Yearly Renewal (a newer, online method of taxing managed by the state) or County (a method which is not managed by the state). Mention that the original owner is out of the country and what are the best steps moving forward. May I ask a question about how to changed mobile home title to my name only and remove my ex husband name? I agree that the HCD will require you to find the family members of the previous owners. Heres the number to the California HCDs manufactured housing title department. If you have any follow-up questions or concerns please never hesitate to reach out any time. When you collect HCD you may have to wait on hold for a little while however make sure you have the mobile homes Vin number or serial number to reference when you talk to the clerk over the phone. She has a husband but paid for home with her own money he is not interested in staying in home if something happens to her. Ughhhh. I assume that this is in a mobile home park, correct me if I am wrong. HCD RT 804.4 Family Transfer for a Home on Yearly Registration Renewal with HCD Certificate of Title I would greatly appreciate anything you can do to help me out. I very much regret to hear about your mothers passing. As always, if you ever have any follow-up questions or concerns never hesitate to reach out any time. There may number is . You will need to fill out a form and mail it to the California Department of housing and community development. But when talking about it with them the planner kept referring to a packet I would receive when I purchased the mobile. You may have to wait on hold for 30 minutes however these folks are usually very helpful. Always here to help. What documentation do I need to complete? The title can then be dated at this time. In my case I foreclosed on her as a single family home. Im gonna go ahead and get an escrow company for my first deal as you suggested and just reference those contracts i get for future sells. I have bought the property mentioned above in Jan 16 with the three mobile homes. The state currently has a backlog of a few months in order to get titles reprinted and mailed to the new owners. Thanks for subscribing! Capital gains: If you keep the property for longer than 12 months after being part owner in the property, then you will be paying long-term capital gains taxes. From your IP address it looks like you may be in Minnesota however I know youre commenting under the California titling page. Please check out this page and if you have any additional questions or concerns please never hesitate to reach out anytime. This may or may not be a easy or likely option. As always, if you ever have any follow-up questions or concerns never hesitate to reach out anytime. However if you fraudulently filled out everything then perhaps the ownership is now in your brothers name. This ideally should have been discussed prior to you purchasing the mobile home. I regret to hear about your friends mothers passing. Sorry Im a moron. when we called the mortg. (800) 952-8356. 1530 Hilton Head Road, Suite 107 (800) 952-8356 When you speak to the clerks over the phone definitely mention your situation in full and ask all appropriate questions. Talk to the clerk over the phone and explain your situation in detail. The mobile home is in Riverside County California. I hope this helps and starts to point you in the right direction. You will need to provide them with the serial numbers for your home and let them know that this is a sale between family members for zero dollars. I agree. Office address found below. http://www.hcd.ca.gov/manufactured-mobile-home/registration-titling/buy-sell-transfer.shtml. If you have any follow-up questions or concerns please never hesitate to write back any time. (800) 952-8356. Thank you for reaching out and connecting. Is he able to transfer title into his sons name who is not over 55? Prices seem to range from 20,000. to well over 100,000. Moving forward feel free to keep in touch. If you would like more info on this I will be holding an up coming webinar discussing it further. (800) 952-8356 Whenever I have called this number is always helpful. Also Im worried that this information might have been lost with it being an older mobile. In California you want to call this number and talk to a clerk over the phone that picks up. Thank you for reaching out and connecting with regards to your question. She does not live in CA and we have no way of contacting her. Any action i should take? If you have any follow-up questions or concerns never hesitate to reach back out. The general property tax rate throughout California is limited to 1 percent of a propertys assessed value. Depending on how the title was written and issued years ago will determine the procedure moving forward to go through escrow or be bonded. (Use your best judgement on value.). For an investor looking to create business doing this it can be worth it, however for the average buyer you can either be patient and/or aim to purchase a fixer-upper for very well below retail cost. Additionally, every doubt to a local investor in the area to confirm this there does not seem to be any extra sales tax. Any help you can give is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jpohn. Keep in mind that it is not ideal to fight against the owner of the park or park manager If they want this home it is best just to give it to them as they will make things difficult for you moving forward when it comes to reselling. My father passed on January 3rd, 2014. For this reason I definitely encourage you to call the state directly and explain your situation to the clerk over the phone. I hope this helps and makes sense. However Im not sure about a family owned LLC. payments, taxes and property insurance payments. Thanks for reaching out and connecting. All the best. HCD RT 480.8 (PDF) Legal Owner Consent to Move a Manufactured Home, Mobilehome, Multifamily Manufactured Home, or Floating Home; HCD RT 480.9 (PDF) Notice of Situs Change for Manufactured Home, Mobilehome, Multifamily Manufactured Home, or Floating Home; HCD RT 481.1 (PDF) Notice of Situs Change Commercial Modular Good afternoon John! If a new owner purchases the mobile home community they may require everyone prove they have a title, however this is a risk you will take. Thanks for your reply. You may have to wait on hold for a little while however these folks have always been helpful when I call as well. Understood about your situation. In California, this is done through the department of housing. They want to transfer the title to me. Thank you for reaching out and connecting. The state will then send you a value back to know how much you will pay in transfer taxes to put the title into your name. Im trying to figure out what the process is, what steps I need to complete if any, so that I can sell the mobile home. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Additionally, thank you for your detailed comment. A couple were close but not the complete answer I need. While the answer to most things real estate related is, it depends, most of the time it should not be any issue to place a mobile home or manufactured home on a permanent foundation. The lending company will not give us any information! there is a third siblings involved and we signed an agreement that he does get a third of the proceeds. Now that I have said that he was what I would do moving forward in order to purchase this home and hopefully build a good relationship with the park manager. This money is not returned within 30 days absolutely call back on a regular basis. Any help would be great. In California will want to call the HCD at the phone number below and provide the VIN or serial number to the mobile home. If I did not fully answer your question or missed something please never hesitate to comment back anytime. In Virginia contact the state DMV to get the paperwork needed to place a lien on this mobile home. It turned out that our park requires the owner to pass the credit check AND be a resident in the unit. This has been an ongoing issue for 2 years and Im at a loss for words and do not know what to do. You are likely going to be able to simply fill out and file section C with the state. Thanks for following along and commenting. This is simply because you are selling to a much smaller buying pool versus a family type mobile home community. I hope my videos and articles have given you further clarity into this business. Obviously without legal ownership the park could have always nonrenewed the lease and demanded that this home be moved out They would do this if they wanted the home for themselves so they could fix it and resell it. I need advice. Every time I have called the state has been very helpful. There may be community fees to, this is something that you would need to check into and ask a local resident in the area. I called HCD and they checked by address and space number and they do not have anything which means that it is registered with the DMV. You may have to wait on hold for a while however these folks are typically helpful when I call as well. How can I change the taxation of my manufactured home from license fees to the local property tax system? I hope this all helps and makes sense. With that said I definitely want you to hear it from the horses mouth, which is the state, once you have clearly explain the situation. I look forward to learning and growing with you on your team. Seller says I still owe 6000 but hes wrong. I am a certified paralegal and would like to market and sell on my own. http://www.hcd.ca.gov/codes/registration-titling-mobilehome-transfer-forms/hcdrt804.3.pdf However, the mobile is vacant and the sale agreement states that buyer must live in property for 20 days after close of escrow. Keep in touch. I would very much encourage you to call the HCD and explain to them the situation you have in the best way to move forward.
