5 ways to find a cash buyer for your mobile home

Cash is always king but when it comes to selling your mobile home, this can be a tough challenge as there are very few ways for someone to get financing on a used mobile home. This is even tougher when you live in a mobile home park. But don't worry, there are still some tried and true methods to finding a cash buyer for your mobile home.

#1 Put your mobile home on Craiglist in the Real Estate - For Sale by Owner section. This alone may be all you need to find a cash buyer as I've sold many mobile homes just by putting an ad on Craigslist. Make sure to put "cash buyer only" in the title of the ad just so you don't waste time with people needing financing.

#2 List your mobile home on Postlets. This is a great free resource that will list your mobile home on Zillow, Yahoo, and several other large real estate websites all in one shot. You don't have to do anything other than put your home on Postlets and it will automatically go on those other sites. This is another very effective marketing tool.

#3 Put a For Sale By Owner Sign in your yard or window. Now I get a lot of flack for this one but you'd be amazed at how few mobile home sellers do this. And many of these same sellers tell me they're desperate and have tried everything to sell their home! Put a sign up and let the world know that you're trying to sell your home. And make sure to write your phone number in big bold numbers. I've come across many a sign that was nearly impossible to read. Don't make this simple mistake!

#4 Tell your neighborhood or mobile home park residents that you're selling your home. The easiest way to do this is handing out flyers. It won't take you that long to go door to door and you might be surprised at the response. Many times you will end up selling your mobile home to friends or relatives of people who live near you. So it's really important that you let those people know. And remember, someone could live in the same mobile home park as you and never drive by your home. So the For Sale sign is not enough. Make some flyers and get out there!

#5 Talk to your park manager about selling your mobile home. If you live in a mobile home park, the most important person for you to talk to about selling your mobile home is the park manager. I'd recommend asking him or her to broker the sale of your mobile home. This way they have a financial incentive to find you a cash buyer as soon as possible. You have to remember that park of a park manager's job is dealing with potential mobile home buyers. They have people coming into the office, calling them on the phone, and emailing them all day long asking if they have any homes for sale. It can save you a ton of time to have the park manager tell these people about your mobile home.

Now if you live in Austin, Texas or anywhere near that, remember that Carter Buys Mobile Homes so you may not need to do any of these steps! But if not, give them a shot, they've worked for me and they should work for you as well.