class A devaluation

The answer to your question depends on where on the depreciation curve and how you use the MH. The MH will have the greatest depreciation in the first 4-5 years. Once you get past the knee of that curve they generally lose 6% each year. So the depreciation curve looks like a hockey stick. So a MH that is $100K brand new will be worth $50k after 5 or 6 years. The second issue is how you use the MH. If you plan on 3 day getaways 5 -10 hrs away from home it is cheaper to stay in a motel. If on the other hand you plan a cross country trip or an extended stay on a lake for a month or more, a MH makes more financial sense. For example when I retired in 2004 I bought a 8 year old MH with 24K miles for $28K I put 80k miles on it with many cross country trips, Canadian trips , and a trip to Alaska. I averaged $70- 100/day depending on the trip. My trips have higher fuel cost because I move every 1-3 days. You would pay that much for a hotel not counting car, plane fare, or food. In 12 years the MH is worth maybe $15,000, and I paid about $12k for mods, repairs, and general maintenance or $.15/mile. So to me it was worth it. On the other hand my friend has had 3 new MH's during the same time frame and has lost more when he sold each MH that mine was worth. He uses it to camp for week ends with the Good Sam's camping club. He sees it depreciating thousands of dollars each year sitting in his driveway because his wife wants to be with the GK's and does not like extended travel. So for him it was not worth it financially.