Do you look down at people who live in trailers? Is it okay to ridicule people who live in trailers?

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233. No - I lived in a mobile home while in college

And in a double wide on my farm for thirty five years. Both were ideal for my life at the times I lived in them. The used, beat up trailer I bought for $2000 and put in a mobile home park for $35 a month saved a ton on rent. And once I graduated, I sold it for $1800 so got most of my money back.

The double wide was great - six weeks from when I ordered the new trailer and it was set up on my farm ready to move into. I only got rid of it when I got tired of putting money into it and was able to build a house. That one is still someone's home. I gave it to a family whose house had burned down. The house was only worth what it would cost to move it, so selling it was not possible. Instead of me paying for it to go to a landfill, the new owners paid for it to be moved at no cost to me. Fifteen years later, they are still living in it. We drive by every so often to see how the old house is doing.