An Inherited Double-Wide, Sold As-Is and Rebuilt

We bought it as it was, then cleared the unsafe additions and gave the home a new life.

Dylan HallettHead of Purchasing and Sales · Meet Dylan

Property1979 double-wide manufactured home
LocationScappoose, Oregon
SituationInherited, decades of deferred maintenance
PlanFull renovation and resale

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A home inherited from a family member

The seller had recently inherited this manufactured home from her mother-in-law, who had lived in it for decades.

She could have listed the property on the open market. After evaluating its condition and the amount of work required, she decided she wanted a simpler solution.

The home sat in a small rural manufactured home park. Next to the home stood a large shop building packed with decades of belongings, equipment, vehicles, tools, and appliances, a massive cleanup in itself.

The challenges

This was far from a move-in-ready property.

Significant deferred maintenance
Extensive interior updating needs
Evidence of long-term rodent activity
Older additions that were deteriorating and leaking
Water intrusion issues
Aging systems and finishes
Large amounts of personal property and debris

Before and after

The first six photos show the home as we found it. The last six show it after the renovation.

Before

Before: debris beside the home

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Before: the overgrown yard

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Before: old lumber and addition parts

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Before: a side addition

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Before: an enclosed addition

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Before: the living room

After

After: the front of the home

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After: the yard and entry

After

After: the kitchen

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After: kitchen and living area

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After: the dining area

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After: the bathroom

How we helped

We stepped in and provided a straightforward as-is cash offer.

Cleanup handled by us.We took on clearing the property and its decades of belongings.
Repairs and contractors handled by us.We took over the repairs and coordinated the contractors.
Straight to a sale.She sold directly to us, so a listing, open houses, and a buyer’s financing approval never came into the picture.
Her timeline.She sold quickly, closed on her own timeline, and moved on with the renovation project off her plate.

The transformation

After buying the home, we completed a substantial rehabilitation and cleanup of nearly every part of the house and lot.

Removal of several unsafe additions
A rebuilt front porch
Demolition and reconstruction of the rear addition area
All-new luxury vinyl plank flooring
New carpet and carpet pad throughout
Interior paint and cosmetic updates
Deep cleaning and restoration
A full exterior soft wash and pressure wash
Roof scraping, cleaning, and treatment
Major landscaping improvements
Removal of overgrown trees, brush, and vegetation
Removal of large amounts of logs, debris, and accumulated junk

From neglected to move-in ready

Purchased completely as-is
Repairs and cleanup handled by us
Sold directly to us, without a listing
A fast, convenient sale
A major rehabilitation completed
A neglected home returned to use
Affordable housing inventory added to the local market
A better-looking neighborhood

The property is now sold and occupied by a new owner. Because of the park’s unusually low space rent, the new homeowner enjoys a very affordable monthly housing cost, on one of the largest lots in the park with a spacious backyard and a quiet rural setting.

Sometimes the work a house needs outweighs the benefit of listing it.

Preparing a property for market takes time, money, and coordination. Here, the seller weighed that work against the benefit of listing and chose a direct sale.

By purchasing the home as-is, we removed a major burden, completed a significant renovation, and helped create another affordable housing opportunity in the Scappoose community.

It’s a good example of how an outdated, neglected property can become safe, attractive, affordable housing that benefits the seller, the buyer, and the community.

A team you can talk to about your house, from the first call to closing

An Oregon team with years of experience and an A+ from the BBB. Since 2018, we’ve helped homeowners across Oregon and Washington sell houses in every kind of situation.

Scott Dalinger

Owner and founder of Better Off Home Buyers

Since 2018 buying houses in Oregon & Washington

We’re Scott, Dylan and Alejandra. We’ve been buying houses in Oregon and Washington since 2018, from our office in Portland.

When you call about a house like this one, you talk to one of us. Dylan comes to see the house with you, and Scott makes the offer and walks you through every number.

Alejandra runs our renovations, so we know what repairs on a house like yours really cost. That’s what goes into the math, not a guess.

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You might be wondering

Can a house with older, leaking additions be sold as-is?

In this case, yes. We bought the home exactly as it was, with the deteriorating additions and a shop building full of decades of belongings, and we took on the repairs and the cleanup.

What happens to a house like this after you buy it?

We rebuilt it. We removed the unsafe additions, rebuilt the front porch, installed new flooring, cleaned the roof and exterior, and cleared the lot. The home is now sold and lived in by a new owner.