How to Sell a Mobile Home in Georgia — Legal & Financial Guide

Selling a mobile home in Georgia is different from selling a traditional house. Mobile homes are considered personal property until they’re permanently affixed to land you own. Here’s what you need to know to sell fast and cleanly.

Real Property vs. Personal Property

In Georgia, mobile homes are titled by the Department of Revenue like a vehicle (via a T-234 title). To be treated as real estate, the home must be:

• Permanently attached to a foundation on land you own
• Have the title cancelled with the county tax commissioner
• Recorded with the deed to the underlying land

Otherwise, the sale is a personal-property transaction — different from a home sale.

Three Common Mobile Home Sale Scenarios

1. Mobile Home + Owned Land

Cleanest sale. Title company handles both the deed and the mobile home title transfer.

2. Mobile Home in a Park (Renting the Lot)

Buyer must be approved by the park before the sale. You need the park manager’s written approval and the current lot-rent status letter.

3. Home-Only Sale (You Own the Home, Not the Land)

Only the mobile home changes hands. Requires transferring the title through the tax commissioner.

Why Cash Buyers Are Common in Mobile Home Sales

Most traditional mortgages won’t finance mobile homes — especially older ones or homes in parks. That leaves cash buyers as the primary market. Homeinc buys mobile homes in Georgia in all three scenarios above.