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Home sweet home at salvage entre for $4,000

It's rare deal to buy a home for $4,000, but it's a real opportunity at the Foothills Salvage Centre. The salvage centre is selling a mobile home donated by a Foothills resident for only $4,000.

It's rare deal to buy a home for $4,000, but it's a real opportunity at the Foothills Salvage Centre.

The salvage centre is selling a mobile home donated by a Foothills resident for only $4,000.

It's a bit of a fixer upper and needs a cleaning, but it's otherwise in great shape, said salvage centre manager Candace Dupré.

It's for sale first come, first served.

“First person to show the money gets it,” said Dupré.

She said the home's owner is asking an additional $1,050 for the hitch and blocks and the ultimate buyer will be responsible for paying for moving costs. The salvage centre will connect the buyer with a mover to provide an estimate.

Dupré said the mobile home requires some renovations and upgrades to the interior and exterior.

“It's not too bad – it's structurally sound,” she said.

Altogether, it's still an incredible deal, said Dupré.

“It's a good opportunity for somebody,” she said.

The 14-foot by 70-foot unit has three bedrooms, and a full bathroom. It includes a stove and dishwasher, but no fridge. It has hook ups for a washer and drier and the carpets appear to be newer.

She said they don't know precisely how old the mobile home is or who built it. It is a CSA certified home, z240 series and likely was constructed in the 1970s.

“It's probably late-“70s, judging from the cupboards,” said Dupré.

She said the mobile home was located on a rural property that was sold and it needed to be moved off the land quickly. Dupré said the company hired to move the trailer approached her to see if the centre could sell it and they worked with the owner to reach a deal.

“This saves this item from going into the landfill, because ultimately this was destined for the landfill,” she said.

It arrived at the salvage centre on Aug. 17.

Dupré said there were about 15 people who expressed interest in the mobile home in the first day.

She said they have an agreement with the landfill to allow the home to remain on the site for two months. If it's not sold by then, it will be dismantled.

Dupré said it will then recycle as much as it can and what can't be reused will end up in the garbage.

“If it doesn't sell, basically, it goes into the landfill,” she said.

The donor has put up $3,000 to cover the landfill fees if it doesn't sell and if it's sold, the money will be refunded back.

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