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Could i just sell my tiny home and not the land?

I just wanna sell my tiny home and its need to be moved off the land it 16×36.

Asked by Anonymous | Fulshear, TX| 07-06-2021| 1,223 views|Selling|Updated 3 years ago

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Zoltan PeresztegiReal Estate Agent3 months ago

Yes, you can, and the entire answer turns on one thing: what your tiny home is legally titled as. At 16 by 36 you have roughly 576 square feet, which is large enough that it is almost certainly not sitting on wheels, and that changes the paperwork completely. Three possibilities, and you need to know which one you are: 1. HUD-code manufactured home. If it has a red HUD certification label on the outside and a data plate inside, it is a manufactured home. In Texas that means it titles through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Manufactured Housing Division, and ownership transfers by a Statement of Ownership rather than by deed. If it was ever elected as real property because it sits on land you own, you have to convert it back to personal property before you can sell it separately. That is a TDHCA filing and it is very doable. One timing note worth knowing: starting June 1, 2026 TDHCA is enforcing the requirement that the Statement of Ownership application be filed within sixty days of the sale date, with a late fee after that. Do not sit on the paperwork. 2. Park model or RV. If it is built on a permanent trailer chassis and carries an RVIA or NFPA 1192 seal, it titles as a recreational vehicle through the Texas DMV and sells the way a travel trailer sells. Bill of sale plus title transfer. 3. Site built. If it was framed on site on a slab or piers with no HUD label and no chassis, it is legally part of the real estate. You cannot sell it separately without severing it first, which in practice means selling it as a structure to be moved, with the buyer handling the move. Either way, since you said it needs to come off the land, budget for the part people forget: a Texas oversize load permit, a licensed house mover or manufactured housing installer, and written confirmation that the receiving site is zoned and permitted to accept it. In Fort Bend County that last item kills more of these deals than anything else. Make the buyer prove their destination is approved before you sign anything. Also, be ready for most agents to pass on this. There is no real property to list, so no listing to take. You will do better on Facebook Marketplace, a tiny home resale site, or through a Texas manufactured housing retailer who accepts trade-ins. I am a real estate professional, not an attorney or a licensed manufactured housing dealer, so confirm the titling route with TDHCA directly. Their staff answers the phone and the call is free. I am Zoltan Peresztegi and I work in Los Angeles and the South Bay, so Fulshear is not my market, but I am glad to point you toward a Houston-area agent who handles manufactured housing if you want the introduction. Zoltan

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Keith Jean PierreReal Estate Agent5 months ago

Given the logistics of this, a sale like this might be challenging. Keith Jean-Pierre Managing Principal The Dapper Agents Real Estate Operations in ALL 50 States

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