I bought a 771-square-foot mobile home in Los Angeles' Eagle Rock neighborhood for $140,000. My place has two 117-square-foot bedrooms, two full bathrooms, and a spacious kitchen.

In fact, the study found, mobile-home values increased faster than those of traditional homes between 2014 and 2019, including in 27 out of 49 U.S. states. (Mobile homes were generally not allowed ...