Most complete removals run $3,000–$8,000: singlewides typically $3,000–$5,500, doublewides $4,500–$8,000 — including the permit, teardown, chassis and tie-down removal, debris disposal, and cleanup. Additions add cost. Full local breakdown in the cost guide.
On site: 1–2 days for a singlewide, 2–3 for a doublewide. Start to finish — permit, utility disconnects, teardown, haul-off — plan on 2–4 weeks. Utility disconnect scheduling is usually the long pole, not the demolition.
Yes — Marion County requires a demolition permit (City of Ocala inside city limits; Citrus County across the line in Dunnellon/Citrus Springs). We pull it as part of every job. Details on the permits page.
Almost never. You'd spend weeks on labor, pay disposal on everything that isn't metal, take on real safety risk with older materials, and still owe the permit process. The scrap value of the chassis is real — which is why a fair professional quote already credits it to you.
Reusing them for a new home? They're located, flagged, and protected. Abandoning them? Florida requires septic systems to be pumped and properly abandoned under permit, and wells capped. Either way it's coordinated within the job — see permits & process.
Only if someone can make money from the unit itself — realistically 1995-or-newer, dry, structurally sound homes that can be moved and resold or donated. Most older units don't qualify. The honest breakdown — including the no-cost alternative of selling the lot as-is.
You never need to set foot in Florida. We assess from county records and photos, email the written quote, pull the permits locally, and send documentation when the lot is clear. And if managing any of it from afar sounds terrible, selling the lot as-is is a one-signature exit.
Florida mobile homes have vehicle-style DHSMV titles (doublewides have two). After demolition the title should be retired so the county stops taxing a home that no longer exists. We flag the exact form on every job. Lost the title? Common on inherited homes, rarely a blocker.
Local either way you slice it: quotes and scheduling are handled here in Marion County and all work is performed by licensed, insured local demolition crews. No national call center, no reselling your info to five contractors — one quote, one crew, one clean lot.