I bought one outside Tampa in an over 55 community (the vast majority are over 55 communities which mean one of the residents has to be over 55, anyone else over 43.)
I paid $32K cash for it and paid $645 a month lot fee (includes water and sewage) 3 years ago, though it is now #720 a month.
But 3 years ago I was paying $1,600 a month for a 2 bedroomed apartment.
Now I'm putting away around $600 a month so after 3 years I've saved around $21,000 from what I would have paid had I been renting. So in a few years time if I keep saving at that rate it doesn't matter I'm in a depreciating property. I can either spend a shed load doing it up or flog it for whatever I can get for it and buy another one for a higher value and start again.