Your Athena, Oregon Park-Home Sale, Step by Step
Athena is a small farming town in Umatilla County. The 2020 Census counted 1,209 people. Wheat country surrounds the town, and the pace is quiet. Sellers in a town this size often know their buyers by sight, or know someone who does. A fair price and a truthful listing carry more weight than any sales trick.
Go On MLS works from goONmls.com, and you can call 971-GO-ON-MLS. Keep the central idea fixed: you own the manufactured home, and you rent the lot inside a park. Land itself is not being sold on this page.
Two Small Parks in Athena
Directory listings point to two Athena parks. Parkside Mobile Court is listed at 353 South Third Street, Athena, OR 97813, with about 12 lots. Froese Mobile Home Park is listed on College Street, Athena, OR 97813, with about 6 lots. Both are small. Small parks mean fewer neighbors, but also a close community where a new buyer is noticed fast.
Rent was not published in the sources checked, so this guide gives no rent number. Get the rent, the rules, and the application from the park office, and share them with buyers. In a small town, a buyer will hear the rent figure from someone anyway. Better that they hear it from you, accurately.
What the Sale Involves, in Everyday Terms
You are not signing over land. You are transferring a title for a home that sits on rented ground. Oregon DCBS handles that transfer, at a $55 fee. Before DCBS acts, the county certifies taxes are paid, on Form 2952. Think of the tax form as a receipt the county must stamp first. Without it, the title stays put.
Then the park weighs in. The buyer files an application with the park. ORS 90.680 gives the park 7 days to answer a complete application, or 10 days when the seller did not send the 10-day pre-sale notice. Help the buyer file everything at once. A half-finished packet does not start the clock, and a stalled clock frustrates everyone.
Rent notice law also shapes the deal. A park must give 90 days of written notice before rent goes up, and rent may rise only once in 12 months. Tell buyers the current rent and the date of the last change. This legal summary is general information, not legal advice.
Pricing From Go On MLS
The $99 MLS listing gets your home onto MyStateMLS with up to 20 photos, and out to 135-plus listing sites including Google. The $1,999 coordination tier keeps that listing and adds purchase-agreement help, DocuSign, and escrow coordination. The $6,999 full service tier is limited to Portland metro area, which means it is not available in Athena. Athena sellers use the $99 or $1,999 tier. See pricing for details, and homes for sale for examples.
Athena Seller Checklist
- Pin down your park, lot, rent, and rules with the park office.
- Dig out the title, and make sure the name matches your ID.
- Ask the county how to start Form 2952 certification.
- Clean the home, mow or tidy the lot, and take daylight photos.
- Give every serious buyer the park application at the first showing.
- Agree in writing who pays the $55 DCBS fee.
- Scan frequently asked questions for anything you still wonder about.
Questions Athena Owners Ask
Is a small park harder to sell in? Not always. Small parks attract buyers who want quiet and low costs. The key is reaching buyers beyond Athena, which the MLS listing does.
What if I owe back rent? Settle it or disclose it. Back rent shows up during transfer, and a surprise at that stage can end the deal.
Can family buy the home and stay? Family buyers still apply to the park. The park rules apply to everyone, so start the application early even for relatives.
Sources
This guide takes its population number from the 2020 Census, as listed by Wikipedia among Oregon cities. Park names, addresses, and lot counts come from MobileHomeParkStore and MobileHome.net directory listings covering Athena. No rent or amenity claim is made, because none was verified. Legal references are ORS 90.680, DCBS title transfer, and Form 2952. Financing basics are on Oregon financing. Contact Go On MLS via contact.