Description: The last tax assessment of our mobile home before our house fire on November 14th 2005. The assessment was signed on March 10th. Story: The thing about mobile homes is they are like cars, they depreciate in value. Ours was a 14X77 1986 Kingsley model, a single wide that had been passed from one seminary family to another, often sold at cost, and so it was with us. The assessed value according to Allen County was $7,140. There was a housing glut in Fort Wayne and homes with a foundation were abundant and cheap, further driving down the cost of mobile homes. At the time the blue book value of the Mazda Millennia that we drove was greater than the value than our home (not by much, but there you go). For the money we paid each month, it solved a lot of problems, and was also the most spacious home we ever had. Came with two sheds and two parking spaces. Great for having gatherings. We had some truly wonderful parties there, the first being a house blessing. It was on that occasion that Dr. Judisch entered our home and looked around and declared “This isn’t nearly as dreadful as I thought it would be,” causing several guests to fight back laughter. We had good neighbors in the Moyers that became such good friends that we meshed our names and called the giant puddle formed between our properties the Moyba or the Gamoyer depending on how you wanted to play it. If it was wet outside we'd talk about crossing the Moyba (or the Gamoyer) to visit. It was, for its time, a good home, but I in no way regret it being gone.
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