My parents have a 4 year old Fleetwood (3bedroom, 2bath doublewide), it's actually very nice. They seem to have come a long way structural wise in the last 10 or so years.
I am a claims adjuster and have a large account with an insurance co. that insures manufactured homes. Inspected 5000 plus manufactured homes for damages due to fire, water, wind, etc.
I would avoid a manufacture home at all cost. Re-sale sucks. The payment on a new manufactured home is cheaper than a used one. People in this price range shop by payment amount.
House is stapled together. Roof shingles blow off in minimal wind. Plumbing is cheap and water damage from leaking plumbing is a common occurence. Vinyl siding cheap and will blow off or get holes from debris from lawn mower. HVAC unit is cheap. Fiberglass tubs and sinks very thin material that cracks. Get the picture.
Bottom line most everthing in the house is the least expensive product on the market.
If you want a second opinio ask Dale Earnahart, Jr. he lives in a manufactured home. Featured on MTV Cribs.
I would avoid a manufacture home at all cost. Re-sale sucks. The payment on a new manufactured home is cheaper than a used one. People in this price range shop by payment amount.
House is stapled together. Roof shingles blow off in minimal wind. Plumbing is cheap and water damage from leaking plumbing is a common occurence. Vinyl siding cheap and will blow off or get holes from debris from lawn mower. HVAC unit is cheap. Fiberglass tubs and sinks very thin material that cracks. Get the picture.
Bottom line most everthing in the house is the least expensive product on the market.
If you want a second opinio ask Dale Earnahart, Jr. he lives in a manufactured home. Featured on MTV Cribs.
i heard that now days if they lay down a neighborhood full of houses that are made up of about 3-4 diff plans
they are built very cheap
take a look at the warped siding and nonexistant overhangs
they are built very cheap
take a look at the warped siding and nonexistant overhangs
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Yeah they make it look good on the inside and outside, but the quality of the products used for costrution are low quality. Light fixtures, doors, cabinets, plumbing, hvac, the list goes on.
Yeah they make it look good on the inside and outside, but the quality of the products used for costrution are low quality. Light fixtures, doors, cabinets, plumbing, hvac, the list goes on.
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Looks good to me
I've been in plenty of them. Quality is pretty much top notch as long as you pick a decent manufacturer. What is used is largely up to the buyer.
I've been in plenty of them. Quality is pretty much top notch as long as you pick a decent manufacturer. What is used is largely up to the buyer.
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Dude, you think $200K is expensive for a house? Try $600K here for the same house in California. Stop whining; it's actually a pretty good deal for $125-200K.
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I think it comes down to the particular builder. Some of them flat out suck and bring down overall impressions of things.
My parents live in a modular home that is 2500 sq/ft with a full basement of equal unfinshed footage and a 1200 sq/ft garage. My father has bricked up the entire outside of the house. You'd never know the home was brought in on a couple flatbed semi trailers. And it's appraised at over $300,000 which is pretty good in Peoria, IL.
The only complaint with it is the nickel and diming as mentioned. My parents opted out of many of the "upgrades" and put in much better flooring/options on their own.
I'd rather have my home put together in an automated factory with studs that are actually every 16" apart than to be half assed stick built together by some moron with who couldn't use a tape measure to save his own life and has studs laid out completely all over the place.
I've seen some really shoddy stick built homes slapped together as absolutely fast as possible and with the lowest quality materials they could shove in there.
My parents live in a modular home that is 2500 sq/ft with a full basement of equal unfinshed footage and a 1200 sq/ft garage. My father has bricked up the entire outside of the house. You'd never know the home was brought in on a couple flatbed semi trailers. And it's appraised at over $300,000 which is pretty good in Peoria, IL.
The only complaint with it is the nickel and diming as mentioned. My parents opted out of many of the "upgrades" and put in much better flooring/options on their own.
I'd rather have my home put together in an automated factory with studs that are actually every 16" apart than to be half assed stick built together by some moron with who couldn't use a tape measure to save his own life and has studs laid out completely all over the place.
I've seen some really shoddy stick built homes slapped together as absolutely fast as possible and with the lowest quality materials they could shove in there.
Oh man ain't that the truth.
I had planned to get a house in late 2003 (in Tucson) but before that ever happened our new POS Director said 'we're closing down the Tucson operations and move everyone to Charlottesville VA....'
Well fsck...... if I had a house I would have made close to a 75% gain by now.
Tucson is getting nuts.
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I still kick myself for not buying in Phoenix (well Gilbert actually) in May '04.
Could have bought a very nice place for under $200,000. Could have sold it now for almost $400,000.
I just hate the circumstances. I love Tucson and wanted to stay for a long time.
Back in 2003 $150k got you a REALLY nice place, then something happened to the market there. This last spring the market was so hot the realtors couldn't keep up. :Q
A coworker here in C-ville (VA) quit and accepted a job in Tucson. He would call the realtor in the morning to see a new listing in the afternoon. Realtor called back 3 hours later and said it was sold. This happened many many times. :Q
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Don't expect these idiots to understand modern manufactured home construction. They are not trailers.
Unfortunately, the negative attitude towards manufactured homes is infamous in lending, especially right now, so I recommend that people not buy them simply because of the difficulties in obtaining solid competitive financing with a manufactured home. This difficulty in obtaining financing has significant negative effects on resale value.
To clarify: trailers, manufactured homes, and modular homes are three entirely different animals.
A trailer is a freakin' RV or (if you must) an old single-wide mobile home built prior to 1977 (called "pre-HUD" in industry terms).
A manufactured home is constructed off-site and shipped in large pieces (usually semi-trailer size) for assembly at the site. It is built according to federal HUD codes, and each pre-assembled piece has a stamped HUD "tag" with specific ID number.
A modular home is constructed off-site and shipped in smaller pieces for assembly at the site and is built according to local county building codes. <-- that is the key difference
As far as lending is concerned, a trailer is a chattel -- private property, not real estate. Manufactured homes are, with certain conditions, considered real estate but are currently difficult to obtain premier financing with. Modular homes, because they are built to local codes, are generally considered the same as regular frame-built homes but appraisal comps must show that the modular home is typical and acceptable to the market.
it doesn't matter what a house costs in cali vs. MN
people make more in cali. so they are able to blow more on a house, its all relative
people make more in cali. so they are able to blow more on a house, its all relative
I'm confused, what's the difference between manufactured homes and regular homes? Aren't they both built with the same materials? Always thought maybe manufactured homes may look alike, ie. cookie cutter homes, but if they are cheaper than I would go with them.
Aren't they both built with the same materials? Always thought maybe manufactured homes may look alike, ie. cookie cutter homes, but if they are cheaper than I would go with them.
manufactured homes to me are junk...no solid walls, cant hang pictures because no real support, cheap in my mind
Just to clarify here again, we're NOT discussing trailers. Or nice trailers. Talking about houses that are built in pieces and then brought in for final assembly on site. There are no wheels under these things.
Seriously. My house was built about 1991, and my buddy bought a modular home, and to me, his feels more solid.
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