I am SERIOUSLY considering buying a modular home from Palm Harbor… Any input on Palm Harbor or modulars?
Modular Home Questions June 5th, 2009I have 4 children that would like to keep their own bedrooms after years of having to share. I own 1.5 acres of land and a double wide mobile home. I want out of my mobile home. I have been seriously looking at log cabins & modular homes. I would put them on a slab on my property. After weeks of internets searches, I found a modular home that I am very interested in–the Cinci Cape by Palm Harbor. Anyone have any input on modulars or Palm Harbor?
How well made are they?
Do they retain their value?
Does thair value increase like a traditional "stick" home?
How do they compair in cost? Are they really substantially cheaper?
What should I look for?
If I decide against the modular home, what input do you have on log cabins?
Are they a realistic option in southern LA?
Are they energy efficient?
Do they settle and become unlevel?
Ideas people?
I cant afford to build traditionally, but I do not want to live in a mobile home any longer.
There is a substantial difference between mobile homes and modular homes–the differance starts with the ground up… mobile homes are on metal frames and are raised–modular homes are built like "stick" homes and can go on foundations/slabs.
Also, I am not renting. I own the land outright and have a mortgage on my mobile home. And, surprisingly, the value of the two has almost doubled since I bought them 7 years ago.
June 5th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
modulars homes are built just like a regular home the only diference is they are built quicker at a cheaper rate compare to a home built they buy thousands of 2×4 etc compare to a local builder that they just buy what they need etc modular homes could be built faster its all done inside of a warehouse rain shine it will get built unlike a regular home
June 5th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
From your questions, you haven't completed your homework. You have to decide if the manufacture of them suites you. No they don't retain value, nor do the increase in value. Cost to maintain shouldn't be anymore than a "stick" home, but as they age the maintenance might increase. To be honest, they really aren't much different from mobile homes. If you can live with their manufacture, the future maintenance issues, and it really is all you can afford now, then buy it. It is better to own a home than rent. Just understand that when your life improves, and it will, you may have trouble selling it. Of course you could donate it and build a "stick" house on your land! Good Luck!
June 5th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
This web site tell what most people think of modular home.
http://www.mytrailerpark.com/
Log cabin are cool.