manufactured homes can you tell me the good and bad?

November 24th, 2009

Looking to buy one and not sure about all of the pros and cons

5 Responses to “manufactured homes can you tell me the good and bad?”

eric the great Says:
November 24th, 2009 at 6:11 am

I have had a real beauty for over 3 years now. It has a open floor plan with a great room.
The pros are: great price.
Are put together quickly so you don’t have to wait long to move in.
They are very strong. What other kind of home can go down the freeway at 60 mph and not get blown away.
Your taxes would be lower then with a stick home.
The cons:
You have to learn to overlook some stupid calling you trailer trash or something like that.
They don’t increase in value the way stick homes do.
It can be hard to get a loan for them. You can’t get one with nothing down, at least not here in California.
All in all, and I’ve had both stick homes and now a manufactured home, and I’m very happy with mine.
P.S. If you can visit a manufactured home factory it is really cool.

LongBen Says:
November 24th, 2009 at 6:11 am

The answer depends a lot on the manufacturer. I’ve been living in one for 13+ years now. We bought a lot in the city and had to jump through a lot of hoops, (local ordinances can really stink). I can tell you that NO ONE that visits our house even knows that it was modular and shipped in two pieces from Indiana. We are really happy with the overall quality for the price we paid 13 years ago.

Pros: prices are typically MUCH better than a stick built home, quality is usually at least as good if not better, it’s built indoors usually so the wood is never soaking wet and there is less chance to come across mud clumps in the future, many choices of floorplans from different manufacturers, pretty much can bet on a finish date (if you’re not buying it pre-built)

Cons: Depending on location city ordinances can really slow you down, if you go with a "cheaper" quality the windows could be leaky the walls not straight and the cupboards made of cardboard (so don’t be tempted to try to go REALLY cheap), not much flexibility in the set floorplans (ie: if you want an extra window in the room it might not be able to be done.

Good luck!

thebabe1 Says:
November 24th, 2009 at 6:11 am

The one and only question you need to answer…and the answer better be NO.

DO YOU LIVE IN TORNADO ALLEY?

Lisa S Says:
November 24th, 2009 at 6:11 am

I was a CSR at a manufactured home facility. We only offered a one year warranty and a one time cosmetic warranty so be sure that you make a list of ALL cosmetic problems for that visit. I also worked in the plant for 7 years. Be sure if you order one that it is not being built around holidays because we use to haul-@ss to finish them so we could go home and the quality isn’t as good. Other than that, the home are beautiful. You can even get Tape and textured walls now and the kitchens and master baths are huge. They even have some with porches on them.

AW D Says:
November 24th, 2009 at 6:11 am

Beware of manufactured homes and mobile homes. Ask the home seller if the home requires a certificate of title. If it does DONT BUY THAT HOME! Mobile and manufactured homes require a title since they are not set on a permanent foundation. Permanent foundation being one with minimum of 18inch x 18inch footing 36 inches below grade. Modular homes are set on such a foundation and are built just like a custom site built home but are built in a controlled environment.

Modular homes ARE NOT manufactured homes. A modular home is required to meet national, state, and local HOME BUILDING codes, where as not all manufactured/mobile homes are. Manufactured homes are considered to be more like automobiles in the eyes of the state.

I have been building homes for over 10 years. Stick homes built on site were where I started. 4 years ago I became involved with stick built modular homes. Please note that a stick built modular home is NOT a manufactured home. A stick built modular home is built using higher quality material than the typical custom site built home. My expert advice is to stay away from manufactured homes and only buy a modular home from a modular home supplier that builds thier homes by hand, using only the highest quality materials, in a controlled and enclosed environment.

There is a stigma associated with modular homes that is mostly based on confusion. The mobile home is NOT a stick built modular home.

When buying a modular home be certain of the following;

1)The builder is reputable and willing to answer all of your questions.

2)The home comes with a warranty.

3)The modular home building plant has been visited and verified by the experienced builder as being of the highest quality in workmanship.

4)The home will be crane set on a permanent foundation.

Please visit http://www.SupremeModular.com for all the information you will need before making your decision.

The advice this website supplies is free.

Another point to address is that a Stick Built Modular home will INCREASE in value at exactly the same rate as a Custom Site Built Stick Home.

A manufactured/mobile home decreases in value, again more in line with an automobile.

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