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my manufactured home has gaps on the bottoms and tops of every single door. is this for air circulation? if so why do these kinds of houses need to have air circulating? i want to cover them up so when your trying to go to the bathroom little kids can’t just look under the doors. any ideas? thanks.

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I live in a very expensive city (San Diego). I plan on being here for a while longer but don’t want to piss money away on rent anymore.
The only thing I can afford to buy out here is a manufactured home because a decent 500sq ft. condo or townhouse out here won’t go for less than 5K (yes I said 500 sq ft ridiculous, I know) and of course if I’m paying a mortgage, I want more room.
I grew up in the suburbs and know nothing about this.
Any info would be helpful.

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We are looking to install laminate, wood, bamboo, tile or other flooring alternative instead of the sheet goods that will come with our new manufactured home. Do you have any suggestions or recommendations? This flooring will cover the marriage line between the two halves of the unit, which is the area that concerns me the most.

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We're house hunting and on a very tight budget- under 100,000. We DO NOT want to live in a city, despite is being cheaper and we are REALLY not big on townhouses/row homes. There are two properties we have been looking at -

One is is in a BEAUTIFUL area where the land itself would SURELY go up in value over time. It is a single wide mobile home with a stick build permanent addition. This one does not currently have a permanent foundation but we would add one in time if we purchased this.

The second one I'm not sure if it considered a mobile or manufactured home. It's in a really nice country area with lots of farmland, and the home is on a permanent foundation already and is in immaculate condition and completely renovated- looks just like a really nice little ranch home, pretty much.

Now both properties are titled with the land, and there's very little else at this time to consider because of our budget. My only concern is would the property values go up in either situation?

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I am near the point of purchasing a manufactured home and have narrowed the choices down to the following brands not necessarily in this order: Silver Crest, Skyline, Karsten, Fleetwood, Clayton, Golden West, Kit Homes. I think Fleetwood is at the bottom of the list as the local plant #17 in Woodland Calif. has been decertified by HUD several times over the last few years (Currently decertified). Any one have experiences with any of these brands?

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My fiance and I are looking into buying a manufactured home (not a trailer) as our first home and we are wondering if anyone can give feedback on this company. They have wonderful floor plans and great square footage, but we are worried about their warranties and gaurantees. If anyone knows anything about Palm Harbor Homes, please let me know, any info is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

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I'm really wanting to get into a place of my own but HATE living in apartments since in my eyes its just throwing away money because rent is about as much as a mortgage payment. However, I don't make much money and houses in the North West are very expensive now. It's impossible to find anything within 20 miles thats within my price range. Even condos are outrageously priced!

I've noticed Manufactured Homes for sale thats within my price range and was thinking of getting one and living in it for a few years, after which I could use the money I get from selling it as a decent down payment on a cheap condo. Granted the manufactured home will depreciate a decent amount but I'm hoping I could get at least 75% of what I paid for it pricing it low enough to be attractive to the next buyer. I'll also rent out the other 1 or 2 bedrooms to help soften the payments.

My question, is this a viable method since I'm not a rich guy? Or just a waste of time/money?

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My wife and I went house hunting today.

She really fell in love with a manufactured ranch. It is newer (was built in 2001) but it appears to have major problems. There are stains on the ceiling – it appears that the roof may be leaking. When I went into the basement it was flooded in ankle-deep water.

I spoke to a roofer today who said that a good roof should last 15 to 30 years depending on the quality of the installation and shingles. He also said it isn't uncommon for basements to sometimes have leaks, but that it certainly isn't normal for a basement to have ankle deep water.

Is this typical for manufactured homes, is it common to see half-@ss workmanship like this? Or is this one just a lemon?

PS – Its not a cheap manufactured home either. It is actually more expensive than most of the stick homes we've been looking at.

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