Modular Home Prices

I have visited Palm Harbor, but I want the names of others to compare. Do they have any modular home shows that come to the convention center etc? I’ve got land, and I want a small, cute, cottagy home. Any suggestions?

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I've heard of Palm Harbor, Jim Walter, and Ex-something? We're looking at price range of 80k-130k and we live in south Louisiana, which company would be the best choice??? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!

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I think good quality manufactured homes by companies like Palm Harbor and Silvercrest are just as good quality as site-built stick-built homes. Of course the good quality manufactured homes cost a lot more than the cheap ones.

Manufactured homes have the advantage of being built inside a controlled environment and away from the weather. They also are built more precisely and are more air-tight than traditional stick-built homes.

I think good quality manufactured homes are very nice homes.

Opinions?

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I 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.

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