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Looking to find some owners or realtors who have had experience buying or selling modular homes. I am talking about, ranches, two story, cape cods and so on. These are real homes that are built in a dry factory, delivered and assembled at the owners location.
My wife and I found a house in our area that is a modular design, but we have no idea if there are any issues we should look for or anything that makes these houses worth less or more problematic than a tradition stick build / on site home from a local builder.
If this doesn't pan out, we were looking to build on of these homes if we can find a plot of land we like.
Any info from people who have dealt with these sorts of homes would be greatly appreciated.
Still rare on Long Island but I am seeing them a bit more of them. Really no downside to owning one. People think they are "cheaper" that stick built. Well that is typically due to labor costs not quality.
I would want to look into the company that built it and ensure they have a good reputation.
I would say that it harder to modify the building in a modular home. Trickier to take down an interior wall or add an addition but that is about it.
I am the former ARC chair here in the community, which is the Architectural Review Committee. I will tell you what I learned in 3 years. My community does not allow modular homes at all. I am told the powers that be listed stick built in the documents as a method of preventing a trailer from being placed on the property. I then sat with an architect who said that there is a bit of truth to the statements that they are built a bit better. He said it is built in environments that are temperature controlled and thus expansion and contraction of joints does not occur and there is little chance for human error. He also said that a stick built home is better if you ever need to make repairs to a plumbing or electrical line. I can't defend the statements just telling you what was passed along to me.
I am the former ARC chair here in the community, which is the Architectural Review Committee. I will tell you what I learned in 3 years. My community does not allow modular homes at all. I am told the powers that be listed stick built in the documents as a method of preventing a trailer from being placed on the property. I then sat with an architect who said that there is a bit of truth to the statements that they are built a bit better. He said it is built in environments that are temperature controlled and thus expansion and contraction of joints does not occur and there is little chance for human error. He also said that a stick built home is better if you ever need to make repairs to a plumbing or electrical line. I can't defend the statements just telling you what was passed along to me.
I'm about 99% sure they do not meet code for Town of Hempstead. Nothing does, really! lol
Actually they do! There is more back and forth between the architect and the town but that is about it.
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