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Old 09-27-2012, 05:53 PM
 
Location: so cal
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This is to the people who have experience in this area. In your opinion are manufactured homes equal in quality to conventional stick built houses? I have heard that they are of better quality sometimes with 2x6 frame construction vs 2x4. I have also been told that you can get a conventional home loan as long as the manufactured home is on a permenant foundation. I am interested in looking into one on a full block basement. I am wondering how the hold up to the elements and do they hold their value.
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Old 09-27-2012, 07:28 PM
 
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They depreciate in value and they are colder in winter, the pipes tend to freeze if not properly winterized.
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Old 09-28-2012, 05:12 AM
 
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You need to define manufactured home. I think you are talking about a house that is built in a factory then disassembled and put back together on site. Many people here will think a manufactured house is a mobile home/trailer house. I know people that have manufactured houses and they are ok. The quality isn't as good as a stick built house but for the lower cost, it might be worth it to you. Finding insurance can still be an issue though. Not every company will insure a manufactured home, permanent foundation or not, but there are some that will. It might just take a little homework.
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Old 09-28-2012, 08:26 AM
 
Location: E ND & NW MN
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My brother in law and his familiy do live in a manufactured home that was built in Canada and brought south and put over a foundation.....he finished the basement himself. They live in Bottineau North Dakota where it gets real cold and stays cold. They have been in it for 5+ years and never had issues.

Also in my neighborhood in East Grand Forks Minnesota we have one like that as well....concrete basement foundation was poured and then the manufactured brought in and put on top.

Now these homes are not small mobile homes, these are pre-built homes trucked in already assembled. Now all the ones I have seen up in our area are put over a basement foundation so the pipes, etc are in the ground a depth and insulated well.
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Old 09-28-2012, 08:33 AM
 
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I did a lot of research on manufactured homes when I was in college studying engineering. I ended up building a kit home (college budget!), but I was impressed by some of the specs in the manufactured homes. My impression is that quality can really vary among companies, so do your homework before you buy. And stay involved during the entire process.
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Old 09-29-2012, 12:24 AM
 
Location: so cal
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Yes to clear up any misconceptions I am talking about the type which are factory built and then trucked to the site in two halves. Not a mobile home. And it would be placed on a foundation. When looking at homes on the computer you can always tell the prefab homes because they all have a peak in the interior ceiling where the two halves were joined.
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Old 09-29-2012, 07:11 PM
 
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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Yes to clear up any misconceptions I am talking about the type which are factory built and then trucked to the site in two halves. Not a mobile home. And it would be placed on a foundation. When looking at homes on the computer you can always tell the prefab homes because they all have a peak in the interior ceiling where the two halves were joined.
We took a look at some manufactured homes 8-9 years ago, and I was quite impressed with the quality of the construction. My main concern was how the home itself would be attached to a basement, but the home itself was built to local code. I can't remember what it was called, but it was down in or near Shakopee.
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Old 10-02-2012, 03:05 PM
 
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I live in SOuth Carolina and live in a mobile home, and would never live in one again. they have no value and not enough storage, they also build it with cheep material. they might look nice on the lot but you live in it for few years they start falling apart. I would rather buy a stick build house that need some TLC that a new mobile home any day of the week.
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Old 10-02-2012, 03:28 PM
 
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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I live in SOuth Carolina and live in a mobile home, and would never live in one again. they have no value and not enough storage, they also build it with cheep material. they might look nice on the lot but you live in it for few years they start falling apart. I would rather buy a stick build house that need some TLC that a new mobile home any day of the week.
The manufactured homes we looked at were stick houses built to local specs. Very different from a mobile home. The main difference was they they were assembled and then moved in halves (or thirds) instead of being assembled on site.
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Old 10-02-2012, 05:58 PM
 
Location: so cal
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I live in SOuth Carolina and live in a mobile home, and would never live in one again. they have no value and not enough storage, they also build it with cheep material. they might look nice on the lot but you live in it for few years they start falling apart. I would rather buy a stick build house that need some TLC that a new mobile home any day of the week.
Once again reading comprehension is vital. I am not talking about mobile homes
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