The Manufactured Housing Forums

Dear J and J, Thanks for the kind words about my consumer guides. Your dealer's assurances, and his insurance terms, are quite reasonable. What I recommend is those assurances be put in writing and included as an addendum to the purchase agreement. The addendum should clearly state that the dealer a...

As the author of the Grissim Ratings Guide to Manufactured Homes, I, too, would be interested to hear what others may have to say, especially if their assessment of the construction ratings of the brands you mention vary from mine. Of course, the numerical 1-to-ten system is only meant to be a guide...

This may not specifically answer your question, but I thought it worth sharaing here: Every now and then I get a call from someone asking how to tell if the previously owned home they’re considering is a manufactured home (i.e. HUD-code) or a modular home, or perhaps a so-called park model home. My ...

Hi, Trisha, rmurray (above) is correct. I continually review the listings in the Grissim Ratings Guide to Manufactured homes, then revise and update them betweeem each re-printing of the guide. The most recent printing was several months back (Dec. 07). Most of the changes involve MH builders that h...

Hello,Vtallison, The author of the Grissim Guides here. David's information is accurate and his advice is good. But I'm confused by your comment that the home was built in Dec, 2006 but not ordered by the dealer until September, 2007. Factories don't build homes unless dealers order them, either for...

A clarification from the author of the Grissim Buyer's Guide to Manufactured Homes: Thanks for purchasing the eBook edition of my guide.As to the book's recommendation on negotiating, I can see the language in one place is slightly confusing. To clarify: Sit down with the sales associate and go over...

I'd be happy to send a copy, at no charge, to the poster's local library. If he or she will provide the library's name, address and phone number, I'll get right on it. I do agree with Murray that for home shoppers contemplating a purchase worth tens of thousands of dollars, the expense of just over ...

Chris, You are mistaken. Silver Creek has a full listing in The Grissim Ratings Guide to Manufactured Homes (page 85). It contains up to date information on the company you will find no where else. If you are contemplating a committment on a home costing many tens of thousands of dollars, I strongly...

A quick follow-up to the writer's initial questions: No, I do not rate dealers in either of my consumer guides, but the Grissim Buyer's Guide provides extensive guidance enabling home shoppers to carefully and systematically determine the reputation of any dealer with whom they are dealing with a hi...

Hi, Sue, I'm the author of the Grissim Guides. Your question is a bit confusing since you say you purchased my Buyer's Guide, not the Ratings Guide, yet your copy lists the builders with their rating numbers (which only the Ratings Guide contains). So, I'm assuming you have my Ratings Guide. The ful...