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by mhbratt
Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:55 am
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: Cautionary tale
Replies: 5
Views: 3828

Re: Cautionary tale

David, Do you feel better now? Consider me scolded. I am not a child, I am a mature adult and frankly resent your tone and how you have all but ignored all the improper, illegal things the seller did and choose instead to reprimand me. I sold a brick townhouse that I had lived in for 15 years becaus...
by mhbratt
Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:28 pm
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: Cautionary tale
Replies: 5
Views: 3828

Re: Cautionary tale

David, Thanks for your response. It's more than "unfortunate" it's reprehensible. I have always dealth in an honest, ethical way with everyone I have done business with. This should not be acceptable in any way shape or form. Unfortunately for this particular company they sold to me. They ...
by mhbratt
Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:53 am
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: Cautionary tale
Replies: 5
Views: 3828

Cautionary tale

I've been a member of this site for quite some time and although I seldom post I thought I would share a nightmare that I am currently experiencing with a 1993 Colony DW that I purchased in August 2007. Due to my deteriorating health last Spring I had made the decision to sell this home and purchase...
by mhbratt
Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:29 am
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: Inviting Flooring Material Suggestions
Replies: 1
Views: 1736

Re: Inviting Flooring Material Suggestions

Hi, When I bought my home in 2007 I did not like the sheet vinyl flooring that was in my huge kitchen, it was an old ugly pattern. I had "vinyl plank" flooring installed that has a wood look to it. I LOVE IT! I got mine at Home Depot and I can't remember the manufactured but I remember it ...
by mhbratt
Mon May 23, 2011 7:43 am
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: Cost of the steel sub frame
Replies: 7
Views: 6593

Re: Cost of the steel sub frame

Not sure where you are located, but I do know this much, if you are in Howard County, Maryland or perhaps other counties as well, you'd better have anchors that go 30" below the frost line. It will not be issued a permit nor pass inspection otherwise. This law has been on the books now for seve...
by mhbratt
Mon May 23, 2011 7:09 am
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: Manufactured home on top of existing home
Replies: 5
Views: 3046

Re: Manufactured home on top of existing home

I might be a bit late, but feel compelled to also respond. Be careful, be very, very careful. I am currently in the midst of a contentious legal battle with the sellers of my home that I'm just learning did NOT have the proper permits or inspections required by my county. And their failure to disclo...
by mhbratt
Wed May 04, 2011 5:15 pm
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: Who bears cost of releveling on a rented lot? & other issues
Replies: 4
Views: 3798

Re: Who bears cost of releveling on a rented lot? & other issues

Just an update on this horrendous situation. Further investigation shows that I am in fact a Class Member, of which there are hundreds of us. The attorneys that handled the Class Action suit have all the documents on their site which includes a Claim Form to be filed by 10/2011. I just filed mine. B...
by mhbratt
Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:21 am
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: Who bears cost of releveling on a rented lot? & other issues
Replies: 4
Views: 3798

Re: Who bears cost of releveling on a rented lot? & other issues

Thanks for the input. I don't have an issue per se with the $350 estimate so much as it is the open ended language "if home needs to be jacked up, or other work performed there will be additional cost." I'm not writing them a blank check. It gets better folks. Further research indicates th...
by mhbratt
Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:21 pm
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: Who bears cost of releveling on a rented lot? & other issues
Replies: 4
Views: 3798

Who bears cost of releveling on a rented lot? & other issues

I began to notice that recently the door to my son's bedroom & his closets are not closing properly. I suspected that it might be a leveling issue, so I wrote a letter to the park management. She sent me a response advising that she would prepare a "work ticket" and someone would come ...
by mhbratt
Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:54 pm
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: cash purchase
Replies: 8
Views: 4889

Re: cash purchase

Hi David, Any transaction that is done with paper, i.e., deposits, checks, wire transfer forms, etc., thereby creating a trail with paper that follows the money. That could be any type of check, e.g., personal, business, cashiers etc. Wire transfers also have a paper trail. For purposes of this foru...