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by lmprice
Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:15 am
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: removing the steel beams for easier financing
Replies: 6
Views: 6975

Re: removing the steel beams for easier financing

wow! thanks for the great advice it is very helpful. I am thinking we should stay here another year then see what happens to the housing market or maybe even sell it on a land contrac in order to get our money out of it. Thanks again.
by lmprice
Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:29 pm
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: removing the steel beams for easier financing
Replies: 6
Views: 6975

Re: removing the steel beams for easier financing

We have just spent $30,000 on remodeling the kitchen and bath room...the house is only 10 years old but is now brand new throughout again! It is appraised at $120,000 but banks are only willing to finance 60% due to it being manufactured, that is why it is hard for the buyers to get financed....i kn...
by lmprice
Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:54 pm
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: trouble getting older home and land financed
Replies: 7
Views: 5094

Re: trouble getting older home financed

We have a manufactured home that is totally remodeled and want to sell it but no one can finance it....a friend of ours took the steel beams out of his house and the bank was willing to finance it as stick built then. Have you heard of this? We want to do this too. What do we need to know about remo...
by lmprice
Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:51 pm
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: removing the steel beams for easier financing
Replies: 6
Views: 6975

removing the steel beams for easier financing

We have a manufacured home and we want to remove the steel beams. A friend of ours did this to his home and was able to sell it right away because it was easier to finance....the bank removed the title and sold it as a stick built home. Have you heard of this before? We want to sell our home and can...