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I was wondering what the life expectancy would be a MH? We are still considering the 95 Redman. We are putting everything we have into this property and will be having an inspection since we won't be able to afford any hugely expensive surprises. My impression of the home was that it was in good sha...

I posted this in another forum but I thought this may be of interest in this group as well. I am going to look at that pre-owned MH, I just found out that it is a 1995 Redman. I have been reading through previous posts that have discussed Redman homes. It seems that the general opinion is that it is...

I am going to look at that pre-owned MH, I just found out that it is a 1995 Redman. I have been reading through previous posts that have discussed Redman homes. It seems that the general opinion is that it is a fairly good home, not the best, but decent quality. Though I did see some posts that were...

Hi Ryan, Thank you so much for your informative responce. We are going to see that pre-owned home this weekend. As a novice what should we look for when we are touring the house? Are there way's to check issues, such as flooring, roof, foundation, plumbing, etc. The house is currently on piers so I ...

When doing an addition such as ours (large room with basement and perhaps a deck) should we belooking for a contractor who has experience with MH specifically? I guess the same question can be asked regarding a home inspector? Thanks again!

Dawn

THese replies are so helpful and have prompted a couple more questions. Lets say the walls are made of gypsum (SP?), rather than dry wall. If I remember correctly, gypsum is rather thin, doesn't give the impression of being very strong (true?), can we take it down and put up dry wall? or install dry...

Hi everyone, a newbie here. We are considering purchasing a pre-owned manufactured home built in the early 90's in NY, near Ithaca. I was wondering what we need to know when we go to look at it. What should we be looking for? Do home inspectors typically have knowledge on manufactured homes? We woul...

Hi everyone, a newbie here. We are considering purchasing a pre-owned manufactured home built in the early 90's in NY, near Ithaca. I was wondering what we need to know when we go to look at it. What should we be looking for? Do home inspectors typically have knowledge on manufactured homes? We woul...