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by John Grissim
Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:01 am
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: Grissim guides
Replies: 1
Views: 2845

Re: Grissim guides

Dear Gidwa, As the author of the two Grissim guides, I am periodically asked the very questions you raise. First, please accept my apologies for the long delay in posting a response here. The task just plum slipped from my mind. For some time now, each of my guides ships with a inserted note pertain...
by John Grissim
Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:37 pm
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: land @ mobile
Replies: 5
Views: 2698

Re: land @ mobile

Dear ArkSlim, I'm the author of The Grissim Buyer's Guide which you just ordered (thanks for your business!), and I wanted to comment briefly on your mention that you'd read that the "information is somewhat dated." Occasionally I get a question from potential book buyers asking if the boo...
by John Grissim
Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:21 pm
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: Guide to be updated.
Replies: 1
Views: 1691

Re: Guide is incorrect

Dear Flying High, Thanks for your post, and for pointing out an error in the Fairmont listing in my Ratings Guide. You are certainly right to wonder about the validity of the rest of the book given your discovery in this particular listing. I take great pains to make sure that every listing is accur...
by John Grissim
Wed May 06, 2009 3:30 pm
Forum: Manufactured Home Owners Forum
Topic: Fleetwood-bankruptcy
Replies: 10
Views: 8867

Re: Fleetwood-bankruptcy

Danbus, thanks for the kinds words about my Ratings Guide. As for the financial due-diligence section, you'll find it on the copyright page.Excerpt: "...Nothing in this book should be construed as a substitute for competent legal or financial advice." FWIW, because of the turmoil in the MH...
by John Grissim
Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:40 am
Forum: Manufactured Home Owners Forum
Topic: Fleetwood-bankruptcy
Replies: 10
Views: 8867

Re: Fleetwood-bankruptcy

It doesn't look good for Fleetwood, although according to a 3/10/09 letter to Fleetwood dealers from Charles Lott (Pres. of the housing group) Fleetwood's MH side has operated profitably for the past five years. Still, there is currently way too much factory overcapacity industry-wide that it's hard...
by John Grissim
Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:12 pm
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: Newlyweds
Replies: 8
Views: 3932

Re: Newlyweds

I'm the author of the Grissim Guides, and a sincere believer in manufactured homes (I live in one, for starters, and love it). But, not all manufactured homes are equal. Here is a core opinion I hold about manufactured housing: while a manufactured home can be an excellent high-quality dwelling comp...
by John Grissim
Sun Sep 14, 2008 2:02 pm
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: Instant Mobile House
Replies: 7
Views: 15589

Re: Instant Mobile House

David Oxhandler and rmurray are correct, instantmobilehouse.com is selling RV park models, not HUd-code (a.k.a. manufactured homes, mobile homes), and that's why they are not listed in The Grissim Ratings Guide to Manufactured Homes. Park models are technically/legally RV's, built to the ANSI-code, ...
by John Grissim
Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:08 am
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: Does this sound legit?
Replies: 10
Views: 4309

Re: Does this sound legit?

Regarding: "At the risk of sounding unappreciative of Mr.Grissim's research and work, I wonder why there aren't any do-gooders offering this information for free." You ask a good question. I asked myself the same question when I was considering writing my first MH consumer guide (The Griss...
by John Grissim
Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:06 pm
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: Does this sound legit?
Replies: 10
Views: 4309

Re: Does this sound legit?

As usual the inestimable rmurray checks in with excellent advice. May I also suggest you ask the guy when he calls if he has any connection with Utah-based Quality Wholesale Homes? And, if so, why did he not mention that connection in the first place? QWH is an Internet-based sales operation that ha...
by John Grissim
Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:58 am
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: Grissim Guide
Replies: 4
Views: 2747

Re: Grissim Guide

Hi, Sue, The website is grissimguides.com. I'm still trying to round up the listing information on two new manufacturers of mostly low-end homes, so it will likely be October when I will post on the web site the four or five new listings. In the meantime,as I indicated above, the current edition of ...