land owned mobiles versus conventional homes

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sunjaycap
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land owned mobiles versus conventional homes

Post by sunjaycap » Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:22 pm

I have a question I need answered by an expert in order to make a decision:

What are the advantages/disadvantages of buying a mobile home in a Land-Owned park versus buying a conventional home in a neighborhood?
Any advice is appreciated.

Celtlund
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Re: land owned mobiles versus conventional homes

Post by Celtlund » Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:03 am

I am not an expert, but...my preference is to stay out of a park even if I were to own the plot my MH sits on. We purchased a piece of property and then bought a manufactured home to put on it. The advantages to us over purchasing a stick built home are that we were able to purchase a much larger home for a lot less per square foot. The advantage of not being in a park are no park rules, no fees and assessments, the knowledge no one can boot us off our land and out of our home.
If you decide to go with the park, know exactly what the rules are before signing anything and make sure you actually own your lot and are not just leasing it.
Some advantages to a park could be things like swimming pools, club houses, and other activities. Only you can decide what will be best for your lifestyle, but know what you are getting into before you sign anything. I'd also recommend talking to people who live in the park and not just the management.

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Re: land owned mobiles versus conventional homes

Post by admin » Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:46 pm

Everyone knows the price advantage you get with manufactured housing so we wont even get into that. Below is an excellent article lifted From: mawilliamshomes.com

The benefits of the HUD CODE (MANUFACTURED HOME) are numerous! The quality of construction has significantly improved. The HUD Code allows for a more lenient process for obtaining permits from your local building department. As a HUD approved home, the entire plan approval process is bypassed because a manufactured home has already been approved by a Federal Agency which supersedes any local jurisdiction.

The federal standards regulate manufactured housing design and construction, strength and durability, transportability, fire resistance, energy efficiency and quality. The HUD Code also sets performance standards for the heating, plumbing, air conditioning, thermal and electrical systems. It is the only federally-regulated national building code. On-site additions, such as garages, decks and porches, often add to the attractiveness of manufactured homes and must be built to local, state or regional building codes.

HOW HAS THE QUALITY AND TECHNOLOGY IMPROVED MANUFACTURED HOMES?

In the past 30 years manufactured homes have also made quite a stride! QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES have significantly improved the manufactured homes of today and increased the number of homes used for private property development.

Today’s manufactured homes have experienced a major evolution in the types and quality of homes being offered to buyers. Technological advances are allowing manufactured home builders to offer a much wider variety of architectural styles and exterior finishes that will suit most any buyer’s dreams, all the while allowing the home to blend in seamlessly into most any neighborhood. Two-story and single-family attached homes are but two of the new styles being generated by factory-built innovation. As a result, today’s manufactured homes are offering real housing options for the neglected suburban and urban buyers.

At the same time, greater flexibility in the construction process allows for each home to be customized to meet a buyer’s lifestyle and needs. Interior features now include such features as vaulted ceilings and working fireplaces to state-of-the-art kitchens and baths, giving the homebuyer all the features found in traditional, site-built homes. Enhanced energy efficiency in manufactured homes, achieved with upgraded levels of insulation and more efficient heating and cooling systems, provide another source of savings for homeowners, especially in this era of rising energy costs. Smart buyers are turning to EnergyStar-labeled manufactured homes for substantial savings in many aspects of owning and operating a home.

The majority of the nation's new homes still are erected at the building site by a large number of small builders, and technological advances are slow to make their way through this fragmented building community. However, as housing prices have continued to rise, traditional builders have looked toward prefabricated components and subassemblies to better meet the demand for more affordable homes. At the same time, manufactured, or HUD-code housing, has expanded into higher income markets and has been increasingly used by innovative developers.

Among the factors driving home builders to industrialize are: the decline in the number of skilled tradespeople, difficulties with maintaining construction quality, the complex system of regulations that control on-site construction, and the need to construct homes at a competitive price. This is particularly the case with affordable housing, where small changes in price have a huge impact on the financial viability of a project. It is increasingly difficult for the affordable home builder to deliver a quality product without having some, if not most, of the components built off-site.

Along with these pressures, there have also been significant incentives for the HUD-code home industry to produce innovative designs. While in the past, HUD-code homes have developed largely apart from the mainstream home-building industry, this housing type has been increasingly used by on-site developers. As such, manufactured home designs have become more complex and sophisticated to meet the demands of a more affluent customer base
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Re: land owned mobiles versus conventional homes

Post by DivaMom39 » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:19 am

sunjaycap Wrote:
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> I have a question I need answered by an expert in
> order to make a decision:
>
> What are the advantages/disadvantages of buying a
> mobile home in a Land-Owned park versus buying
> a conventional home in a neighborhood?
> Any advice is appreciated.
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I would definiely reccomend owning your lot. Keep in mind that just because the area is full of mobile homes, it doesn't always make it a park. We own 2 lots in an area zoned for mobile homes; we like it because we started out renting the lots, which did come with a few extra rules, but wasn't a huge deal. Eventually we decided, as with any land, buying would be a good investment. As people next to us moved out, we would locate owners and buy. We have two lots now and may go for a third. As we aquire a lot we homestead and combine the lots into one address. Gives us lots of room for keeping out nosey neighbors.(LOL) When purchasing your mobile, look for companies that advertise handcrafted homes; you'll get a better product. Because our maufacturer took the time to have an insurance agency come out and watch the process, see how solid their homes are, we have double wide insured for the same price as a stick built home; usually it'll cost twice to three times as much to insure a mobile. If we could go back and do it all over, the only thing we would change is a slightly larger home with a little different layout. We love our home!

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