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Hi:
Been lurking here for about a year and I am thankful for all of the information presented. We have been shopping and (sort of) decided on a Patriot Victorian (NR210) at 1352 sq ft. The home itself is priced at around $53000 and after setup, well, septic etc we are at $80000. Downside on this is that the dealer is about 200 miles away. The only local dealer within 100 miles is a Schult dealer. We have looked at their homes and they were OK, but the Patriot seemed better overall. We stopped again today at the Schult dealer because we saw something new - a Schult Modular (they said it fell under BOCA rules so it is a "true" modular). Has anybody had an experience with one of these? It was really a sharp house - drywall throughout, 2x10 floor joists etc. Kind of fell in the category of "everything you should want" according to Randy's book (which is awesome - thanks Randy). Downside on this one seems to be no appliances or furnace or water heater. The person that was at the dealer said that everything I saw came with it (appliances etc), but when I looked at the literature when I got home, it was not included, so I will have to call back. This was priced at $71000 at 1549 sq ft. Based on that price, we should be able to get a 1300 sq ft home for about $61000. Nice thing about the house was a 150ft roof load! Great for us up here in super snow country.

Well, if anyone has any info, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks for all of the advice, folks.

Mark

Hello Mark,

I heard that Schult was getting into the modular home business. If you can afford the modular home go for it. It will appreciate and hold it's value much like site-built homes. The modular all set-up will probably cost more compared to a manufactured home but in the long run a modular home is a better investment. I believe a well-built manufactured home set-up properly is a good investment also but if you can afford the modular home I would lean that way. Let us know how things turn out for you.

Randy Eaton

Mark, Schult makes good homes depending where you are. The Schult factory in Buckeye, Arizona makes some of the finest homes here in the Southwest. They have 54" roof pitch and a very residential appeal to the home. They make 3 different lines of home at this time to meet the downturn of the economy. Yes they are also going into modular homes also. The nice thing about Schults is they are flexible with options and can change a few walls around except the support walls. They use heavy duty 12" chassis which doesn't flex and warp down the road. Good luck!