Planning Retirement Move in 5 Years

[CGal]

My husband and I are starting to plan our future retirement and move (from California) to Nevada. We're going to be looking for land around Laughlin, Nevada, Colorado River, etc.

I looked into manufactured homes and found a home I love built in Arizona (Factory Expo Home Center) by Redman Homes (Santa Fe) and I have requested a brochure with pricing for their floor plans.

We might be spinning our wheels starting this early and I am concerned at the total costs of the land, home, freight, placement, etc.

I may be wrong, but it looks like it might be more expensive than just looking for an existing home for sale (non manufactured).

I see reading here that the dealer is important, so should we try and find a local dealer in Laughlin that sells this home, rather than buying it from the factory?

[Anne]

Yes, find a local dealer. A good one. See my other posts. Generally speaking, site built homes cost more per square foot than manufactured homes. One of your biggest costs when looking for land is the utilities. From how far away will they have to be brought in? Take that into consideration.

Five years is not too early to plan for the retirement home. That's what ours is. It started out as a weekend place at the lake and was to be the permanent home later on. But it got where we hated to leave and go back to the real world. So, we moved in a few years early, got jobs locally and feel like we are on vacation every day! You can always buy the land now, get it prepped and bring in the home later. But I'll bet you'll want it in now.