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Hi all:

Hubby & I are in the market for a house. In our price range, it'll most likely be a used manufactured home or a fixer upper. My question is, where can I go to find out about the different manufacturers? We are looking at a Fuqua tomorrow and would like a place I can go to quickly to check out ratings and such. These will be used not new and I'm not sure how old. I think the one we'll be looking at is about 10 years old.

Thanks so much.

Cathy

I have some great news for you and every single manufactured home shopper in the country.  John Grissim recently finished the first ever consumer ratings guide to each and every manufactured home builder in the country.. . The Grissim Ratings Guide to Manufactured Homes  provides at-a-glance listings with key information home shoppers need to make an informed decision.  All 79 U.S. builders are fully evaluated. More than three hundred  brands and series described. 
If your looking for an instant download try one of the 2 following selections.
How To Buy A Manufactured Home And Save Thousands Of Dollars,Version This book will show you how to negotiate the best price possible by taking you through a step-by-step process that works every time. If you are interested in quality construction? This book goes into detail about construction methods and how to avoid paying for a poorly built manufactured home. The author recently combined both of his best selling books, " How To Buy A Manufactured Home And Save Thousands" with his, "Manufactured Home Comparison Guide" into one book. It seemed many readers where intersted in both subjects. Now you can learn how to save thousands when purchasing a manufactured home along with Randy Eaton's comparison guide, which rates over 50 of the most popular builders in the United States.
Site preparation is another area where people spend thousands of dollars without even knowing it. By understanding this process with helpful illustrations and simple formulas you can avoid unnecessary site preparation costs.
Now Available in the MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOOK STORE In both E BOOK   or   PRINT FORMAT

Anothere great resource that will extend your understanding of the market is "The Complete Buyers Guide to Manufactured Homes and Land". This book has taught thousands of MH Shoppers just how the manufactured home industry operates. It will show you how to find a dealer worthy of your trust and how to make the right home selection. The book is only a few years old but the information is still very fresh.
What has changed, even over a few years, is the homes that are available. The The Grissim Report 2005, Rating the Top 25 Manufactured Home Builders was just released. THis is the latest update of Chapter 10 that You can read as a preview here on our web site at www.MFDhousing.com/top25
Grissim’s top 25 rankings are based on the total number of HUD-code homes that each built last year. This information was compiled from reports by industry sources, including the trade magazine Manufactured Home Merchandiser and extensive interviews with industry experts, outside observers, and consumer watchdog groups.
The entire book is now available at the Manufactured Housing Book Store in both the original HARDBOUND PRINT EDITION and the newly released E-BOOK EDITION.

David gives you good advice. My wife and I are just about ready to order our first home and we bought both books and found them invaluable. They are money well spent. We considered Deer Valley, Franklin, and Patriot Pinnacle and have decided on the Patriot Pinnacle Kennedy model.