Quality Whlsle homes

[Cheryl in Cali.]

Has anyone heard any good/bad news about "quality wholesale homes"? I have visited their web site ( http://www.qwhomes.com ) and requested a packet of info from them. When I received it, it showed lots of models and prices, and an employer emailed me and seemed very nice. I get postcards in the mail from them, and wondered if I should look into buying from them. I have never found any posts about them however, so I dont know anything else about them. I live in LA county, my fiancee works in Orange county, but we are planning to move to Corona (riverside county) because it is all we can afford. We are first time buyers, and I found a 2.5 acre plot of land for around 75000. I was hoping the total with the MH home, and the land would be around $120000 or less. Does this sound possible? Please let me know any info regarding these issues.
Thanks!!
Cheryl

[Randy Eaton]

Hello Cheryl,

Buying Factory Direct Or At Wholesale Prices (Buyer Beware)

I want to take a moment and talk about sales centers that claim they are “Factory Direct”. The law is clear about this, you can not buy a manufactured home directly from a factory, you must go through a dealer or sales center. So when you see a dealer-promoting factory direct, it’s a cleaver way to get you in the door. Now, there are a number of dealers who claim to offer discounted prices or wholesale prices on the Internet today. I use to think that this was a realistic way for securing a great deal. I even recommended one company in particular in my first and second edition as an option for those seeking wholesale prices. But there is a problem; most of them are out of business today. The reason… too many problems, especially in the area of site preparation and poor service.

Buying a manufactured home has gotten a little more complicated over the years. More and more people are placing their homes on private property, which requires site improvements like, septic systems, wells, foundations and utilities. The problem with these so called, ‘Factory Direct” Or, “Wholesale Discount Dealer’s” is you typically get a home without the proper support of a professional sales center. In most cases the buyer is responsible for having a transportation company deliver the home to his site. The buyer then has to set-up and install their home. This leaves the door wide open for potential on-site problems. I don’t have a problem buying a home from a dealer that is willing to deliver and install my home at a great price. But if the responsible falls on the homeowner to install and set-up their home then I would find the nearest exit and run for my life.

Today many of these so, called wholesale operations are out of business. The problem is 90% of all manufactured home buyers are not qualified to set-up their homes, thus the reason for all the problems. Now, I am sure there is someone out there that owns a backhoe and is a qualified contractor with years of experience under his belt. And for someone like this I am sure this would be a great option, but for the rest of us this is not a good option and I would recommend avoiding any dealer that operates this way.

Here’s the other problem, how can a dealer offer to sell me a home at a wholesale price, (assuming its truly a wholesale price) and provide quality service and installation? The answer is…a dealer can’t. It’s common sense, you can’t cut your profits by half and expect to offer quality service and stay in business. In this scenario the customer is the one who is left out in the cold, with no dealer support and no service. A dealer who is truly concerned about customer satisfaction and service after the sale can not and will not operate in this fashion.

Some dealers may market themselves as a wholesale operation but this is just a cleaver marketing strategy to get you in the door as mention above. In all reality you’re paying retail prices just like everybody else. I personally would not do business with a company that marketed themselves this way. I feel it’s unprofessional and I believe it sends a false message to customers, setting them up for something that is not true.

Randy Eaton

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[Cheryl in Cali.]

I read the "about us" on their website and it says theyve been around since 1982. I dont know what the brand of their homes are though, or if "quality wholesale homes" is the brand. So Im guessing you've never heard of the company though? Has anyone had any experience with them? And yes it is expensive to live in California! You would need 500,000 to live in a big house here. Site built homes that are only 900 sq ft in ghetto areas are going for $200,000!!! Its so BS they're not worth it. I wish people would grow up and give MH's a chance, the new ones are so nice, and so affordable.
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About Quailty Wholesale Homes


Quality Wholesale Homes has over 100 years of combined experience in selling top quality manufactured homes since 1982. We offer a vast selection of floor plans and models to choose from and will gladly assist customers designing homes for contemporary lifestyles and modern living.

The most unique and exciting feature of Quality Wholesale Homes is our wholesale marketing concept in which we are able to sell top quality homes at wholesale prices direct to the public. In 1997, we began selling new homes at wholesale prices. Previously our wholesale prices were only available to other dealers and large developers. As a result, we are literally able to save our customers thousands of dollars on the purchase of a new home resulting in a lower payment and much greater value for your money. Our new marketing concept has made Quality Wholesale Homes one of the largest and fastest growing manufactured housing dealers in the United States.

Quality Wholesale Homes offers customers the highest quality manufactured housing, a vast variety of financial programs to chose from and a top-notch service department to care for any of your warranty or service needs.
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[Randy Eaton]

Hello Cheryl,

I've looked at their website and it's typically of a, "Wholesale Discount Dealer" Very little information, no brand names and no real information about delivery or set-up. My advise is stay clear and concentrate on, Champion, Karsten, Fuqua, Fleetwood, Silvercrest or Hallmark homes. Merry Christmas.

Randy Eaton

[Cheryl in Cali.]

Thank you Merry christmas to you too!

[rmurray]

I looked through some of the floorplans and pictures and I saw a couple of Oakwood brands displayed...Marlette (certianly not the Marlette built in IN) was one on the site..

[Sandy]

Cheryl,
I live in Torrance and our MH cost $93,500, we put ours in a park. I don't think you will find a MH home (new anyway) for $45,000 by any manufacturer.

[CA]

I checked them out on the BBB and they have not had any complaints. It says they also go by the name "forever homes" is anyone familiar with this brand?

[dani]

can some one help? i want to know if people make offers on brand new manufactured homes, we would like to buy one, it is listed for 70,000.00 if we could offer less how low can these retailers go? just curious. should we add on upgrades before an offer or after? please write back.