Why Should I Consider A Manufactured Home?

If you're looking to get the most out of your "housing dollar," you need to consider a manufactured home. Depending on the region of the country, construction costs per square foot for a new manufactured home average anywhere from 10 to 35 percent less than a comparable site-built home, excluding the cost of land. Today's manufactured homes offer the quality construction, modern amenities and livability you are seeking ... at a price that fits your lifestyle and your budget!

How Is A Manufactured Home Different From A Site-Built Home? Isn't "Manufactured Home" Just A Fancy Name For A Mobile Home?

A manufactured home is constructed entirely in a controlled factory environment, built to the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (better known as the HUD Code). A site-built home is built "on-site" using traditional building techniques that meet either a local or state building code.

Starting in 1976, the HUD Code established a stringent series of construction and safety standards that ensure that today's manufactured homes are superior to "mobile homes," the term used for factory-built homes produced prior to the introduction of the HUD Code. Today's manufactured homes are dramatically different in appearance from the "mobile homes" of yesterday ... with estimates that more than 90 percent of today's manufactured homes never move from their original site. Manufactured homes, like site-built homes, are now available in a variety of designs, floor plans, and amenities. Today's manufactured homes are indistinguishable from site-built homes and are fully compatible with any neighborhood architectural style.

Does Cool Branch sell Manufactured or Mobile Homes?

The Village of Cool Branch in Seaford, DE sells used manufactured homes in Delaware that were pre-owned but they are newer manufactured homes and therefore not mobile homes. Their parent company Atlantis Homes LLC sells both manufactured homes and modular homes in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and even New Jersey.

Are There Any Other Special Considerations I Should Know About Before Purchasing and Living In A Manufactured Home?

Like any home, while your mortgage payment may be your biggest expense, you will have other regular and periodic expenses, such as property taxes and service fees for water and utilities. While, theoretically, a manufactured home can be moved after its initial placement, it is neither common nor advisable to do so. If you relocate, make sure you use a professional transporter; never try to move the home yourself. Cost is another consideration in moving the home. Besides transport expenses, which include licensing fees to take your home through a state, you'll have to pay for a new foundation, installation, and utility hook-ups.

Get Financing! Modular, manufactured and mobile home financing options are available through local home retailer Atlantis Homes LLC!

Where Can I Find More Information On Manufactured Housing?

To learn more about manufactured housing, contact the Manufactured Housing Institute at 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 610, Arlington, VA 22201-3062, (703) 558-0400 or www.manufacturedhousing.org.

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