If I HAD to point out something, I’d say humidity levels can get out of whack real quick lol.
They’re like 50/50 friends give or take, but my husband is a thoroughbred sweetheart so banter doesn’t register with him as anything other than insults. He simmers down quickly though.
I’ve seen more of these in this region and they’re typically pretty nice.
A lot of people will have the foundation built cuz in western PA, you’re building into a hill, then the structure brought in and set, then finishing touches.
Likely because hiring a contractor and having a framing crew come to a location gets prohibitive quickly.
When I tell you I almost imploded with excitement when the haulers dropped the thing down and gave us the keys.
I was really torn between a double or single, but went with a single wide mainly for any future moves or decisions. It’s also just me and hubby most of the time anyways (sans for family planning this year, and his kiddos visiting with parental time).
I drowned myself in so much information about these things though. I love how the whole HVAC systems work and how they’re under the house.
All these DIY places, awning shops, containers, etc. we have two container yards that just sell containers in the inner loop of Houston. Kid in a candy shop here.
I’m not deck building status skill level yet, but I’m gonna be menace once I learn lol.
From front to back I made sure we both know how to troubleshoot whatever it is, AND replacement parts are easily accessible where I am.
The main thing I have to worry about is the humidity levels here. It chews up these kinds of homes here.
Yeah we’re going the land buying route within a couple of months and placing it on some foundation I decide. (Dirt work is pretty innovative these days).
That’s also the reason our bank decided we needed extra interest since we currently don’t own the land.
We can technically refinance once we buy/close, but idk. I’ll figure that out later.
That was one thing the seller was going on and on about with us when we were closing. Kept mentioning the HUD codes were muuuuch better these days.
I’ve seen those center ceiling beams and my goodness they look amazing.
We’ve got like an “in the middle” Clayton 14x76 model. Didn’t get marble, but we’ve got fixture upgrades, and nice trim. I wanted some nice double pane windows, and eco appliances.
I’ve seen some gnarly stuff with the complaints for both Clayton and Champion but I think we got a good one that was built with some integrity. Granted I don’t blame the company name.
I can’t tell you how many times I kept telling my coworkers to just try a manufactured home. If I can get one, they absolutely can.
Those things get HUGE when model shopping. There’s lovely minimalistic models ranging from 45-140k. We even sell triple wides here. And I’m pretty sure my coworkers just have inaccurate assumptions about it or can only think of “trailer park” stuff.
If you have even 5k to spare, down here someone will do whatever they can to put a set of keys in your hand. I didn’t have to put anything down, but did anyways just to get a little bit ahead paying this place off.
My dad’s house is now appraised for almost a quarter million. And it’s in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Houston.
That’s three times the retail price I bought mine at. Yeah no lol.
I think mine, and the younger generations have realllyyyyy unrealistic expectations.
They really have come a long way. My grandfather was a dairy farmer and when the farm house fell into ruin bought a single wide. I remember being very young and how hot that place got in the summer time (no ac). That was upstate NY, couldn’t imagine the south before modern hvac systems.
My wife was super jealous of my cousins newish double wide because they got a massive jacuzzi tub in the master bath and our little bathroom at the time barely fit a stand up shower.
Yeah I did an underwriting walkthrough and spec review. I’m not familiar with all of them, but the one I saw matched any house I’ve covered, except for being on blocks. They’re supposed to have it inspected and re leveled periodically but still not different than pier and beam, or even a traditional slab foundation that will shift and crack over time.
If you had blindfolded me until we got inside, I would’ve thought we were in a custom built, newly constructed home. Decorative molding, exact same framing as any other house, modern appointments, hardwood cabinets, granite, wood and tile floor et cetera. This one was from a manufacturer called Palm Harbor and one of their higher end lines from what I understand but yeah, mobile homes aren’t the corrugated tin boxes of yesterday.
I will admit I was very surprised, but also impressed.
I believe the home can be built on a foundation anyway, they just opted not to.
Anyways, congrats on the home! And it sounds like it’s on property. Which is great. I’d rather have some room to stretch vs a 1/8 acre lot like you see everywhere now for the money too.
While I completely agree with you, one of my friends younger brothers was a C section baby, and as teens his older brother would tease him saying he was never even born, just removed. Kids are creative with a good insult lol.
Ha! My niece at around age 3 or 4 asked her mom what her c-section scar was, and my sister-in-law answered “that’s where you came out of my belly.” Niece asked in horror, “why did you eat me??”
I think the magic number for where a bank will finance somebody with decent credit and d/i ratio is like 5X annual income.
Thats maxing it out though. That results in people being able to buy a house but end up stretched to the limit and snapping as soon as they experience an interruption like job loss or tax increase.
3X or less if it can be done is a safer more realistic area to be in, in the event of life happening and whatnot.