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What Would You Like To Know About Manufactured Home Repair?
-- Articles, Videos, Books, eBooks - Wed 05/07/08 04:17:16 pm --
Directory of Manufactured Housing Repair & Renovation Resources- Articles - Videos - Books - e-Books - ...

Lower Your Premium by Understanding How Insurance Companies Think
-- Manufactured Home Owner's Insurance - Wed 05/07/08 03:40:24 pm --
If you really and truly want to save the most money possible on manufactured home owner's insurance ...there are a few things you need to know...understand how an insurance company thinks so you will understand how to answer some of the questions on the forms ...keep the cost of their homeowner's insurance as low as possible. ...

What is the REAL Cost of Your Manufactured Home Loan?
-- Loan Comparison Calculator - Wed 05/07/08 02:11:10 pm --
What is the total the cost you pay to rent the money?..Interest is money paid for the use of someone else’s money. Banks pay you interest when you leave your money on deposit with them in savings accounts and certificates of deposit. You pay the bank interest on money you borrow for your home, cars, and other items. Interest rate is the percentage of money added to your principal each time inter...

Do I Need An Extended Manufactured Home Warranty?
-- Sound Reasoning - Tue 05/06/08 11:59:37 pm --
Service work is needed at some point on virtually every new house. Dont by a new home with out it an extended service contract....What's Covered? Structural Components, Central Cooling System, Central Heating System, Electrical System, Plumbing System, Most Major Appliances....Sound Smart Sharp thinking demands your attention ...

VIDEO: Totally Green Manufactured & Modular Homes Community
-- A Look Into The Future - Sun 05/04/08 02:23:45 pm --
Totally Green Alberta is a newly proposed Manufactured and Modular Homes community near Calgary, Alberta. This project is an environmentally responsible affordable living initiative, offering country living, wind and solar powered energy, recycling and waste management, water recycling, waste water processing, compost processing and a desirable community atmospher...

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Manufactured Housing Forums

Do I repair exiting or clear and purchase new??
-- First Time Home Buyers Forum - Mon 05/12/08 10:52:45 am --
My wife and I found a great +55 community in California. We found several properties that are nice, but require lots of updating since they were built in the late 80s. The question is- do we spend $$ on updating which means gutting or it is more economical to purchase a new Skyline and having it put on the site. The cost of the updating of the old and replacing with new is about a 30K difference,...

Replacing rusty pipes with CPVC
-- Manufactured Home Repair & Renovation - Mon 05/12/08 10:48:11 am --
Well, a couple of months ago our water heater was replaced. At that time, the plumber ended up replacing the flex pipes to the tub/shower behind it because they broke when he tried to remove them, with PEX....My question is in regards to this, the plumber connected the new hot water out copper feed line from the water heater to the old galvanized pipe that went under the MH. Can I connect the CVPC...

Help With Price
-- First Time Home Buyers Forum - Mon 05/12/08 10:46:07 am --
My wife and I have been looking for a new home to replace our current home. We have found one we really like and the base price is $89,900. We loved the one on the lot but we need a computer room changed to a bedroom. After adding the changes the dealer gave us a price of $91,200 and they will not take any less. I was wanting to get prices from other dealers but the home had a lot of upgrades and...

Where to Refinance on manufactured home w/o land?
-- First Time Home Buyers Forum - Mon 05/12/08 10:45:31 am --
My mother has a manufactured home in Yuma and I live in Tucson and want to refinance her home in my name, but most financial institutes are not willing to offer a loan on a manufactured home w/o the property. She lives in a 55+ retirement community. Why is it so difficult to get a loan at a reasonable rate?...

Leak under the house.
-- Manufactured Home Repair & Renovation - Mon 05/12/08 10:43:48 am --
We noticed some dampness on the foundation of our home. I went under to see the cause and found that the plastic protecting the underside of the home was retaining water and it was slowly leaking out. ...What is the best way to go about fixing this? If/when I hire a plumber should it be one that specialized in manufactured homes or will any plumber be able to help?...

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Manufactured Housing Web Resources

Start Your Search for a Manufactured Home Right Here.
-- FREE NATIONWIDE SEARCH - Wed 05/07/08 05:35:52 pm --
locate your perfect home....input the specific requirements for your home using the fast, easy form on the right. Our network of Home Dealers, Brokers, Communities & Realtors will search for homes that meet or exceed your needs...If you are serious buyer or just would like to see what's out there just fill out the form to the right. Don't pound the pavement. Gather the information you need to...

How to use The Grissim Ratings Guide to Manufactured Homes
-- Rating Each and Every Manufactured Home Builder - Wed 05/07/08 05:31:46 pm --
descriptions of the entire spectrum of what manufactured housing has to offer, from gorgeous high end dwellings indistinguishable from site-built homes to bare bones single section housing, from luxurious two-story Cape Cods costing $250,000 (exclusive of land) to $20,000 low-end entry level boxes you could probably kick your way out of. You will find no bias for or against any type of home, rega...

How Much Can Your Afford to Spend On Your Next Home?
-- Submit for a Personalized Response - Wed 05/07/08 04:45:53 pm --
Do you know exactly how much mortgage money can you qualify for? Exactly how much can you spend when you go shopping for your next home? Get exact amounts, including down payment and monthly payment quotes from multiple lenders. Comparison shop for manufactured housing loans in your state or across the country. Find the one that works best for you and lock in today's low rates now!...

Steps You Can Take To Preserve the Value of Your Home
-- Top Priority In Today's Economy - Wed 05/07/08 03:21:06 pm --
If you’re like most Americans, then your greatest asset is your home. But with recent declines in home values, it may be time to consider options for preserving your home’s value. Since the value of your home is directly tied to its condition, there ar...

Manufactured Homes: Saving Money By Saving Energy
-- U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development - Wed 05/07/08 12:23:27 am --
practical guide is comprised of energy-saving tips, techniques, and recommendations for owners of manufactured (mobile) homes. It recognizes that all homes can benefit from cost-effective measures to improve energy efficiency, that technologies have advanced, and that energy costs are rising. ...

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Manufactured Housing Industry News

White House leaves door open on housing rescue
-- Reuters - Fri 05/09/08 09:52:32 pm --
By Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Friday set out terms for a possible deal on a housing market rescue plan, as a sweeping package ...US House passes major housing rescue bill guardian.co.ukHouse passes mortgage rescue Los Angeles TimesHouse Sends Housing Overhaul Bill to Senate Helicopter Association InternationalWashington Post - Reutersall 192 news articles...

Manufactured homes offer affordable housing
-- Concord Monitor - Fri 05/09/08 09:40:21 pm --
For 24 years, the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund and its partners have pioneered a manufactured housing strategy that preserves existing affordable ......

Green Courte named MHCommunity Operator of the Year
-- News Release - Fri 05/09/08 09:37:31 pm --
LAKE FOREST, Ill., May 8 --Green Courte Partners, LLC announced today that it was recently named "Manufactured Home Community Operator of the Year" at the Manufactured Housing Institute's 2008 Congress & Expo for Manufactured and Modular Housing. Award recipients are chosen by a group of manufactured housing industry leaders. Green Courte Partners has made...

Builder expo in Ontario helps owners fix up homes, focus on green - Press
-- Enterprise - Fri 05/09/08 09:16:52 pm --
Homebuyers are looking at manufactured homes for many reasons, said Jess Maxcy, president of the California Manufactured Housing Institute. ......

Buffett buys subprime mortgages, freezes resets
-- Market Watch - Fri 05/09/08 08:53:30 pm --
OMAHA, Neb. (MarketWatch) -- Berkshire Hathaway has bought portfolios of subprime mortgages and has frozen resets that were due to send the interest rate on those home loans higher, Chairman Warren Buffett said on Sunday. Clayton Homes, which makes and provides financing on manufactured homes, purchased these subprime mortgages and sent letters out to all the borrowers involved telling them the i...

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Manufactured Housing Industry Commentary

Manufactured housing strategy anew
-- Portsmouth Herald News - Sun 05/11/08 05:31:33 pm --
For 24 years, the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund and its public and private partners have pioneered a manufactured housing strategy that both preserves existing affordable (or work-force) housing and creates a bridge for working families to become homeowners. This strategy has proven so successful that we are spinning off a national organization to spread it across the United States...

The Case for Land Lease Communities
-- by Ed Hicks - Sun 05/11/08 04:59:14 pm --
Whether you call them trailer parks, mobile home parks, or the more accurate term Manufactured Home Land Lease Communities, since the early 40´s they have played an important part in our Nations affordable housing. Initially they were a convenient source of low cost housing for factory worker...

Manufactured homes offer affordable housing
-- Concord Monitor - Sun 05/11/08 11:52:31 am --
Then the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority began offering the first traditional fixed-rate single-family mortgage loans for first-time buyers in resident-owned communities...created housing stability, security and affordability for themselves and their families. To the extent that some parks otherwise would have been sold and closed, cooperative ownership has preserved an important source of...

Financing the Rehabilitation of Your Manufactured Housing Community.
-- by Ed Hicks - Fri 05/09/08 09:49:59 pm --
An excellent, low cost way to finance an existing community is using the provisions of the little known loan guarantee program is now available for qualified communities. It may be used for the acquisition and rehabilitation, rehabilitation, or rehabilitation and expansion of your manufactured housing land lease (MH-LLC) community or may also be used for entirely new MH-LLC community development...

Service Dog with Aggressive Tendencies In Mobile Home Park
-- Community Management - Fri 05/09/08 12:17:08 pm --
A tenant brought in a large dog without permission. When asked to remove the dog, she said that it was a trained bodyguard that would "defend her to the death." ...a "service dog" that she required for mental health reasons. ...

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