| Manufactured homes or mobile homes are houses | | | | Ask Questions |
| that are manufactured on assembly lines and | | | | |
| easily shipped complete to the site of the | | | | You are buying a house, and buying costs |
| new owner's home. While manufactured homes | | | | money. Asking questions before laying your |
| have come a long way from what they used to | | | | hard-earned cash down on the dealer's table |
| be, there are still some points you have to | | | | can help get you the kind of manufactured |
| cover to ensure that you are indeed getting a | | | | home you wish to buy in the quality you |
| quality manufactured home for the price you | | | | should be getting it at. Questions about the |
| are paying. | | | | house's installations and construction can |
| | | | help you determine whether they will do a |
| Don't Hesitate to Inspect | | | | good job on it. |
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| Some people don't like to be called | | | | Some of the important points you should bring |
| nit-pickers, but going through the | | | | up with your manufactured house dealer would |
| manufactured home you are planning to | | | | be: |
| purchase does require a little bit of it. You | | | | |
| need to look through the entire house for | | | | Â- How the home will be set up. Knowing |
| flaws and questionable parts and fixtures | | | | the basic procedure for the home's site |
| that may need repair or replacement. Remember | | | | construction can help you understand whether |
| that the house was essentially assembled on | | | | or not your home will be secure enough. |
| an assembly line and while these | | | | |
| manufacturing lines do have certain standards | | | | Â- Ask to see a blocking print for your |
| and quality codes to follow, there can always | | | | home. This will help you determine whether or |
| be one or two flaws that can remain | | | | not the company you are dealing with is |
| overlooked unless scrutinized. | | | | professional enough to do things by the book. |
| | | | If you are told that there are no blocking |
| Some of the things you have to look out for | | | | prints for your house's layout, be warned. |
| to see if the manufacturer of your prefab | | | | |
| home is quality conscious includes the | | | | Â- Ask about what is covered by your |
| smaller things like the cabinet doors, | | | | payment. Unless specified, there might be |
| shelves, window frames, sidings, and door | | | | some expenses you may not be prepared for and |
| frames. If these areas of your prefab house | | | | you may come up short of cash or your house |
| aren't installed straight or have some | | | | may not be completed because of these. Some |
| questionable looking seams, then you should | | | | concerns you might want to ask about would be |
| point this out to the dealer. If the person | | | | site preparation, sewer and water |
| you are dealing with addresses these concerns | | | | connections, anchors, air-conditioning and a |
| with repairs and replacements, then you are | | | | few other installations. |
| in relatively safe waters. Also, don't forget | | | | |
| to check underneath for the kind of support | | | | Knowing what to ask and what to look for |
| the house is built on. These are usually | | | | before signing on that dotted line will help |
| steel I-beams that offer some stability to | | | | you get the most for your money and help keep |
| the house's structure. | | | | you from feeling cheated of the quality |
| | | | manufactured home you want. |