r/ManufacturedHome

I am in the process of purchasing a Cavco home with inset, factory-built porches. The home uses 19/32" tongue-and-groove OSB floor decking and will be installed on a concrete slab foundation with a Cornerstone skirting system.

I've been trying to find more information online about how the underside of Cavco's built-in porches is constructed, but I haven't had much luck. My main concern is understanding how the area beneath the porches is built so we can minimize the risk of rodents. We'd like to prepare for any potential issues during installation and know what to expect for long-term maintenance.

I've been told that the porches have their own separate belly wrap beneath them and that the Cornerstone skirting will only run along the front of the home where the porch begins. However, I'm having a hard time visualizing how the underneath of our home will still be protected and what that actually looks like.

Does anyone have photos of the underside of a Cavco factory-built porch or experience with one? I'd really appreciate seeing how they're constructed and learning whether having an inset porch changes anything underneath the home compared to a standard manufactured home.

I own my land. I just want to know how to get a usda load to move a manufactured home moved and set up on the property. Have looked at places and they offer 21st mortgage but they have at 20%+ interest rate. Just want to get some for my family

I am just trying to create a pro and con list to manufactured homes right now, and since I can't afford purchasing land, it would have to be one with lot rent. Most of the lot rent is over $1000, and it is hard to see paying that on top of a mortgage payment. Though the mortgage might be cheaper since the manufactured homes are cheaper but even the idea of constantly paying rent higher than most hoa in area even after pay off the mortgage is a hard sale for me. Plus, the feeling of not owning the lands makes me feel like it defeats the point of not renting. Although it would be slightly the same case with condos and town homes. I also worry thay since I don't own the land, which means that the park/community can close or jack up prices, leaving me in limbo or homeless

My grandmother is the owner of a manufacturered home she had bought quite a while back; I have memories of it when I was like, 6? And I'm 19 now.

The build quality wasn't the best at the time - but she was impatient, and its flaws have slowly just grown/made themselves more obvious overtime. But simultaneously, it *also* hasn't been taken care of properly all those years. With multiple people moving in then moving out as she was willing to home anyone in her family if they needed it.

It's a wreck. The kitchen sink is caved in, the top of the roofs are likely painted with mold, its infested with insects from head to toe, and when it's currently only being supported by a few bricks at every corner. The bottom of the home - the foundation, has been ripped out by all kinds of critters.

The pipes below the house have come loose or disconnected.

The roof has extensive damage, which leads to the bathroom flooding whenever it rains.

And it's nearly split in two; the living room almost diverges into two halves with a not so subtle gap in the middle that slowly opens up from the living room to the roof - you can actually see the outside sky from the gap.

She doesn't have much of worth inside the home she has to move out, besides a handful of pictures, clothes, and mattresses.

She simultaneously owns the piece of land that the manufacturered home is on from my knowledge.

How realistic is it to get the entire thing just moved, and swapped out for a new home? One she can live in and enjoy without worry for her health deteriorating as more and more issues build up? Is that the best solution?

My partner and I are looking to purchase a double wide mobile home and put it on some land owned by my family, I have a few questions. Info to know: We both have low-mid 600 scores, looking for about 150k for the home and some minor preparations/ add ons. We plan on staying in it half the year to save money on rent but the other half of the year I will have to be in a large city for work.

\- Is this going to be much different than from a traditional mortgage?
\- Where do we start for loans, banks or the establishment we get the mobile home from?
\- Are mobile homes eligible for specialty loans like FHA, usda etc.
\- Anything I may not be considering that would be a hindrance for us?

Thanks so much in advance

I have purchased a new 2026 model manufactured home. After about 3 months there was a weird chemical/plastic smell that came from kitchen area. I thought it was the fridge and I ended up getting a new one. Same smell came back after plugging it in for 20/30 mins. So I took it outside and tested it by plugging an extension cord into the designated outlet. And sure enough the smell came back . It gives me an instant sharp headache and eventually I got so sick I thought I was dying. After turning the breaker off I fully recovered within 2 days.

Everything was fine until I used a dehumidifier on a different circuit and I started getting sick again and the next day that smell came back. It doesn’t come from the outlets but more like the vicinity and the outlets look fine when I take the cover off. A local electrician said if anything was melting I would see it on the outlet . Made me feel a little crazy but I know I’m not crazy the whole atmosphere changes when I turn the breakers off and I can finally breathe again.

Is this something that can happen? Google tells me electric wire can slowly melt and I have every symptom of electrical fumes toxicity to a t. The sickness gets to be 11/10 really fast

Im going tk start this off by saying i am a SAHM, and a full time student starting in the fall.. my husband works a full time job and a part time day job.
We are looking to put a modular/manufactured home on a parcel of land that my grandmother is gifting me.
I looked into logging companies to see how much theyd charge for site prep out of pocket and itd be about 20k.. Technically speaking I have all the equipment I would need available to me to prep myself, its just a matter of having the time to do so.
Or the home company offers site prep but we are wanting the most cost effective option, if possible.
We need a home within 12 months.
Would you risk the time and try to prep land yourself if you had the materials available to you? or would you just leave it to the home company?
The woods on the property arent thick at all, each tree is 6-7 ft apart and its about 2.5 acres..
theres an embankment where the driveway needs to go that needs to be filled in with dirt and leveled out

My fiance and I are trying to buy a manufactured home once we get married. It is brand new. We want to buy land to put it on until we are able to build our home- on the same piece of land. We are trying to figure out the best way to go about this and with as little down as possible. We both have 725+ credit scores. Any suggestions on banks or lenders that are good with land and/or manufactured homes please let me know. It will be manufactured and not modular. We are located in georgia! I am also a veteran if that matters. TIA

We have a budget of 200k which has to include delivery and set up . We have another 50k saved for water/septic grading and permits .

Looking for a 4bed 2bath with a Den if possible.

Which models or brands should I be looking at and where can I go to get accurate pricing? Chat GBT it’s help full and often inaccurate.

I’m having trouble finding insurance that would cover the refinance of my home it’s in the zip code 33614 I need the coverage for at least 173k and the mobile home was built in 1980

I’m looking to buy a house soon and not sure if I want to go with a new build or an older home that’s been renovated. I’m leaning towards an older home that’s been renovated and adding more once I move in but I’m also interested in a new build. Only thing that scares me about new builds is that I hear is that the quality ain’t there anymore or they just ain’t built like they used to to build them and them having a lot of problems down the road? I live in the Central Valley in California and does anyone know of good companies that build quality homes?

Looking into options for a first home, and I have plenty of time before I have to move. There's a good deal on some undeveloped wooded land in the area I'd like to live. I'm thinking of buying it, and over the next 12-18 months cutting a driveway, cutting a dirt pad, dropping new utilities, etc. and putting a double wide on it.

I've heard that if you move a pre-owned a double wide somewhere, it can be difficult to get everything like walls, floors, ceilings, and plumbing to line up properly. Is there any truth to this or can a qualified mover handle it without any issues? Should I just suck it up and buy a new one?

I'm also open to alternatives to double wides, I just don't have the money to build a stick built home on the land.

I have a Chevy Bolt 2027 -- in fact, two. GM has some new thing called a V2H that allows you to use the battery in your electric car to power your home in blackout scenarios.

Has anyone tried this with a mobile or manufactured home, and are there limitations to doing so versus a stucco home or larger structure?

The gist is that me and my partner are looking into a manufactured home for next year after our lease for the apartment runs up in August of 2027 and I wanted to get your opinion for what you think and so forth.

We're aware of the fact we won't own the land and will be paying lot rent.

We're aware that a traditional mortgage might not be in the cards and that we may have to result to a chattel loan.

I'd love for all of you to tell me about your experiences, how you approached manufactured homes, and the like. What was the process like for getting a loan? What was it like getting approved by the community you're in? How often does lot rent increase?

After having looked at hundred (not exaggerating) of options, we think we're pretty set on the idea of a manufactured home within a mobile home community. Neither of us want to rent anymore, but single family homes are approximately 350% more expensive for comparable housing options in terms of square footage, bath #, and beds #.

If you'd like one listing as an example, here's one we looked at in person and we loved the community.

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