Modular Homes

I am moving out to New Mexico soon and will finally be able to invest in a house (I currently live in NYC so can't afford it). While doing a bit of research online I came across a company called Falcon Ridge that makes modular homes on permanent foundations. They claim that the houses are just as good as site built houses as far as looks, but hold together better over time and are a bit cheaper.

Anyone know anything about these kinds of houses? Is this something that could actually be a good deal or will I constantly have to fix things as the house falls apart? Thanks

Hi KyleisGreat, welcome to the forum

I am happy to hear you are going to have your own home soon.

personally not living in the USA and not having modular homes here cannot give you any advise out of my own experience, but when I cruised the Net I couldn't find any complaints from people having bought a modular home.

Perhaps this helps somewhat?

Anything is better than nothing. Thanks for looking around for me.

Post edited by: KyleisGreat, at: 2008/01/20 07:20

Your welcome I will ask around some of my American friends maybe there are some living in a home like that. If so, I will report back here

Hey Ya'll
Out here in the "great northwest" modulars are not so rare,I have done upgrades and additions to a couple different ones, one I worked on belongs to my daughter and her family of four, they love it.
as with any building finding the layout you are happy in is #1
there are aspects of a building that is factory built that are very posative, to some the old ones look too much like a trailer, but that is not true of more current models.

Hey guys I wanted to let you know that I actually had the chance to fly out to the area earlier this week. While I was out there I took the time to check out some different houses. I just looked at one modular home but the one I saw was just as nice as the stick built ones I looked at. I haven't made a final decision yet but now I feel a little more comfortable at least considering a modular home. Thanks!

Good to hear, and thank you for the update, Kylie Perhaps you need to see more modular homes in order to be able to make a decision. Aren't there any nearer to where you live?

Maybe it's now a little bit late.
but still hope it helps.
There are several advantages of modular homes.
1, The prices generally run about 15% to 20% lower than other types of houses.
2, They are most likely to be more energy efficient than its traditional neighbors, because they are built in a controlled environment, produce less waste, and are assembled faster.
3, The best thing about modular homes is that you will have much more architectural freedom because they are built to local codes.

Here is an online directory website about modular/manufactured home local dealers/builders/service companies, with their contact method base on customer region. www.findprefab.com

hope it helps.

Post edited by: claudian, at: 2008/02/18 23:09

I'll echo claudian on this one.

The new modulars are often better built than their site built stick house cousins. It's pretty impressive seeing these things go together in the shop and with robotics doing much of the work in the framing they are much more stout.

Claudian welcome to the forum and thank you for your informative posting