By now, you've probably come to realize that there isn't a straight path to the purchase and set up of your brand new home.  There are numerous details to cover and you'll be engaging in various activities simultaneously.

But let's see how far you've come:

1. Got the land

2. Know which home and dealer I'm working with

3. If getting a loan, you have a lender and the appraisal is done. If you're paying cash, well you don't care about this one.

4. You've selected your contractor

5. Got your site plan and the contractor will be taking care of things like permits, etc.

6. You are ordering your home from your ITEMIZED QUOTE from the dealer -- remember, IF IT ISN'T IN WRITING YOU AREN'T GETTING IT !

Now comes the wait part of "hurry up and wait."  This is when the prospective new home owner gets impatient and it feels like forever before anything begins to happen at your home site.  Believe me, plenty is happening behind the scenes.  Permits, foundation plans, setting up well and septic people to get site work done, getting ready to grade the property, getting the power company to come out and set power poles if necessary, the factory is busy building your house, and then there are all the things that can and will go wrong, just because. 

If everyone tells you that you'll be in your house in 3 months, figure on waiting 5 months.  There are always delays in construction projects.  Something as simple as the concrete truck broke down and the contractor can't get your foundation poured to the power company scheduling their work way out because there are other orders in front of yours.  Just plan on everything taking longer and remember, nothing that is happening is personal -- and others have gone through this before you.  You'll probably find yourself disliking everyone affiliated with your project.  It's perfectly normal -- you'll feel better once you're in your brand new home and unpacking all your boxes.

It reminds me of my own experience.  I ordered my home in April, I saw very little work being done on my property and got very frustrated.  I was promised by my contractor that I would be in by the end of August.  My home wasn't delivered to the site until August.  I didn't move in until the end of October.  Yes, I get it -- it's frustrating.

By the way, while you are in Hurry Up and Wait Mode, be sure to check what is being done at your site. Make sure that improvements are being placed where your contractor had them on the site plan and if ANYTHING doesn't look right, bring it up right away.  It is easier to correct early in the process rather than waiting until everything is done.

I'll be posting more on your Brand New Manufactured Home in future blogs.