factory built homes: Join Us For The 2nd Annual ADU EXPO – FREE
- 01/11/21 07:48 PM
Join us for the 2nd annual ADU Expo-FREE
SAT, January 23, 2021, 9 am Virtual Conference & ExpoLearn about ADUs from the professionals. How property/homeowners, families and investors can plan, design, finance and build their ADU. What Are The Benefits of HUD Manufactured BACKYARD HOMES? HUD Manufactured BACKYARD HOMES are an affordable type of home to offer in California because they do not require paying for land, major new infrastructure, structured parking, or elevators. HUD Manufactured BACKYARD HOMES can provide a source of income for homeowners. HUD Manufactured BACKYARD HOMES are built with cost-effective wood frame construction, which is significantly less costly than homes built on site … (11 comments)
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factory built homes: Looking For A Great Resource For Manufactured Home Issues?
- 07/12/16 12:05 AM
Looking For A Great Resource For Manufactured Home Issues? We realize that most members/contributors that belong to Active Rain, Facebook and Linkedin may not deal much in the Manufactured Housing industry. However, for those that do or perhaps will there are a lot of changes that have taken place during the past several years that have complicated buying, selling and financing them in several states. Especially in California and especially with regards to "resident owned" park communities be they condo or sub division conversions, Planned Unit Developments (PUDS) and/or on private lots/parcels. So we just wanted to reach out to those that … (18 comments)
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factory built homes: Manufactured Home FHA Loan Guarentee Checklist What You Need To Know.
- 07/26/15 01:12 AM
Manufactured Home FHA Loan Guarentee Checklist What You Need To Know.We field phone calls, emails, texts and snail mail daily from just about every corner of the Manufactured Home Industry.
Be they home buyers or sellers, RE Professionals, Lenders, Title & Escrow Companies, Contractors, Home Inspectors, Engineers, Appraisers, Developers, (Homeowners Associations HOA's), Local, State and Federal Building Departments, Attorneys, etc.
It seems like there's still a monumental mountain of confusion regarding FHA guaranteed loans for MANUFACTURED HOME'S be it in a MANUFACTURED HOME PARK Condominium or Sub Division Conversion, Planned Unit Development (PUD) or on a private lot or parcel.
The Manufactured Home MUST have a floor … (6 comments)
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factory built homes: California's Manufactured Home Program History defined by The HCD
- 12/13/14 11:49 PM
California's Manufactured Home Program
History defined by The HCD
California Housing and Community Development Department
During the past three decades that I've been in the Factory Built Housing
Industry I've heard a variety of definitions, interpretations and opinions about
who, what, where and when the industry
got its origins so I thought I'd share this
with the Active Rain Community straight
from the horses mouth. I hope this clears up
many of the confusing aspects, concerns and
questions that many RE Professionals and
Stakeholders have had over the years.
Factory Built
Panelized,
… (0 comments)
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factory built homes: Case Study of A 12,000sf Panelized Construction Home Start To Finish
- 11/19/14 12:06 AM
Case Study of A 12,000sf Panelized
Construction Home Start To Finish
This is a step by step process of a spacious 12,000 square foot home in
Garden Grove, California. Be sure to click
the following link for a direct
connection to the American
Building Innovation website so
you can click on all the photos
from this amazing step by step
start to finish progression.
It is a truly amazing process and
will give you a much broader
overview of the the time, money,
labor and material that can be
saved … (0 comments)
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factory built homes: Site Built vs. Factory Panel Assembly Line Construction Comparison
- 11/16/14 11:06 PM
Site Built vs. Factory Panel Assembly
Line Construction Comparison
Let there be no doubt that "The times they are a changin". Having been in
construction, Factory Built
(Manufactured & Modular)
development, re- development, and real estate in
general for the past 3 decades I've
finally seen the light.
Computerized totally automated
"Factory Built
'Panelized Construction'
Technology" has at long last arrived in a much bigger and
far better way.
Take a few moments to study the
"SITE (STICK)" vs "Factory
panelized" construction and
building methodologies below
before you hire that contractor to
build your next home, apartment
complex, condo, town … (0 comments)
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factory built homes: Factory Built & Panelized Construction Has Never Looked Better.
- 11/16/14 12:37 AM
Factory Built & Panelized Construction
Has Never Looked Better.
Let there be no doubt that the Factory Built Housing Industry has
grown gradually but consistantly over the years. From Trailers to Mobile homes to Manufactured Homes, to Modular Homes to Prefabridated & Kit Homes the Factory Built Home segment is accounting for more than 10% of the total housing market in the US.
Prefabricated homes are gaining more advantage over site built homes for many of today's home buyers such as young folks trying to enter the housing market, newly married couples who wish to purchase their first hoe and particularly 77+- Baby … (2 comments)
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factory built homes: Affordable Housing Is Alive & Well In San Diego
- 11/12/14 09:20 PM
Affordable Housing Is Alive & Well In San Diego
Unfortunately not everyone who lives and works in beautiful San Diego County can afford to purchase a home. This is a sad reality.
Just because a person chooses a profession in education to educate the children in their community or give tender care to you and your family because they chose health care or a vocation in food service or construction and they don't have the earning power because of the limits on their income doesn't mean that they shouldn't have the opportunity to live next … (4 comments)
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factory built homes: Factory Built Kit Homes Can Be Minimized To fit Small Spanish Eclectic
- 11/10/14 11:24 PM
Factory Built Kit Homes Can
Be Minimized To fit Small
Spanish Eclectic
The beauty of Factory Built Kit Homes is there overall versatility of size, style and detail. Whether you want to max out your parcel with a large estate or perhaps just add an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) aka "Granny Flat" on a property with a like yet miniaturized version of the architectural theme of the primary residence you can do it with ease with Factory Built Kits.
At American Building Innovations (ABI) there is a complete staff of architects, engineers and technicians that can see your project … (4 comments)
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factory built homes: Another Idea For A Tiny House. Accessory Dwelling Unit "ADU"
- 11/07/14 09:36 PM
Another Idea For A Tiny House.
Accessory Dwelling Unit "ADU"
In my previous post I shared a floor plat of a 20x40 800sf 2 bedroom 2 bath fully contained interior spaced . "Granny Flat". In this I'm going to show you a Factory Built HUD Manufactured Doublewide 20x40 800sf Granny Flat but with a factory built deck included.
Not everyone is a handy man nor do they want to be. So for those of us who would prefer to let someone else do the building while we contend with other responsibilities or pleasures here's a floor plan with … (6 comments)
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factory built homes: Park Model Doll House. Maximize The Cubic Foot vs The Square Foot
- 11/03/14 08:42 PM
Park Model Doll House. Maximize
The Cubic Foot vs The Square Foot
If you've been following my previous posts on "Tiny Houses" by now you no doubt know what a "PARK MODEL" is. I caution you to first and foremost thoroughly research your local building jurisdiction's zoning regulations before you go down this road or more importantly make a buying decision.
Are you are looking at or perhaps already in a tiny Mobile or Manufactured Home Park Community with a long term lease or residency policy and permission from the property management to install and add on? Or do you … (6 comments)
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factory built homes: Order Your Next Home In A Kit? From A Factory? Times They Are Changing
- 11/01/14 02:19 AM
Order Your Next Home In A Kit?
From A Factory? Times They Are Changing
Let there be no doubts you can do as much if not a whole lot more in a factory with today's automated electronic manufacturing technology than you can with any of today's on site building options. With the myriad digitally designed and engineered housing plans there is no longer any reason to tie up a job site for months on end and expose your building materials to weather, vandalism and pilferage
COMPLETE SOLUTION Building Kits are complete structures; walls, roof, floors, windows and doors … (4 comments)
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factory built homes: The Difference Between A HUD "MANUFACTURED HOME" & A "MODULAR HOME"
- 10/26/14 12:22 AM
The Difference Between A
"HUD MANUFACTURED HOME"
and A
"MODULAR HOME"
Part 4
For those who may have missed Parts 1-3 please take a
few moments to review should you have any interest in
"FACTORY BUILT HOUSING".
In Part 1 we discussed the
difference between an
"RV", "Park Model" and a "
HUD Manufactured Home".
Part 2 we discussed the difference
between
a "TRAVEL TRAILER" and a
"MOBILEHOME"
In Part 3 w discussed the difference between a Pre HUD "MOBILEHOME" and a HUD "MANUFACTURED HOME".
Now for the 4th Part in this series.
This is … (9 comments)
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factory built homes: What is the Difference Between a Manufactured Home and a Modular Home
- 06/21/14 01:09 AM
Home > Blogs > Debbie Laity > Debbie Laity's Blog What is the Difference Between a Manufactured Home and a Modular Home
This is a repost by Debbie Laity. As a Manufactured Home Dealer, Contractor and installer and as a Real Estate Broker specializing in the Factory Built Housing Industry I was very impressed with Debbie's overall knowledge of this very complex and controversial industry. This post will definitely clear up any mis understandings about this industry.
BY DEBBIE LAITY Real Estate Agent with Cedaredge Land Company EMAIL SHORT URL Share: March 10, 2013 10:00 AM What is the Difference Between a Manufactured Home and a … (6 comments)
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factory built homes: Very Good Plumbing Information For Manufactured Home Owners
- 06/17/14 03:01 AM
Very Good Plumbing Information For Manufactured Home Owners: Repost by Jay Markanich A Plumbing Penetration Should NOT Be Used For Calling The Mother Ship BY JAY MARKANICH Home Inspector with Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC EMAIL SHORT URL Share: June 11, 2014 02:52 AM A Plumbing Penetration Should NOT Be Used For Calling The Mother Ship.
Plumbing penetrations are an integral part of the plumbing system.
They are to release pressure from a plumbing drain system. When solids and liquids enter the drainage system of your house they have volume. The space required for that volume needs to be … (0 comments)
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factory built homes: Today's "FACTORY BUILT HOUSING TECHNOLOGY"
- 05/23/14 08:45 AM
Today's
"FACTORY BUILT HOUSING TECHNOLOGY"
For Tomorrow
Blu Homes was founded with the goal of making better homes for American families—better built, better to live in and better to maintain. We began after funding a two-year graduate study on the future of housing with the Rhode Island School of Design that found prefabricated homes to be the best way to consistently build quality homes, with little impact on the environment. But our founders wanted to look beyond the traditional prefabricated home and applied aerospace technology from MIT to craft our homes in an entirely new way.
Precision-built … (1 comments)
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factory built homes: My family built a modular home in Cupertino. Experience was positive.
- 05/20/14 06:28 AM
My family built a modular home in Cupertino three years ago. The experience was positive. This is a repost by the gentleman below. He was commenting on a thread from a Trulia Question I participated on. I thought it was a very honest and real answer coming straight from a resident and not from a RE professional or someone directly in the Factory Built Housing Business http://www.trulia.com/voices/Property_QandA/Is_it_risky_to_build_a_modular_home_that_meets_Cal-435858 Tinoresident, Home Owner, Cupertino, CA I cannot comment about selling a modular home in Cupertino. My family built a modular home in Cupertino three years ago. The experience was … (0 comments)
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factory built homes: Are Factory Built Homes Greener?
- 05/08/14 12:37 AM
Are Factory Built Homes Greener? Re post
BY TOM SCHOENBECK Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty at the Beach EMAIL SHORT URL Share: September 13, 2009 08:18 PM With the growing emphasis on 'going green,' there is a niche in housing manufacturing that has been rearing its green head and is right in the forefront of this revolution. Many prospective buyers say they don't want to look at modular homes, mistakingly believing they are inferior to on-site stick built homes. When you look at the process, modular homes are actually more efficiently built and cheaper to purchase than stick built homes. The manufacturing process … (5 comments)
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factory built homes: Are factory-built homes the next wave of new construction?
- 05/07/14 08:36 AM
Are Factory-built Homes the Next Wave of New Construction? BY SHARON ALTERS Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty EMAIL SHORT URL Share: June 28, 2010 11:51 PM Are factory-built homes the next wave of new construction?
Re post
An article from the online Realtor® news today announced that factory-built homes are becoming more acceptable. Their cost factor of 10-35% less, plus the short length of time to build is helping them gain in popularity throughout the country, says the Manufactured Housing Institute.
In the past it has been a challenge to secure financing for factory-built homes, but that may about to change with … (1 comments)
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factory built homes: Important Information For Everyone Regarding Manufactured Homes
- 05/03/14 01:18 AM
Important Information For Everyone Regarding Manufactured Homes
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Donald Hester NCW Home Inspections, LLC It is a snap. Snap connectors in Manufactured and Stick Homes. BY DONALD HESTER Home Inspector with NCW Home Inspections, LLC EMAIL SHORT URL Share: April 17, 2014 06:43 AM It is a snap. Snap connectors in Manufactured Homes and Stick Framed Homes.
From a recent Home Inspector forum someone asked about snap connectors which is fairly common in manufactured homes. When I am doing a home inspection on manufactured home I often see these connectors at the … (3 comments)
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