Modular homes are an expensive investment and expenditure a large sum of money depending on how outsized a home you want. Modular homes generally cost 10-35% less than traditional houses. If you are offered a better price than that you should make sure it is a modular home and not a mobile home. Also you should be careful to make sure you are comparing the same type of house. Is the square footage the same, the same amount of bathrooms, etc.? The exact amount of your savings will depend on what type of modular home you make a decision on, where it is being created and where is it being assembled. If someone offers you a deal that is too incredible to believe, you should look twice at it.

Modular Homes Are Much Stronger Than Traditional Homes:

Yes, modular homes are built stronger than traditional stick built homes but they also experience a lot more initial wear and tear. Each module is shipped on the back of a truck that bounces as it drives along the highway. To ensure a quality home, modular manufacturers will use more screws (instead of nails) and also add glue to joints to increase their strength. Modular homes are generally built stronger than typical stick built homes, but traditional stick built homes also don't endure a long trip. It is hard to prove that a modular home is still stronger after it endures its road trip. But it is easy to see that modular homes are as strong as traditional homes.

Modular Buildings Are Not Hard To Be Financed:

Modular buildings are treated the same as traditional stick built buildings. Mobile homes are more difficult to gain financing due to their depreciation. Modular buildings actually can be better than traditional buildings to finance since they reduce the amount of construction time. The reduced construction time can help business. If a business takes a mortgage out to pay for a new modular manufacturing facility, it can be constructed before the first mortgage payment is due. Thus it can lead to faster payments and less interest charges incurred. Also modular home owners may have an easier time since the manufacturing facility is a known value to bankers and can respond to any requests for plans or quality control. This modular is another example of confusion between modular homes and mobile homes. Here are some links to learn more about modular homes and loans. Lending Tree offers modular home loans. Freddie Mac made a multi-million dollar deal for a large plot of modular homes.

Modular Buildings Depreciate In Value:

Modular buildings appreciate and gain value the same way traditional buildings do. Once a modular building is fully assembled, it is near impossible to tell the difference between it and a stick built home, that is why modular buildings appreciate in value. Mobile homes (which are moveable) do not appreciate in value. That is probably where the confusion comes in with this.

Modular Buildings All Look Identical:

Modular homes and offices can all be customized to seem exactly how you want them. Each modular building manufacturer has thousands of different designs to choose from. In addition you can easily customize the windows, doors, siding, colors etc. Modular buildings make it very easy to have a custom looking home at an affordable price. As for looking ugly, that is up to how you the home buyer chooses to make your home look. Think twice before pinking hot pink as your exterior color on your new home. Modular homes can be anything you want them to be. If you do not see what you want, you should contact another modular home manufacturer.

Modular Buildings Are Unproven And Don't Last:

Modular buildings started to become popular these days The industry has not slowed down and has been continuously constructing and assembling modular homes since then. Many homes that were constructed in the 1950s are still around and have greatly increased in value. Modular buildings are more proven than the traditional construction today. This is because each modular home can be traced to a manufacturer that has a long established successful track record. A traditional building relies on the current construction firm which probably does not have a track record that goes back 50 years (or 60 years in the case of Liberty Homes modular manufacturer). Whoever you decide to build your house make sure to check their credentials. A modular home is considered to be a mobile home for purposes of the GST/HST new housing rebate. A modular home is a factory-built house or building intended for residential occupancy that comprises "modules" with three walls and a roof or ceiling. It has to be equipped with complete plumbing, electrical, and heating amenities, and designed to be moved to a site for installation on a foundation and to be connected to service facilities, and used as a place of residence. In addition, the modules are to be in as finished a condition as possible before leaving the manufacturer's premises, considering that they must be transported. There are many reasons to consider buying a modular home these days.