Building homes becomes more and more expensive each year as lot prices raise, and materials become scarce. Sometimes it takes months to get a foundation laid because of a cement shortage. With the rising costs of homes, many people looking to build are seeking alternatives to the traditional stick built methods. Manufactured homes are a great alternative for a variety of reasons, one of which is time. When you build a home the interest clock is always ticking, a manufactured home can be assembled and dried in in a day or two, saving you lots of time, money, and labor. Also, with new technology and upgrades, the quality of manufactured homes, even if it is just manufactured portions of homes, is greatly increasing. Stick built is still more popular, but manufactured is finding its niche.

Manufactured Home Dealers

So, if you decide you want to go the manufactured route, how do you find a good retailer? One way is to ask existing homeowners for recommendations. If you do not know anyone with a manufactured home, you can contact your state manufactured housing association for the names and addresses of manufacturers and retailers in your area, or check the Yellow Page listings under manufactured or "mobile" homes.
Manufactured homes does not mean mobile homes, or trailers, in fact, many manufactured homes are identical to stick built, and you would not know the difference by looking at them. They are less popular, but viable options, and with increasing technology, the boxy, small shapes are no longer your only option for these homes, especially if you should choose to assemble the pieces rather than have it delivered whole.
Most manufactured homes are sold through retail sales centers, some of which can be found online, others in the phone directory. Many of these sales centers are independently owned and operated, others are owned and operated by a manufacturer. Why am I telling you this?