The Grissim Buyer's Guide to Manufactured Homes and Land


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The authoritative consumer guide to manufactured homes and purchasing land or leasing a home site, providing up-to-date, essential information home buyers need to make an informed purchase decision. This second edition of the bestselling guide is completely revised and updated, including a new annotated construction rating table with 56 criteria you can use to evaluate any home'before you buy. In this comprehensive book, John Grissim, author of the best-selling companion resource, The Grissim Ratings Guide to Manufactured Homes, gives you everything you need to safely'and successfully'navigate the tricky waters of the manufactured home marketplace. He explains how the manufactured home industry operates, how to find a dealer worthy of your trust, how to make the right home selection, and, as important, how to be informed, empowered and swindle-proof. Exahustively researched, with extensive input from both industry insiders and consumer advocates, this guide contains much information that retailers, even the good guys, don't want you to know. In addition to clear step-by-step guidance in the home buying process, John Grissim provides up-to-date, essential information together with authoritative, no-nonsense insights that have made him a respected industry observer and voice for the home-buying consumer.




The Manufactured Home Buyer's Handbook


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This handbook details the steps the shopper must follow when buying a manufactured home. It offers advice on choosing a dealership, negotiating with sales people, understanding mortgage options, avoiding common trouble spots in setup and delivery, and customizing the new home. Included as an appendix are the addresses of the state agencies dealing with consumer concerns about manufactured housing.




Buying a Manufactured Home


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This book contains comprehensive information to help the potential home buyer to find, specify, purchase, finance and install a manufactured home. It explains the best way of financing and other aspects of the process. Includes all necessary information both for erecting manufactured housing as a permanent home on one's own land and in a mobile home park.This third edition is significantly expanded and updated.




The Grissim Ratings Guide to Manufactured Homes


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The first comprehensive consumer ratings guide to every manufactured home builder and their brands, with at-a-glance listings that provide key information home shoppers need to make an informed buying decision. All 79 U.S. builders evaluated More than 300 brands and series describedPlus, an annotated construction rating chart with 56 criteria you can use to evaluate any home'before you buyJohn Grissim's bestselling "The Complete Buyer's Guide to Manufactured Homes and Land" has been hailed as the definitive resource for navigating the tricky waters of the manufactured home marketplace. Now he has written a companion guide that takes a close look at every manufacturer and the brands they build, providing up-to-date, essential information together with authoritative, no-nonsense insights that have made him a respected industry observer and voice for the home-buying consumer. Each manufacturer's listing includes:Company background/historyStates where soldPrincipal market niche/target customerRetail price rangeWho they compete againstConstruction rating on a 1-to-10 scaleBrands and series describedDescription of a popular modelWhat distinguishes brand from competitionNumber of dealerships Warranty structureAvailability of in-house financing/insuranceWeb site rating and evaluationAuthor's commentsExhaustively researched, and containing much information that many manufacturers would prefer you not know, The Grissim Ratings Guide to Manufactured Homes not only tells you who's who in the manufactured home universe'enabling you to compare and evaluate their products'it will help you be informed, empowered and confident as you make the many decisions involved in the purchase of your new home.




Foremost Mobile Home Fix It Guide


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Complete step-by-step instructions on mobile home repairs, maintenance, improvements.




A Survival Guide for Buying a Home


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Buying a home is a complex process that involves a delicate balance of financial, emotional, and practical factors. This essential resource helps readers come out on top, revealing the best strategies for finding and buying a new home -- while saving money every step of the way.Whether looking for a house, condo, co-op, or manufactured home, readers will learn how to:* Hire the right agent* determine financial limits* develop relationships with banks and other potential lenders* evaluate communities* get prequalified or preapproved for a mortgage* negotiate the best price and terms* and more.There's also a checklist of the 15 costliest mistakes homebuyers make -- and how to avoid every one of them -- plus crucial information on how to sell a home. Owning a home is the American dream, but achieving it can be a nightmarish experience. With this vital information and great strategies, readers will not only find their dream home faster, they will do everything right to move in quickly and confidently!"




Illustrated BMW Buyer's Guide


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This bestselling guidebook details all of the BMW models. Each car is coveredwith full development history, specifications, production numbers, investmentadvice, and more.




Your Mobile Home


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The Complete Buyer's Guide to Manufactured Home and Land


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Since shortly after its 2003 release, this has been, and continues to be, the #1 best-selling book in the US on manufactured homes?the definitive buying guide to manufactured homes and the purchasing of land or leasing a home site. Exhaustively researched with extensive input from both industry insiders and consumer advocates, this guide contains much information that retailers, even the good guys, don't want you to know. Whether you are in the market for an affordable first home or a vacation getaway, or a larger residence, or you're thinking about moving to a land-lease community, this guide gives you all the information and tools you will need to successfully find and purchase the home of your dreams. Topics include: The top 25 manufactured home builders rated; The pros and cons of manufactured homes; The 19 warning signs of an untrustworthy dealer; The 19 encouraging signs of a trustworthy dealer; How buyers get fleeced-a worst case scenario; Handling high-pressure sales techniques; Checking out land-lease communities; Getting the most out of your realtor; Back-lot bargains: pros and cons-and the danger signs; and much more.