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.




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.




Foremost Mobile Home Fix It Guide


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




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.




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.




The Meat Buyers Guide


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For well over sixty years, the North American Meat Processors Association (NAMP) has provided the foodservice industry with reliable guidelines for purchasing meat. The Meat Buyer's Guide: Beef, Lamb, Veal, Pork, and Poultry maintains the authoritative information professionals expect, and by including information from The Poultry Buyer's Guide in this new edition, it offers a complete, single-source reference for every facility's meat-buying needs. This new edition of The Meat Buyer's Guide features: New uses for muscles in meat carcasses New trim, cut, and processing options More than 60 new photographs NORTH AMERICAN MEAT PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION is a nonprofit trade association comprised of meat processing companies and associates who share a continuing commitment to provide their customers with reliable and consistent high-quality meat, poultry, seafood, game, and other food products. NAMP Member Companies provide unparalleled service to their customers through their unique meat product offerings and premium distribution systems. They are meat experts who satisfy their customer's needs with quality products, professionalism and realiabity. Look for the NAMP symbol when deciding on a meat and food supplier. To find a NAMP Meat Specialist near you, visit www.namp.com CUSTOMIZE THE MEAT BUYER'S GUIDE! To purchase customized copies of The Meat Buyer's Guide featuring your company's logo, please call 201-748-7771 or email [email protected].




Harley-Davidson Big Twins


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Having this book in your pocket is just like having a real marque expert by your side. Benefit from the author's years of Harley-Davidson experience, learn how to spot a bad bike quickly, and how to assess a promising one like a professional. Get the right bike at the right price!




Your Mobile Home


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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying a Home


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In real estate, it's a buyer's market—and here is the buyer's bible . . . Buying a home is the single most important financial move in most people's lives. This book covers a variety of topics including inspecting, evaluating, negotiating, financing, contracts, and legal issues. It also breaks down the roles of the key players and what these professionals, agents, brokers, and inspectors are responsible for—and when to go it alone. The thorough advice, covering everything from buying houses at auctions to what neighborhood to live in, will provide reassurance for every soon–to–be homeowner. • A necessary tool for those who plan to buy homes and even current homeowners in order to keep up with an ever changing market • Will be published in time for spring, when most people start looking into buying new homes • Covers a broad range of buying options and homeowner's needs




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.