I own my own modular home I love the home but we are in a moble home park. I want to find an acre or two in my home town but when I go to search all that comes up are homes for sale. My modular is 1500 sq. ft. and If I put it on a foundation wala its a home can anyone out there help me. I am a concrete contractor so a foundation is no problem.
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You are a land buyer, not a home buyer.
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Go to www.switchboard.com and find your nearest 5 real estate agencies.  Call them up and ask them who in that office deals with the most real estate LAND purchases.  tell them what you have (how much land, is it buildable, etc) and ask them to send you "comps" on land just like yours in your area.  Comps (it stands for comparables) will tell you how much land SOLD FOR in the past "x" amount of time and "y" distance from your land.\nNow - take as many SOLD pieces of land that has sold in the past 6 months (longer if you have to) in a close vicinity of yours (I like to use less than a half mile)...  Land is more difficult than houses, but it is still entirely possible.  take as many honest comps (you'll have to sort out the ones the realtor gives you) as you can and eliminate the highest sold amount and lowest sold amount.  Average the rest...  This should give you the best-guess at market value...\n\nBe careful - Don't use the realtor's current listings that are still on the market.  these "asking prices" mean nothing to you.  Only concentrate on how much similar land SOLD for in your area...  you'll get a real good idea of what you can get for your land!!\n\nGood Luck!\n\nA coupl
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What are you zoned for?\n\nI can use teh real-world example of my mon's house.  We're selling her house in New York City so we can move her out here by us in New Jersey.  Upon doing our due dilligence, we were pleasantly surprised to find she was a C-3, which meant it could be listed as a commercial.\n\nAs a residential, the best she could have hoped for was $325-350,000, based on the comparable listings in the neighborhood.  We wound up getting $450,000 from a commercial buyer.\n\nSpeaks for itself!\n\nHope this helps!\n--J.
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If I am reading this correctly you want to purchase a modular and place it on a foundation that you have an dget extra cash to pay for some other debts you have? \n\nIn order for you to qualify for a mortgage you must contact a mortgage "Broker" They will qualify you for a mortgage based on your income, credit score, the amount of debt that you current have.\n\nIf your credit score, income and other qualifying items are ok you might be qualified for a 100% loan. In other words the lender will lend you the amount of the property you plan to purchase. You will have to come up with the closing cost in most of these type transactions. In some, they will allow the seller to pay the closing cost, but don't count on it at all. If you have a cool buyer you might be able to make a deal outside of closing that they reimburse your closing cost, but this is an agreement that is made under the table. I can not recommend this, but you may ask.\n\nIf you don't qualify for a 100% loan find out from you mortgage "Broker" how much loan and what percentage you are qualified for. See how close to 100% that you can qualify for. See if there is some creative financing the broker know of, normally they can get an extra 5-10% from another lender, again this depends on your credit score, income an other qualifying factors. \n\nAfter you have closed on your home or just before closing if you need additional cash you might be able to qualify for an additional loan of what we, in the industry call a 125 which is a loan that equals 125% of the value of your home, causing you to have a 2nd mortgage. You can pay off debts or make an addition or remodel your home with these funds. Your mortgage "Broker" who should be an expert in all loan products would know about the 125 loan, if not search for one that is knowledgable about this type loan. You should get both your loans from the same guy,that way it will save lots of time with credit reports, appraisals, escrow or closing agents as well as all the necessary title work.\n\nI hope this has been of some help to you, good luck
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The answer to this question depends on the market.  Some markets are "seller's markets".  If you are in one, you will probably have to offer MORE than the asking price.  You may ask your agent to provide an MLS list of homes that have recently sold in the specific area you are considering.  Look at the days on market (DOM), the asking price, and the sale price.  If the days on market are low, you are probably in more of a seller's market.  Even so, look at how close the asking and sale prices are.  Take the sales in the last 30 days for that area and find the average cost per square foot for the type of home you are considering and use that average as a guideline (new construction cost per sq ft is usually higher than resale cost per sq ft. but consider recent renovations and lot size).  Always make the contract contingent upon a home inspection. There are some markets that are so favorable to sellers that buyers will waive this...I do not recommend doing that on a resale buy.  Always ask the seller to give you (at least) a one year home warranty.  Good luck!
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to put it into some sort of perspective, one square mile of land is 640 acres.   my grandmother, having similar ideas, in 1919 bought 20 acres and right away put half of it up for sale at exactly what she paid for the whole thing.  it took a few years but someone finally did buy the other half.  even with 10 acres it never felt cramped.  it sounds like you may need a bit more so at 50 acres you might be about on the mark.  i've never been shy about overbuying so if you can get it at what you think is a good price, go for the 100 and if you decide later it's too much, you can sell part but then you may find it's just right.  if you buy too small, you will be probably kicking yourself later.
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You may have to ask for planning permission for a very large advertising hoarding/billboard.   You will need to check that with the Council planning department   Apart from that, all you need is the space!   The sky's the limit (and money!) when it comes to advert sizes!\n\n(If you think about it, what size are the ones on the side of blocks of flats or cooling towers that they are about to knock down!)\n\nAre you going to put up an advertisement?   If so, what for? Please let me know!
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That info is in the MLS. Now if you don't have asses to one.....better make friends with a Realtor.
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I would say the first thing to do is read your lease and see if use of the garage is included in the lease agreement especially if it is a detatched unit. If the garage is included in the lease then see if the landlord specified that he/she would be utilizing X % for personal use.\n\nIf the landlord has not spelled out in the lease that he or she is going to utilize so much for personal use I would say you have the right to tell the landlord to get his vehicles out of the garage your paying to use. Your lease most likely has a clause that is something along the lines of "tenant has the right to quiet enjoyment of the property from the holder of paramount title..." What this means is you have the right to use/enjoy the property without the owner/landlord being around all of the time.\n\nIf your looking for specific legal building dimensions, check with the city building department; they will tell you specifically what square foot requirements are; however I will bet that if the city OK'd the building permits when built then the dimensions are OK.\n\nGood Luck
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I don't have a solution for you, but there are tons of people out there that have the same ambitions that you have.  I'd suggest going to www.motherearthnews.com and go to the forums.  Do you want to build?  If so there are tons of kits and do it yourself books out there.  In the forums I have seen off grid (no electricity) cabins on 10 acres for 25 k.  Thats pretty cheap.  If you need something less expensive, the forums are the place to look.
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Their house is huge, its like 32 acres I think they said, I would love to have a house like that.  It's so nice and big!!
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I have owned both.\n\nMy first home was a condo in Ca.  It was less expensive then a single family residence and I was able to purchase it for less down and ability to qualify.  It gave me time to gain equity through appreciation, ultimately sell to purchase a single family residence.\n\nThe con side would be lack of control.  The homeowners dues increased.  A vote was taken on a special assessment I did not agree with but had to pay anyway.  Noisy neighbors & a legal battle with the developer which was very costly to every owner in the project.\n\nThe positive side as stated above was the ability to get a start.\n\nThe positive side of owning a single family residence is pretty obvious. Complete ownership of both land and home.(with a condo you own your unit and a % of the common areas)\nAbility to landscape using your own creativity.  Unless there are master CC&R's for the neighborhood you have control about exterior color. And typically a single family residence will appreciate at a faster pace than a condominium.  Plus more privacy from neighbors.\n\nThe con side would be constant yard maintance. Yes, that too can grow old.  Responsible for exterior dweling maintance(roof,paint,etc).  Basically responsible for everything having to do with homeownership.  No short cuts here.
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Start looking now, you can get an idea of whats available the costs etc.  Also most landlords know if they may have a unit available in the up coming months.  Good Luck KG
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They are really Cheating You.I have Experiance of dealing with Biggest(Emmar) to smallest property developers.They always lie about the availability and in most of the cases they would say 60% sold Where actually they has booked only 30%-40% and sometimes just 5%.they do it to build the confidence of buyer in their prop.And the prices pleas take help of a good real estate agent ,Try with two they may give you comparitive market analysys.Which really helps.About Evaluation do it in this way price of Site/land per sq.ft/sq.mtr.Price of Construction per Sq.ft/Sq.mtr.And the kind of ameneties they are offering in the place.Hopes this helps.
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Well, it depends on the area you're looking at, square footage, # of bathrooms.  I know that condos are going from $200,000 and up.  I'd say a 3 bedroom, gated community, and a garage would put you close to or even over $240,000.  But again the area you would want makes a big difference.
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This is a tricky situation, but it sounds like you will need to get automobile financing.\n\nTraditional mortgage financing requires:\n1. property be permanently affixed to property through permant foundation\n2. Doublewide preferred (FHA will do singlewides though and it's a pain)\n3. Manufactured home built after JUNE 15, 1976  --- very, very important date. I can not emphasize this more, it is the difference in classification between a mobile and manufactured home\n4. All wheels and axels must be removed\n5. Private/connected utilities and septic/sewer\n\nAnother aspect for mobiles is to consider with age is if the singlewide is over 29 years old.  This will affect the amount of insurance you will be able to obtain which might not jive with lender requirements.  Insurance Co's depreciate mobiles after 29 years.\n\nPersonally, I don't touch singlewides... they are too much work/difficult to get financing for.  But if you are purchasing one that isn't on the property already... yeah, it sounds like you will have to get auto financing.  Go to a auto dealership finance department, they might be able to help...
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No, the house is part of the real estate, too bad it was not a trailer! anyway there is nothing stopping you from making an offer, so go to a realtor, anyone will be happy to write it up, if you are in the norther michigan area give me a call, lol! just make an offer of what you are willing to pay, often times listing agents will list a house at whatever the owner wants just to get the listing, kind of like blowing sunshine up their skirts...i digress, just go to a realtor and make an offer, if you can pay cash instead of a mortgage you will have a good chance. good luck