Monday, January 5, 2009

2009 Manufactured Home Super Show



ONE OF EVERY FIVE new homes sold in Florida is a manufactured home, and it's no wonder. Today's manufatured homes offer you the foremost in quality, affordability and value.

This week a few of our staff will be enjoying the warm Florida winter weather at the 2009 Manufactured Home Super in Lakeland. We always enjoy this event as it gives us a chance to meet past clients and new ones while visting with our preferred Manufactured Home Dealers. We work closely with these dealers all year long to prequalify their buyers and take them through the home buying process. In addition, I anxiously anticipate each year, seeing the gorgeous homes and decor on display at the event.

The sterotype of a Florida Manufactured home can have a derogatory stigma, but we want you to know the facts...

MYTH: Manufactured homes are not well-made.
FACT: You are assured of first-rate construction, because all manufactured homes built since 1976 must meet the strict performance standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The department's code requires the highest standards in every phase of construction and its requirements are comparable to the Standard\ Building Code for site-built homes. Also, all manufacturers have their own quality assurance programs, and every home's design and construction is inspected and approved by an independent outside source.

MYTH: Manufactured homes are not safe.
FACT: Your Florida manufactured home is designed to withstand even hurricane-force winds. As for fire, a Foremost Insurance Company study concluded that the chance of fire in a site-built home is twice that of today's manufactured home. Thanks to stringent building codes, safety inspection standards and the state's anchoring requirements, a Florida manufactured home may be the safest home you can buy.

MYTH: Manufactured homes are difficult to finance.
FACT: Financing a manufactured home is no more difficult than financing any other home. Personal property financing is readily available. Conventional, VA, FHA and other financing programs, with terms of up to 30 years, are available when a home is financed as real property. Lenders are active in financing manufactured homes because studies prove that the appreciation of these homes is comparable to the appreciation of site-built homes.

MYTH: Manufactured homes are not attractive.
FACT: Seeing is believing, so step inside and you'll experience all the appeal and comfort you expect in a high-quality home. There's a spacious, stylish and beautiful manufactured home for every taste, budget and lifestyle. Whatever you want in your next home, you can have it in a manufactured home, just take a look at these gorgeous, affordable homes.

Stop by and say hi! Tigertown Stadium, Jan 3 - Jan 11, 2009.
Sponsored the Florida Manufactured Housing Association.

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