My husband and I live in the California "desert." Actually, it's quickly becoming just another suburb, overrun with houses. (We're in the Victor Valley.)
Now is a good to sell our house. We want to buy a couple of acres much further out in the desert and put a manufactured home on it. I have a couple of books on their way from amazon.com so we can learn as much as we can, plus we're going on the factory tour this weekend to see how they're actually built, but I thought I'd put out a couple of questions here. I've been lurking (occasionally posting) for two years here and have learned tons. Hoping you can help.
Is 100 amp electrical system enough if we have central air, TVs in every room, a couple of computer systems, etc. etc?
Will the home appreciate in value or depreciate? We intend to put an attached garage on it, a nice deck and possibly a front covered porch. We like the Craftsman style. We're probably going to go with a permanent foundation, too.
I like the look of those Sunsetter retractable awnings for over the deck. Motorized with a remote control. Thoughts?
I can understand conventional wisdom being that the home would depreciate because people still think of them as "mobile homes." But they really aren't anymore. Silvercrest has a video on their website, in the factory tour section, that shows the process. Seems to me, this isn't my Dad's mobile home anymore and I don't see why it should depreciate in value over the years.
Yet, on realtor.com, houses are distinguished as either single family or mobile/manufactured. It doesn't help the image.
Any info greatly appreciated. Many thanks. Maxi
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