All Forum Posts by: Sergey Perevalov

@Sergey Perevalov the company I used was Pacific Valley Homes out of Perris CA. That's the retailer, the builder is Golden West Homes.

@Sergey Perevalov you've gotten great advice so far.  I'd like to add, do not take down the wood frame until you're ready to move a mh onto the property because of impact fees.

You can get a decent used MH pretty cheap.  Example, 90s single wide 2/2 needing minimum work for 5-7k. Moving & set up will cost you around 5k.

I'd recommend calling the county/city and asking questions (play dumb).  They will tell you what you need to do.  If the property has septic they may want an inspection done on the septic.

If you're looking for a used MH you'll have better luck after tax time because retail buyers have tax return money right now looking for a place.  

Hope things work out great! 

@Sergey Perevalov- I'm in the process of doing a modular in SWFL. There are many dealers / manufacturers in Plant City, FL (about a 30 minute drive from Winter Haven. These dealers provide a complete turn-key cost (house + foundation). Modulars are treated the same as stick built in the State of Florida. The only hangup is if you have an HOA that restricts modulars in the neighborhood. The cost for modulars is about 60-75% of the cost of stick built from what I've seen. I would recommend Jacobsen Homes in Plant City.

@Sergey Perevalov

I just built a modular home in Los Angeles. A true modular home is not to be confused with a mobile or manufactured home. They are built to the same construction standards and codes as a site built home, shipped out in pieces and assembled on site on your raised foundation that you've built while the home was being built in a factory. At least here, they are treated the exact same as a site built home so if your lot is zoned for residential, you'd be fine. At least here in Los angles county.

The cost is typically cheaper with modular homes, since they are built in a factory they have less waist and are built with more efficiency. Also weather is not a factor so no delays.

Our home is 1782 sqf and we spent about $150,000 for the house itself including delivery and setup, and all appliances. Then we spent another $100k on site improvements, foundation and all permits and utilities.

But now we have a home with instant equity, that looks like a house not a trailer, and is registered as a SFR with the county, same as a site built home.

Let me know if you have any questions, I just went through this entire process and I'm just starting another one.

 An energy saving modular home may qualify for a $2,000 per year mortgage tax credit, each and every year the buyer owns it.

Check with your tax attorney.

Did you pay for the land in Florida, or acquire through another means? Just curious.

My advice would be to find out the answers to these questions before investing. For these specifics I'd first do an Internet search. 

The county usually controls zoning. It may take a few hours to find the information you need and determine how it applies to your project. Be sure to find out specifically information about modular homes.

Specific modular home builders have information about the cost and design of their homes, on their websites. They're also familiar with different contractors who can give you estimates on delivery of the building, site preparation, installing the building, hooking up utilities, etc. Be sure to find out from the county any charges or fees for hooking up utilities, including if you have sewer service or septic.

Before investing any more money, be sure to know ALL your costs (don't underestimate here) and a conservative estimate on any revenue (don't overestimate here) you can get from the completed project.