I think you are losing sleep over this, considering you spent the time to find out when it was manufactured.

The shipping cost also makes it less viable for us, but if you were located closer to a manufacturer, you could have a lot of fun with this one.The bamboo countertop looks amazing, but you really need the right decor to pull it off.  

New Englands economy is extremely diversified, which means it has and will likely continue to fair better in a recession as opposed to other regions that focus exclusively on gambling or tourism or manufacturing.

Was paying rent for my manufacturing company.

(The only exception is if a conviction was for manufacturing or distributing illegal drugs.)From The Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Use of Criminal Records by Providers of Housing and Real Estate-Related Transactions:2.

The rush was due to recent job announcements with Government, and Auto manufacturing.

They manufacture their own window lines and also offer an installed price that is still fair compared to many of the Window companies that advertise heavily.

And saddest part is it's exclusively and wholly due to regulatory/political actions (ie manufactured/self-inflicted stupidity)      For those not in the know, it's worth a read the far too long list of insane anti-landlord measures recently into effect.

Lowell’s industrialization was extremely fast… by 1840, Lowell had become the principal manufacturing center of the United States! 

My wife and I are considering buying a plot of land and either building a custom build on it or putting a manufactured or modular home on it.