We have invested in many manufactured homes on their own land, and we have been talking about purchasing lots and putting some double wides on them.

Hello everyone,This is a question for those investors that pick out your own materials, or any GC’s out there.The lumber that I wanted to use from Home Depot is manufactured by a company that does not have a Florida Approval Code for any ofntheir products, and I have found that to be true with others I have looked up as well.The only way I have thought of is to search for what I am looking for on the DBPR website https://www.floridabuilding.org/pr/pr_app_srch.aspx and call each manufacturer to ask for pricing.

It's the manufacture and production (i.e. a grow house or a meth lab) that could cause you longer-term issues.Of course, it does bring up obvious questions about the quality of the neighborhood and other tenants.And you might also be able to use the info as negotiating leverage to get a price reduction - at the very least, you are likely to eat some additional vacancy and turnover costs with that unit. 

@Shane Burlingame You may want to check with your local manufactured housing association or other mobile home dealerships in the area.

I'm thinking of manufacturing a steel "cap" that goes over the end and glues or screws into place.

All the jobs will be high paying technology and manufacturing jobs.

And by the way, that's your Cash on Cash Return.The ROI of the investment is equal to the Cashflow + Profit when you sell.There are only ways 2% CCR makes sense:You can increase the rent and therefore increase the cashflow; and/orIf you're sure that the property will appreciate quickly, example: you learned before the public knows that there's an approved manufacturing development nearby that will boost the property values.

A double wide 3bd 2 bath 1456 sq ft manufactured home on a .25 acre of land.

If you're looking to flip a property, then you should reconsider since the manufacturing-centric economy is struggling right now.You can't beat paying $24,000 for a 3/1 home which would rent for $650 a month.

Dennis check out Uponor, one of the best PEX manufactures.