They are rock solid on reputation.

It is a formal organization of producers and manufacturers that agree to fix prices, marketing, and production.

I haven't seen many manufactured homes that increase in value like a site built house.

When leasing season comes around, our leasing agents inform the prospective tenants what we expect and we have a reputation for that.

Manufacturing will continue to follow cheap labor, therefore we need a properly educated workforce to cope with the future.Taxes need to be lowered to spur small business, which is the root of our economy.

(I pay roughly 1% of the U.S. price for drugs manufactured by the same U.S. company when I buy in India.)Back to the main subject of the thread, I think the reasons for our relative decline include many factors as all of you have identified.

Just wondering how that could be enforced, and what your thoughts are for how to best structure the contract to protect the seller (and your reputation.)Again, thanks for much for your input and insight.

To add to Vikram's response: if your getting title insurance, then you should be fine all around, as down the road if anything comes up, the insurance will take care of it.Of course, I have never heard of such an instance where a claim was made on the title insurance; And we all know how fun making an insurance claim can be.To that end, I would make sure your getting title insurance through a reputable firm

Have a reputable contractor do an inspection and give you an estimate for the repairs

If an exact match is important, I'd recommend your local furniture repairman, a reputable one can match the color/staining dead on 99 out of 100 times.