Many conventional lenders no longer lend on them if it is a manufactured (not modular) home.

Talk to someone at a reputable title company.

Even if you don't want to share the number, it would at least be nice to know if it is quantified somewhere that could be considered reputable :)Thanks in advance for your help!

For one, we are better off than most developed nations, which is whom we should be compared to.Developing countries are seeing growth and not directly affected by the "global meltdown" the way developed countries are, but are indirectly affected as we purchase their manufactured goods and raw commodities.

Regarding an out of state REO, would it be prudent to hire a "certified & reputable" handyman for a repair estimate if one hasn't been done by the bank?

I do believe it's a new niche which no other manufacturer has effectively exploited yet.

If it starts to become a problem for you, then aggressively defend your reputation and your business!

Money has eased up a bit and that manufactured is new enough to be financed.

Along those lines, here's a list of 30 examples where Fox News has breached The Society of Professional Journalist's Code of Ethics: http://mediamatters.org/columns/200910270002 While some of these example are far less egregious than others, the fact remains that Fox is not a reputable news organization any more so than Comedy Central or any other channel that hosts "news for entertainment" programs...

She has a reputation of putting out a great product (great rehab, well staged, attentive to detail, she turns all lights before every showing, etc), and has a list of about 3 dozen buyers agents who want to know the minute she puts a house on the market, because those agents know it will be a great value.