Jokes on them though, paying way more than they have to.When I'm stuck in a situation like that though, I go with my intuition.

This will keep your search broad, and once properties start coming in within your criteria, you can pick and choose neighborhoods and house layouts.

Preliminary site plan and survey.April 2014 - finalize design, layout and specsMay - July 2014 - Modular company draft plans (I was told this would take six weeks... it ended up taking 12 weeks)Aug - Nov 2014 - 3rd party Engineering review / signoff (I was told this typically takes 3-4 weeks... ended up taking 16 weeks)Begi.

I just bought my first house 2 months ago. 750sq ft 1bedroom (layout makes it 2bedroom) in Union City, NJ, 145k, put 30k down, 30yr mortgage for 3.5% rented room for $800/m, total cost PITI+maintenance is $1100.

To me, and I'm sure a KC local will completely disagree, the neighborhood layout didn't make sense. 

:Account Closed Thanks Ed, I like the lay out of your website!!  

The property manager helped me design a layout that added 2 bedrooms and a bathroom to the property and also did weekly updates with videos.

It's not always intuitive, either.

Most of these 1BD/1BA apartments are $750-900/mo with varying quality and layout (4 plex, upper/lower.

Also, the website hotstats.com has some great data and a nice layout.