Technically, a "manufactured home"
is any residential dwelling built in an "off-site" production facility,
transported to the customer's destination, and installed with a minimum of
on-site construction.
Both single and multi-section manufactured
homes are site-delivered virtually complete, and are ready for occupancy
after being secured to a foundation system.
Manufactured homes are built in accordance
with an exacting Federal construction code, and are transported and
installed under state and local laws and regulations.
Today's manufactured homes are the distant
relatives of the "house trailers" or "mobile homes" of decades ago... and are less
accurately
referred to as "modular houses".
More and more potential home buyers are
considering manufactured housing when making a housing change, due in part
to recent advances in the quality, efficiency, safety and available
options in today’s manufactured homes.
But, for the most part, potential home
buyers recognize that their housing dollar buys more in terms of a
manufactured home than in other possible housing options.