Yes and no. Our homes could be referred to as mobile homes, but in fact, manufactured homes is the appropriate description. What is the difference? Primarily newer construction and safety regulations that guide how all manufactured homes are made.
The federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (better known as the HUD Code) are a stringent series of construction and safety standards and regulations that ensure that manufactured homes are superior to mobile homes. The name “mobile homes” refers to homes built before 1976, when the HUD code was implemented. Since then they have been called manufactured homes, constructed in a controlled factory environment and built to the HUD Code. These federal standards regulate manufactured housing design and construction, strength and durability, transportability, fire resistance, energy efficiency and quality.
Yes, we have financing available through several lending companies.
We have a program for this situation called an "Equity Deal". Call us to request details.
The homes on the sales lot are what you would buy unless you made a change that required the home to be special ordered. You can special order your home and we have 46 years experience in assisting you in making the proper choices during your special order process.
This varies according to the time of the year. Manufacturers observe certain holidays that might cause a delay in your home being built. Generally two to three weeks is a good rule of thumb.
Yes, in most cases. But like an automobile being traded in, it depends on the equity you have in the home at the time of the trade.
This is determined by your credit score, or if you are trading in a home, or maybe an item like a motorcycle, land, a boat, or many other items. Land may be used in place of money in many cases.
The manufacturer provides the warranty as required by law, since they built the home. We suggest that for the first month you set aside a notebook and make a list of any items that need work. Once you have your list together, then contact us to either handle or advise you on how to best handle your issues at hand.
Manufactured homes can be placed on a parcel of land the same as a traditional home can be built there. When placed on a parcel of land, the manufactured home can be designed to be indistinguishable from a conventional site-built home. Manufactured homes can also be placed in a land-lease community where the home is owned and placed on leased land.
No. Manufactured homes today are designed to prevent fires, and have features to inhibit and limit the damage caused should a fire occur. Insurance studies reflect that site-built homes were more than two times as likely to experience a fire than manufactured homes. The studies concluded that 17 site-built homes out of 1000 had fires, as opposed to only 8 out of 1000 manufactured homes, with 50% fewer deaths by fire.
Feel free to call (256) 381-0432 and one of our representatives will do their best to answer any of your questions regarding buying a home from Gerald Murray Home Center. We look forward to helping you.
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