The home we built is a modern mobile home, they are actually built fairly well. We have 2x6 outer walls on the long side, some how our purchase order got changed and the upgraded side walls didn't happen and we got 2x4. But that is what modern homes are built with on site anyways. We did have issues, I don't know if you read about any of them. But over all, we are in our house in less than 6 months. We went through home nation and got the basic with the only upgrades in the structure of the home. Like regular house doors (they put the wrong doors on, they are suppose to be replaced by the 15th) and windows. The price for the house was $40K that included delivery but not the set of the home, we spent another $10K for the set and finish of the house. You can save money if you do the finish work yourself. We decided to pay someone else to do it because I have some back issues, and my husband works 12 hour days.
We didn't have to drill a well, but did have to install a septic tank. Even if you do it yourself, it could cost some money for the system itself. What type of system you have to install is based off soil tests. Have you had them done yet? The system we had to install cost us about $11K for the system another $6K for labor.
I also highly suggest if you go modular aka mobile that you put it on a foundation and not piers. The reason why, is if you ever decided to sell, you will have to have a cash buyer if you put it on piers, or fiance it yourself and that can be a nightmare. If you put it on foundation, a person can get a regular type mortgage on it. We went with a basic model inside are are going to slowly make upgrades to the house. Once we are done you won't be able to tell it isn't a stick built home. And our mortgage is $300 less than our rent was.
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Cool, thanks for all of that! I appreciate it!