What’s Scary About Buying a Manufactured Home?

There are a lot of things to be scared of around Halloween – ghosts, zombies, running out of candy for trick-or-treaters before it even gets dark – but buying a manufactured home should not be one of them.

Still, we often hear from customers that are curious about manufactured homes, but are frightened about making a move into a different type of dwelling. We get it, and that’s why we’re here – to make the buying process easier, and to help our customers feel more secure and confident that the house they select through us will be the best choice for their families.

These are some of the fears we make go away every day.

“It will cost too much!”

No, it won’t. As with a site-built home or a car or any other major purchase, there will be models in your price range and some that are too costly. But when you compare what your budget can afford in traditional housing to what you’ll get in a manufactured home, you’ll discover that you’ll always get more with a Ma Williams home.

“It will be too small!”

Customers who believe this still refer to manufactured homes as ‘mobile homes,’ and expect them to come in only two models – single wide and double wide. What they find when we explore floor plan options are homes as big as 3,600 square feet, with large rooms and luxurious kitchens and plenty of space for home offices, spare bedrooms and other amenities.

“It isn’t safe!”

We’ve blogged about this before. According to the most exhaustive construction safety studies, manufactured homes built after 1994 all conform to enhanced requirements adopted by HUD. They are as safe as site-built homes.

“Mortgages, escrow, site selection and preparation – it’s all too confusing!”

This might be true – if you work with another company. But at Ma Williams we pride ourselves on making the buying process as easy as possible. Your representative will be with you every step of the way, explaining options and recommending solutions. With Ma at your side there is no reason to be intimidated.

Still have questions or concerns? Contact us – we’re here to help

You Might Also Like

At Last: Everyone Loves Manufactured Homes

At Ma Williams we’re used to customers praising the manufactured homes we provide. But the industry as a whole has, for the most part, not always shared in those rave reviews. Too many old stereotypes about “mobile homes” and “trailers”…
Read More

Remembering Marie

Ma Williams is truly a family run company.  Many who work with us and buy homes from us become as close as family in the process. We are sad to share the news that one of those people you likely…
Read More

How Manufactured Housing is Bringing Relief to Hurricane Harvey Victims

The devastating images coming out of Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma have already moved Houston and Hurricane Harvey off the front page. But the recovery process is still just beginning in Texas, and manufactured housing will play a…
Read More
Verify