The Grissim Buyer’s Guide to
Manufactured Homes & Land
How to find a reputable dealer and negotiate a fair price on the best-kept secret in American housing. By John Grissim
Rainshadow Publications, 238 pages, 66 illustrations
$29.95 paperback, $19.95 e-Book edition
Topics covered in the Buyer’s Guide include:
- Pros and cons of manufactured homes
- The 19 warning signs of an untrustworthy dealer
- The 19 encouraging signs of a reputable dealer
- Trapped entrances, up rotation, write-ups, and other mysteries explained
- How buyers get fleeced, a worst case scenario
- Checking out a dealer, getting the local lowdown
- The anatomy of a dealership, factory rebates, how retailers make their profit
- Calculating your buying power - get your own credit score and shop for the money first
- How dealers determine their retail prices
- Guidelines for checking out lot models Back-lot bargains: repossessed homes, the pros and cons - danger signs
- Handling high-pressure sales techniques
- Shopping for land - Search tips, how to get the best effort out of your Realtor
- Construction loans - making sure your lender protects your interests
- How to determine the fair price of a home
- Smart negotiating tactics, what not to disclose
- Deal terms - what to insist be in writing
- When disputes arise - best strategies for prompt resolution
- Checking out Land-lease communities - questions to ask and where to ask them
- Deciphering lease and rental agreements
- Preventive steps to avoid contractor rip-offs
- Site-preparation and installation - what you should know, an inspection check list
- Warranty problems - how to get prompt and satisfactory service