The Grissim Ratings Guide to Manufactured HomesThe Ratings Guide includes:
All 83 U.S. builders evaluated (see list below) More than 300 brands and series described
Table of contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction
How to use this guide
A primer on manufactured homes and other factory building systems
Index of current HUD-code manufacturers in the U.S.
Index of brands and series and their manufacturers
Manufactured home construction features & comparison table
Notes on the MH Construction features & comparison table
Glossary of MH terms, abbreviations used in this guide
Builders of manufactured homes in the U.S.
Each builder listing in the Ratings Guide includes the following:
Name, address, contact information and whether publicly or privately held
Web site
Company background/history
States where sold
Principal market niche/target customer
Retail price range before tax (price includes transportation & set-up)
The brands they compete against
Construction rating on a 1-to-10 scale (with 10 being the highest quality)
Brands/series produced
Description of a popular model
What distinguishes brand from its competition
Number of dealerships (company owned and independents)
Percentage of HUD-code homes sold of total homes produced
Availability of in-house financing and in-house insurance
Warranty structure and length
Web site rating, pros and cons, with comment
Grissim’s comments
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• Adrian Homes • Advantage Homes • BonnaVilla Homes • Burlington Homes of Maine • Cappaert Homes • Castle Homes of PA • Cavalier Homes, Inc • Cavco • Champion Enterprises Inc. • Champion Homesv • Chariot Eagle • Chariot Eagle West • Clayton Homes • Commander Housing • Commodore Homes • Deer Valley • Destiny Industries, LLC • Dutch Housing • Fairmont Homes • Fall Creek Homes • Fleetwood Homes • Fortune Homes Inc • Four Seasons Housing Inc. • Franklin Homes Inc. • Fuqua Homes of Missouri • Fuqua Homes of Oregon • Gateway Homes • General Manufactured Housing • Giles Industries • Golden West Homes • Guerdon Homes • Hallmark Southwest Corporation • Hart Housing Group • Highland Homes • Hi-Tech Housing • Holly Park Homes • Homark Company • Homebuilders Northwest • Homes of Merit • Horton Homes |
• Indies House • Jacobsen Homes • Karsten Homes • Kit Manufactured Homes • Laurel Creek Homes • Liberty Homes • Magnolia Homes • Manufactured Housing Enterprises • Marlette Homes • Moduline International • Modular One LLC • Norris Homes • Nashua Homes of Idaho • New Era Homes • Nobility Homes • Oak Creek Homes • Oakwood Homes • Palm Harbor Inc. • Patriot Homes • Pine Grove Homes • R-Anell Custom Homes • Redman Homes • Ritz-Craft Homes • River Birch Homes • Schult Homes • Scotbilt Homes • Shamrock Homes • Silver Creek • Silvercrest Homes • Skyline Homes • Solitaire Homes • Southern Energy Homes • Summit Crest Homes • Sunshine Homes • Superior Homes • Titan Homes • Valley Quality Homes • Virginia Homes Manufacturing • Waverlee Homes • Wick Building Systems Inc |
What others are saying:
“In my 34 years in the manufactured housing industry, I've seen a lot of books about our business, and even wrote one myself. I have never written a review about one until now. This is a great read for people with widely ranging interests...
For the first time, a professional researcher and writer has undertaken the huge task of gathering massive amounts of data and writing about the manufacturers. I was stunned at the depth and the accuracy of his book, which makes all the others look amateurish...”Steve Hullibarger, author, Developing with Manufactured Homes, MHI Press