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HOW
TO BUY A MANUFACTURED HOME
from
Manufactured Housing Institute in Cooperation with The Federal Trade Commission's Office of Consumers & Business Education
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A home is probably the single most important purchase
you will make in your lifetime. In recent years, nearly one-third of all new
single-family homes bought have been manufactured homes. The Manufactured
Housing Institute and the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Consumer and
Business Education developed this booklet to guide you through this very
critical purchasing decision. 
If you are thinking about buying a manufactured home, this
guide is for you. It will tell you about manufactured homes and how to go about
choosing one that meets your needs and your pocketbook. You will learn how a
home is transported to a site, how the site must be prepared, and how the home
is installed on the site. You also will learn about manufactured home warranty
protection. By following the guide's suggestions, you should be able to avoid
some possible pitfalls when buying a manufactured home.
The term "manufactured home" was adopted in 1980 by the
the United States Congress to describe a type of house that is constructed in a
factory to comply with a building code developed by the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD). In the past, manufactured homes were called "mobile
homes," a term that many people still use. However, "mobile" is no longer an
accurate name because fewer than five percent of such homes are ever moved off
the owner's original site. 
