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Modular Homes Under $100K

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Re: Modular Homes Under $100K

#11
post #5

I'm interested in something like a kitHaus. Anyone have any idea if this would be allowed in a city like Seattle?

Seattle is pretty open to backyard dwellings at this point but you'll want to call the city. I'd recommend looking into other options though. These strike me as very pricey based on other options I've looked at.

Re: Modular Homes Under $100K

#12

Is this not just an advert/spam? This isn't an interesting submission about non-conventional home construction. This isn't a noteworthy example of website/ecommerce design. This isn't an editorial piece promoting interesting conversation.

It's not even a very good selection, and hardly "curated". Modular homes generally come in modules. Tiny homes don't fit the bill for me at all, and their modular selection is but a few units from some random manufacturer. Seems like spam to me too.

Re: Modular Homes Under $100K

#13

So many questions! First, given the minuscule size of these things and the inclusion of “AirBNB income” these are not homes for sale, but turnkey rental house businesses. Those income figures are in what market? Surely not Nowhereville, Montana! Then they quote AirBNB incomes and mortgages in various cities, but how do they come to a single value? Where in the heck can you (all) 1. Legally put one of these on your pr…

And if you are in Nowhereville Montana, might I recommend https://www.pinkhillcabins.us/cabins instead.

Much better value IMO.

Re: Modular Homes Under $100K

#15

Those prices are way too high for what you are getting. Looks like they are taking standard shipping containers, cutting out some walls and then covering the steel with better-looking materials.

$75,000/160 sq ft = $469/sq ft. Downtown properties in the booming Raleigh market are around $400 sq ft, and they throw in the lot underneath the house for that.

I don't understand the economics of these things.

Re: Modular Homes Under $100K

#16

Those prices are way too high for what you are getting. Looks like they are taking standard shipping containers, cutting out some walls and then covering the steel with better-looking materials.

Definitely not getting a price advantage of modular with prices at $200-400 / sq ft. That's squarely in the custom stick-built range.

Re: Modular Homes Under $100K

#17

Those prices are way too high for what you are getting. Looks like they are taking standard shipping containers, cutting out some walls and then covering the steel with better-looking materials.

It'd be cool to see the breakdown of the material cost, labor cost and the profit.

material cost: $60,000. Labor cost: $40,000. Profit: $200,000.

Somewhat made up, but these are a bit out there.

Re: Modular Homes Under $100K

#18

So many questions! First, given the minuscule size of these things and the inclusion of “AirBNB income” these are not homes for sale, but turnkey rental house businesses. Those income figures are in what market? Surely not Nowhereville, Montana! Then they quote AirBNB incomes and mortgages in various cities, but how do they come to a single value? Where in the heck can you (all) 1. Legally put one of these on your pr…

That's left as an exercise for the reader.

Re: Modular Homes Under $100K

#19
I don't understand the hype around modular homes, the build cost of a house is almost nothing compared to the costs of everything around it.

When you can build modular roads, shops, offices, pubs, schools, utilities, communities and transport links to other areas, we'll need cheaper buildings. Until then the cost of land in any location that anyone wants to live in makes the building cost almost neglible.

Re: Modular Homes Under $100K

#20
post #3

well that is interesting, but i'm not sure how practical it is, unless you have spare space to put one to rent out.

Buy a lot with a decrepit / destroyed home, remove it, place one of these (which should be fast), start renting it out. The "AirBNB income" line under each picture is touching.

The "AirBNB income" is less than touching since it seems to be the major advertising feature.
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