This is a market that is just starting to gain traction as developers and buyers can leverage the scale. Right now a Google search on modular home developments doesn't lead to much. On the other hand, the average cost per square foot to build a traditional home comes to $200-$500 per square foot depending on upgrades. That comes to about $63 per square foot (this doesn't include hookups and foundation). The modular design we were interested in had a price point of $900,000 for 3,000 square feet. Modular, on the other hand, offered 2,000-3,000 square feet on a quarter to one acre. So, do you get your money's worth?Ī traditional property came with 1,000-1,300 square feet of space. On the lower end, that's a 33% reduction in property value. By comparison, the average modular price was $600,000 to $1 million. The average property price in our town of interest was $2 million to $3.5 million. Modular houses may take between six and 10 weeks. Traditional homes can take four to six months to build.Modular construction can last longer than stick-built houses and have been found to withstand winds of up to 180 mph.Tax credits are also on the table as they can be recognized as a green form of building. Modular homes, on the other hand, are more eco-friendly to build, use less energy while occupied and are easy to recycle and deconstruct at the end of their lifespan.Building and construction currently account for 39% of all carbon emissions in the world, and typically 40% of construction materials end up in landfill.Not the same for mobile homes that aren't built on a solid foundation. Modular homes appreciate/depreciate similar to stick-built, and loans and mortgages are also treated similarly.What is their resale value? Is the quality of construction comparable to traditional homes? What loans are available? Here's what I found. I had many questions when I first heard about modular homes. Here's how I saved $2 million-plus by putting my money to work in this niche, but growing market. Modular housing allows that, but at a discount and with the potential to make money from this investment. Now may be the time to leverage these mortgage rates, strategically pairing them with tax write-offs and home loans. When American society is described as a nation divided into two groups, the 'haves' and the 'have-nots,' we’re talking about asset owners and asset payers. Since the pandemic, some billionaires have increased their wealth by up to 479%, and now along with their shareholders and everyone else with the ability to work during the pandemic, they are buying up hard assets like real estate. This means cheap money is readily available and mortgage rates are the lowest we've seen in 50 years. Interest rates are down and money is flowing.

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