The big house hunt. Part IV

So, now that we had decided on a modular home, we wanted to nail down some specifics. And we have a lot of specifics. How much land? How much to spend? Garage? Shed? Where? What about the house? What do we want?

We went back the next day to the modular home dealer to look at the houses again and narrow down our options. We were able to really get a feel for what worked for us, and what didn’t.

Here are some photos of our favorite house, which had 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a family room.









We really liked this house, it was the right price and had a “home” feel. It was very easy to picture us living in this house and making it ours. In the end we decided it wasn’t the house for us, because we could use a bigger kitchen and utility room, as well as finding some cheaper options that fit us a little better.

After making a list of what our dream house had to have, what it couldn’t have, and what it would be nice to have, we poured over floor plans. I’ll spare you the details, it took a long time sort through them all. Joe’s mom pitched in with a suggested builder, Palm Harbor Homes. They built her home and she also said that you can tour their factory down in Florida. Next time we head down there we will for sure check it out.

We also liked that they had a “build your house” feature. They had several models that you could price out with various options to get a general idea of what you are going to spend.

We did find a fit. Everything we are looking for at the right price range. We are hoping to tour a model of it on our Florida trip, just to confirm that this is the one we want. I’ll share more on that house in part V.