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Manufactured home price book
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Pamela Crowley (Florida)
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I'll see if I can find their web site. Never have figured out their MH book but I sure do like the software program for it!
I'll see if I can find their web site. Never have figured out their MH book but I sure do like the software program for it!
Lee SW IL
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Thanks Pamela ! ! ! ! !
NADA Webist is nada.com
There is a link for on line price index
http://www3.nadaguides.com/Values/ValueMan...wSec=7&wPg=1124
Thanks again.
NADA Webist is nada.com
There is a link for on line price index
http://www3.nadaguides.com/Values/ValueMan...wSec=7&wPg=1124
Thanks again.
Judy Whitehead (Florida)
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Manufactured homes are also part of Marshall and Swift - that's what I use....FYI
TEL2002
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Lee,
in 1978-82 I lived in Damiansville, IL (that is almost due south of you on I-64). I worked part time for mobile home dealer and we used to always have those 'blue books' in the office. If you got chummey with a dealer I bet they would let you thumb through their book.
Back a few months ago I took the 'Lincoln' course on manufactured housing...very interesting and informative. If your area has a lot of mobile or manufatcured homes I recommend the course. If you want their address etc, email me and I'll send it to you. I know they do classes all over the country.
in 1978-82 I lived in Damiansville, IL (that is almost due south of you on I-64). I worked part time for mobile home dealer and we used to always have those 'blue books' in the office. If you got chummey with a dealer I bet they would let you thumb through their book.
Back a few months ago I took the 'Lincoln' course on manufactured housing...very interesting and informative. If your area has a lot of mobile or manufatcured homes I recommend the course. If you want their address etc, email me and I'll send it to you. I know they do classes all over the country.
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Lee
You might also check with your city or county library.
You might also check with your city or county library.
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I also took the Lincoln course. I'll agree it was informative.
better than the average cont. ed course, but there is a lot of baggage that goes with it.
better than the average cont. ed course, but there is a lot of baggage that goes with it.
Pamela Crowley (Florida)
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Frank,
I considered the 'baggage' to be the majority in the class were not real estate appraisers. Just MH salespeople thinking they were learning a new way to make lots of money. Not true but, that's what all the schools say.
I considered the 'baggage' to be the majority in the class were not real estate appraisers. Just MH salespeople thinking they were learning a new way to make lots of money. Not true but, that's what all the schools say.
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Yes, and the final test was bizzare, but other than that, I did learn stuff!!
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McKissock has a MH course as well. Boeckh and M & S have Manf. Home guides, which are OK in a generic sort of way.
But, the NADA book & Software ($100 for the book, about double for the software, too) allows you fine tune the property knowing the size, age, features, and the MANUFACTURERS NAME and the MODEL NAME.
That last one is a biggie. It is frequently tough to find the model names. People remove the tag and sometimes it is not obvious even if it is there. Exterior name often is not present. A valuation supplement allows you to proceed without a model name, but if I was going to battle an UW or in court, I want the NADA and the software is mucho easier to use than the book.
I am much more comfortable with an exact figure from an exact model and manufacturer from NADA + land as if vacant + site improvements for a value than I am using say, a Boeckh classification of Economy, Average, Luxury as my judgment call. And I find it is the book most MH dealers use (note the software allows you to estimate value as on site, to be moved, dealer price, etc.)
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But, the NADA book & Software ($100 for the book, about double for the software, too) allows you fine tune the property knowing the size, age, features, and the MANUFACTURERS NAME and the MODEL NAME.
That last one is a biggie. It is frequently tough to find the model names. People remove the tag and sometimes it is not obvious even if it is there. Exterior name often is not present. A valuation supplement allows you to proceed without a model name, but if I was going to battle an UW or in court, I want the NADA and the software is mucho easier to use than the book.
I am much more comfortable with an exact figure from an exact model and manufacturer from NADA + land as if vacant + site improvements for a value than I am using say, a Boeckh classification of Economy, Average, Luxury as my judgment call. And I find it is the book most MH dealers use (note the software allows you to estimate value as on site, to be moved, dealer price, etc.)
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