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Ergh Man buying a new place sucks
Iowa; About ten years ago when we built our current house we first looked in a nearby small town at two or three homes for sale. All were 50-75 yrs. old and needed windows, siding, roof, etc. Now remember this was ten years ago so I don't know if all of this still holds true or not, but after looking at the houses then talking with a local builder we could build a new home (1600 ft.) for less than buying one of the older ones and spending who knows how much to update. We've remodeled a couple older farm houses in the past and found that whatever you estimated it to cost, just double that and you will be about in the ballpark. Our advantage was that we allready owned the property where we built, but had to drill our own well, put in the drainage field, etc. and still came out cheaper than the older homes would have been. Big snaffo now is the old timber ground along any kind of stream or river that used to bring 300.00 dollars an acre 15 years ago now sells for more than prime farmland, so that might be a factor too if you want to get to the country. Just my rambling, good luck. Frank.
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Iowa; I'm sure you have investigated the modular homes that they bring over here from Wisconsin, and also there is a big plant in Dyersville, Ia. Two couples who have had trailers similar to ours on the Turkey river in northeast Iowa decided to make that their permanent homes so both bought manufactured homes from a company in Wisconsin, both have invited us to see their new homes, they are just plain nice, and both toured the plant where they were built. One is a retired carpenter and he was impressed with the quality of the materials and workmanship. The comment of one of the couples was that they weren't on any budget,(I'm sure they just wrote a check for it)that they liked the "While we're at it syndrome" of building a stick built home goes away, once you sign the contract you know all the coats and other than maybe the utility hookup costs nothing changes. Neither of them have basments, but a young couple just north of us to which a known budget was important do have a basemant. I don't remember the exact time frame of their homes, but it seems like they bought in early fall and were in before Christmas. I'd give you the brand name of their homes but I don't remember, but they did come from Wisconsin. Just a passing thought. Frank.
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