The Backstory

We moved to upstate New york about a year ago and were anxious to buy our first home. After looking at what was available for several months we were very disappointed at the quality of the homes that we could afford. We than started to think about building, but when we found out local builders were getting $200 a square foot we realized we couldn't get what we want down that road either. Crap.

There was a modular house seller about 30 minutes away so after looking at their examples we started to do some research. Across the board everyone one we spoke with was very happy with their modular homes and we were impressed with the quality. I admit that I thought modulars were in the same league as double wides, but it turns out I was simply ignorant. They are built to state code (2x6 constuction, etc.), are less wasteful (green), less expensive (at least in our neck of the woods) and can be put up in a fraction of the time. What really convinced me is when we met a home builder who bought a had a modular built for his family. Cool!

We started looking for land and found a nice piece but it was already under contract. A few weeks later we were notified that the deal fell through so we put in a bid and got the land early September of 2007. We decide to hold off building until Spring '08 but when ahead and had the site prep done which consisted of clearing land, digging the foundation hole and installing a driveway.