Ok, first things first, attribution of the photos. The trailer condo looking picture I got from Barry's site (he attributed the picture to someone named Gary) and the kit house photo I got from this article in the WSJ.The WSJ article linked to above was about kit houses. Some of the kits can be very moderately priced and some can be very expensive. If I read the article correctly the house pictured below cost $255,000 for the kit and another $545,000 to get it built.
If you have some vacant land and you need to cut your expenses couldn't you buy three or four trailers for $10,000 each, rent a crane for a day at a few thousand per hour, place them in a way that made sense to you, spend another $10,000-$15,000 on each one to refurbish the hell out of 'em (and probably blow in some insulation) and end up with some decent digs for about $120,000?If you had to finance the whole thing at 8% (I am assuming the rate for this sort of project would stink) your payment would be $880 per month.
Do this the right way and you'd get your own special on HGTV.
I am well aware of the WTF nature of this post, but still, I'm just saying.
4 comments:
A good way to ttake your mind off the market for a while.
I thought this may have been a reflection of the US economy.
I've always liked the primary pre-fab home design at www.livinghomes.net It is open and modern and looks convenient. It is also Leed certified, and will cost you $1.2MM.
Awesome.
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