Comments on: The Friday Gathering – More houses Edition

By: Buying a House Is More Than Just a Financial Transaction | One Caveman's Financial Journey

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:19:37 +0000

[...] few of my fellow personal finance bloggers have either recently bought a house or are in the process of trying to buy one. That spurred me to think about when I bought my current house two years ago and the thought [...]

By: Twinsmom

Twinsmom — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:37:01 +0000

My ex-husband and I had a modular home built about 15 years ago, and I just loved it. We went through Unibuilt and couldn’t have been happier. Their houses are stick built homes, just built in a factory, so the interior studs and such are never exposed to the elements. They are also constructed much quicker than on-site homes; we were in our completed home in about 4 months. While we chose a standard plan, they were more than willing to work with us should we have wanted to change any layouts. Our contractor also was very good in advising us on things we could change to lower the cost without sacrificing quality, i.e., 3″ door and window frame moldings versus 4″, local supplier for carpet instead of from the factory and so on, and there were many options available to choose from. Should I ever be fortunate enough to build again, I would definitely go with Unibuilt. (No affiliation, just a happy customer.) Email me if you have any specific questions.

By: ChristianPF

ChristianPF — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:59:03 +0000

Gibble,
thanks for the mention – oh and BTW, I made the top 20 with PT too!! I am hoping to make it to the top 5!! We shall see…

By: Steward

Steward — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:08:14 +0000

The Blog Action Day looks pretty interesting. Thanks for posting this here. Now I can check it out!

By: Monroe on a budget

Monroe on a budget — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:20:05 +0000

Hey GLBL, thanks for heads up on Blog Action Day. That’s a perfect theme for the money blog community to get involved in.

By: David

David — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:19:08 +0000

I cannot wait to hear about your new mountain home, we are on such similar paths right now. Good luck, and thanks for the mention!

By: That One Caveman

That One Caveman — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:44:48 +0000

Good luck on the house hunting. It’s gotta be exciting to be chasing a dream like that! Thanks for linking to my article and thanks for mentioning Blog Action Day; I hadn’t heard of it before.

By: Bri

Bri — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:39:36 +0000

My husband and I considered purchasing land also, and we had planned on doing a “panel built home”. It is basically something that comes in a sort of kit and can be installed by your or a contractor. They are fairly inexpensive (as homes go) and come in a variety of styles. This is the site we looked at http://www.ameripanel.com/. I also came across this site in my search, though I haven’t checked them out much, http://www.valubuild.com/. Good luck!

By: Frugal Dad

Frugal Dad — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:28:13 +0000

Thanks for the link to my article. Hope this house hunting trip yields some results. Oh, and thanks for the heads up on Blog Action Day–off to check it out now.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:05:05 +0000

Good deal negotiating! I’ll be sure to participate in Blog Action Day again this year. I think it’s a wonderful thing to be able to bring attention to a cause that has worldwide effects.