It is just as important to purchase the right land, as it is on buying your modular building. Whether your modular building is a home, garage, or shed. You will need to talk to your realty agent, and discuss your plans to put a modular unit on the property, as well as any local zoning laws and building codes. Some areas require that a roof's pitch has to be at a certain angle, and even my restrict the square footage of a home on a piece of land. These things you will want to find out early.
One of the biggest considerations is where the land will be, and what things you are expecting to have right away. There are many advantages of purchasing land in a community of manufactured homes. One of them is certainly you will have neighbors with similar likes and dislikes, there may be recreational facilities, added security, and will be ready to set up you modular building, with utility hook ups driveways and much much more.
However there are some major disadvantages as well. You don't have any real privacy outside your prefab building, with neighbors close by. You can't do anything you want with your property, and must adhere to not only local codes and ordinances, but also with the modular building community. For example, you wont' be able to put in that hen house you may have always wanted, or need to get permission from the Home Owner's Association in the community to put in a wind generator, put another building on your land etc.
When picking the land for your modular building, do some researching first. Make a list of the things you are going to expect right away. Electrical, water, sewer, and whatever other utilities should be at least at least within to property line. You may want trees, or some kind of alternative power source, like hydroelectric, so you will need the components, a moving water source, access to solar energy that has at least six hours of exposure, or a large area to create that garden you always wanted.
Be prepared to ask a lot of questions of your realtor, and any officials in charge of the building and planning department. You will need to find out things like how is the property zoned now? What all the requirements are to placing a prefab building? What restrictions, if any are you going to expect? What size limits are there on modular buildings in the area? These are just a few of the many you should be asking. The more you know, the less chance you could make a costly mistake.
There are many websites to help. Whether it's modular building sales, help with land purchase, or friendly tips and advice, you can find it with just a little effort. In fact, the effort will take place when you are trying to sort through the wealth of information you will find. This is a time when you should really stop and pay attention to all the details, so you won't find yourself in a hole you can't dig out of.
