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(More customer reviews)The short answer is yes. If you buy this book and it doesn't help you to save thousands, then you either didn't buy a manufactured home or you didn't read the book.
When we began our search for a Manufactured Home, we had design and purchase requirements which were slightly different than the mass market niche at which most manufactured homes and their sales are aimed. Further, we realized that we didn't have enough knowledge or information to make informed and knowledgeable decisions. So-- How to get that knowledge? There's got to be information on the internet- right? Lengthy searching on the internet brought us to a site that promised to rate the top 25 manufacturers. We gleaned as much free information as we could from the website, but it wasn't enough. We decided to spend (invest) the few dollars for the book "The Complete buyers Guide to Manufactured Homes and Land", by John Grissim that promised to give us the unbiased information that would allow us to navigate safely through the minefields of manufactured home purchase. When the book arrived, we were surprised at the clarity and extent of information it presented. The book reaffirmed that a manufactured home purchase would be a good move for us. As it turns out, we did not buy our new home from one of the top 25 (25 biggest) manufacturers, but the book made passing reference to several smaller high quality manufacturers. After interviewing and visiting various of those manufacturers, we found one whose materials, structure, fit and finish seemed a notch above the rest, and most importantly, who was willing to work with us and our design to build us a custom home that does satisfy some our special requirements. We are vastly pleased with the home that we were able to design, have built and installed on our property. Without John's book, we would not have known how to conduct our search, nor been aware of some "unpleasant" dealer practices which we were able to avoid because we were forewarned. John even answered some off-the-wall questions which we had posed to him via e-mail.
So-- Was the purchase of the book a good investment? Definitely, decidedly, absolutely, entirely! Because of John's book, we were able to buy the right house at the right price and avoid almost all the pitfalls that await the unwary or uninformed. I cannot recommend John's book too highly.
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