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Conventional Double Wide Manufactuered Home:


• Doublewide and Singlewide structures, often called a Home, have a DMV Title and not a House Title

• Compare to 1,344 (average) Some are 1,179

• Strong winds can lift carport and part of the roof or entire roof

• More than half of the lot space is not utilized due to an old design of the building structure - hasn’t changed for over 70 years, and the newer designs also lack efficiency.

• No garage -- most have a carport, which is an open space, unprotected from the heat and can be lifted by stronger winds, which occur every year, resulting in damage to the entire building.

• Designed from wood and plaster board

• Unstable with strong winds.

• Poor insulation. Electric bill in hot summer can get as high as $250-$300, high in winter season too.

• lower ceilings in older units can create a feeling of depression.

• Roof is not flat, which makes it harder to utilize solar panel use.

• Master 12 x 12

• Second Bedroom 9 x 11

• Third Bedroom: 9 X 11

• May not have room for gardening and out in the heat.