Modular Home by Schiavi Homes
If you walk into Schiavi Home Builders and ask “How much for that house?”, you are apt to be asked, “How much would you like to pay for that house?” While this annoys some folks who are used to shopping for a modular home much the same way they shop for a used vehicle, it opens the eyes of the serious home builders. When I go online and search for modular home pricing I find terms like “Lite”, “Affordable” and “Majestic.” Another site had “Bottom Range”, “Normal Range” and “Top Range” pricing. Yet another listed “Ballpark Price”, “Sales Proposal” and “Final Approved” price. How these terms in anyway help me figure out if I am getting a good value for my purchase I have yet to understand. One website even had a disclaimer that prices, specifications and materials may change at anytime…well that’s helpful.
The bottom line is that when you are considering purchasing a modular home, you are building a custom design home for yourself and the pricing should be specific to include the items that are important to you. What you want in a 2 bedroom, 2 bath ranch will not be what your neighbor wants in the same home. You might want top of the line cherry cabinets, speciality hard wood floors and granite countertops, while your neighbor would be satisfied with basic maple cabinets, standard linoleum and formica countertops. I can assure you the price of those two homes will be significantly different. So when we ask you, “How much do you want to pay for that home?”, in effect we are saying, “we’re listening to you and what is important to you.” Once you communicate to us what you desire in your own new home, we can begin to talk about price. We can educate you on specifications and what is standard or not, what is included in the base price and what is not, what your general contracting quotes cover and what they don’t. The folks that find it annoying when we ask, “How much do you want to pay for the home?” aren’t really interested in a home, they’re really car shopping – they just don’t know it yet.
I can see how modular pricing is variable based on size, options ordered, etc. Most spec home builders are doing the same thing. Many are taking offers in order to move through some of their inventory. A great time to be a Buyer!
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Sounds like good customer service to me, builders in our area are leaving the flooring out of most of their standing inventory so Buyers can pick. Some even have three different colors of the same appliances in the home (one installed, two sitting in the breakfast or dining areas).
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“How much would you like to pay for that house?” Yes, I think for some people that’s a good answer. If the have a budget then you direct help them to get a quick idée of what they can buy and not spending time looking on modules and brochures or to expensive houses.
I wonder how many people end up being able to afford the house they want to buy.
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We get this question all the time and in the end, the client always controls the end cost of the home, not the builder. People fail to realize that, but if the builder is honest and reputable, they wont artificically inflate pricing. The cost is the cost and the only way to reduce cost in a home is through design, selections, and location.
We find that most people are willing to share what their budget is for a new home. This information is not used to “inflate” the cost of the home they are interested in, but to help guide them into the right home for their budget. A quality home is going to cost more, but a reaonable budget should be able to garner a home that is going to satisfy the client. We specialize in homes that perform and save energy.