Steps taken for a typical buyer when purchasing a manufactured home.

The Home Buying Journey

Just like getting married, buying a new home can be an emotional roller coaster. From the excitement of choosing your dream home, to the stress of filling out paperwork, to the joy of move-in day, everyone goes through the "emotional journey of buying a home."
We find if you know what to expect, a lot of the stress is taken out, and you will have a lot more fun buying your home. Alberto covers some of the ups and downs you can expect on your journey.

The Emotional Journey of Buying a Home

Over the last few episodes we've talked a lot about the different loan options out there for buying a new mobile home.
So today we're going to talk about what happens after you've been approved by the bank. 
A bank pre approval gives you a lot of information up front to ensure your new home purchase will fit with in your budget. Some of the most important numbers to check on a bank pre-approval are monthly payment and down payment. 
After you have received a pre-approval from the bank, our team will schedule a time to visit with you to discuss next steps. 
Assuming the initial numbers from the bank make since for you and your family, our team will order a site inspection to have a member of our team inspect your property to ensure the new home you picked out will fit onto your property and that we have your desired location marked out. 
While this is being scheduled, a team member will also set you up with an account on our Braustin Home Buying app so that we can guide you through getting the required documents to the lender.
The bank will need items such as W-2's, paystubs and a state ID to make sure everything we put on the application matches what we can prove through your documents.
A team member will also visit with you to make sure we have everything you want to see in your new home included in the factory order. Once all of the options have been selected, our team will give you a spec sheet from the factory to make sure the order we are about to place matches what you have in mind.
Once all of the final numbers have been hashed out from the site inspection and factory spec sheet, our team will give you once last purchase agreement to make sure you are good with the final numbers.
After your approval, everything will be submitted to the bank to draft your closing documents.
There is a ton of paper work to review at this stage, but a team member will walk you through everything either in person of over the phone to make sure you understand everything that you are being asked to sign.
<a href="/podcast/episode17">Double-wide Dudes Podcast, EPISODE 17: Home Buying Process – What to Expect from Application to Closing</a>

The Journey from Approval to Close

One of the most exciting parts of the home buying journey is the construction phase.
In this episode, we break down all of the moving pieces that will completed during this stage of your journey ending with your family moving into your brand new home!
Once you have reviewed and signed off on the final spec sheet from the factory, our team will place the order and the factory will begin construction on your brand new mobile home.
While your home is being built, our team will begin work on the site improvements needed to get your land ready for your mobile home delivery. Things like land clearing and the base pad will need to be completed before the home is ready for delivery so if you have not contracted our team to complete this work, it is important to make sure you have a plan in place to get this finished up before your home is ready for delivery.
After the home has been delivered, then our team will schedule the set-up crew to set, tie down and level your home. This typically happens within 3-5 business days of your home being delivered.
After the home has been set, then our trim crew will complete the interior finish out of your home if you have purchased a double wide mobile home.
Once all utilities have been connected and turned on, our AC team can come and install your new AC unit.
After all the steps have been completed, then your new mobile home is ready for your family to move in and start making new memories.
Additional Resources 
<a href="/blog/how-to-complete-a-service-walk-thru-in-your-new-mobile-home">See the Blog on Completing a Service Walk-Through</a>
<h4 className="text-center">Tips on Selling Your Old Home</h4>
<a href="/blog/sell-old-mobile-home">See our blog on Selling Your Old Home</a> 
<a href="/blog/remodeling-home">Remodeling Your Home to Sell: When to Hire a Pro.</a>

The Construction Phase

Once our team has completed the construction phase - then your family is able to move into your brand new home.
Its important to keep in mind and to expect there to be a few cosmetic defects that need to be addressed by your factory service.
In today's video we cover the process of getting your factory service work taken care of.
Some of the most common items we see on customer's service lists are things like loose batten strips of a door that doesn't close all the way. Not to worry - all of these items are covered by your cosmetic factory service.
The mobile home factories we work with give you up to 45 days to turn your list in so we recommend living in your home from 2 weeks to a month to make sure you get everything on there.
Our Braustin Home Buying app includes a feature that allows you to take pictures and make notes of these cosmetic defects and then send it all over to us once you have finish.
This helps our team to order the correct parts ahead of time and we do our best to complete your service in a single trip.
Aside from the one time cosmetic warranty, the mobile home factories also cover things like electrical systems, plumbing systems and the structural integrity of your home for a full year.
Make sure you continue to stay in touch with your Braustin team member so we can act on any issue you may run into.
<a href="/blog/home-service-warranty/">See the Blog on Factory Service</a>

Factory Service

Some people think Braustin's prices are too good to be true. It is not a secret why our prices are low. Let's break down for you how we sell the EXACT same homes sometimes for significantly lower prices than others. Spoiler alert! We figured out how to keep overhead costs down and pass savings on to you!

The Home BuyingJourney

1. The Emotional Journey of Buying a Home

02. The Journey from Approval to Close

03. The Construction Phase

04. Factory Service

05. Why Mobile Homes cost Less with Braustin