How to Find Discount Prefab Homes

Prefab homes are built in one location and transported to another.

Prefab homes, otherwise called prefabricated homes, are homes that have all or most of the home built in one location and then transported to the location where the home is to be located. Motor homes, modular homes or trailer homes all fall under the category of a prefab home. Locating a discount prefab home is not always easy because these are already low-cost housing options, but there are sometimes ways to find prefab houses for a lower price.

Instructions

1. Pay attention to local foreclosure auctions or home auctions. According to Money Zine, around 250,000 prefab homes are sold every year. Like any other home, when the families buying the home are unable to pay a mortgage or when someone passes away that owned the home, the homes are auctioned off for lower than normal costs. When an auction takes place, local newspapers will give information about the location of the home and when the auction takes place.

2. Look on the prefab company websites. While the companies often do not give discounts, when there are discount homes available, such as older home designs or models or prefab homes that did not sell but which are already constructed, there are sometimes discounts offered. The websites will give details about available deals or discounted home designs available through the company.

3. Use websites like Find Prefab. Websites that focus on the location of prefab homes that are available for sale are a resource that can help locate local prefab homes that are discounted.

References

• Find Prefab: Prefab Homes
• Money Zine: Prefabricated Homes
• Prefabs: Modern Prefab Homes

Resources

• AARP: Prefab Housing