The cost for me in Northern NM to install a 2B/1B home (Tru Home or similar) with transportation, set-up, tax, skirting, etc is approx. $70,000. In the past I would buy 10 at a time for a discount but that was when the same home cost $24,000 (2018). I’ve been looking at converting 14x40 storage sheds from companies like Graceland that are delivered with windows/doors installed, siding, roofing, front porches, and open 2x4 framing on the interior. Essentially new construction that is ready for my carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and the like to complete and make rent ready. They are built on skids that can be set on concrete block and skirted to look and function as a park model. Only beefier construction and higher quality than a mobile home. I’m pretty sure I can be all in at $50K.
Have any of you tried this and if so, have you run into any issues with complying with the existing mobile home zoning in your parks? I would complete the conversion off-site and then have a flatbed deliver to my parks. So essentially it is a mobile home even though not on wheels.