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How can I get a loan to buy a manufactured home?  Part 2: Owner Financing, VA Loans, Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae

How can I get a loan to buy a manufactured home? Part 2: Owner Financing, VA Loans, Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae

If you are buying a manufactured home, your financing options are limited. Not every lender wants to extend credit to buy a trailer or mobile home. The same thing applies to any other non-conventional home. If you are working with a real estate agent, they 

How can I get a loan to buy a manufactured home?  Part 1: HUD FHA Insured Loans and First-time Homebuyer Programs

How can I get a loan to buy a manufactured home? Part 1: HUD FHA Insured Loans and First-time Homebuyer Programs

If you are purchasing a manufactured home from a lot or using a real estate agent, they can help you arrange financing. If you are buying a trailer, with or without land or land to put a manufactured home on directly from the owner, you 

DIY 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath Log Cabin Kit

DIY 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath Log Cabin Kit

A log cabin kit showed up in my Facebook Marketplace feed this morning. 4 Beds 2 Baths House – $66,477 1124 square feet 4 bedroom, 2 bath log home kit. The Woodham 1 is a solid wood home using 70mm (2-3/4″) thick wall logs.  This 

Free 16×28 749 Square Feet Backyard Farmhouse Plans

Free 16×28 749 Square Feet Backyard Farmhouse Plans

You can download free building plans for a traditional style 16×28 2-bedroom farmhouse with 749 square feet, sized right to be an accessory house. Jay Osborne, www.freefarmhouse.com, has designed a Tiny Farmhouse, under 500 square feet and an ADU Small Farmhouse in three sizes and 

Free 2-Story House Plans for 16×32 Backyard Farmhouse

Free 2-Story House Plans for 16×32 Backyard Farmhouse

This is the largest of the free open source Backyard Farmhouse plans Jay Osborne, www.freefarmhouse.com, designed. It is still small, 857 square feet. It is 16 feet deep, like the other variations. Compare the plans to see how much difference the additional width can make. 

Tiny House Studio from a Shed with Clerestory Windows

Tiny House Studio from a Shed with Clerestory Windows

See how a Facebook Marketplace seller has turned a shed into a 448 square foot studio. She bought two and all of the materials to finish them. After finishing one, she is selling the other one and the rest of the materials. You can finish 

Free 16×24 Open Source Backyard Farmhouse ADU Plans

Free 16×24 Open Source Backyard Farmhouse ADU Plans

Free Open Source Backyard Farmhouse ADU Plans designed by Jay Osborne, www.freefarmhouse.com, are available in three sizes and dozens of variations. The smallest is 16×24 with 646 square feet. It is designed to work within most local zoning restrictions for ADUs or Accessory Dwelling Units. 

Free Open Source Granny Flat House Plans

Free Open Source Granny Flat House Plans

Jay Osborne’s Free Backyard Farmhouse ADU Plans are practical, compact and efficient with all the character of a restored farmhouse home. This variation has a ground floor bedroom and bathroom. The first floor bedroom can be built at the same time as the rest of 

The Backyard Farmhouse – Free Open Source ADU Plans in Three Sizes

The Backyard Farmhouse – Free Open Source ADU Plans in Three Sizes

Jay Osborne, www.freefarmhouse.com, has designed an ADU Small Farmhouse with three sizes and dozens of variations. The three sizes start at 16×24 with 646 square feet, a little larger 16×28 with 749 square feet, and the largest 16×32 with 857 square feet, all with potential 

Tiny Farmhouse Plans from Free Farmhouse

Tiny Farmhouse Plans from Free Farmhouse

Jay Osborne, www.freefarmhouse.com, has designed a Tiny Farmhouse that is easy to build onto later. It is less than 500 square feet to be finished quickly and inexpensively. Then add on as you can afford to. With only one bedroom, and less than 500 square