I'd suggest you consider needs carefully and work from there.
Kids??
Building codes can ruin you big time, depending upon where you are.
If it meets your needs, a used doublewide can be cost effective, BUT you'll
have to shop very carefully for moving/setup. Most people who have that
stuff done are over the barrell, not in a position to bargain, so to speak.
You might even find a repo on which you can deal, on land, or not. I once
bought a nice DW on an acre, adnittedly in the country but on a river, for
$40K! We used it as a cabin for years and sold for more.
It was a little cheesy, but very well laid out and comfortable 3BR, 2B,
good A/C and E heat.

Shell homes can be a good deal. They go up fast and are all dried in and
finished outside. You do the inside.

Wilson
"Dennis" wrote in message
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My wife and I are looking to build a house on a tight budget. There are
plenty of web sites that offer plans, but I want to see a material list so
we can price out the house and see if its affordable for us. ALl the
sites
I've seen want you to buy the plans to get a material list of some of the
sites offer material list for $75. We would go broke buying all the plans
we like to get a material list.

Is there any site that gives you the building material list up front?

Dennis