My guess is that cost to truck in the ready made pieces would still be
higher than standard construction for most areas.

Not in my case. Actually the cost of this home beats on-site stick-building
by a good margin. There's no General Contactor who's taking a 20 or 30%
fee. The manufacturer is big enough to get savings on materials, which are
passed on the customer.
The price of the house includes delivery, setting the house, and they build
the basement steps, too.

And there are only so many shapes that could work, eg "ranch style" but
not "split/multistory"

I am getting a ranch, but any style is avaliable, including multi-story
homes. You're only limited by your budget.

The time factor of having everything done (and painted) in a day or two
on site, might appeal to a lot of people.

Yep

But I do have to ask the original poster. If you have a
problem,......who pays for the shipping back to the factory to
get it fixed ? LOL

:-)


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Joe Michel
NAR 82797 L2
http://home.alltel.net/jm44316