While we wait for more knowledgeable people.......

I live in an upscale town. Therewere two built in my neighborhood. One sold for recently for over 2 million. And it was built a while ago.

They don't look any different and supposedly it's a plus that they are built in temperature controlled environments.

Years ago, I saw one delivered and put together. it came in two parts.

thank you so much! thats really helpful!!

"Modular homes" covers a wide range of types of construction and levels of quality, from built in a factory and delivered to the site, to parts made off site and assemble in the field. How do you define "modular home"?

I think most of the time modular uses a standard footprint and is the very definition of cookie cutter. It doesn't have to be but it is most of the time.

As far as quality, I think that is like asking the quality of a tract home. Personally, most of the time it isn't very good but that is relative and doesn't mean it won't last.

A tract home can last 100 years but lots of things might get replaced along the way that would have lasted longer if there was a better attention to detail and quality. Often, modular goes out of the way to convey quality and for that reason some of their specs/details are better than average new house.

How about that for a completely non committal answer. I am working on going into politics.....

I don't think $2 million price tag would fly in my neck of the woods for modular.

@mark bischak this is what we are looking at. built in factory delivered to sure and then assembled on site. thoughts? thanks! https://www.championhomes.com/about-champion-homes

In many cases, the modular homes will cost the same if not more as a stick-framed house.

They only respond to build the sections, bring them to the site, set on the foundation, and bolt everything together.

Everything else is on you, and you become a GC. You will be responsible for all the site work, foundation, plumbing tie-ins, electric, and all other connections.

Also when they set the house, all they care about is to make sure they can bolt everything together, so if something is not lining up, they will shim it up to make sure the bolts lined up, and at times you end up with gaps between the sill plate and the foundation, your siding panels don't line up and they cannot be snapped, etc or a good wind hits the house, the siding pops and it feels like the 2nd floor will detach from the 1st floor (homeowner statements)

There are many cons when it comes to a modular unit in comparison to an on-site-built home, so I would do more research and make sure that is what you want.

Champion homes is not among the elite of modular building. When I look at modulars (a favorite pastime that my husband tolerates occasionally) I check out the cabinets and the sink for their quality. That says a lot about the quality of materials used. A dead giveaway on quality is if the sink has a 3” bump out to accommodate a standard 21” deep sink or if they are still using (an almost impossible to replace with anything different) 19” sink. Their cabinets are not the standard 24” deep. And frequently the base cabinets will have all full height doors and the only drawers are in a base of their own. (Last I knew this is what Champion used.)

As to becoming GC for all site work that will depend entirely on what vendor is installing your home. The vendors around here (and in Maine generally, I think) is that they can, and usually do, handle the basics of site work. Well, septic, driveway, foundation. I am sure it depends on your vendor and what the terms of your contract are. Your vendor selection is as important as your line of home. They do the finishing details and will provide any of your warranty work.

When I looked at modular, the vendor handled the site work. They were more expensive than stick built. Their base specs were not tolerable in a vacation rental situation.

Base spec was things like stick on vinyl flooring in the kitchen. Once you went passed that base, the cost rose considerably.