Mortgage Master is now financing Manufactured Homes

UPDATE: We have many mortgage programs available for manufactured homes! Guidelines may have changed since this post was originally published. Please contact me for more information.

Mortgage Master Service Corporation has started allowing the financing of manufactured homes again using FHA or VA mortgages. Here are some of our basic guidelines:

• Manufactured home must be newer than June 15, 1976
• Must be at least a double-wide (i.e. no single wide homes)
• Must have the HUD labels on the exterior of each transportable section
• Home must be 400 square feet or larger
• The manufactured home has to be above the 100 year flood level for the area & must have a properly ventilated crawl space.
• For a new manufactured home, it must have a minimum of a one year manufacturer’s warranty.
• The home cannot have been moved other than from the manufacturer to the permanent site.
• Manufactured home must be on it’s own land (not leasing in a park).
• If a manufactured has had a home addition e.g. a new deck, re-roofed, added wood stove & has pierced the skin of the manufactured home, there must be an L&I inspection (Labor & Industries) approving these additions.

Foundation Requirements

• To be considered FHA approval, the foundation must be permanently affixed to a foundation that meets FHA’s standards
• The foundation’s installation must comply with the guidelines outlined in the HUD manual “Permanent Foundations Guide for Manufactured Housing” Code 4930.3
• A structural engineering certification for the home and foundation is required to ensure the foundation meets FHA requirements. This inspection has to be done prior to ordering the FHA appraisal.

If you’re interested in buying or refinancing a manufactured home located in Washington state, I’m happy to help you. Click here for a mortgage rate quote.