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Originally Posted by chuckinca
Most of the site built homes in the historic area are on the smaller size (1300 SF +/-) and fit in well.
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When I mentioned "overbuilt", I was not referring to size, but value. A site-built home surrounded by manufactured homes would be unlikely to bring resale value equal to the cost of the original house and lot + the cost of tearing down and removing the existing manu. house + the cost of the new construction. It would also take some time for the entire neighborhood to turn over, if ever, and so one would be upside down for quite a while - at least that is my theory. If one wants to live in a certain neighborhood on the historic side, and they intend to spend many years or the rest of thier life there, then the economic argument may well be moot. Lifestyle concerns often trump economic concerns for any given individual.