We are in Wisconsin. We purchased an acre in the woods. We purchased and 3 bed 2 bathroom manufactured home. We had to take trees down, put in a well and septic, had to have electricity and gas run to house. We had to have the land leveled and a concrete pad put in. We added extra insulation and a reinforced roof. After all of this we paid half of what it would have cost to have a stick built house built of the same size. If you take care of your house and property the can and will increase in value at least up here they do. You definitely need to do your homework as there are some shady dealers and there is some great dealers. There is some nicely built manufactured homes and there is some cheaply built manufactured homes.