I never thought I'd be blogging, but here I am ready to share with the world about my life in the modular home industry.  I have been working with Progressive Living North for 8 years and have enjoyed every minute.  Having lived most of my life in Chicago, I never dreamed of moving to Northern Michigan and selling modular homes.  To be honest, I didn't know anything about it.  Once my husband and I decided we wanted a change and enjoyed the thought of no traffic, leaving the windy city and road rage behind, we had something speak to us when we were in Ludington and Manistee and decided it was the area for us. 
We originally priced out a new home with a contractor and I believe the estimate at the time was over $200,000 for a small house and just the basics.  Considering we are budget minded people, we wanted to see what other options were out there.  It may have a little to do with being Dutch, but who doesn't want the best deal?  So one day my husband drove past Progressive Living North and decided to stop in and was amazed by the homes he saw.  So next time we were up, he literally made me stop in.  Now I have to also admit, I was one of those people that said "isn't that a trailer"?  Based on nothing but the word "trailer" that sounded bad to me, I was completely against it.  I very reluctantly went in.  I was probably pouting about it the whole way to the first model home, but upon entering, I thought great, I might have to admit that I was wrong.  I was stunned by the options and choices you had on each home, amazed at how well the model homes were furnished and how much square footage you could get.  Now I may not have admitted yet to my husband that I may have been wrong (could it even be possible?) but once we received the price on our favorite home, I couldn't help but tell him I was hooked.  I don't think I even slept the first night.. I mean the kitchen I wanted had over 30 cabinets and drawers!  I don't really love to cook, but just knowing I could have that much storage made me smile. 
I'm sure you can guess, that we did buy that 2,300 S.F. home I fell in love with and have had no regrets.  Progressive Living North took care of us every step and I remember even thinking at that time... wow, I would love to work here! The construction was just as good as a site-built home, if not better (I've heard the horror stories), and we were able to get the fireplace, skylights, jet tub and all the extras we hoped for.  Even with site construction, the property and the home costs, we still saved over $70,000 and that was still compared to a home that was over 1,000 square feet smaller!  So Dutch or not, who wouldn't want an extra $70,000 in the bank?  So my advice to our customers, before you write off modular homes because your thinking "isn't it a trailer?"  I can tell you first hand - It's not!  You want the facts? 
#1 - A site built home needs to be built to the state code.  Guess what?  So does a modular! 
#2 - If you like camping and need a trailer, this isn't the place to come.  But if your looking for a beautiful vacation home to enjoy Michigan and want to save money?  We CAN do that!

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