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Questions we get.

Including the awkward ones. If an answer here would cost us a sale, it's still the answer.

The home

Is this a mobile home?

No. It's a new manufactured home — built in a factory to the federal HUD building code, inspected by a third party before it ships, then set on a permanent foundation on the land.

“Mobile home” is the term for homes built before June 1976, when the federal code took effect. Everything built since is a manufactured home, and this one is new.

Who inspects it? I heard the county doesn't do inspections out here.

That's right, and it's the reason we document the two inspections that do happen. Creek County issues no building permits in unincorporated areas, so we are not going to imply a county code inspection took place.

Construction: the design is approved by a HUD-accepted engineering firm and the build is inspected in the plant by a third-party agency before the home ships. That is what the red certification label on the home records.

Installation: the set-up is done by an Oklahoma-licensed installer to the federal installation standard, and the set-up form is signed off by a state-certified installation inspector. The installer's label goes on the home, by the breaker box.

We publish both numbers on the spec sheet for each home, so you can check them yourself.

What about tornadoes?

All of Oklahoma is Wind Zone I under the federal code, so there is no higher wind rating available here and nobody can honestly sell you one. What actually matters is how the home is anchored.

Anchoring and footings follow the manufacturer's approved instructions and the federal installation standard, and a state-certified inspector signs off on the set-up. The engineer's foundation certification is on the spec sheet.

Whether a storm shelter is included is listed on each home's spec sheet.

Money

Can I get a regular mortgage on it?

Yes. FHA, VA, USDA, and conventional loans all lend on a HUD-code home that sits on a permanent foundation and is classified as real property. Ours are.

One product to know about and avoid: FHA Title I. Its 2026 cap for a multi-section home-and-lot loan is $237,096, which is below what these packages cost, so it generally can't finance the deal. The loan you want is a normal FHA Title II, VA, USDA, or conventional mortgage.

USDA is worth asking your lender about — it can go to 100% financing in eligible rural areas. Eligibility is set by address, so we'll check the specific parcel with you rather than promise it.

Won't it depreciate like a car?

Depreciation is what happens to a home that stays personal property on ground somebody else owns. That is not this.

Before closing, the manufactured-home title is cancelled under Oklahoma law and the home becomes part of the real estate. The assessor then carries it as land and improvements, and appraisers value it with the same methods they use on any other house.

Will it appraise?

Here is the part most sellers won't tell you. Your lender's appraiser has to use at least two closed sales of manufactured homes on land. They are not allowed to build a comparable by adding a vacant land sale to the home's price.

That means the number turns on what similar homes on acreage have actually closed for nearby, not on what we spent. We'd rather you know that before you write an offer than find out in week four of escrow.

What will the property taxes run?

Budget roughly 1% of what you pay, per year, and treat that as a planning figure rather than a quote. The Creek County Assessor sets the real number.

Don't use the current owner's tax bill as your estimate. Oklahoma caps assessment increases at 3% a year, and that cap resets when the property sells — so an old bill will understate what you'll owe.

Once you live there, the homestead exemption applies the same way it would on any other house.

What does insurance cost?

You'll typically be quoted a manufactured-home policy rather than the standard homeowner's form. Coverage is comparable; the form number is different.

We aren't going to publish a premium range we haven't verified in Oklahoma. Get a quote from a local agent early — it's a five-minute call and it belongs in your budget before you write an offer.

The land

Septic and water — what am I taking on?

Both are in and documented before you close. The on-site sewage system is permitted by Oklahoma DEQ, and the permit number is on the spec sheet.

Water is either a rural water district tap or a well. If it's a district, we get written confirmation that the benefit unit transfers to you. Under Oklahoma law it doesn't convey with the land automatically, and that catches people.

If it's a well: a household well irrigating 3 acres or less needs no permit from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.

Can I buy the home and put it on land I already own?

Not today. We sell finished places on land we bought, improved, and hold title to.

If you own acreage and want to sell it, that's a different conversation and we'd like to have it.

Us

Who am I actually buying from?

JC Property Ventures, LLC — Jeremy Pittman and Connor Ellard, 50/50. We buy the acreage, take title, do the groundwork, set the home, and sell you the finished place.

We're not wholesalers. Our name goes on the deed before yours does.

Ask us something that isn't here.

If it's a good question we'll add it to this page, with your name off it.