Hi folks, My wife and I ( and my 85 year old mom) are looking to move back to some property where I was born and raised. Last year we tore down the old place as it was beyond repair. We have sewage and septic already out there, but the prices of modular homes in our area have gotten out of control in the last several months. To put it into perspective a new modular that sells for $ 145,000 normally is now something like $ 170,000. And it is going up every week.

Do any of you guys now of an alternative for modern housing? I was thinking of something like a steel home kit and finish it ourselves. Or possibly a pole barn type structure and finishing it. Am I fishing in the dark here? I just can't stand the idea of getting gouged 25-30,000 bucks for the same product.

Thanks Moparts for any advice!