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Client checklists, financing guides, and continuing education — built for HUD-certified housing counselors and advisors working with factory-built homebuyers.
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Built by counselors, for counselors.
Manufactured housing has its own financing rules, its own risks, and its own opportunities — and most homebuyer counselor curricula don’t cover it well. Next Step builds the client-ready resources, plain-language guides, and continuing-ed materials counselors need to advise FBH buyers with confidence.
What you’ll find here:
- Client-ready assessment tools
- Plain-language financing guides
- Counselor training and continuing ed
- HUD-aligned program resources
Featured Resources
Housing Advisor Toolkit
A complete counselor toolkit for advising clients on factory-built home purchases.
Client Assessment Checklist
A one-page worksheet to run with clients on credit, DPA, and financing risks.
Factory-Built Housing Financing
Walk clients through factory-built home loan options with confidence.
Program Guide for Advisors
This guide helps advisors add factory-built housing into counseling practices.
Cost Comparison Graphic
Factory-built vs. site-built on cost, time, and quality — for proposals and council briefings.
Factory-Built Housing 101
A free plain-language introduction to factory-built housing and its benefits.
Featured Tool
Client Assessment Checklist
A one-page tool to run with manufactured home buyers in your first session. Covers credit readiness, DPA eligibility, financing risks, and ownership readiness — so you and your client end the conversation aligned on next steps.
What’s on the checklist
- Credit and income readiness
- DPA program eligibility
- Chattel vs. mortgage risks
- Site, lot, and zoning checks