
Guide | Home Buying
Energy efficiency is the use of technology that requires less energy to perform the same task. Learn about how energy efficiency in new manufactured home and upgrades to a current home can help you save in several ways.
Whether you’re a first-time home buyer or a homeowner looking for upgrades, you probably/may have questions about managing your finances. You can cut back on your utility bills by investing in energy-efficient features. Many manufactured home retailers offer packages that include energy-efficient features that can help you save money on your utility bills, and Vanderbilt offers a Home Upgrade Loan* to help you make your current manufactured home more efficient. But energy efficiency isn’t just about saving money, using less energy can also help reduce your carbon footprint while delivering you savings each month.
Compared to many older mobile and manufactured homes, a modern manufactured home can come with many more energy-efficient features. Vanderbilt can finance one of these new homes through our retail partners. These features can help you use less energy to run appliances as well as heat and cool your home. By choosing a home with energy-efficient features, you can potentially save money on your utility bill and reduce your energy consumption.
When looking at the benefits and features of a new manufactured home, keep in mind the average household energy consumption breakdown shown below:
By purchasing a modern manufactured home with energy-efficient features or upgrading your current manufactured home, you could benefit from some of the following:
With the addition of energy-efficient features, you may be able to decrease your energy consumption and increase your comfort. The Home Upgrade Loan can help finance repairs or energy-efficient upgrades like:
These energy saving changes can really pay off. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that by "combining proper equipment maintenance and upgrades with recommended insulation, air sealing, and thermostat settings, you can save about 30% on your energy bill while reducing environmental emissions.”
The manufactured home construction process typically allows homebuyers the flexibility to customize the design of their home and select energy-efficient features. Check out our tips for more ways to save and be more!
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*Currently available in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington. Visit https://www.vmf.com/home-upgrade-loan/ for more information.
All loans are subject to credit approval.
Guide | Home Buying
Article | Home Buying
Guide | Home Buying
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