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from what I've heard, not cheaper than building on site.
you still need land (expensive everywhere right now) and to build a foundation for the home, which is generally ~1/3 of your construction costs.
Many prefabs are sold without interior finishes, with no windows or roofing. These are
easily broken/damaged while shipping, and you may have specific requirements based on location. (cold climate, humid climate, dry got climate). you could spend many times what you spend on the prefab kit for all the other stuff.to put it in perspective: Building a house on site is generally 20-40% foundation/basement, 30% structure (the prefab component), the rest for finishing.
here's a site that has a lot of info on prefabs:
http://www.fabprefab.com/fabfile…You're better off to hire a thrifty architect to cut costs. Architects fees run 15% of project costs but you could save more than that with good planning and some unique materials.