[carli]

Congrats on your new home!

A few suggestions:

We have a Sharp microwave drawer in our island, which works great. I like it because it’s kind of hidden, not being at eye level. Since you said that you’re looking for one in your cabinet, this may not be an option for you, but would be if you have space in your lower cabinet area.

My favorite new appliance is our ridiculously expensive Miele Optima dishwasher. I think it cost around $1500, which sounds crazy, but I was so tired of our hard water ruining wine glasses and clouding up drinking glasses. The Miele has a built-in water softener, to which we add salt about once every couple of months. It’s also super quiet, and washes dishes beautifully but the thing that makes it really great is the built-in water softener. When I was researching appliances, Miele was the only manufacturer that made one w/the water softener and maybe now there are others. Also, if hard water isn’t a big issue in your new place, then I wouldn’t pay extra for the Miele.

Sorry I don’t have any personal experience with a slide-in range…for what it’s worth, I have a friend who loves her GE Profile gas range.

We’ve moved many times and re-done more kitchens than I care to remember, and I’ve always researched appliances by first looking at Consumer Reports online (buy an online subscription if you don’t have one already so you don’t have to save up all those magazines) and secondly (less scientific and for simply anecdotal feedback), I check this website – http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/appl/. You can browse around there and get a general feel for brands to stay away from or those that are particular favorites.

Good luck!

[carli]

You’ve probably already covered this base, but I’ve heard that many banks don’t offer mortgages on manufactured homes. A friend of ours “built” (or is the right term “assembled”?) a very cool manufactured home in the desert, but when he wanted to sell it a year or two ago, he found that his pool of buyers was pretty small because they’d have to pay cash. He told us that banks aren’t lending on manufactured homes. This info is obviously based on one anecdote, and maybe doesn’t apply to your situation, but is something to check into.

As far as what else to look into regarding manufactured homes in general, I know that there’s been an influx of new manufacturers in the last 10 years or so, and some are turning out well-designed and pretty sophisticated homes. Of course, the quality varies between manufacturers and much will depend on the final finish work and details added.

You should research the manufacturer of this particular home, and also think about chatting with the contractor who assembled it (if not affiliated with the manufacturer) and those who did the finish work, etc. I assume the seller would understand that there may be more questions than usual, given it’s a manufactured home, and hopefully will have this info readily available for you.

Good luck!

[carli]

You’ve probably already covered this base, but I’ve heard that many banks don’t offer mortgages on manufactured homes. A friend of ours “built” (or is the right term “assembled”?) a very cool manufactured home in the desert, but when he wanted to sell it a year or two ago, he found that his pool of buyers was pretty small because they’d have to pay cash. He told us that banks aren’t lending on manufactured homes. This info is obviously based on one anecdote, and maybe doesn’t apply to your situation, but is something to check into.

As far as what else to look into regarding manufactured homes in general, I know that there’s been an influx of new manufacturers in the last 10 years or so, and some are turning out well-designed and pretty sophisticated homes. Of course, the quality varies between manufacturers and much will depend on the final finish work and details added.

You should research the manufacturer of this particular home, and also think about chatting with the contractor who assembled it (if not affiliated with the manufacturer) and those who did the finish work, etc. I assume the seller would understand that there may be more questions than usual, given it’s a manufactured home, and hopefully will have this info readily available for you.

Good luck!

[carli]

You’ve probably already covered this base, but I’ve heard that many banks don’t offer mortgages on manufactured homes. A friend of ours “built” (or is the right term “assembled”?) a very cool manufactured home in the desert, but when he wanted to sell it a year or two ago, he found that his pool of buyers was pretty small because they’d have to pay cash. He told us that banks aren’t lending on manufactured homes. This info is obviously based on one anecdote, and maybe doesn’t apply to your situation, but is something to check into.

As far as what else to look into regarding manufactured homes in general, I know that there’s been an influx of new manufacturers in the last 10 years or so, and some are turning out well-designed and pretty sophisticated homes. Of course, the quality varies between manufacturers and much will depend on the final finish work and details added.

You should research the manufacturer of this particular home, and also think about chatting with the contractor who assembled it (if not affiliated with the manufacturer) and those who did the finish work, etc. I assume the seller would understand that there may be more questions than usual, given it’s a manufactured home, and hopefully will have this info readily available for you.

Good luck!

[carli]

You’ve probably already covered this base, but I’ve heard that many banks don’t offer mortgages on manufactured homes. A friend of ours “built” (or is the right term “assembled”?) a very cool manufactured home in the desert, but when he wanted to sell it a year or two ago, he found that his pool of buyers was pretty small because they’d have to pay cash. He told us that banks aren’t lending on manufactured homes. This info is obviously based on one anecdote, and maybe doesn’t apply to your situation, but is something to check into.

As far as what else to look into regarding manufactured homes in general, I know that there’s been an influx of new manufacturers in the last 10 years or so, and some are turning out well-designed and pretty sophisticated homes. Of course, the quality varies between manufacturers and much will depend on the final finish work and details added.

You should research the manufacturer of this particular home, and also think about chatting with the contractor who assembled it (if not affiliated with the manufacturer) and those who did the finish work, etc. I assume the seller would understand that there may be more questions than usual, given it’s a manufactured home, and hopefully will have this info readily available for you.

Good luck!

[carli]

You’ve probably already covered this base, but I’ve heard that many banks don’t offer mortgages on manufactured homes. A friend of ours “built” (or is the right term “assembled”?) a very cool manufactured home in the desert, but when he wanted to sell it a year or two ago, he found that his pool of buyers was pretty small because they’d have to pay cash. He told us that banks aren’t lending on manufactured homes. This info is obviously based on one anecdote, and maybe doesn’t apply to your situation, but is something to check into.

As far as what else to look into regarding manufactured homes in general, I know that there’s been an influx of new manufacturers in the last 10 years or so, and some are turning out well-designed and pretty sophisticated homes. Of course, the quality varies between manufacturers and much will depend on the final finish work and details added.

You should research the manufacturer of this particular home, and also think about chatting with the contractor who assembled it (if not affiliated with the manufacturer) and those who did the finish work, etc. I assume the seller would understand that there may be more questions than usual, given it’s a manufactured home, and hopefully will have this info readily available for you.

Good luck!

[carli]

Maybe things have changed in the days since I was in contact with recruiters, but in my experience, recruiters are paid by the company doing the hiring and therefore definitely have the company’s best interests in mind. Of course, they need to entice topnotch candidates so they’ll be trying to cultivate good relationships with attractive candidates, but they are not working for the candidate, they’re working for the company.

But, maybe things have changed dramatically in the last few years with the economic downturn…are you saying that there are recruiters out there who are hired by jobseekers?

[carli]

Maybe things have changed in the days since I was in contact with recruiters, but in my experience, recruiters are paid by the company doing the hiring and therefore definitely have the company’s best interests in mind. Of course, they need to entice topnotch candidates so they’ll be trying to cultivate good relationships with attractive candidates, but they are not working for the candidate, they’re working for the company.

But, maybe things have changed dramatically in the last few years with the economic downturn…are you saying that there are recruiters out there who are hired by jobseekers?

[carli]

Maybe things have changed in the days since I was in contact with recruiters, but in my experience, recruiters are paid by the company doing the hiring and therefore definitely have the company’s best interests in mind. Of course, they need to entice topnotch candidates so they’ll be trying to cultivate good relationships with attractive candidates, but they are not working for the candidate, they’re working for the company.

But, maybe things have changed dramatically in the last few years with the economic downturn…are you saying that there are recruiters out there who are hired by jobseekers?

[carli]

Maybe things have changed in the days since I was in contact with recruiters, but in my experience, recruiters are paid by the company doing the hiring and therefore definitely have the company’s best interests in mind. Of course, they need to entice topnotch candidates so they’ll be trying to cultivate good relationships with attractive candidates, but they are not working for the candidate, they’re working for the company.

But, maybe things have changed dramatically in the last few years with the economic downturn…are you saying that there are recruiters out there who are hired by jobseekers?

[carli]

Maybe things have changed in the days since I was in contact with recruiters, but in my experience, recruiters are paid by the company doing the hiring and therefore definitely have the company’s best interests in mind. Of course, they need to entice topnotch candidates so they’ll be trying to cultivate good relationships with attractive candidates, but they are not working for the candidate, they’re working for the company.

But, maybe things have changed dramatically in the last few years with the economic downturn…are you saying that there are recruiters out there who are hired by jobseekers?

[carli]

I assume you’ve researched it and found that a job similar to your husband’s current one exists at banks operating in San Diego. In other words, are you sure that there is a counterpart position at a bank here in San Diego? Frequently, product management is done at a corporate or headquarters location, but maybe there’s a good VP level product position at midsize or smaller local banks here in SD that he’d be happy with?

The reason I ask is that I know from personal experience that a similar position to the one I had in NYC (sr mgmt in sales/mktg for a healthcare company) does not exist here even though there are similar companies. In moving to the west coast, I found that there would only be a counterpart position in either the LA or San Fran locatons of similar companies, but definitely not in San Diego.

Good luck to you!

[carli]

I assume you’ve researched it and found that a job similar to your husband’s current one exists at banks operating in San Diego. In other words, are you sure that there is a counterpart position at a bank here in San Diego? Frequently, product management is done at a corporate or headquarters location, but maybe there’s a good VP level product position at midsize or smaller local banks here in SD that he’d be happy with?

The reason I ask is that I know from personal experience that a similar position to the one I had in NYC (sr mgmt in sales/mktg for a healthcare company) does not exist here even though there are similar companies. In moving to the west coast, I found that there would only be a counterpart position in either the LA or San Fran locatons of similar companies, but definitely not in San Diego.

Good luck to you!

[carli]

I assume you’ve researched it and found that a job similar to your husband’s current one exists at banks operating in San Diego. In other words, are you sure that there is a counterpart position at a bank here in San Diego? Frequently, product management is done at a corporate or headquarters location, but maybe there’s a good VP level product position at midsize or smaller local banks here in SD that he’d be happy with?

The reason I ask is that I know from personal experience that a similar position to the one I had in NYC (sr mgmt in sales/mktg for a healthcare company) does not exist here even though there are similar companies. In moving to the west coast, I found that there would only be a counterpart position in either the LA or San Fran locatons of similar companies, but definitely not in San Diego.

Good luck to you!

[carli]

I assume you’ve researched it and found that a job similar to your husband’s current one exists at banks operating in San Diego. In other words, are you sure that there is a counterpart position at a bank here in San Diego? Frequently, product management is done at a corporate or headquarters location, but maybe there’s a good VP level product position at midsize or smaller local banks here in SD that he’d be happy with?

The reason I ask is that I know from personal experience that a similar position to the one I had in NYC (sr mgmt in sales/mktg for a healthcare company) does not exist here even though there are similar companies. In moving to the west coast, I found that there would only be a counterpart position in either the LA or San Fran locatons of similar companies, but definitely not in San Diego.

Good luck to you!

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