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Flamingo Home Sales
Flamingo Home Sales, Inc. is a manufactured home dealer in Athens, Georgia, locally owned and operated since 1966 and described on its site as one of Georgia's oldest established manufactured home dealers. It sells homes from the manufacturers it represents and keeps model homes on display at its Commerce Boulevard sales center for buyers to walk through.
The business is set up to handle the whole project, not just the home. Buyers can pick a home and a lot in the surrounding northeast Georgia counties, and Flamingo arranges complete site preparation including clearing, grading, wells, septic, and driveways. It also packages land, home, and improvements into one loan through its lenders, and gives customers its own list of approved subcontractors for electrical, plumbing, septic tanks, wells, decks, and garages.
On financing, the site says most lenders offer conventional, VA, and FHA loans, that lenders usually start at a minimum credit score of 575, and that the best financing requires a 640 credit score and covers 96.5% of total project cost. Flamingo is currently developing New Kings Bridge Estates in south Jackson County, on New Kings Bridge Road, where it says limited tracts remain.
Home prices, lot prices, and site-work costs are not published, and the lot hours shown on the home page differ from the opening hours in the footer, so call before driving out.
Best for
Buyers in Athens, Oconee, Jackson, and surrounding northeast Georgia counties who want a manufactured home, land, site work, and financing arranged through one dealer rather than sourced separately.
What they do
- Manufactured home sales
- Land and home financing packages
- Site preparation including clearing and grading
- Well, septic, and driveway installation
- Home site and lot selection in northeast Georgia
- Lender referrals for conventional, VA, and FHA financing
- Lot sales at New Kings Bridge Estates in Jackson County
- Referrals to approved subcontractors for decks and garages
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1966 |
| Ownership | Private |
What stands out
- Locally owned and operated since 1966 and described on its site as one of Georgia's oldest established manufactured home dealers.
- Says its lenders usually start at a minimum credit score of 575, with the best financing requiring 640 and covering 96.5% of total project cost.
- Displays model homes on its Athens sales lot for buyers to walk through during posted browsing hours.
- Currently developing New Kings Bridge Estates, an in-progress community in south Jackson County, Georgia.
Common questions
- What credit score do the lenders require?
- Most lenders offer conventional, VA, and FHA financing and usually start at a minimum credit score of 575. The best financing requires a 640 credit score and finances 96.5% of total project cost.
- Can land, the home, and site work be financed together?
- Yes. Flamingo offers land and home packaging through its lenders. Customers can find land on their own and bring it to Flamingo, and the bank combines the land price and development costs such as clearing, grading, water, sewage, and driveways with the cost of the home in one loan.