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Megalodon Homes is a new approach to attainable housing: a small home built on a rigid steel tube frame, sold as stamped, permit-ready plans and as complete move-in packages. Where mobile homes are built to 70 mph minimums, Megalodon designs above the strictest US wind and energy codes — and is honest about the two things that kill most small-home purchases: financing classification and local approval. Foundation Series homes are certified modular — real property that finances and appraises like a site-built house. Relocatable Series homes keep the freedom to move. Megalodon Homes is online at MegalodonHomes.com.
Fact sheet
| Item | Fact |
|---|---|
| Stage | Concept — engineering analysis in progress; plans launch first; demo unit is the next milestone |
| Product | Small homes (384+ sq ft) on a rigid steel tube frame: plans, kits, move-in packages |
| Design wind target | 180 mph (design target, pending certification — please label it that way) |
| Industry floor | HUD Wind Zone I: 70 mph — most of the continental US |
| Price band | Plans from $349; package design target $89–119k (Meg One) |
| The two series | Foundation (IRC modular, mortgageable, appraises) / Relocatable (movable, chattel-financed) |
Story angles we can speak to
- Hurricane season: what actually fails in a 150 mph wind — and why the industry builds to 70. Engineer available for comment June–November.
- The $15,000 internet house: what happens after the viral unboxing — code, financing, insurance, and the ~50% failure rate of cheap listings.
- The financing fork: why a tiny home on wheels depreciates like a truck, and the classification trick nobody explains to buyers.
- The affordability math: 75% of US households priced out of a median new home; the median first-time buyer is now 40.
Assets & contact
Concept renders (labeled as renders), founder bio, and the spec fact sheet are available on request. Exclusive photography of the first build is reserved for one outlet — ask. Media contact: press@megalodonhomes.com.