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CHOMEX Vista Bode
A 40 ft flat-expansion container home from CHOMEX — 775 sq ft at $44,995 delivered, with layout options covering a 2-bedroom+study or a 3-bedroom floor plan. The Vista Bode slots between the Grand Luxe (865 SF, $54,995) and the Haven Nest (585 SF, $37,995). Like all CHOMEX models: no US residential certification, an electrician required for hookup, and the same 3-year structural warranty from a BBB A-rated Brooklyn seller.
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What's good
- Published price ($44,995) includes free continental US delivery; two layout options (2BR+study or 3BR) at the same price
- 775 sq ft is the second-largest footprint in the CHOMEX residential lineup
- Flat-layout design: single-story, no steps or loft ladders; double-pane windows and up to 60 dB soundproofing
- Affirm financing available; 3-year structural warranty from a BBB A-rated US seller
- Anti-corrosion steel frame with A2 fire-rated panels and hurricane-rated materials
What's not
- No US residential certification — permitting is the buyer's responsibility and may be impractical in many jurisdictions
- Electrical arrives as 'standard wiring'; a US-licensed electrician is required to finish hookups to local code
- 775 sq ft is manufacturer-stated; a competing spec in the product listing incorrectly shows 865 SF (the Grand Luxe figure) — treat square footage as approximate
- CHOMEX incorporated April 2024 — limited track record and no publicly documented delivery count
- Chinese-manufactured, reshipped from overseas; 1–2 day setup is buyer-managed with no installation crew from CHOMEX
Full specifications
Anything we could not confirm with the manufacturer carries a Projected / Unconfirmed badge. We would rather flag an estimate than publish a number we invented.
| Maker | CHOMEX |
|---|---|
| Category | Expandable container |
| Status | Shipping |
| Base priceProjected / Unconfirmed | $44,995 |
| Estimated delivered costProjected / Unconfirmed | $45,000 – $75,000 |
| Deployed areaProjected / Unconfirmed | 775 sq ft |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Folded dimensionsProjected / Unconfirmed | 38 ft 9 in L × 7 ft 3 in W × 8 ft 2 in H (flat-packed on a standard flatbed) |
| Deployed dimensionsProjected / Unconfirmed | 38 ft 9 in L × 20 ft 5 in W × 8 ft 2 in H; 775 sq ft interior (manufacturer-stated), 8 ft–8 ft 7 in ceiling |
| Setup timeProjected / Unconfirmed | Delivered flat-packed; unfolds on-site in 1–2 days |
| Foundation | Level, stable pad or piers — no concrete slab required by CHOMEX, but local jurisdiction may require one. Arrives with pre-installed electrical (standard wiring) and plumbing framework; buyer connects to utilities and must hire a US-licensed electrician to finish hookups to code. |
| Certifications | No certification verified |
| Regions served | United States (continental US, free delivery; excludes AK/HI per shipping policy) |
| Lead timeProjected / Unconfirmed | 6–8 weeks from order to delivery |
| Financing | Affirm pay-over-time available at checkout. Price ($44,995) includes free continental US delivery. Bulk discounts for 4+ units. No manufactured-home or real-property mortgage path — no HUD or modular classification. Buyer responsible for site prep, electrical finish, and permitting. |
| Warranty | 3-year structural warranty; 3-year electrical and plumbing parts warranty (per CHOMEX warranty policy page) |
| Best for | Primary residence, ADU / backyard home, Rental investment, Hospitality & short stay |
Financing
Affirm pay-over-time available at checkout. Price ($44,995) includes free continental US delivery. Bulk discounts for 4+ units. No manufactured-home or real-property mortgage path — no HUD or modular classification. Buyer responsible for site prep, electrical finish, and permitting.
Read the financing guide →Foundation & permits
Level, stable pad or piers — no concrete slab required by CHOMEX, but local jurisdiction may require one. Arrives with pre-installed electrical (standard wiring) and plumbing framework; buyer connects to utilities and must hire a US-licensed electrician to finish hookups to code.
Read the permitting guide →Compare with…
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Build a custom comparison →Vista Bode — questions buyers ask
- How much does a Boxabl actually cost delivered?
- The Casita's base price is around $60,000. A realistic delivered-and-installed figure in the US is $95,000 to $140,000 once you add freight, crane, site work, an engineered pad, utility connections and permits. On raw land with no services, the top of that range is the honest planning number. Anyone quoting you a turnkey Casita at the base price is leaving something out.
- What is the cheapest foldable home you can actually buy?
- Expandable container buildings sell in the US from roughly $20,000 on marketplaces, and brand-name US sellers like Chery Industrial now start closer to $30,000, sometimes available from stock. They are legitimate portable buildings — excellent jobsite offices, studios and farm structures. They are not certified dwellings in most counties, so if your plan is to live in one full-time on a permitted lot, the real cheapest option is a certified unit at two to three times that price.
- Are the expandable container homes on Amazon any good?
- As portable buildings, some are perfectly fine — a galvanized-steel frame with foam-panel walls that unfolds into 380–800 sq ft for a low price, useful as an office, studio, guest room or short-stay unit. As dwellings, they are a problem: none of the Amazon-sold units in our catalog (Feekercn, EROMMY) carries a verified residential certification, so most jurisdictions will not permit them as a residence, and warranty and support are retail-grade. Buy one for what it is, plan for import logistics and an electrician, and do not mistake a low sticker price for a low-cost home.
- Can I put a foldable home on raw land?
- Physically yes, but the site work is where the budget goes. Raw land with no services means you pay for access, clearing and grading, a foundation, and — the big one — utilities, where a septic system alone can exceed $20,000. On the cheapest units the site work frequently costs more than the building. Plan on roughly base price × 2.2 for an unserviced site, and confirm your parcel is zoned for a dwelling and can pass a septic/perc test before you buy either the land or the unit.
- What is the Boxabl Baby Box?
- A small towable Boxabl launched around $19,999, with a wet bath and kitchenette in roughly 120 sq ft, aimed at offices, studios and guest rooms rather than full dwellings. It is SUV-towable and off-grid capable, but it is RV-classed rather than a permitted dwelling, and several specs — folded dimensions, certification and warranty — remain unconfirmed by Boxabl. Treat it as a preorder with projected numbers, not a shipping product you can pin down today.