Predictika · Factory-built home quotes

An AI sales agent's factory-built home quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a quote for a factory-built home: a brand, a home type, the number of sections, floor area, bedrooms, foundation, site wind, thermal and snow conditions, options, delivery distance, financing and a discount. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of these quotes and returns a verdict, every reason and the price it computed.

Scope: Quotes for manufactured, modular and park model homes under seven brands: sections and area, bedrooms, foundation, site wind, thermal and snow conditions, options, delivery, financing, discount and the stated total. See everything this validator covers

This validator models factory-built home quotes, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Brand, home type and size — park model brands on park models only, the most sections for each home type, the floor area each number of sections can carry, the 400 square foot park model limit and bedrooms against floor area.
  • Foundation, site and options — basements on modular homes only, park models on piers, the wind package for wind zones II and III, the energy package for cold climates, the roof rating against the snow load, and the attached garage and nine-foot ceiling rules.
  • Discount, delivery, financing and stated total — a discount over 5 percent sent to a sales manager and over 12.5 percent blocked, long deliveries, three-section homes and chattel loans on permanent foundations sent for confirmation, and the stated total compared with the computed total.

Any home quote that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: lot or land, permits, and financing terms. Public versus modeled: the brand names and the home types come from Skyline Champion's public pages; every limit, option dependency, threshold and price (US dollars) is modeled by Predictika from comparable factory-built housing products, is illustrative and is not published by Skyline Champion.

The AI sales agentBuilds the home quote from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

6 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
A brand that is limited to one home typeOnly with care
A brand rule has to be written for each park model brand and checked against the home type.		Brand and home type are fields of one quote and are checked together on every call.
Site conditions that require specific packagesOnly with care
Wind zone, climate and snow load each map to a package or a roof rating, so the rules form a table kept in step with the options.		Site conditions and packages are fields of one quote and are checked together on every call.
Limits that depend on the number of sectionsOnly with care
Area, ceiling height and approvals all change with the section count, so each rule has to look at it.		The section count is a field of the quote and is compared on every call.
A stated total that must match the computed totalOnly with workarounds
The price is built from area, roof, foundation, options and delivery less the discount, so a separate rule is needed to recompute it and compare it with the stated figure.		The stated total is a field of the request and is compared with the computed net price on every call.
Discounts, long deliveries and loan types that go to a personOnly with care
A separate approval path with its own thresholds that must not overlap the blocking rules.		Blocks and approvals come back together; an approval-only quote is not blocked.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1Shore Park and Athens Park Models brands build park models only; the quote has another home type.
2A park model is limited to 400 sq ft; the quote has 401 sq ft.
3A home of 3 sections needs a transport permit and crane set plan confirmed.
4The quote has 4 sections; this home type allows at most 3.
5A home of 4 sections needs a transport permit and crane set plan confirmed.
61,200 sq ft exceeds the 1,100 sq ft this number of sections can carry.
75 bedrooms do not fit in 1,000 sq ft.
8A basement foundation is offered for modular homes only, not manufactured homes.
9A manufactured home sited in wind zone II or III needs the wind package.
10Thermal zone 3 (cold climate) needs the energy package.
11The site snow load is 30 psf; the roof package is rated for 20 psf.
12An attached garage is offered on modular homes only.
139-foot ceilings need a multi-section home; the quote has 1 section(s).
14The quote states a total of 150,000 USD; the quoted lines come to 149,700 USD.
15The discount of 8,000 USD is more than 5 percent of the 149,700 USD gross price; a sales manager should approve it.
16The discount of 20,000 USD is more than 12.5 percent of the 149,700 USD gross price.
17Delivery of 600 miles needs a freight and route survey.
18A chattel loan on a permanent or basement foundation; finance should confirm the loan type.
19A park model sits on piers or its own wheels, not a permanent or basement foundation.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Titan home on a basement: A single-section Titan manufactured home on a basement with garage, nine-foot ceilings and no site packages

    
The agent's request. Please quote a 1-section Titan Homes manufactured home of 1,400 square feet with 3 bedrooms on a basement, in wind zone III and thermal zone 3 with a snow load of 30 psf, with the R20 roof package, plus nine-foot ceilings and an attached garage, delivered 200 miles, paid with a mortgage, for a stated total of 186,600 US dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Floor area too large for the sections. 1,400 sq ft exceeds the 1,100 sq ft this number of sections can carry.
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  • Basement on a HUD-code home. A basement foundation is offered for modular homes only, not manufactured homes.
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  • Wind zone needs the wind package. A manufactured home sited in wind zone II or III needs the wind package.
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  • Cold climate needs the energy package. Thermal zone 3 (cold climate) needs the energy package.
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  • Roof too light for the snow load. The site snow load is 30 psf; the roof package is rated for 20 psf.
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  • Attached garage on a non-modular home. An attached garage is offered on modular homes only.
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  • 9-foot ceiling on a single section. 9-foot ceilings need a multi-section home; the quote has 1 section(s).
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2. Titan home on a basement: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a 2-section Titan Homes modular home of 1,800 square feet with 3 bedrooms on a basement, in wind zone III and thermal zone 3 with a snow load of 30 psf, with the R30 roof package, plus the energy package, nine-foot ceilings and an attached garage, delivered 200 miles, paid with a mortgage, for a stated total of 323,200 US dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Price summary. 1,800 sq ft, gross 323,200 USD, discount 0 USD, net 323,200 USD (illustrative prices).
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3. Shore Park model: A Shore Park model of 480 square feet on a permanent foundation with a deep discount

    
The agent's request. Please quote a 1-section Shore Park park model of 480 square feet with 2 bedrooms on a permanent foundation, in wind zone I and thermal zone 1 with a snow load of 0 psf, with the R20 roof package, delivered 150 miles, paid with a mortgage, with a discount of 14,107 US dollars, for a stated total of 79,943 US dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Park model over 400 sq ft. A park model is limited to 400 sq ft; the quote has 480 sq ft.
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  • Park model on a permanent foundation. A park model sits on piers or its own wheels, not a permanent or basement foundation.
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  • Discount over 12.5 percent. The discount of 14,107 USD is more than 12.5 percent of the 94,050 USD gross price.
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4. Shore Park model: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a 1-section Shore Park park model of 400 square feet with 2 bedrooms on a pier foundation, in wind zone I and thermal zone 1 with a snow load of 0 psf, with the R20 roof package, delivered 150 miles, paid with a mortgage, with a discount of 2,798 US dollars, for a stated total of 67,152 US dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Price summary. 400 sq ft, gross 69,950 USD, discount 2,798 USD, net 67,152 USD (illustrative prices).
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5. Three-section Champion home: A three-section Champion manufactured home delivered 640 miles with a chattel loan and a stated total

    
The agent's request. Please quote a 3-section Champion Home Builders manufactured home of 2,800 square feet with 4 bedrooms on a permanent foundation, in wind zone I and thermal zone 2 with a snow load of 15 psf, with the R20 roof package, delivered 640 miles, paid with a chattel loan, with a discount of 20,456 US dollars, for a stated total of 255,700 US dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Stated total does not match. The quote states a total of 255,700 USD; the quoted lines come to 235,244 USD.
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  • Discount over 5 percent. The discount of 20,456 USD is more than 5 percent of the 255,700 USD gross price; a sales manager should approve it.
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  • Long delivery needs a freight survey. Delivery of 640 miles needs a freight and route survey.
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  • Chattel loan on a permanent foundation. A chattel loan on a permanent or basement foundation; finance should confirm the loan type.
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  • Three or more sections need a route and set plan. A home of 3 sections needs a transport permit and crane set plan confirmed.
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6. Three-section Champion home: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a 3-section Champion Home Builders manufactured home of 2,800 square feet with 4 bedrooms on a permanent foundation, in wind zone I and thermal zone 2 with a snow load of 15 psf, with the R20 roof package, delivered 640 miles, paid with a chattel loan, with a discount of 20,456 US dollars, for a stated total of 235,244 US dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Discount over 5 percent. The discount of 20,456 USD is more than 5 percent of the 255,700 USD gross price; a sales manager should approve it.
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  • Long delivery needs a freight survey. Delivery of 640 miles needs a freight and route survey.
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  • Chattel loan on a permanent foundation. A chattel loan on a permanent or basement foundation; finance should confirm the loan type.
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  • Three or more sections need a route and set plan. A home of 3 sections needs a transport permit and crane set plan confirmed.
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  • Price summary. 2,800 sq ft, gross 255,700 USD, discount 20,456 USD, net 235,244 USD (illustrative prices).
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares a quote for a factory-built home: a brand, a home type, the number of sections, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of these quotes and returns a verdict, every reason and the price it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote a 1-section Titan Homes manufactured home of 1,400 square feet with 3 bedrooms on a basement, in wind zone III and thermal zone 3 with a snow load of 30 psf. It is ready to send. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with seven findings, all in one answer. 1,400 sq ft exceeds the 1,100 sq ft this number of sections can carry. A basement foundation is offered for modular homes only, not manufactured homes. A manufactured home sited in wind zone II or III needs the wind package. The other four are on screen.
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  6. The validator returned seven blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for a brand that is limited to one home type, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the home type to modular home, the sections to 2, the floor area to 1,800, the roof package to R30, the energy package to yes and the total as stated on the quote to 323,200.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. All seven earlier findings are cleared.
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  13. Seven problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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