Since my early days in Manufactured Home (MH) sales, first at retail centers and later with in MH Communities, the issue of price cutting has been a perennially hot topic for MH professionals. Many are willing to close a deal by cutting the price. My personal take is; not! Let's see why offering a price …
I was chatting with a man who had called from West of the Rockies. He was interested in marketing and sales training for his retailing manufactured home communities. With my being based not far from Chicagoland, he asked a natural and common question. "How are you going to do this cost-effectively?" My reply was that …
Short answer, yes you can! This isn't hypothetical, it is real and it is happening right now today. You can learn how to do it too, if you are heading to the event described below. Every day Realtors earn a commission by selling a home they do not own. Everyone in a closed deal routinely …
Can you legally and morally earn money from the sale of a competitors home? Read More »
Do you do seasonal marketing for your factory-built home business? Most retail focused manufactured home operations remember to do 'tax time' promos. But do you also do promotions for Valentines, St. Patrick's, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Father's Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and others? You should. There are good reasons why big …
The political campaign season is soon to wide down, but let's not miss some amazing image lessons we all should learn that could advance manufactured housing, our business or career. These lessons are literally worth tens or hundreds of billions to our industry, if we absorb and apply them. While some of this may seem …
Most of us are familiar with "man caves." You know, those rooms dominated by a flat screen TV where the guy hangs out to watch football, other sporting events or a movie while eating and drinking in the comfort of his home. But how many today think about the "Cave Man," in the context of …
