The following 7 bullets are all actual headlines, a small sampling of their kind from this week. Suspected arsonist charged in car, mobile home fire HEMET: Son charged in parents’ deaths at mobile home park Armed woman barricaded at Castaic mobile home park Boy struck after trio flees mobile home park Des Moines trailer fire …
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We all do it. Mistakes have been, are and will be made daily. Even billionaires make them, but what sets them apart from us (besides their account balances) is the fact they strive to learn from mistakes. It’s obvious from our eMail bag and calls that some of you love Marty Lavin and his witty …
The Panama Canal impacts your life on a routine basis, even when you don’t realize it. Wikipedia says that in 2008, 14,702 vessels went through the canal, carrying a total of 309.6 million tons of cargo. That cargo includes the clothes, electronics, coffee, tea and others products in grocery, department stores or sold online. No …
Here’s the paraphrase. “Tony, there are two kinds of real estate agents. Those who do a lot of deals, and those who only do a few every year. We can’t get those upper tier real estate agents to work with us. We’ve tried it, and it doesn’t work.” First of all, let’s admit there IS …
August. Back to school sales. People in a rush to get their manufactured home before winter sets in. Those end of the summer vacations. Baseball is starting its wind up, while football season is ready to launch. There are plenty of reasons why August is simply AMAZING! Let’s review a few in rapid fire …
Just as you, I or a colleague might go online to research a restaurant, product or topic, obviously the same happens with investors, news media, government officials, non-profits, educators and the public when it comes to housing and related issues. We'll begin with an example to illustrate a concept, then spring-board to make an entirely …
If you missed the report in the prior Masthead blog post on this week's IBHS hurricane wind test on houses, please read that now, before proceeding. http://MHProNews.com/blogs/tonykovach/manufactured-home-outperforms-conventional-site-built-house-in-hurricane-wind-test/ Thanks to feedback from MHPros, we've now posted a new and more public focused article, with additional facts at this link: http://ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com/nbc-news-today-show-manufactured-home-performs-better-than-conventional-housing-construction-in-ibhs-hurricane-wind-tests/ which has side by side photos …
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NBC's Today Show aired a report this morning of an IBHS Research Center wind test done in a South Carolina facility on manufactured homes; one showing a properly installed carport and the other view was of an improperly installed carport. There was also an Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) test performed on two …
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Let's begin by stating that those who favor subsidized housing, or other programs for lower income households, routinely do so with “good intentions.” The questions that ought to be asked are many, but we will focus on why manufactured housing professionals ought to sit up and take notice of facts, challenges and “opportunities in disguise” …
Let's let each of these leader's voices speak on the subject of manufactured housing, then we'll share some implementation commentary. "Kevin, it seems to me that the problem with your industry is resale." – Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, parent to Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage, etc.. "Pencil Head, it's not a trailer park." – Sam Zell, Equity Lifestyle …
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