One of the advantages of publishing an electronic trade journal like www.MHMSM.com (aka www.MHProNews.com) is that over time, you built a list of experts as go-to resources on key topics. Some experts are writing columns for us monthly or periodically. Some you can see on my LinkedIn profile, but other experts and professionals are entirely …
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Those who follow this blog and our www.MHMSM.com trade journal know that we are pro-Industry, solution oriented and believe in the present and future potential of our business. There are those who are profitable and are making money. That means others can be profitable, too. We also believe in facing realities squarely. Neither holding one’s …
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Are Manufactured Home chattel finance clouds getting darker still? Attorney and Industry Expert Marty Lavin has sounded off on what ails MH personal property (chattel) lending with this article entitled The Train to Oblivion. A response from an MH chattel lender was made with an article entitled If you don’t go forward, you’re not going …
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Two topics today. The second one is an industry pro’s painful experience with local/state officials. But we will start with… Topic 1: Marty Lavin’s The Train to Oblivion Attorney, manufactured home community owner and industry expert Marty Lavin has shared a wake-up call in his Industry Voices guest column post, The Train To Oblivion Numerous …
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Odds. English is an incredibly versatile language! We have so many ways of expressing ourselves, many of them quite polite. A word like ‘Odds’ can jump to mind for many possible uses: fighting the odds, being at odds (with someone, some group, etc.) odds and evens (as in numbers 1, 3, 5 being ‘odds’) being …
As our faithful readers know, we are all about improvement for the Manufactured Housing Industry. For about six months, we have been discussing internally at Manufactured Home Marketing Sales Management (MHMSM.com) what would be a new and improved site for our readers. How can we improve navigation? What new look and feel would work best? …
May is traditionally thought the merriest of months when the promise of spring is kept and summer is just around the corner. May 1 is celebrated as International Workers’ Day in over 80 countries across the world. So let’s hear it for all workers, but especially – in our context – for the hands-on folks …
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Attention getting headlines vs. a true analysis. This sums up what many in the factory-built home world believe is the heart of the issue with the IBISWorld report on the ‘top ten dying industries’ in America. IBISWorld named manufactured home dealers as one of the top ten, and publications such as The Atlantic , Huffington …
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The Business Insider headline “Don’t Show this to Warren Buffett…” was just one of many private or public messages that came into my email in the days following the IBISWorld Report that forecast the manufactured housing dealer as a ‘dying industry.’ Many calls came in on this and related topics in recent days as well. …
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Seven topics this week, one that is pure fun, others more serious, so let’s dive right in. 1. Manufactured Housing: Endangered Species or Phoenix Rising? If you listen to the likes of consultant Chuck Shinn or academic Dr. David Funk, you would think Manufactured Housing is poised for a potentially bright future. In fact, as …
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