To win at chess, you have to have strategy, offense, defense and a strong finish; a solid 'end game.' What and how will you and your business or career be doing a year or more from now? The choices we make today help determine the answer to such questions. Dr. Stephen Covey in his classic …
The Holidays are about homes, hearths and hearts. As you sip your favorite beverage, let's think about the days getting longer, hearts growing stronger and the Light that guides the wise who seek. Let me acknowledge and thank you and all who make this trade media platform possible: our sponsors, featured writers and MHProNews.com and …
Summer time seems to be heating up on the Industry Voices guest blog. The latest one is from Ronnie Richards, the Chairman of the Board at the Texas Manufactured Housing Association and a senior VP at factory home builder, American Homestar. Jefferson Lilly, investor and MHC owner, has an eye opening column that every property …
We will cover what's up and coming below, but let's start with the notion that everything takes time. How long does it take to make a decision? Just a moment. But we know from experience that some consider – or procrastinate – for days, weeks, months or years on a decision. Why can some decide …
Let me start by inviting you to take a good look at this Industry Voices guest blog post by a seasoned West Coast MH Business owner, entitled, Will we catch the Tsunami? If you haven’t read it yet, please do. Yes, now, before proceeding. Done? Glad to have you back. As you can see John …
We've all heard from the media that apartments have high occupancy since the conventional mortgage/housing bubble burst. The area of construction that often dominates the conventional housing news is multi-family rentals, ie: apartments. Still, apartments experience turn-over, and the multi-family pros have a strategy they are using to enhance retention and increase referrals. When this …
What Apartment Pros Do to Enhance Retention; Implications for Manufactured Housing Read More »
I was speaking with a very successful manufactured home community owner and MH Retailer. We spent about an hour discussing a plan to advance home sales and profits. Near the end of the conversation, the owner said, “Tony, this means a change in the way that we do business.” I agreed, but asked, do you …
Elements for Manufactured Home Industry Breakthrough Read More »
Thanks to the wonders of iPads, iPhones and the wireless web world, I'm able to stop at a Subway outside of Joplin, MO to write this post. Public days for the 2012 Great Southwest Home Show are well underway, with over 1000 MH shoppers having passed the turn stiles at the Quik Trip Center at …
The business end of a pen is the point, which when pressed against paper or another surface, releases the ink. The business end of a gun is its barrel pointed at an object or person. The business end of government is it's ability to force, entice or compel behaviors through taxes, regulations, incentives …
After a slip, fall or getting knocked down, the most basic choices are staying down or getting up. Most of us – and certainly regular readers of this column or MHProNews.com – strike me as the 'getting it up' after a fall type of owner, leader or professional. New manufactured housing industry blood as well …
