“There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.” – Warren Buffett “Superficiality is the curse of the modern world.” ― Matthew Kelly There are both keen truths and potent tensions between the two quotes above. The subject is easy, but we’ll avoid an overly superficial look at the …
40 Years of Manufactured Housing, 240th Birthday for America, July 4, 2016 Read More »
Recall or view the movie, Tucker. If you do, you’ll get a good sense of how government and big business can often collude to the detriment of all involved. To be sure, big government and big business can and often are allies. After all, how can small businesses best both big brother and any given …
America and Manufactured Housing – Lessons from Hold that Tucker Tiger! Read More »
We’ve told you about this upcoming video. Its about ready to release. This episode of Inside MH features an array of Washington DC metro personas, as well as U.S. based MH Industry home owners and pros from border-to-border. Each says in their own words elements that need to be addressed to get us to the goal …
Dictionary Reference defines Coup d’état definition as, “a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government …” We won’t say the dates, but what follows is a true MH story. 1) MH Coup d’etat Once upon a time, a duo of MH personalities decided to overthrow the leadership in …
Other than being dead, hospitalized or tending to those in those scenarios, almost any excuse will do. – Need to walk the dog. – Hate the cold, snow. – Need to fund that deal. – That’s two days you could be selling, etc, etc.. The successful and success-seekers in MH – from the Midwest and …
It could be called a study in contrasts. The wide range of comments from MH industry pros in recent days varied from the extreme of a fellow who termed our published response to PBS news takedown of MH and MHI as “either misguided or have a self-serving agenda.” – to a far greater number of others …
Staying A Positive MH Course in sometimes Negative World Read More »
The apparent Muslim terrorists who struck Paris are the visible consequence of a variety of festering factors. Pre-attack anti-immigration sentiment has been rising in Europe and here in the U.S.. Don’t be surprised if that sentiment spikes in France and elsewhere after this terror event. Any who thinks the mass killings in the French capitol …
“Facts are always better than dreams. Facts provide accurate perspective of your current reality. A leader absolutely cannot make a series of good decisions without first confronting the brutal facts!” Mark Cundiff – Learning to Lead – provides a synthesis of what Jim Collins and his team of university-level researchers published in the acclaimed business-book, …
We’ve had so many other newsy items lately, we thought it best to hold this pending MHC deal until now. Apparently, some 50 (+/-) MHCs are in play. Word on the street is that Frank Rolfe and company have a CA with Asset Development Group (ADG/Home Source One), a portfolio that has been hanging there …
Another Big MH Deal? + Warren Buffett, Grabbing Nettles Read More »
Make no mistake. There is a terrific need for manufactured housing to see Dodd-Frank amended along the lines of the MHI sponsored bill. The need exists for home owners, as well as for industry pros, as the link above demonstrates. My professional view is that protecting MH home owners resale values is crucial for the …
MHARR, MHI Push GSE Reforms – While others Pushing MH Image & Education Read More »
