As a business owner, executive or professional, there is usually an over-arching reason to do something. Profits! Combine profits with happy customers and you have a powerful combo indeed. Imagine this! What if you could legitimately profit from the sale of a “competitors” home? Well, you can! Realtors do it every day. Now MH …
The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post and the Des Moines Register are among the publications which have called here to talk about stories they have done or plan to cover. Last week, BuilderRadio called me to do an interview that is scheduled to air in early January. What's up? Short answer: sincere interest in factory-built …
Two of the post powerful words in human relations are the sincerely expressed "I'm sorry." Some say "I'm sorry" with ease and mean it. Others, it has to be pried lose, if it ever comes at all. That sort of apology wasn't worth the effort. Let me begin with "I'm sorry" to the many who …
Yesterday in a conversation with Jenny Hodge, Vice President – National Communities Council (NCC) – Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), the discussion of change and its related pitfalls loomed large. During our conversation, Jenny emailed the item below, which is used with her permission: Observations on Common Errors in Change Efforts •Allowing too much complacency •Failing …
Fact. While some struggle to survive, others thrive. So the thrivers make it self evident that all the people, tools and resources needed for the great manufactured home revival are within our reach. What is need by more owners, managers and pros at all levels are the vision, belief and attitude necessary to source and …
One of the most successful leaders in our industry expressed grave concern Tuesday in San Antonio for our country if Barack Obama retains the White House. Closely paraphrasing, 'Today, 47% are getting a government check, in 4 more years will it be 54%? When that happens, we will be a one party country?' I spoke …
There is a synergy that can – and does increasingly – exist between business professionals, associations and your industry's trade media. That was manifest in a very substantive way this week, when Kurt Kelly sent me an article that shared 10 tips for Gulf Coast Manufactured Home businesses to implement in preparation for the landfall …
There is a hunger for information among many manufactured home community owner/operators (CO/Os). In numerous states, land lease communities make up the majority of their state association's membership. Certainly when you look at MHI, the number of land lease communities members far outnumbers those who are involved in "street retailing." The community owner/operator (CO/O) hunger …
“Yes, Virginia, there is a stocking under the tree for top manufactured housing retailers!” Place your cursor on the image to see the caption The recent national PEAK Retailer’s Summit in Chicago demonstrated that successful manufactured housing retailers are to be found in every region of the nation, …
