{"id":11957,"date":"2016-07-13T18:48:40","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T23:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=11957"},"modified":"2016-07-13T18:48:40","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T23:48:40","slug":"warren-buffett-manufactured-housing-news-advancement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/warren-buffett-manufactured-housing-news-advancement\/","title":{"rendered":"Warren Buffett, Manufactured Housing News &#038; Advancement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Warren Buffett famously said that he makes \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #b84700;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>no apologies<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u201d for the lending practices of Berkshire-Hathaway&#8217;s manufactured housing division. In fact, as<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b> MHProNews<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> has covered, Buffett made a spirited defense on several occasions regarding the sensationalist &#8211; and some say politically motivated attacks &#8211; on Buffett&#8217;s Clayton Homes by writers Mike Baker and Daniel Wagner, published by The Seattle Times\/BuzzFeed\/Center for Public Integrity.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"manuf-3347472737\" class=\"manuf-content manuf-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3870480136270376\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3870480136270376\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11964\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/media-should-re-visit-dodd-frank-reporting-in-light-of-congressional-testimony\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11964\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WarrenBuffettClaytonHomesDefense-creditWallStreetJournal-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews--575x349.jpg\" alt=\"WarrenBuffettClaytonHomesDefense-creditWallStreetJournal-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews-\" width=\"575\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WarrenBuffettClaytonHomesDefense-creditWallStreetJournal-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews--575x349.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WarrenBuffettClaytonHomesDefense-creditWallStreetJournal-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews--150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WarrenBuffettClaytonHomesDefense-creditWallStreetJournal-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews--768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WarrenBuffettClaytonHomesDefense-creditWallStreetJournal-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews--1024x621.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WarrenBuffettClaytonHomesDefense-creditWallStreetJournal-postedMastheadBlog-MHProNews-.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit, Wall Street Journal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Other than a brief note at the end, let&#8217;s set aside for another time Mr. Buffett&#8217;s political views, and look solely at a few thoughts by the \u201cSage of Omaha,\u201d who has the largest operations of their kind in manufactured housing. Think about what the chairman of Berkshire-Hathaway (BH) has to say, because these gems ought to cause <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>MHPros\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> to sit back and think.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #545454;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #b84700;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Kevin<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #b84700;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #b84700;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>it seems to me that the problem with your industry is resale<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #545454;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Warren Buffett<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/media-should-re-visit-dodd-frank-reporting-in-light-of-congressional-testimony\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8484\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/kevin-it-seems-to-me-that-the-problem-of-your-industry-is-resale-warren-buffett-to-kevin-clayton-clayton-homes-c2014-lifestylefactoryhomesllc-573x430.png\" alt=\"kevin-it-seems-to-me-that-the-problem-of-your-industry-is-resale-warren-buffett-to-kevin-clayton-clayton-homes-(c)2014-lifestylefactoryhomesllc\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/kevin-it-seems-to-me-that-the-problem-of-your-industry-is-resale-warren-buffett-to-kevin-clayton-clayton-homes-c2014-lifestylefactoryhomesllc-573x430.png 573w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/kevin-it-seems-to-me-that-the-problem-of-your-industry-is-resale-warren-buffett-to-kevin-clayton-clayton-homes-c2014-lifestylefactoryhomesllc-150x112.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/kevin-it-seems-to-me-that-the-problem-of-your-industry-is-resale-warren-buffett-to-kevin-clayton-clayton-homes-c2014-lifestylefactoryhomesllc.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Not lending, not lobbying,<strong> resale<\/strong> \u2013 says Warren Buffett &#8211; is the top problem of our industry. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Indeed, this is a revealing insight, because <em>the resale issue impacts lending, lobbying, public perception and so much more.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">How did Buffett come to that conclusion? Consider this next insightful quote:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #181818;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #b84700;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business. I read and think. So I do more reading and thinking, and make less impulse decisions than most people in business. I do it because I like this kind of life<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2015\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/756.Warren_Buffett\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/756.Warren_Buffett&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1468525286609000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEmLZymhLNjGUSpztZ4xau7kgDlYw\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Warren Buffett<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We&#8217;ve previously\u00a0reported in our interviews and videos with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/cup-of-coffee-interviews\/7677-a-cup-of-coffee-withjim-clayton-part-ii\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/cup-of-coffee-interviews\/7677-a-cup-of-coffee-withjim-clayton-part-ii&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1468525286610000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGIbYG6ZFTw_i1V2jV9Vbp0qtThTQ\">Jim Clayton &#8211; founder of Clayton Homes &#8211; the way he related the story of how Buffet became interested in and bought the Clayton operation<\/a>. Most accounts you&#8217;ll include the point that\u00a0<b>READING w<\/b><\/span><\/span><b>as a key part of that process for Buffett.<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">You can bet that Mr. Buffett wasn&#8217;t skimming; he reads for depth of understanding.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Too many in the world lack the discipline to read in depth, and then ponder the what and why. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Yet Buffett says his uncommon practice is a key to his success. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Buffett has been quoted as advising investors to &#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #b84700;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>only buy something that you&#8217;d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.&#8221; \u00a0Indeed, he&#8217;s kept Clayton Homes for over a decade and they keep expanding their holdings in MH, including adding to his portfolio suppliers to the MH industry. Based upon numerous verbal and written statements over the years, he&#8217;s clearly high on Kevin Clayton as well as the business. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">But has that keen insight of Buffett&#8217;s on the issue of MH resale been addressed?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Buffett&#8217;s High on MH \u2013 and Not Alone among Billionaires&#8230;<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Buttett&#8217;s note alone among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/revolution-pre-crafted-properties-launched-classy-modular-homes-for-masses\/\">billionaires with an interest in factory-built housing<\/a>. \u00a0Sam Zell is another with a similar fondness for manufactured homes &#8211; especially the MH Communities sector.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/home\/industry-news\/industry-in-focus\/6630-sam-zell-the-point-of-the-spear-and-qyouve-got-to-have-confidenceq\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #b84700;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u><b>You have got to have confidence. Once we understood the business we had absolute confidence in its future,<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u>&#8220;<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u>Zell said<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Let&#8217;s ponder a few more Buffett pearls.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #181818;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #b45f06;\"><b>Risk comes from not knowing what you&#8217;re doing<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #181818;\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #181818;\">\u2015\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/756.Warren_Buffett\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Warren Buffett<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Reading, we&#8217;ve noted, is a key\u00a0part of how BH&#8217;s chairman goes about knowing what he wants to do. Shouldn&#8217;t routine professional reading be a key part of what you and your leadership and would-be stars do too?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11960\" style=\"width: 252px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11960\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DeseretNewsGraphicConventionalHousingCostVsManufacturedHome1MHProNews-com1--318x430.png\" alt=\"DeseretNewsGraphicConventionalHousingCostVsManufacturedHome1MHProNews-com1-\" width=\"252\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DeseretNewsGraphicConventionalHousingCostVsManufacturedHome1MHProNews-com1--318x430.png 318w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DeseretNewsGraphicConventionalHousingCostVsManufacturedHome1MHProNews-com1--111x150.png 111w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DeseretNewsGraphicConventionalHousingCostVsManufacturedHome1MHProNews-com1-.png 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><em>\u201c<span style=\"color: #993300;\">Price is what you pay, value is what you get<\/span>.&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; Warren Buffett.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #181818;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #b45f06;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Honesty is a very expensive gift, Don&#8217;t expect it from cheap people<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #500050;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2015\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/756.Warren_Buffett\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Warren Buffett<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #181818;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #b45f06;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #500050;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2015\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/756.Warren_Buffett\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Warren Buffett<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #181818;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #b45f06;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>.\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #500050;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #181818;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2015\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/756.Warren_Buffett\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Warren Buffett<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We&#8217;ll apply the first of those last three quotes to manufactured housing another time &#8211; but the deep thinkers in MH who follow us routinely may already have a clue as to why that quote&#8217;s on the <i><b>Masthead&#8217;s<\/b><\/i> radar. But let&#8217;s focus today on the last two immediately above. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11007\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/MHProNews.com\/newsletter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11007 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/knowledgesharedknowledgemultiplied-15minutesdaily-mhpronews-com-postedMHVillageBlog-1-575x166.png\" alt=\"knowledgesharedknowledgemultiplied-15minutesdaily-mhpronews-com-postedMHVillageBlog- (1)\" width=\"575\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/knowledgesharedknowledgemultiplied-15minutesdaily-mhpronews-com-postedMHVillageBlog-1-575x166.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/knowledgesharedknowledgemultiplied-15minutesdaily-mhpronews-com-postedMHVillageBlog-1-150x43.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/knowledgesharedknowledgemultiplied-15minutesdaily-mhpronews-com-postedMHVillageBlog-1.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">15 minutes daily on <a href=\"http:\/\/MHProNews.com\">MHProNews.com<\/a> and\/or <a href=\"http:\/\/MHLivingNews.com\">MHLivingNews.com<\/a> ought to be the minimum for any MH manager, executive, investor owner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Digging Out&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Buffett knows &#8211; Readers become Leaders.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11791\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/july-2016\/142-sales\/11812-the-manufactured-housing-revolution-how-the-mh-industry-claims-its-mojo-\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11791\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ExistingHomeSalesNewNAHBSaldes-ManufacturedHomeSales-statistics2016-SlideFromJune7TuesdaysWithTonyPowerPoint-MHProNews-com-575x430.png\" alt=\"ExistingHomeSalesNewNAHBSaldes-ManufacturedHomeSales-statistics2016-SlideFromJune7TuesdaysWithTonyPowerPoint-MHProNews-com\" width=\"575\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ExistingHomeSalesNewNAHBSaldes-ManufacturedHomeSales-statistics2016-SlideFromJune7TuesdaysWithTonyPowerPoint-MHProNews-com-575x430.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ExistingHomeSalesNewNAHBSaldes-ManufacturedHomeSales-statistics2016-SlideFromJune7TuesdaysWithTonyPowerPoint-MHProNews-com-150x112.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ExistingHomeSalesNewNAHBSaldes-ManufacturedHomeSales-statistics2016-SlideFromJune7TuesdaysWithTonyPowerPoint-MHProNews-com-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ExistingHomeSalesNewNAHBSaldes-ManufacturedHomeSales-statistics2016-SlideFromJune7TuesdaysWithTonyPowerPoint-MHProNews-com.png 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NAHB, NAR and MH Industry statistics on new manufactured home sales compared to existing home resales and new home starts. Still from a slide from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/july-2016\/117-marketing\/11809-2016-07-02-20-16-22\"><em>Tuesdays With Tony<\/em> <\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>webinar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Knowledge isn&#8217;t power, but<i> knowledge is potential power.<\/i> If Mr. Buffett is reading this, odds are excellent he&#8217;s nodding his head yes to most if not all of the above \u2013 and to what&#8217;s linked too. ##<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/media-should-re-visit-dodd-frank-reporting-in-light-of-congressional-testimony\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11961\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WarrenBuffettDonaldTrumpPresidency-WellBeFine-creditFortunePostedMastheadBlogMHProNews--485x430.png\" alt=\"WarrenBuffettDonaldTrumpPresidency-WellBeFine-creditFortunePostedMastheadBlogMHProNews-\" width=\"485\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WarrenBuffettDonaldTrumpPresidency-WellBeFine-creditFortunePostedMastheadBlogMHProNews--485x430.png 485w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WarrenBuffettDonaldTrumpPresidency-WellBeFine-creditFortunePostedMastheadBlogMHProNews--150x133.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/WarrenBuffettDonaldTrumpPresidency-WellBeFine-creditFortunePostedMastheadBlogMHProNews-.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><b>Post Script. <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"> For those with a keen eye on the 2016 presidential contest and how it will effect the economy and his business, its interesting to note the following quote from <\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><i><b>Fortune, <\/b><\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #151515;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #b84700;\"><b>I will predict that if either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton become president, Berkshire will do fine<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #151515;\">.\u201d ###<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/MHC-MD.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9862 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/l-a-tony-kovach-mhlivingnews-mhpronews-latonykovach-com-.jpg\" alt=\"l-a-tony-kovach-mhlivingnews-mhpronews-latonykovach-com-\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a>By <a href=\"http:\/\/LATonyKovach.com\">L. A. &#8216;Tony&#8217; Kovach<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>It\u2019s #1!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0Get our industry leading,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>free, Twice Weekly emailed news, tips updates<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0(our\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #2970a6;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">emailed Newsletters look like this<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">) \u2013 sign up free in seconds at\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/MHProNews.com\/Subscribe\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #2970a6;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">MHProNews.com\/Subscribe<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #005689;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tony&#8217;s the Managing Member of LifeStyle Factory Homes, LLC.<br \/>\nPublisher of Industry leading\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mhlivingnews.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #2970a6;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">MHLivingNews.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mhpronews.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #2970a6;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">MHProNews.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\nand\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Inside MH<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0video series.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\nMHI member, elected MHI Suppliers Division board member.<br \/>\nConsultant and service provider to the MH industry.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Office<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0863-213-4090.<br \/>\nConnect on LinkedIn \u2013<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach\"><span style=\"color: #005689;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warren Buffett famously said that he makes \u201cno apologies\u201d for the lending practices of Berkshire-Hathaway&#8217;s manufactured housing division. In fact, as MHProNews has covered, Buffett made a spirited defense on several occasions regarding the sensationalist &#8211; and some say politically motivated attacks &#8211; on Buffett&#8217;s Clayton Homes by writers Mike Baker and Daniel Wagner, published &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"ast-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/warren-buffett-manufactured-housing-news-advancement\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Warren Buffett, Manufactured Housing News &#038; Advancement<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5073],"tags":[987,1761,4328,4518,3,4519,520,533],"class_list":["post-11957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-analysis","tag-survival-of-the-fittest","tag-clayton-homes","tag-fortune","tag-kevin-it-seems-to-me-that-the-problem-of-your-industry-is-resale","tag-manufactured-housing","tag-reading","tag-wall-street-journal","tag-warren-buffett"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Warren Buffett, Manufactured Housing News &amp; Advancement - Masthead L. 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