{"id":12227,"date":"2016-08-28T15:46:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-28T20:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=12227"},"modified":"2016-08-28T17:38:42","modified_gmt":"2016-08-28T22:38:42","slug":"defining-refining-manufactured-homes-and-systems-built-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/defining-refining-manufactured-homes-and-systems-built-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Defining, Refining Manufactured Homes and Systems-Built Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We either define ourselves, or others will define us, often to our industry&#8217;s and homeowners\u2019 detriment.<\/p><div id=\"manuf-3910601564\" 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<p>People are entitled to their own opinion, but they\u2019re not entitled to their own facts.<\/p>\n<p>The optimist doesn&#8217;t deny that rain is falling; rather, the optimist recognizes reality, grabs an umbrella <em>and continues forward towards the goal.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12228\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MostMenAppearNeverToHaveConsideredWhatHouseIsNeedlessPoorThinkHaeOneNeighborsHave-HenryDavidThoreau-MHLivingNews-com.png\" alt=\"MostMenAppearNeverToHaveConsideredWhatHouseIsNeedlessPoorThinkHaeOneNeighborsHave-HenryDavidThoreau-MHLivingNews-com\" width=\"570\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MostMenAppearNeverToHaveConsideredWhatHouseIsNeedlessPoorThinkHaeOneNeighborsHave-HenryDavidThoreau-MHLivingNews-com.png 570w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MostMenAppearNeverToHaveConsideredWhatHouseIsNeedlessPoorThinkHaeOneNeighborsHave-HenryDavidThoreau-MHLivingNews-com-150x107.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12229\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/WeEitherDefineOurSelvesOrOtherDefineUsToIndustrysHomeownersDetriment-MastheadBlogMHProNwes.png\" alt=\"WeEitherDefineOurSelvesOrOtherDefineUsToIndustrysHomeownersDetriment-MastheadBlogMHProNwes\" width=\"481\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/WeEitherDefineOurSelvesOrOtherDefineUsToIndustrysHomeownersDetriment-MastheadBlogMHProNwes.png 481w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/WeEitherDefineOurSelvesOrOtherDefineUsToIndustrysHomeownersDetriment-MastheadBlogMHProNwes-150x90.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The optimist is navigating reality and is solution oriented, while the pessimist is <em>oh, woe is me, I\u2019m a victim, and the sky is falling <\/em>oriented.<\/p>\n<p>These are just some of the pithy <em><strong>pens\u00e9es<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(French for, &#8220;thoughts&#8221;), we&#8217;ve shared over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Before we push onto our silver-lining topic for today, some programming notes for our upcoming <strong><em>Superior September 2016<\/em> <\/strong>issue of <strong><em>MHProNews<\/em><\/strong> featured articles and reports.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12231\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12231\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/PeopleAreEntitledToOwnOpinionButNotToTheirOwnFacts-MastheadBlogLATonyKovach-postedDailyBusinessNews--575x331.png\" alt=\"PeopleAreEntitledToOwnOpinionButNotToTheirOwnFacts-MastheadBlogLATonyKovach-postedDailyBusinessNews-\" width=\"575\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/PeopleAreEntitledToOwnOpinionButNotToTheirOwnFacts-MastheadBlogLATonyKovach-postedDailyBusinessNews--575x331.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/PeopleAreEntitledToOwnOpinionButNotToTheirOwnFacts-MastheadBlogLATonyKovach-postedDailyBusinessNews--150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/PeopleAreEntitledToOwnOpinionButNotToTheirOwnFacts-MastheadBlogLATonyKovach-postedDailyBusinessNews-.png 587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A variation on the saying popularized by Daniel Patrick Moynihan \u2014 &#8220;You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Superior September&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We had not one, not two, but three different <strong><em>Cup of Coffee with\u2026<\/em><\/strong> interviews lined up for September.\u00a0 It now looks like one will slide into October, another looks like it will be ready for September, but won&#8217;t go live on the home page until the week of the Sept 5th.<\/p>\n<p>But in addition to all of the good, meaty things you routinely see featured on MHProNews daily, weekly and monthly, there will be also be reports you won&#8217;t find anywhere else in MHVille. So stay tuned, as the first-of-the month is rapidly approaching. Now on to today&#8217;s topic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10612\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Does-Truth-Matter-To-the-extent-we-allign-ourselves-with-the-truth-we-thrive-to-the-extend-we-deny-it-we-suffer-dr-keith-ablow-photo-fox-poster-credit-MHProNews-com--573x430.png\" alt=\"Does-Truth-Matter-To-the-extent-we-allign-ourselves-with-the-truth, we thrive-to-the-extend-we-deny-it-we-suffer-dr-keith-ablow-photo-fox-poster-credit-MHProNews-com-\" width=\"573\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Does-Truth-Matter-To-the-extent-we-allign-ourselves-with-the-truth-we-thrive-to-the-extend-we-deny-it-we-suffer-dr-keith-ablow-photo-fox-poster-credit-MHProNews-com--573x430.png 573w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Does-Truth-Matter-To-the-extent-we-allign-ourselves-with-the-truth-we-thrive-to-the-extend-we-deny-it-we-suffer-dr-keith-ablow-photo-fox-poster-credit-MHProNews-com--150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Does-Truth-Matter-To-the-extent-we-allign-ourselves-with-the-truth-we-thrive-to-the-extend-we-deny-it-we-suffer-dr-keith-ablow-photo-fox-poster-credit-MHProNews-com--900x675.png 900w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Does-Truth-Matter-To-the-extent-we-allign-ourselves-with-the-truth-we-thrive-to-the-extend-we-deny-it-we-suffer-dr-keith-ablow-photo-fox-poster-credit-MHProNews-com-.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Voice of Manufactured Housing\u201d is&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;there have been a number of kind MHPros over the years who at meetings, in private, in public and in published comments have called MHProNews.com and <a href=\"http:\/\/mhlivingnews.com\">MHLivingNews.com<\/a><em> &#8220;The Voice of Manufactured Housing.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12246\" style=\"width: 573px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/zoning-opening-up-urban-infill-and-making-sure-citizens-who-want-manufactured-homes-are-heard\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12246\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/EdShaferGovtAffairsDirectorManufacturedHousingInstituteSouthCarolinaMHISCProgessiveTownsUrbanInfillManufacturedHomes-postedIndustryVoices-MHProNews.png\" alt=\"EdShaferGovtAffairsDirectorManufacturedHousingInstituteSouthCarolinaMHISCProgessiveTownsUrbanInfillManufacturedHomes-postedIndustryVoices-MHProNews\" width=\"573\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/EdShaferGovtAffairsDirectorManufacturedHousingInstituteSouthCarolinaMHISCProgessiveTownsUrbanInfillManufacturedHomes-postedIndustryVoices-MHProNews.png 595w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/EdShaferGovtAffairsDirectorManufacturedHousingInstituteSouthCarolinaMHISCProgessiveTownsUrbanInfillManufacturedHomes-postedIndustryVoices-MHProNews-150x80.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/EdShaferGovtAffairsDirectorManufacturedHousingInstituteSouthCarolinaMHISCProgessiveTownsUrbanInfillManufacturedHomes-postedIndustryVoices-MHProNews-575x307.png 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">See the article this quote is found in, and you&#8217;ll see why we need more MHPros, like Ed, who are ready, willing and able to speak out on the issues and topics of the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thanks, but that voice works only because\u00a0<strong><em>the real voice for the industry are pros look you\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong>&#8211; any and all of us<em> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We collectively are the Industry&#8217;s Voice<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 those who strive daily to <strong>Do it Right,<\/strong> Raise the Bar, and Serve the Public and our fellow professionals well.<\/p>\n<p>With that lofty goal in mind, from day one when our first online edition launched in mid-October, 2009 (at the depth of the so-called Great Recession), we\u2019ve always featured multiple pros every month and every issue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12233\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/WeCollectivelyAreTheIndustrysVoiceStriveDailyDoItRightRaiseTheBarServePublicProfessionalsWell-MastheadBlogLATonyKovachMHProNews-575x342.png\" alt=\"WeCollectivelyAreTheIndustrysVoiceStriveDailyDoItRightRaiseTheBarServePublicProfessionalsWell-MastheadBlogLATonyKovachMHProNews\" width=\"575\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/WeCollectivelyAreTheIndustrysVoiceStriveDailyDoItRightRaiseTheBarServePublicProfessionalsWell-MastheadBlogLATonyKovachMHProNews-575x342.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/WeCollectivelyAreTheIndustrysVoiceStriveDailyDoItRightRaiseTheBarServePublicProfessionalsWell-MastheadBlogLATonyKovachMHProNews-150x89.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/WeCollectivelyAreTheIndustrysVoiceStriveDailyDoItRightRaiseTheBarServePublicProfessionalsWell-MastheadBlogLATonyKovachMHProNews.png 702w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have always accepted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/\" target=\"_blank\">thoughtful commentary<\/a> from pros of any and all political, economic, faiths, genders, ethnic or other groups. This has never been &#8220;all about me&#8221; site; rather &#8211; <strong>in word and deed<\/strong> &#8211; it&#8217;s always been <em>about inspiring and acting in concert with others.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all about <strong>Our Industry, YOUR career, YOUR organization <\/strong>and<strong> <em>the tremendous opportunities and potential for ever greater and more profitable success.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11905\" style=\"width: 573px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11905\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CollageofVideosInterview-MHProNews-LATonyKovach-575x241.png\" alt=\"CollageofVideosInterview-MHProNews-LATonyKovach\" width=\"573\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CollageofVideosInterview-MHProNews-LATonyKovach-575x241.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CollageofVideosInterview-MHProNews-LATonyKovach-150x63.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CollageofVideosInterview-MHProNews-LATonyKovach-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/CollageofVideosInterview-MHProNews-LATonyKovach.png 934w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mostly stills from videos in our industry-leading Inside MH series, published on MHProNews and\/or MHLivingNews, depending on the topic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Industry Voices <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For several years, we have sought comments from industry pros on specific as well as general issues.<\/p>\n<p>But more recently, we&#8217;ve increased that tempo, asking your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/august-2016\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/11967-getting-zoning-approvals-for-new-manufactured-home-communities-\" target=\"_blank\">peers for comments on issues<\/a>, which sometimes are off the record, <em>but are often on the record.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12237\" style=\"width: 495px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/connected-community-owner-should-be-facing-criminal-charges-for-conditions-at-the-park\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12237 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ConnectedCommunityOwnerShouldFaceCriminalChargesDailyBusinessNews-MHProNews-.png\" alt=\"ConnectedCommunityOwnerShouldFaceCriminalChargesDailyBusinessNews-MHProNews-\" width=\"495\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ConnectedCommunityOwnerShouldFaceCriminalChargesDailyBusinessNews-MHProNews-.png 495w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ConnectedCommunityOwnerShouldFaceCriminalChargesDailyBusinessNews-MHProNews--150x113.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are powerful, timely quotes from Industry Pros in the article above. We as an industry need to be willing to step up like these pros did, call out bad actors. We either define ourselves, or others will define us, often to our industry&#8217;s and our homeowners\u2019 detriment. ICYMI &#8211; click the image to see the article.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These twin platforms are YOUR Voice to the industry and to the public at large. That voice must be projected first to the industry, and then to the nation and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>In a perfect world, as <strong>independent trade media, publishers who arenn&#8217;t captive to <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>any one company,<\/li>\n<li>or any one association,<\/li>\n<li>nor any one professional,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>we are uniquely able to help the industry define and refine itself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/mh-community-owners-reaction-to-baytown-tx-trashy-mobile-home-park-story\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12238\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ObviousGettingAwayWithItPositionInCity-YouMeNotGetAwayWithIt-RichardNodel-NodelParks-IndustryVoicesManufacturedHomeIndustryNews-MHProNews-575x221.png\" alt=\"ObviousGettingAwayWithItPositionInCity-YouMeNotGetAwayWithIt-RichardNodel-NodelParks-IndustryVoicesManufacturedHomeIndustryNews-MHProNews\" width=\"575\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ObviousGettingAwayWithItPositionInCity-YouMeNotGetAwayWithIt-RichardNodel-NodelParks-IndustryVoicesManufacturedHomeIndustryNews-MHProNews-575x221.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ObviousGettingAwayWithItPositionInCity-YouMeNotGetAwayWithIt-RichardNodel-NodelParks-IndustryVoicesManufacturedHomeIndustryNews-MHProNews-150x58.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ObviousGettingAwayWithItPositionInCity-YouMeNotGetAwayWithIt-RichardNodel-NodelParks-IndustryVoicesManufacturedHomeIndustryNews-MHProNews.png 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But this can only be done properly by having<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>multiple industry pros.<\/li>\n<li>multiple companies,<\/li>\n<li>multiple associations,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>and our own writers and independent commentary, acting to bring a variety of voices together.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12239\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/responding-to-negative-news-about-a-trashy-baytown-mobile-home-park\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12239 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NotAllCommunities5starLocations-NeedAffordableHousingKarlRaddeSoutherComfortHomes-575x213.png\" alt=\"NotAllCommunities5starLocations-NeedAffordableHousingKarlRaddeSoutherComfortHomes\" width=\"575\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NotAllCommunities5starLocations-NeedAffordableHousingKarlRaddeSoutherComfortHomes-575x213.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NotAllCommunities5starLocations-NeedAffordableHousingKarlRaddeSoutherComfortHomes-150x55.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NotAllCommunities5starLocations-NeedAffordableHousingKarlRaddeSoutherComfortHomes.png 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click this or the other image above with Richard Nodel to see the full commentary by each pro, found on Industry Voices.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12261\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12261\" style=\"width: 595px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/responding-to-negative-news-about-a-trashy-baytown-mobile-home-park\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12261\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/JayHamiltonGeorgiaManufacturedHousingAssoc-Facebook-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews1--e1472423862681.png\" alt=\"JayHamiltonGeorgiaManufacturedHousingAssoc-Facebook-postedMastheadBlogMHProNews1-\" width=\"595\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credits, Facebook.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Manufactured, Modular, PreFab&#8230;The Factory-Built Housing Industry&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Years ago, we argued that one side of factory-built housing ought not put-down other sides of factory-crafted home building.\u00a0 I understand why modular-only builders are tempted to put down HUD Code homes<strong>, <em>but it&#8217;s a strategic mistake and tactical mistake to do so<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We won&#8217;t prove that case today, but will once more observe that Mercedes-Benz doesn&#8217;t toss rocks at Chevy&#8217;s Cruze.<\/p>\n<p>Entry level (think VOG models of HUD Code MH), mid-level and residential style HUD Code homes and MODs are needed in wide parts of the U.S. <strong>The need today is in the millions of new housing units<\/strong>. That spells huge opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The way the HUD code for manufactured homes is written, you can&#8217;t do \u201cHUDs\u201d in urban towers<em>, but you can do modular and prefab high-rises.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The point is, there are unique needs for each kind of factory-building.\u00a0 We should hang together, and the more we do, the faster we will rise together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defining and Refining Factory-Built Homes in the face of Negative Press and Regulatory Opposition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The news stories and commenatary we&#8217;ve published by others, like those linked on this page, give you lived examples of how we as an industry can forge intelligent reports that respond to bad or inaccurate local, regional or national news.<\/p>\n<p>To best do that, we will continue to need the inputs of Industry Voices like those of your peers, and\/or we need <em>your voice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you see negative or inaccurate local news in the mainstream media, please bring it to our attention, and then share whenever possible insights and on-the record comments that you can, help us help you advance the MH Industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"mailto:iReportMHNewsTips@mhmsm.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>iReportMHNewsTips@mhmsm.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Please put <strong>News Tip<\/strong><em> in the subject line.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Naturally, none of what we do happens absent sponsors. If you are one of the thousands who logon here every daily, thank you, but also remember to show your appreciation to our sponsors and experts.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, many of you already have, as our sponsors have often seen nice spikes in business activity, especially when they are actively engaged in all that we do on <em>MHProNews<\/em> and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/mhlivingnews.com\">MHLivingNews.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/the-importance-and-value-of-independent-mh-trade-publications\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12243\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MHProNewsMHLivingNewsGoodCommunicationsResources-TimWiliams21stMortgage-MastheadBlogMHProNews-.png\" alt=\"MHProNewsMHLivingNewsGoodCommunicationsResources-TimWiliams21stMortgage-MastheadBlogMHProNews-\" width=\"595\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MHProNewsMHLivingNewsGoodCommunicationsResources-TimWiliams21stMortgage-MastheadBlogMHProNews-.png 652w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MHProNewsMHLivingNewsGoodCommunicationsResources-TimWiliams21stMortgage-MastheadBlogMHProNews--150x128.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MHProNewsMHLivingNewsGoodCommunicationsResources-TimWiliams21stMortgage-MastheadBlogMHProNews--503x430.png 503w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>All for&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8230;One, and One for All.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 That was the slogan of the Musketeers, and it&#8217;s one that I&#8217;ve long found inspiring.<\/p>\n<p>Some have and will continue to take the lead in participating, in commentary, in reading or supporting one or both of our trade platforms. More are invited. Not only is \u201cthe more, the merrier,\u201d but more support and input will speed our industry\u2019s advancement and acceptance in the broader local, regional and national communities.<\/p>\n<p>No one company, no association is able to do what we\u2019re doing as trade media.\u00a0 Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because if say GM (or an automotive trade association) owned <strong><em>Car and Driver<\/em><\/strong> outright, whatever <strong><em>Car and Driver<\/em><\/strong> reported would then be seen as spin or propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>So what Tim Williams stated was 100% right when he said that what we do on MHProNews and MHLivingNews is useful and necessary communications tool, for the advancement of the Manufactured Housing Industry.<\/p>\n<p>When you look carefully at recent reports in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/sunday-morning-recap-manufactured-housing-industry-news-aug-21-aug-28-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Daily Business News &#8211;<\/em>\u00a0check out this week&#8217;s Sunday Recap here<\/a> &#8211; you&#8217;ll see what we mean.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12240\" style=\"width: 397px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12240\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/15MinutesDailyMHProNewMHLivingNews-KnowledgeSharedKnowledgeMultiplied2-425x768.png\" alt=\"15MinutesDailyMHProNewMHLivingNews-KnowledgeSharedKnowledgeMultiplied2\" width=\"397\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/15MinutesDailyMHProNewMHLivingNews-KnowledgeSharedKnowledgeMultiplied2-425x768.png 425w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/15MinutesDailyMHProNewMHLivingNews-KnowledgeSharedKnowledgeMultiplied2-83x150.png 83w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/15MinutesDailyMHProNewMHLivingNews-KnowledgeSharedKnowledgeMultiplied2-238x430.png 238w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/15MinutesDailyMHProNewMHLivingNews-KnowledgeSharedKnowledgeMultiplied2.png 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of pros like you logon daily, to feed their minds, inspire, learn and then share in ways that advance their careers, location and thus the industry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Knowledge Shared\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you aren&#8217;t already one of the thousands who are getting out emailed news updates, <a href=\"http:\/\/MHProNews.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\">sign up in seconds free at this link here<\/a>.\u00a0 They go out typically twice weekly, and look like what you see at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/newsletter\/?p=5039\">this link here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What you&#8217;ll see anew in <strong>Superior September 2016<\/strong> are vivid examples of why manufactured housing is essential to our nation. In spite of some 6 years of steady growth, there are still threats to our great industry. There are forces that oppose MH from reaching its potential.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s reflected routinely when government \u2013 local, state or federal &#8211; tips the scales against us; thus we must learn to ever-better express why we are the best answer for the growing affordable housing crisis.<\/p>\n<p>In some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/from-factory-floor-to-finished-flat-modular-homes-seen-as-key-to-uk-housing-shortage\/\" target=\"_blank\">urban markets, that solution will be often modular or prefab<\/a> rather than HUD Code manufactured homes. But as an industry, we need those varied factory-built housing voices to learn how to work ever better, together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CFED and Non-Profits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let me say something politically incorrect to some, but that\u2019s important for us all to get our arms around.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/industry-news\/industry-in-focus\/10381-doug-ryan-cfed-manufactured-housing-and-financing-whats-wrong-whats-right\">MHProNews<\/a> and MHLivingNews have at <a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/cfed-and-cfpb-confused-conflicted-friends-of-manufactured-home-owners-and-prospective-buyers\/\">times \u2018taken on\u2019 the misguided attacks by operations like CFED<\/a>, we must also learn how to work with CFED and those non-profit groups. Frankly, Florida\u2019s fine association is a good example of how that can be done successfully, but there are others.<\/p>\n<p>Those non-profits, think-tanks and public policy advocacy groups wield a lot of influence. So when they are wrong, we need to help guide them to the truth. When they attack our industry publicly, we should defend our industry publicly, using jujitsu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But when they\u2019re right,<\/strong> we need to work hand-in-hand to advance the MH industry as the solution to affordable quality living for millions who have poor or no good housing options that lead to home ownership.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Truth Well Told is Powerful<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When we showcase the truth, when the truth is well told, we are advancing our cause.<\/p>\n<p>At times, that means calling out bad actors in our industry\u2019s own ranks.\u00a0 Let me point you to the story, linked above, which those pros that spoke out about &#8211; on the record &#8211; ought to get a medal for doing so.<\/p>\n<p>When the industry raises up success stories, but <strong>also call out bad actors<\/strong> \u2013 that\u2019s when we as an industry gain the credibility we need to advance our cause with public officials and the public at large.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That said\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for years of support, encroachment, tips and yes, at times some tough-talk, <em>but always with the aim for the advancement of our great industry. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>This industry is the future of housing in America, and the world. Working Together, We Advance to the Day when all forms of factory home-building are respected and accepted.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the mission. That&#8217;s the objective we believe in and have worked for from day one. Join us, and share this mission with others<strong><em>. Tallyho!<\/em><\/strong> ##<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9764\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/MHC-MD.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9764\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/LATonyKovach-Louisville-2015-mhpronews-com-275x156-11.jpg\" alt=\"LATonyKovach-Louisville-2015-mhpronews-com-275x156-1\" width=\"275\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/LATonyKovach-Louisville-2015-mhpronews-com-275x156-11.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/LATonyKovach-Louisville-2015-mhpronews-com-275x156-11-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L. A. &#8220;Tony&#8217; Kovach shown here in an MH Industry Pros educational session.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By <a href=\"LATonyKovach.com\">L. A. \u201cTony\u201d Kovach<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We either define ourselves, or others will define us, often to our industry&#8217;s and homeowners\u2019 detriment. People are entitled to their own opinion, but they\u2019re not entitled to their own facts. The optimist doesn&#8217;t deny that rain is falling; rather, the optimist recognizes reality, grabs an umbrella and continues forward towards the goal.\u00a0 The optimist &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"ast-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/defining-refining-manufactured-homes-and-systems-built-housing\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Defining, Refining Manufactured Homes and Systems-Built Housing<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":12243,"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":[4159,4598,5,4600,1181,4599,3087],"class_list":["post-12227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-analysis","tag-21st-mortgage-corp","tag-karl-radde","tag-l-a-tony-kovach","tag-manufactured-housing-industry-news-commentary","tag-masthead-blog","tag-richard-nodel","tag-tim-williams"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Defining, Refining Manufactured Homes and Systems-Built Housing - Masthead L. 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