{"id":13952,"date":"2017-09-22T13:23:02","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T18:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=13952"},"modified":"2017-09-27T08:44:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T13:44:55","slug":"ignoring-the-obvious-the-road-to-more-rewarding-manufactured-housing-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/ignoring-the-obvious-the-road-to-more-rewarding-manufactured-housing-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignoring the Obvious, the Road to More Rewarding Manufactured Housing Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several dozen manufactured housing industry professionals witnessed first-hand when Rick Robinson &#8211; Sr. VP and General Counsel to the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) \u2013 after his \u2018Washington briefing,\u2019 said \u201c<strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Tony, I will not be taking questions from the press<\/span><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"manuf-3539047815\" 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_13956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13956\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/big-horn-fire-alarms-deal-making-big-time-at-deadwood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13956 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RickRobinsonJDMHISVP5StateConvention-548x430.png\" alt=\"RickRobinsonJDMHISVP5StateConvention\" width=\"548\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RickRobinsonJDMHISVP5StateConvention-548x430.png 548w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RickRobinsonJDMHISVP5StateConvention-150x118.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RickRobinsonJDMHISVP5StateConvention.png 596w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i> Rick Robinson failed to mention to meeting attendees that then MHI Chairman and 21st Mortgage President and CEO, Tim Williams and Vanderbilt Mortgage &#8211; both Berkshire Hathaway Companies &#8211; would not release data to the FHFA\/GSEs that the Enterprises said was needed for a clear understanding and a possibly more robust entry into the manufactured housing lending space.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/source-manufactured-housing-institute-violated-law-conflicts-of-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> To learn more about that, click here<\/a>. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/source-manufactured-housing-institute-violated-law-conflicts-of-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13958 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/StopConflictsofInterestCostManufacturedHousingBillionsMHProNews.png\" alt=\"StopConflictsofInterestCostManufacturedHousingBillionsMHProNews\" width=\"422\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/StopConflictsofInterestCostManufacturedHousingBillionsMHProNews.png 422w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/StopConflictsofInterestCostManufacturedHousingBillionsMHProNews-150x62.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why would MHI\u2019s Robinson avoid pro-industry media questions?<\/p>\n<p>Why would Robinson take a question from the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, but not take one from <em>MHProNews?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13968\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RickRobinsonMHIAttorneySVPWashingtonPostTrailerParkResidentsMHProNews.png\" alt=\"RickRobinsonMHIAttorneySVPWashingtonPostTrailerParkResidentsMHProNews\" width=\"596\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RickRobinsonMHIAttorneySVPWashingtonPostTrailerParkResidentsMHProNews.png 688w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RickRobinsonMHIAttorneySVPWashingtonPostTrailerParkResidentsMHProNews-150x31.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RickRobinsonMHIAttorneySVPWashingtonPostTrailerParkResidentsMHProNews-575x119.png 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sources tell <em>MHProNews<\/em> that while MHI attempts to avoid the perception that they are responding to questions from <em>MHProNews<\/em>, MHARR or others in the industry, they are in fact responding \u2013 only without admitting doing so.<\/p>\n<p>This smells of what the Rev. Donald Tye, Jr. generically calls \u201c<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>two-faced<\/strong><\/span>,\u201d and \u201c<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>dishonorable<\/strong><\/span>\u201d behavior by those working on behalf of big, crony capitalist businesses against the interests of independent businesses \u2013 and how that impacts millions who are trapped in rentals and poverty as a result.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/its-a-question-of-honor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13954 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ItsAQuestionofHonorDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews.png\" alt=\"ItsAQuestionofHonorDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews\" width=\"531\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ItsAQuestionofHonorDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews.png 531w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ItsAQuestionofHonorDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews-150x118.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note, we have not yet asked Rev Tye to comment publicly on MHI and the Buffett\/Berkshire Hathaway questions and concerns, but do the principles in the article linked here apply?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11765\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11765\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FrankRolfeMHIHypocrisyQuote-MHProNews.png\" alt=\"FrankRolfeMHIHypocrisyQuote-MHProNews\" width=\"500\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FrankRolfeMHIHypocrisyQuote-MHProNews.png 500w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FrankRolfeMHIHypocrisyQuote-MHProNews-150x105.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">See more, click the image above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Is \u201cNice Guy\u201d Robinson is Latest Example of MHI Game Playing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s be clear and balanced.\u00a0 MHI has its defenders.\u00a0 <em>MHProNews<\/em> gets off-the-record comments from those who are happy to defend MHI.\u00a0 But to date, not one of them will debate the actual effectiveness of MHI on behalf of the industry it claims to represent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13962\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RickRobinsonJDSVPGenCounselManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIlogoMastheadBlogDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews.png\" alt=\"RickRobinsonJDSVPGenCounselManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIlogoMastheadBlogDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews\" width=\"598\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RickRobinsonJDSVPGenCounselManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIlogoMastheadBlogDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews.png 640w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RickRobinsonJDSVPGenCounselManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIlogoMastheadBlogDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews-132x150.png 132w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/RickRobinsonJDSVPGenCounselManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIlogoMastheadBlogDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews-380x430.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In fact, many no longer want to be quoted on-the-record as defending MHI &#8212; or specific MHI personalities.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, there\u2019s been a growing number of voices who have asked or directly accused MHI and\/or key companies that dominate the association of:<\/p>\n<p>monopolistic behavior, hypocrisy, racism, deceptive behavior towards the bulk of their own members, routinely failing to achieve what MHI says they want, which it is alleged that if they succeed or not, de facto benefits Berkshire Hathaway connected companies,<\/p>\n<p>We sent the <a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Rick-Robinson-MHI-Attorney-Email-Draft.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>attached message<\/strong> via email as a follow up to Rick Robinson, and MHI\u2019s top staff and some \u201ckey\u201d members<\/a>. We will advise the industry if they will provide a response, or if they will continue to duck the concerns, allegations, and failures by the Arlington, VA based trade organization.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13963\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SomePeopleArentLoyalToYouTheirLoyalToNeedOfYouOnceNeedChangesSoDoesTheirLoyalty-PinterestDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews.png\" alt=\"SomePeopleArentLoyalToYouTheirLoyalToNeedOfYouOnceNeedChangesSoDoesTheirLoyalty-PinterestDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews\" width=\"429\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SomePeopleArentLoyalToYouTheirLoyalToNeedOfYouOnceNeedChangesSoDoesTheirLoyalty-PinterestDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews.png 602w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SomePeopleArentLoyalToYouTheirLoyalToNeedOfYouOnceNeedChangesSoDoesTheirLoyalty-PinterestDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews-150x145.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SomePeopleArentLoyalToYouTheirLoyalToNeedOfYouOnceNeedChangesSoDoesTheirLoyalty-PinterestDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews-446x430.png 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Closing Note \u2013 Reform or Replace MHI?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While <em>MHProNews<\/em> and\/or <em>MHLivingNews <\/em>can directly and indirectly raise issues and concerns, ultimately the individual members of the industry need to either reform or replace MHI as the industry\u2019s \u201cumbrella\u201d trade group.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13268\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/KennyLipschutzQuotePoorJobOfLobbyinginMHIndustry-postedMHProNews-com.png\" alt=\"KennyLipschutzPoorJobOfLobbyinginMHIndustry-postedMastheadCommentaryMHProNews-com\" width=\"505\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/KennyLipschutzQuotePoorJobOfLobbyinginMHIndustry-postedMHProNews-com.png 505w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/KennyLipschutzQuotePoorJobOfLobbyinginMHIndustry-postedMHProNews-com-150x71.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/>MHARR may or may not act at their November meeting to expand their membership beyond their current independent HUD Code producer structure. \u00a0\u00a0That trade group has called for years for the post-production sector of the industry to create an organization that will truly represent their interests.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13964\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IAmGratefulToThoseWhoBetrayedMeTheyThoughtTheyWereStabbingBackButTheyCutMeFreeFromPoisonousLifeSteveMaraboliDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews.png\" alt=\"IAmGratefulToThoseWhoBetrayedMeTheyThoughtTheyWereStabbingBackButTheyCutMeFreeFromPoisonousLifeSteveMaraboliDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews\" width=\"574\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IAmGratefulToThoseWhoBetrayedMeTheyThoughtTheyWereStabbingBackButTheyCutMeFreeFromPoisonousLifeSteveMaraboliDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews.png 615w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IAmGratefulToThoseWhoBetrayedMeTheyThoughtTheyWereStabbingBackButTheyCutMeFreeFromPoisonousLifeSteveMaraboliDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews-150x128.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IAmGratefulToThoseWhoBetrayedMeTheyThoughtTheyWereStabbingBackButTheyCutMeFreeFromPoisonousLifeSteveMaraboliDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews-505x430.png 505w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Frank Rolfe, George Allen, Spencer Roane and others in the community sector have said in semi-private and public statements that MHI is failing in several respects.\u00a0 While those professionals are not all friends, or see all things eye-to-eye, that unity of concern about MHI is noteworthy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13832\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/FollowTheMoneyPayMoreAttentionToWhatPeopleDoThanWhatTheySayMartyLavin6MillionYachtManufacturedHousingIndustryDailyBusinessNew.png\" alt=\"FollowTheMoneyPayMoreAttentionToWhatPeopleDoThanWhatTheySayMartyLavin6MillionYachtManufacturedHousingIndustryDailyBusinessNew\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/FollowTheMoneyPayMoreAttentionToWhatPeopleDoThanWhatTheySayMartyLavin6MillionYachtManufacturedHousingIndustryDailyBusinessNew.png 600w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/FollowTheMoneyPayMoreAttentionToWhatPeopleDoThanWhatTheySayMartyLavin6MillionYachtManufacturedHousingIndustryDailyBusinessNew-150x90.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/FollowTheMoneyPayMoreAttentionToWhatPeopleDoThanWhatTheySayMartyLavin6MillionYachtManufacturedHousingIndustryDailyBusinessNew-575x345.png 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/marty-lavin-lashes-the-manufactured-housing-institutes-mhi-latest-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13190\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MartyLavinLashesManufacturedHousingInstituteMHILogoLatestInitiativePostedDailyBusinessNewsMastheadBlogsMHProNews.png\" alt=\"MartyLavinLashesManufacturedHousingInstituteMHILogoLatestInitiativePostedDailyBusinessNewsMastheadBlogsMHProNews\" width=\"478\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MartyLavinLashesManufacturedHousingInstituteMHILogoLatestInitiativePostedDailyBusinessNewsMastheadBlogsMHProNews.png 786w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MartyLavinLashesManufacturedHousingInstituteMHILogoLatestInitiativePostedDailyBusinessNewsMastheadBlogsMHProNews-150x121.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MartyLavinLashesManufacturedHousingInstituteMHILogoLatestInitiativePostedDailyBusinessNewsMastheadBlogsMHProNews-531x430.png 531w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/MartyLavinLashesManufacturedHousingInstituteMHILogoLatestInitiativePostedDailyBusinessNewsMastheadBlogsMHProNews-768x621.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, they and others have not yet proposed a public solution on how to either reform MHI, or to create an organization that will represent retailers, lenders, communities, and others.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13824\" style=\"width: 567px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13824\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ManufacturedHousingIndustryMonopoly-Oligarchy-GeorgeAllen-PostedDailyBusinessNewsManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews-.png\" alt=\"ManufacturedHousingIndustryMonopoly-Oligarchy-GeorgeAllen-PostedDailyBusinessNewsManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews-\" width=\"567\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ManufacturedHousingIndustryMonopoly-Oligarchy-GeorgeAllen-PostedDailyBusinessNewsManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews-.png 786w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ManufacturedHousingIndustryMonopoly-Oligarchy-GeorgeAllen-PostedDailyBusinessNewsManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews--150x89.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ManufacturedHousingIndustryMonopoly-Oligarchy-GeorgeAllen-PostedDailyBusinessNewsManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews--575x342.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ManufacturedHousingIndustryMonopoly-Oligarchy-GeorgeAllen-PostedDailyBusinessNewsManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews--768x456.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i> Our quoting Allen or anyone else isn&#8217;t meant to imply we agree with other things that a professional is saying. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are many options.<\/p>\n<p>But the bottom line is one that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/big-horn-fire-alarms-deal-making-big-time-at-deadwood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ken Corbin de facto raised at the Deadwood event.\u00a0 Some 10,000 independent retailers have vanished since the late 1990s<\/a>.\u00a0 Several independent producers have told <em>MHProNews<\/em> that one of the biggest slow-downs today for more sales growth is a lack of independent retailers.<\/p>\n<p>While MHI is &#8216;ineffective,&#8217; that is harming independent companies.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, MHI brags about how many emails they get to go to Congress?\u00a0 Seriously?\u00a0 Is that the best that Robinson, Gooch, or Jennison can point to &#8211; how many<em> engage emails<\/em> go to Congress?<\/p>\n<p>Who wins, and who loses, because of MHI&#8217;s failure to achieve its stated goals?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13828\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/TomFathGreatIndustryInDecayUnderAttackChangePerceptionFocusFactsTrueBenefits-TomFathNewDurhamEstates-MHProNews-e1474053015851.jpg\" alt=\"TomFathGreatIndustryInDecayUnderAttackChangePerceptionFocusFactsTrueBenefits-TomFathNewDurhamEstates-MHProNews-e1474053015851\" width=\"595\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/TomFathGreatIndustryInDecayUnderAttackChangePerceptionFocusFactsTrueBenefits-TomFathNewDurhamEstates-MHProNews-e1474053015851.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/TomFathGreatIndustryInDecayUnderAttackChangePerceptionFocusFactsTrueBenefits-TomFathNewDurhamEstates-MHProNews-e1474053015851-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/TomFathGreatIndustryInDecayUnderAttackChangePerceptionFocusFactsTrueBenefits-TomFathNewDurhamEstates-MHProNews-e1474053015851-575x310.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If MHI had a good answer to the industry\u2019s concerns, wouldn\u2019t they make it?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13928\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DuckDodgeDismissDistractDetractDefameFromIssueTacticsByThoseWithNoGoodAnswersMHProNews.png\" alt=\"DuckDodgeDismissDistractDetractDefameFromIssueTacticsByThoseWithNoGoodAnswersMHProNews\" width=\"595\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DuckDodgeDismissDistractDetractDefameFromIssueTacticsByThoseWithNoGoodAnswersMHProNews.png 970w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DuckDodgeDismissDistractDetractDefameFromIssueTacticsByThoseWithNoGoodAnswersMHProNews-150x119.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DuckDodgeDismissDistractDetractDefameFromIssueTacticsByThoseWithNoGoodAnswersMHProNews-542x430.png 542w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DuckDodgeDismissDistractDetractDefameFromIssueTacticsByThoseWithNoGoodAnswersMHProNews-768x609.png 768w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DuckDodgeDismissDistractDetractDefameFromIssueTacticsByThoseWithNoGoodAnswersMHProNews-969x768.png 969w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Isn\u2019t it obvious that they have no good answers, and thus will continue their duck, dodge, distract, detract and defame ways?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13756\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DougGormanHomeMartMHILogoAwardWinnerManufacturedHousingIndustryResearchDataReportsMHProNews.jpg\" alt=\"DougGormanHomeMartMHILogoAwardWinnerManufacturedHousingIndustryResearchDataReportsMHProNews\" width=\"345\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DougGormanHomeMartMHILogoAwardWinnerManufacturedHousingIndustryResearchDataReportsMHProNews.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DougGormanHomeMartMHILogoAwardWinnerManufacturedHousingIndustryResearchDataReportsMHProNews-150x129.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Is it like a long time MHI member told MHProNews &#8211; \u00a0\u2018<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>The big companies have figured out how to get the smaller companies to pay for what they want<\/strong><\/span>.\u2019 \u2013 is that the reality of MHI?<\/p>\n<p>This writer is willing to debate MHI publicly on such issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>We Provide, You Decide<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d \u00a9 ##\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">(Commentary, analysis, news.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, 'BitStream vera Sans', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\">(Image credits are as shown above, and when provided by third parties, are shared under fair use guidelines.)<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11724\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11724\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/LATonyKovach-QuestioningNYSAAteam-NewYorkHousingAssociation-MHProNews-com-PhotoCreditMarkSimon-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"LATonyKovach-QuestioningNYSAAteam-NewYorkHousingAssociation-MHProNews-com-PhotoCreditMarkSimon--250x167\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/LATonyKovach-QuestioningNYSAAteam-NewYorkHousingAssociation-MHProNews-com-PhotoCreditMarkSimon-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/LATonyKovach-QuestioningNYSAAteam-NewYorkHousingAssociation-MHProNews-com-PhotoCreditMarkSimon-250x167-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Photo taken while Tony was questioning regulators in NY. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L. 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