{"id":17396,"date":"2019-08-16T10:25:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T15:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=17396"},"modified":"2019-08-16T10:39:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T15:39:05","slug":"choke-points-reality-checks-humility-affordable-housing-political-economics-and-manufactured-homes-dark-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/choke-points-reality-checks-humility-affordable-housing-political-economics-and-manufactured-homes-dark-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Choke Points &#8211; Reality Checks, Humility, Affordable Housing, Political Economics, and Manufactured Homes = Dark Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ChokePointsRealityChecksHumilityAffordableHousingPoliticalEconomicsAndManufacturedHomesDarkOpportunitiesMHProNews.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ChokePointsRealityChecksHumilityAffordableHousingPoliticalEconomicsAndManufacturedHomesDarkOpportunitiesMHProNews.png\" alt=\"ChokePointsRealityChecksHumilityAffordableHousingPoliticalEconomicsAndManufacturedHomesDarkOpportunitiesMHProNews\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ChokePointsRealityChecksHumilityAffordableHousingPoliticalEconomicsAndManufacturedHomesDarkOpportunitiesMHProNews.png 600w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ChokePointsRealityChecksHumilityAffordableHousingPoliticalEconomicsAndManufacturedHomesDarkOpportunitiesMHProNews-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ChokePointsRealityChecksHumilityAffordableHousingPoliticalEconomicsAndManufacturedHomesDarkOpportunitiesMHProNews-575x302.png 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Axioms and pithy quotes are useful precisely because they convey much in a few words.<\/p><div id=\"manuf-3672249217\" 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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>It is always darkest before the dawn<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>When I slow down, I go faster<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d \u00a0&#8211; Ken Blanchard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Remember that<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>time is money<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d \u2013 Ben Franklin,<br \/>\nin his Advice to a Young Tradesman (1748).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17403\" style=\"width: 155px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CharlesPayneFoxBusinessL-ProfessorCarolSwainRManufacturedHomeLivingNews.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CharlesPayneFoxBusinessL-ProfessorCarolSwainRManufacturedHomeLivingNews.png\" alt=\"CharlesPayneFoxBusinessL-ProfessorCarolSwainRManufacturedHomeLivingNews\" width=\"155\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CharlesPayneFoxBusinessL-ProfessorCarolSwainRManufacturedHomeLivingNews.png 175w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CharlesPayneFoxBusinessL-ProfessorCarolSwainRManufacturedHomeLivingNews-74x150.png 74w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CharlesPayneFoxBusinessWikiManufacturedHomeProNews.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charles Payne<\/a>, left, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CarolMSwainWikiManufacturedHomeProNews.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carol Swain<\/a>, right. Click their names for a wiki on each. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I spoke earlier this week with Charles Payne of <em>Fox Business<\/em> fame. The topics included the impact of monopolistic practices on American business, politics, FAANG, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/bridging-gap-affordable-housing-solution-yields-higher-pay-more-wealth-but-corrupt-rigged-billionaires-moat-is-barrier\/\">Clayton Homes<\/a>, and antitrust law.\u00a0 We\u2019ll plan a transcript of that discussion for a future date, but let\u2019s merely note for now that it was Mr. Payne who used the term \u201cMoat\u201d and he said that the intersection of those topics are good points.<\/p>\n<p>There is no relationship claimed or implied by mentioning that call. Facts are what they are, not what someone tries to construe or imply.<\/p>\n<p>For much of my professional life, getting things done rapidly and effectively was a priority. That was Ben Franklin, <em>\u2018One Minute Manager\u2019<\/em> &#8211; MBO \u2013 thinking. There is a time and place for that. For longtime readers, you know we believe in the principle of separating wheat from chaff.\u00a0 There is good and bad in all of us mortals, and in all products, organizations, and so on, with only a few Divine exceptions. Once more, facts are what they are, not what we would spin, hope, imagine, or dream them to be.<\/p>\n<p>So, while we disagree with Warren Buffett on several things (chaff), we agree with him that some things simply take time (wheat).<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not going to go through the highly linked and cross-referenced executive summary linked below here.\u00a0 Time is money.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Z3GhJ6KYnC\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/america-the-story-of-us-declaration-of-independence\/\">America \u2013 the Story of US &#8211; Declaration of Independence<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;America \u2013 the Story of US &#8211; Declaration of Independence&#8221; &#8212; Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/america-the-story-of-us-declaration-of-independence\/embed\/#?secret=DrcU63QilZ#?secret=Z3GhJ6KYnC\" data-secret=\"Z3GhJ6KYnC\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Suffice it to say, that for those too busy now to dig into that executive summary linked above, and if you are serious about manufactured homes and\/or affordable housing, then by all means, it is worth the time to dig into it.\u00a0 Years of insights and research are packed into about 600 words that are cross-referenced with specific examples for more insights. Once more, think of the example of Buffett and the fact that he reportedly invests some 5 to 6 hours daily reading (wheat).<\/p>\n<p>Some things just take time.<\/p>\n<p>Understanding Buffett, along with other like-minded uber-billionaires and their moat-building strategies \u2013 like it or not \u2013 is essential to successfully navigating the American economic and political landscape. Let\u2019s work and pray that it won\u2019t always be so.\u00a0 But until the time that it might change, reality is what it is.\u00a0 Ignoring reality is a good way to wake up to a 2&#215;4 metaphorically or literally hitting you across the back of the head.<\/p>\n<p>I won\u2019t go into the painful lessons learned from moat builders who literally targeted us, but didn\u2019t count on who we were, and how determined some people might be. David was a shepherd before he became a king. In those days, a shepherd was the lowliest of the low. But that ruddy shepherd slew the mighty Goliath. That may have seemed in the story to have just taken an instant. But that moment of defeating the giant Goliath was years in the making. Some things simply take time.<\/p>\n<p>There are good reasons to mention being targeted and surviving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/best-warren-buffett-kevin-clayton-clayton-homes-berkshire-hathaway-annual-meeting-competition-and-the-moat-video-collection\/\">the moat-builders<\/a> and their minions in factory-built housing. We are proof that they are not invincible. There are others who have proven it too.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, not everyone who is targeted is known by those moat-builders personally, but some are.<\/p>\n<p>One lesson is that for certain moat-builders, it isn\u2019t always personal.\u00a0 To slow-motion-monopolists, it is just about the money and power.\u00a0 They are willing to take time to achieve their goal.\u00a0 That means you darn well better be willing to take the time if you want to win honorably.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>That which does not kill us, makes us stronger<\/strong><\/span>,\u201d said Friedrich Nietzsche, who by mentioning that quote (wheat) should not be thought that other claims of his that are chaff are thereby endorsed.\u00a0 Wheat and chaff are a massively useful concept.\u00a0 Democratic Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren both say something similar to what President Donald J. Trump (GOP) has said. \u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The system is rigged<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That w<em>heat<\/em> quote they share brings us to our next point.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solidarity, Subsidiarity, and Choke Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In life, there is a need for a certain level of independence once someone reaches maturity.\u00a0 But it is a mild form of madness to think that we are completely independent of others. People need other people.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, someone can go into the wilderness and survive, that\u2019s an exception. A few today \u2013 and expect it in increasing numbers &#8211; will embrace a robot instead of a human. But for those who are grounded in true reality, not some artificial construct of the mind, for those who get it that God is, and we are too, there are ultimate realities and lesser truths. A belief system based upon a falsehood will at some point fail.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16944\" style=\"width: 307px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YouMHProNewsSeemToHaveConceptualIQThatIsMoreImportantThanSpellingAbilityQuoteMastheadMHProNews.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YouMHProNewsSeemToHaveConceptualIQThatIsMoreImportantThanSpellingAbilityQuoteMastheadMHProNews.png\" alt=\"YouMHProNewsSeemToHaveConceptualIQThatIsMoreImportantThanSpellingAbilityQuoteMastheadMHProNews\" width=\"307\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YouMHProNewsSeemToHaveConceptualIQThatIsMoreImportantThanSpellingAbilityQuoteMastheadMHProNews.png 402w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YouMHProNewsSeemToHaveConceptualIQThatIsMoreImportantThanSpellingAbilityQuoteMastheadMHProNews-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i> MHI executive-level member reader. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The moat-builders have something broadly in common.\u00a0 They have learned how to spot the weaknesses in a system or circumstance.\u00a0 They then build a strategy, often a slow moving one, to take advantage of those \u2018choke points.\u2019 This writer isn\u2019t the only one who thinks so, my focused conversation with Charles Payne or interaction with others leads me to realize anew that many thinkers who see those things similarly.\u00a0 Once more, I\u2019m not speaking for Payne, reality is what it is. On a different political level, the Open Markets society warns against monopolists too (wheat), which is to be separated from their chaff.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s define briefly solidarity and subsidiarity by citing the following: \u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The principle of\u00a0<em>solidarity<\/em>\u00a0is simply that no man is an island entire of himself<\/strong><\/span>,\u201d says a post by the Acton Institute, \u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The second principle avoids the big government solution. Subsidiarity is the principle that every problem should be solved at the most local level possible<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bingo.<\/p>\n<p>The Acton Institute post cited Rev. Dwight Longenecker, who insightfully (wheat) said: \u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>We continue to believe the stereotypes despite the fact that the greatest philanthropists and benefactors to the good of the human race have been wealthy capitalists while the greatest monsters, murderers of the poor by starvation, displacement and ethnic cleansing have been communists<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Longenecker continued, \u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Saying this is not to fall into the other extreme of imagining that all capitalists are therefore humane philanthropists and all left wingers are genocidal maniacs. Instead it is a suggestion that the only way through the impasse is to first of all shed the ridiculously simplistic stereotypes completely and search for a new way of thinking<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bingo again. Brilliantly said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Taking the Best of the Various Political Viewpoints<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some of our friends, colleagues, and those in our circle don\u2019t get it when we say why the principle of wheat and chaff are so important in business, and why the principle of solidarity and subsidiarity are necessary as well. We know blindly loyal Democrats, Republicans, and Libertarians, for example. Each group has something to commend it. But each has something that is a weakness too; wheat and chaff.\u00a0 I can quote former President Bill Clinton in the (wheat) phrase that will follow without endorsing some of the problematic and controversial (chaff) behavior of that same person.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\">There is nothing wrong with America<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">\u00a0<strong>that cannot be cured with<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>what<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>is<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>right in America<\/strong><\/span>,\u201d said President William \u2018Bill\u2019 Clinton in his first inaugural address, per Yale Law. That pithy line is powerful, and we believe is apt for our era.<\/p>\n<p>Best practices. History. Business. Economics. Politics. Solidarity. Subsidiarity. Basic ethics and morality based upon eternal truths, not shifting sands of human whim or opinion. Weave those respectable things together, and you will have a system that respects the individual for the good that every individual has and can bring.\u00a0 Ideally, it is about mutual victories.<\/p>\n<p>Every era must go back to basics, that\u2019s reality too. The ideal of win-win or mutual victories among people of good will are how \u2018the moat builders\u2019 will be defeated.<\/p>\n<p>To some extent, you need us, and we need you. That\u2019s a reality of Solidarity and Subsidiarity.<\/p>\n<p>You can recreate the wheel, as some are trying to do in MHVille, which costs time, money, expertise and they may or may not be successful.\u00a0 Or you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/professional-services\/\">rent the use of the wheel<\/a> that already exists.<\/p>\n<p>The moat builders in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/rope-a-dope-preserving-access-to-manufactured-housing-act-mom-dad-you\/\">MHVille tried to destroy us and others<\/a>. But thank God and by grace, we refused to fold our tent and run. It took time, but instead of killing us off they have made us wiser and stronger. It isn\u2019t arrogance to say that we have the single strongest trade media platform in the entire manufactured housing industry, bar none. That\u2019s simply a fact.<\/p>\n<p>In a modest sized today industry, thousands like you that logon daily underscore the value of what we strive to do on MHProNews and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/bridging-gap-affordable-housing-solution-yields-higher-pay-more-wealth-but-corrupt-rigged-billionaires-moat-is-barrier\/\">our general-public focused sister-site<\/a>, day by day.<\/p>\n<p>We do not do MHProNews solo. We never have. No one is an island. There are those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/professional-services\/\">who utilize our platform for marketing, knowing our audience is the most engaged<\/a>. Thanks, we value the opportunity to serve others, but it is also prudent on their part. It is pragmatic for people to team up with us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17399\" style=\"width: 495px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/special-manufactured-home-wholesale-event-looms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SpecialmanufacturedHomeWholesaleEventLoomsLEGHLegacyHousingManufacturedHOmeProNews.png\" alt=\"SpecialmanufacturedHomeWholesaleEventLoomsLEGHLegacyHousingManufacturedHOmeProNews\" width=\"495\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SpecialmanufacturedHomeWholesaleEventLoomsLEGHLegacyHousingManufacturedHOmeProNews.png 600w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SpecialmanufacturedHomeWholesaleEventLoomsLEGHLegacyHousingManufacturedHOmeProNews-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SpecialmanufacturedHomeWholesaleEventLoomsLEGHLegacyHousingManufacturedHOmeProNews-575x302.png 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/special-manufactured-home-wholesale-event-looms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/special-manufactured-home-wholesale-event-looms\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They are not alone.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Weaponizing MHVille<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our factory-built home industry has to a significant extent been weaponized and is being monopolized, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/new-york-times-david-leonhardt-the-monopolization-of-america-manufactured-housing-slant\/\">but this industry isn\u2019t alone in those realities<\/a>. Those who haven\u2019t studied the facts, evidence, and money-trails with an open mind are not in a position to deny the accuracy of that claim, which spans the left-right divide.<\/p>\n<p>The weaknesses of our industry \u2013 the choke points \u2013 have been targeted by often powerful forces. That\u2019s not melodrama, that\u2019s documentable reality. Why would the uber-rich and politically connected do so?<\/p>\n<p>Because manufactured homes are just that important to the future of American life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/239019639\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What the Warren Buffett types of the world have learned is arguably diabolically cunning. Scripture and ancient writings say that there was a war in the heavens.\u00a0 In that battle Lucifer \u2013 once a brilliant angel of light &#8211; was cast out. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/the-two-gardens-america-and-manufactured-housing\/\">Before humans were cast out of the Garden of Eden<\/a>, Lucifer \u2013 a.k.a. Satan \u2013 was driven out of heaven. It\u2019s a historic pattern.<\/p>\n<p>We each have free will.\u00a0 Angelic will, as a side-note, is different than human free will. An angel has greater knowledge and clarity than a mortal, thus, when they make a choice, and it is done forever.\u00a0 There is no redemption for an angel after a fall from grace, they knew what they were going to get before they made their decision. Those immaterial beings are either an angel, or they become a devil. By contrast, for us mere mortals \u2013 we who are a combination of body and spirit &#8211; there are numbers of \u2018second chance\u2019 opportunities, so long as we have that life-breath within us.<\/p>\n<p>But once we shed this mortal frame at the time of physical death, the opportunity for correction or \u2018one more chance\u2019 is gone after death.\u00a0 Hey, that\u2019s not my call, but it is how it is because that\u2019s how the Creator set it up, and I\u2019m humble enough to accept it as reality. Someone can deny spiritual realities, or not understand them, but that doesn\u2019t change reality any more than denying gravity makes jumping off a cliff without the proper gear deadly.<\/p>\n<p>The answer for any lack of knowledge is always to seek true understanding.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defeating Opponents?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some opponents must be defeated. The Nazis had to be defeated at great cost.\u00a0 The old Soviet Union also had to be defeated, and that too had its price. Closer to home, the American era of the so-called robber barons \u2013 the monopolists of their time \u2013 they had to be defeated. Which brings us back to our time.<\/p>\n<p>Properly understood, all of human history is a struggle between forms of freedom and forms of slavery.<\/p>\n<p>I mentioned to Charles Payne the notion that some people who say they are socialists are actually rejecting what they see as the crony, corrupt forms of vulture capitalism that has been allowed to spread due to a lack of proper enforcement of antitrust and other laws. He said that was a good point. He then went on to talk about moats and such. It was Mr. Payne who directly raised the notion of moats. We\u2019ll strive to do a transcript of the conversation at some point in the future.<\/p>\n<p>But a key point for today is simple. Solidarity and subsidiarity. We need each other. Time is money. Morality matters. You are expert at some things, we are experts at others. That\u2019s the basis of a free market exchange that can benefit both parties. \u00a0We may never meet, we may never talk, we may never do business directly with one another. That\u2019s life. But if you are a repeat visitor than the odds are that you are finding something here worth coming back for; and in turn others who want to do business with you who support our platform know that thousands like you are here daily. That\u2019s another route to mutual victories.<\/p>\n<p>The big boys in MHVille arguably tried to kill us off or drive us out in a variety of ways.\u00a0 They failed. I\u2019m not thanking them or ripping them, rather, just saying what is. Everyone is responsible for their own behavior.<\/p>\n<p>The clock is ticking. Those who behave treacherously often come to a bad ending.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bernie Madoff didn\u2019t get away with it. He\u2019s in prison.<\/li>\n<li>However Jeffrey Epstein met his Maker, by his own hand or that of another, isn\u2019t as relevant as the fact that the once wealthy man who purportedly traded young girls and women with men of wealth, power, and influence died in prison. From affluent jet setter with his own pleasure island and mansions, to dead as a doornail in a concrete cell. Did Epstein have time to sincerely make amends? Only God knows.<\/li>\n<li>One could go on and on with examples of the once-powerful Hitler ended up just as beaten, broken, and dead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You have your weaknesses, we have ours. You have your strengths, we have ours. Solidarity and subsidiarity. We need each other. Time is money. Morality matters. We don\u2019t expect perfect clients, and our clients shouldn\u2019t expect perfection either. But the proof that we perform \u2013 often despite long odds &#8211; is staring you right in the face. The evidence reflects that for all the money that the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) and their string-pullers have to throw around, our traffic and reader engagement smokes theirs. Interesting, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<p>In the end, with patient endurance, given the will and skill, the good often visibly triumph over evil. That process of defeating diabolical forces is messy. Some wish for a different way to do battle, sorry, it is what it is.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peaceful Weapons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We prefer to use the disinfectant of sunlight on issues that others have ignored or brushed around the edges for far too long. The approach we take makes some uncomfortable. Sorry, we tried it for some time in more subtle ways first. That didn\u2019t work as well, even though we had good traffic. Thank God, this sunlight, produce-the-evidence, provide the fact-checks, follow-the-money method of unpacking the sometimes fine lines between fake from real news is working as time is slowly revealing.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t say at exactly what point Feds, state, politicos, private legal and\/or business forces will successfully beat those who have \u2018rigged the system\u2019 in manufactured housing.\u00a0 Those who have rigged the system in MHVille have thereby harmed thousands of businesses in our industry, untold millions of Americans, investors, and taxpayers too.\u00a0 I can only tell you that the war is on.<\/p>\n<p>That war was undeclared and waged against our industry independents for years before people of good will frankly woke up, and helped us become aware too. The patient input from industry pros \u2013 and surprisingly the input of those who pull the strings \u2013 properly understood began to make sense of manufactured housing\u2019s underperformance.<\/p>\n<p>Underperformance of the industry helps the moat builders. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/rope-a-dope-preserving-access-to-manufactured-housing-act-mom-dad-you\/\">Posturing efforts that fail<\/a> are part of the method of the moat-builders. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/gsmols-michelle-smiths-cautionary-tale-and-mhaction-key-manufactured-home-insights-revisited\/\">Fueling both sides of the fight<\/a> is another method these debatably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/hbos-john-oliver-on-last-week-tonight-mobile-homes-video-manufactured-home-communities-fact-check\/\">diabolically clever moat-builders use<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can be the most honest business professional of all time, and the moat builders will beat you if they aren\u2019t stopped. That\u2019s reality.<\/p>\n<p>Some take that to mean, \u2018if you can\u2019t beat them, joint them.\u2019 \u00a0Sorry, that\u2019s wrong too.\u00a0 Millions of children learned decades that \u2018two wrongs don\u2019t make a right.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Redefining morality doesn\u2019t make something that\u2019s wrong \u2018right\u2019 either. Morality isn\u2019t a popularity contest. Our son was about 6 years old when he learned to explain to adults how God exists, through the simple notion that acorns come from oak trees, and oak trees produce acorns. Which came first?\u00a0 The chicken or the egg?\u00a0 Evolution doesn\u2019t explain that, but an almighty Creator does explain the world that we know. Free will explains why there are good and evil people. By the way, once creation occurs, evolution absolutely can and does occur. But creation must take place first, before things can \u2018evolve\u2019 from there.<\/p>\n<p>Objective reality matters in all circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Without spotlighting the junctures between:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Business<\/li>\n<li>Politics<\/li>\n<li>Ethics<\/li>\n<li>The Law<\/li>\n<li>God<\/li>\n<li>Historical Patterns<\/li>\n<li>Common Sense<\/li>\n<li>Follow the Evidence<\/li>\n<li>Follow the Money Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>and not necessarily in that order of importance, this once far greater industry debatably won\u2019t break free.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s be clear. The odds are that manufactured housing will someday in the foreseeable future dwarf the industry\u2019s heyday.\u00a0 The sheer demand for affordable housing mandates that to be so. But the question is will a handful of \u2018robber barons\u2019 dominate that industry of the future?\u00a0 Or will it be thousands of independents of all sizes that will compete in honest ways that are good for consumers?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OATfmFX8eu\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/ultimate-proven-contrarian-investing-ethical-vs-unethical-legal-vs-illegal-manufactured-housing-industry-strategies\/\">Ultimate, Proven Contrarian Investing \u2013 Ethical vs. Unethical, Legal vs Illegal Manufactured Housing Industry Strategies<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Ultimate, Proven Contrarian Investing \u2013 Ethical vs. Unethical, Legal vs Illegal Manufactured Housing Industry Strategies&#8221; &#8212; Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/ultimate-proven-contrarian-investing-ethical-vs-unethical-legal-vs-illegal-manufactured-housing-industry-strategies\/embed\/#?secret=KNfgVS9hn3#?secret=OATfmFX8eu\" data-secret=\"OATfmFX8eu\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Equal Justice Under Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most manufactured housing professionals I know don\u2019t want a handout.\u00a0 They just want equal justice under the law. They want a level playing field. They want the law to work.\u00a0 They want to earn an honest living.\u00a0 They honest don\u2019t want to worry if their trade association \u2013 perhaps in collusion with other nonprofits &#8211; sold them out to the highest bidder.<\/p>\n<p>We wear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/professional-services\/\">many hats here<\/a>. I\u2019ve said in my role as publisher before that we will work with members of both major parties, independents, law enforcement, and legal authorities along with other people of good will to achieve what the law already requires.<\/p>\n<p>We are steadily building a coalition that seeks to unchain manufactured housing, honorably and legally.<\/p>\n<p>It hasn\u2019t been easy, and it won\u2019t be, but it will be worth it. Why? How so?<\/p>\n<p>Housing is over a trillion dollar a year industry. Of course, some will want to weaponize and thereby monopolize that this industry via unethical and arguably illegal moats. That also means that some will have the chutzpah, \u00e9lan, foresight and <em><strong>joie de<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<strong><em>vivre <\/em><\/strong>to do what\u2019s right.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s one more secret hiding in plain sight.\u00a0 There are more of us imperfect people of good will than there are of those who are not only imperfect, but also lack scruples. You can\u2019t wish those who posture integrity but behave immorally away. They must be beaten, honestly so.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you sell or sold out to the oligarchs, you\u2019ve sold out at a discount.<\/li>\n<li>If you join them, you\u2019ve become them, and just as Hitler and Jeffrey Epstein passed away in an ugly death, they will pass away too.<\/li>\n<li>Please don\u2019t buy their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/smoke-mirrors-razzle-dazzle-vs-measurable-performance-and-profitable-results\/\">smoke, mirrors, spin, and lies<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Step-by-step, this battle is being won.\u00a0 Thank God for that and thank too those who grasp <em>Solidarity and Subsidiarity<\/em> enough to make this effort possible. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/professional-services\/\">Their support of our platform<\/a> makes this work of disinfecting sunlight possible. But the good news is <em>that they benefit from that support<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Inch by inch, it\u2019s a cinch.\u00a0 Buffett was right when he said that some things take time, but this time for people of good will be worth it. \u00a0He was right too when he stressed the need to look in that rear view mirror, not just the windshield.\u00a0 We plan ahead, but we understand by looking back and pondering the evidence with an open mind.\u00a0 That\u2019s how successful and honorable businesses succeed long term.<\/p>\n<p>Only by melding the bullets listed above, only by collaborating at the local level can the dark forces that have slowly engulfed manufactured housing be defeated. When that occurs, when millions learn how impressive the value proposition is, it will be time to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>Last point before we wrap up.\u00a0 Within the \u2018big boy\u2019 organizations are people of good will. Never forget that, because they are often willing to provide insights as needed that likewise make this sunshine-disinfectant process possible. We thank all who provide us with useful tips.<\/p>\n<p>Until then next time, if you aren\u2019t already one of the thousands on our email list, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/subscribe-to-headline-industry-news\/\">sign up as thousands of others have<\/a>. If you want to grow sooner than later, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/professional-services\/\">professional services linked here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/cuttingedgemarketingsales\/manufactured-housing-what-others-say-about-sales-marketing-training-systems-by-l-a-tony-kovach-mhpronews-and-manufactured-home-living-news\/\">see what others have said<\/a>, and then give us a call.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16936\" style=\"width: 503px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SubmitNewsTipsManufacturedHomeProNewsMHProNewsLogoMastheadMHProNews.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SubmitNewsTipsManufacturedHomeProNewsMHProNewsLogoMastheadMHProNews.jpg\" alt=\"SubmitNewsTipsManufacturedHomeProNewsMHProNewsLogoMastheadMHProNews\" width=\"503\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SubmitNewsTipsManufacturedHomeProNewsMHProNewsLogoMastheadMHProNews.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SubmitNewsTipsManufacturedHomeProNewsMHProNewsLogoMastheadMHProNews-150x90.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Submit confidential or on-the-record news tips, or comments at this linked email <a href=\"mailto:iReportMHNewsTips@mhmsm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mailto:iReportMHNewsTips@mhmsm.com<\/a><\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Time is money, so, use that time wisely \u2013 and honorably. \u201c<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>We Provide, You Decide<\/b><\/span>.\u201d \u00a9 ## (News, analysis, fact-checks, and commentary. <\/span><\/span><strong>See <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Related Reports<\/span>, further below<\/strong>. Text\/image boxes often are hot-linked to other reports that can be access by clicking on them. Third-party images and content are provided under fair use guidelines.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/LATonyKovachQuoteManufacturedHousingIndustryWontReachPotentialAddresscoreIssuesArtificallyholdingitback466-e1562036619344.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-17019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/LATonyKovachQuoteManufacturedHousingIndustryWontReachPotentialAddresscoreIssuesArtificallyholdingitback466-e1562036619344.png\" alt=\"LATonyKovachQuoteManufacturedHousingIndustryWontReachPotentialAddresscoreIssuesArtificallyholdingitback466\" width=\"250\" height=\"286\" \/><\/a>By<a href=\"http:\/\/www.83degreesmedia.com\/features\/mhnews072115.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> L.A. &#8220;Tony&#8221; Kovach<\/a> &#8211; for <em>MHProNews<\/em>.com.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tony earned the Lottinville Award in history from the University of Oklahoma. He has earned multiple awards in manufactured housing and in history<\/em>. He&#8217;s a managing member of LifeStyle Factory Homes, LLC, the parent company to <em>MHProNews,<\/em> and <a href=\"http:\/\/MHLivingNews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>MHLivingNews.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Office <b>863-213-4090<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> |<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Connect on <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>LinkedIn<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span lang=\"en-US\">http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sign Up Today<\/span>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81507\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81507\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/subscribe-to-headline-industry-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ManufacturedHomeIndustry1HeadlineNewsMHProNews.gif\" alt=\"ManufacturedHomeIndustry#1HeadlineNewsMHProNews\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/subscribe-to-headline-industry-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>sign up for the factory-built home industry&#8217;s #1 headline news, click here<\/strong> <\/a>or the graphic above. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Click<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/subscribe-to-headline-industry-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here to sign up in 5 seconds for the<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">manufactured<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> home industry&#8217;s leading<\/span> &#8211; and still growing &#8211; emailed headline news updates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Related References<\/strong><\/span>:<\/h2>\n<h4>The text\/image boxes below are linked to other reports, which can be accessed by clicking on them.<\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7g57ffDhto\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/smoke-mirrors-razzle-dazzle-vs-measurable-performance-and-profitable-results\/\">Smoke, Mirrors, Razzle Dazzle vs. Measurable Performance and Profitable Results<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Smoke, Mirrors, Razzle Dazzle vs. Measurable Performance and Profitable Results&#8221; &#8212; Masthead L. 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A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/america-the-story-of-us-declaration-of-independence\/embed\/#?secret=DrcU63QilZ#?secret=jO2b2AM9cX\" data-secret=\"jO2b2AM9cX\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/shocking-true-state-of-the-manufactured-housing-industry-plus-solutions-for-profitable-sustainable-growth-may-2019\/<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17299\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DemocratsRepublicansAgreeManufacturedHomesCanPlayVitalRoleEasingAffordableHousingShortageMHLivingNewsMHProNews.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DemocratsRepublicansAgreeManufacturedHomesCanPlayVitalRoleEasingAffordableHousingShortageMHLivingNewsMHProNews.jpg\" alt=\"DemocratsRepublicansAgreeManufacturedHomesCanPlayVitalRoleEasingAffordableHousingShortageMHLivingNewsMHProNews\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DemocratsRepublicansAgreeManufacturedHomesCanPlayVitalRoleEasingAffordableHousingShortageMHLivingNewsMHProNews.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DemocratsRepublicansAgreeManufacturedHomesCanPlayVitalRoleEasingAffordableHousingShortageMHLivingNewsMHProNews-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DemocratsRepublicansAgreeManufacturedHomesCanPlayVitalRoleEasingAffordableHousingShortageMHLivingNewsMHProNews-575x302.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/democrats-republicans-agree-manufactured-homes-can-play-a-vital-role-in-easing-the-affordable-housing-shortage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/democrats-republicans-agree-manufactured-homes-can-play-a-vital-role-in-easing-the-affordable-housing-shortage\/<\/a> <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Axioms and pithy quotes are useful precisely because they convey much in a few words. &nbsp; \u201cIt is always darkest before the dawn.\u201d \u201cWhen I slow down, I go faster.\u201d \u00a0&#8211; Ken Blanchard. \u201cRemember that\u00a0time is money.\u201d \u2013 Ben Franklin, in his Advice to a Young Tradesman (1748). &nbsp; I spoke earlier this week with &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"ast-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/choke-points-reality-checks-humility-affordable-housing-political-economics-and-manufactured-homes-dark-opportunities\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Choke Points &#8211; Reality Checks, Humility, Affordable Housing, Political Economics, and Manufactured Homes = Dark Opportunities<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":17400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","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":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5271,5084],"tags":[5297,762,5327,5323,5328,5325,5331,36,5329,5330,5326,5324,533],"class_list":["post-17396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manufactured-homes","category-manufactured-housing-industry-reports-news","tag-mhiupdate","tag-affordable-housing","tag-charles-payne","tag-choke-points","tag-fox-business","tag-humility","tag-investing","tag-manufactured-homes","tag-moats","tag-opportunities","tag-political-economics","tag-reality-checks","tag-warren-buffett"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Choke Points - Reality Checks, Humility, Affordable Housing, Political Economics, and Manufactured Homes = Dark Opportunities<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Choke Points, Reality Checks, Humility, Affordable Housing, Political Economics, Manufactured Homes, Charles Payne, Fox Business, Moats, Warren Buffett, #MHIupdate, opportunities, investing,\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/choke-points-reality-checks-humility-affordable-housing-political-economics-and-manufactured-homes-dark-opportunities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Choke Points - Reality Checks, Humility, Affordable Housing, Political Economics, and Manufactured Homes = Dark Opportunities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Choke Points, Reality Checks, Humility, Affordable Housing, Political Economics, Manufactured Homes, Charles Payne, Fox Business, Moats, Warren Buffett, #MHIupdate, opportunities, investing,\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/choke-points-reality-checks-humility-affordable-housing-political-economics-and-manufactured-homes-dark-opportunities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Masthead L. 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