{"id":4051,"date":"2012-07-25T15:42:01","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T20:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=4051"},"modified":"2012-07-25T15:42:24","modified_gmt":"2012-07-25T20:42:24","slug":"from-the-mail-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/from-the-mail-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Mail Bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The calls, texts and emails that come in privately far outnumber those posted publicly on MHProNews.com. The following are a sampling of recent posted comments.<\/p><div id=\"manuf-370551451\" 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 align=\"CENTER\"><strong>About&nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/?p=1139\"><em><strong>Putting the Qualified Mortgage Dilemma in Perspective<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a52a2a;\">&ldquo;Ronnie, Good article! This should be sent to all state associations so they can send it to dealers who don&#39;t join because they don&#39;t think the association is worth it. This reminds me of my favorite Ben Franklin saying, &quot;<em><strong>We either hang together or they will hang us separately!&quot; <\/strong><\/em><\/span>&#8211; Grayson Schwepfinger<\/p>\n<p>(<em><strong>Editor&#39;s Note: <\/strong><\/em>While I agree with Grayson, my comment on this is that the outreach by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/alerts-and-resources\/associations\">associations<\/a><\/span> should also include communities, installers, suppliers, vendors and anyone who does business in the manufactured housing industry.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong>On <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/tonykovach\/?p=3956\"><em><strong>Failure to Report<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a52a2a;\">&ldquo;People deserve to hear the positives and negatives so they can be better informed. Media steering news in only one direction does not provide accurate info for those in a particular industry.&rdquo;<\/span> &#8211; Dale<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The policies that Mr Romney is promising to implement are the exact same policies that put the housing market into the dumpster.<\/p>\n<p>There was a reason why this county did not suffer depressions between the New Deal and the Bush Era. The&nbsp;separation&nbsp;of Banking, Investing, and Insurance interests prevented financial&nbsp;melt downs. &nbsp;Less&nbsp;regulation and mergers&nbsp;of theses&nbsp;sectors progressed from Clinton through Bush, to the point where the only qualifier was greed.<\/p>\n<p>All of us who were selling homes witnessed reckless lenders, protected by&nbsp;government backed&nbsp;products,&nbsp;reaching out to unqualified customers. &nbsp;Basic math left lenders no doubt that many borrowers&nbsp;would&nbsp;default. &nbsp;We even assigned some programs cute names, like &quot;liar&nbsp;loans&quot;&#8230;&nbsp;(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/redirect.disqus.com\/url?url=http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/failure-to-report\/#comment-592701860:PMyv3tGcceOrMQ5TfRiT-XVwa7w&amp;imp=c398871a-ed09-4c72-8cd7-fecdb3faf88a&amp;zone=notifications.clicks&amp;forum=themasthead&amp;thread=763930416\">link to more here<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;Mr Buffett&#39;s&nbsp;understanding of our economy has led him to become&nbsp;the most&nbsp;successful&nbsp;business person of our time. &nbsp; If not for his abilities manufactured housing&nbsp;would&nbsp;probably not exist at all today.<\/p>\n<p>His&nbsp;guarantee,&nbsp;behind manufactured housing loans, brought the industry back from our lender melt-(d)own in the 90&#39;s. &nbsp;If the other builder wo(u)ld follow his lead manufactured housing could lead the housing recovery. I&#39;m voting with Warren, for manufactured housing, the middle class and Obama.&rdquo;&nbsp; &#8211; JimH<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a52a2a;\">&ldquo;JimH,<br \/>\n\tYou couldn&#39;t be more mistaken, starting with your opening paragraph.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a52a2a;\">Under President Obama we have a million fewer jobs and over five trillion in new debt. &nbsp;That&#39;s a lousy record.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a52a2a;\">The mortgage meltdown was bi-partisan blunders going back to at least the Clinton years. &nbsp;It was big government lovers in both parties forcing the free market to do what it would not on it&#39;s own.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a52a2a;\">As a result, Canadian net worth no(w) surpasses that of Americans here in the U.S. for the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a52a2a;\">You don&#39;t grow the private sector by choking it with taxes, mandates and regulations. &nbsp;As a successful businessman, Mitt Romney gets that reality.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span> &#8211; Michael<\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lot&#39;s of good stuff here Tony. Would especially love to see a more conservative government in all three branches. We just might get something done.&rdquo; &#8211; John D.L. Arendsen<\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong>About <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/?p=1092\"><em><strong>The 5 Facts<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><em><strong>:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a52a2a;\">&ldquo;Amen. I&#39;d like to add what a recent radio talk show caller said, <em>&quot;Some have said that<\/em> (the current administration) <em>is like Robin Hood&#8230;but Robin Hood took money from the tax collectors and gave it back to those it was taken from&quot;.<\/em><\/span> &#8211; James<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/from-the-mail-bag\/mail-bags-us-navy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4052\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mail Bag posted on MHProNews.com\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4052\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/mail-bags-US-navy.png\" title=\"mail-bags-US-navy-MHProNews,com\" width=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/mail-bags-US-navy.png 530w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/mail-bags-US-navy-150x107.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My personal email system gets 200-300 messages in\/out daily. Part of those totals are commentary from our readers, typically &#39;off the record&#39; comments.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: center;\">Unlike some business to business industry focused websites where no commentary is possible, at MHProNews we believe that allowing posted comments is part of furthering the Industry&#39;s discussion. Comments can be brief, long or in between. The main things to keep in mind is to keep it polite and professional, plus no spam. Curse words or slander in a post would not be appropriate, but you can agree, disagree or share some other comment that may point a topic in a different direction. So posted comments are welcome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For those who really want to sound off on an industry related issue in greater depth and to more professionals, a guest column is the way to go. You can send those in with <em><strong>Industry Voices<\/strong><\/em> in the subject line, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:iReportMHNewsTips@MHMSM.com\">at this link<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><strong>Also in the mail bag&#8230;A new association? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#39;ve been contacted by professionals out West that have the goal of creating a new trade association. More specifically, what <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/articles\/43-why-not-modular\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Randy <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Duggan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, <span style=\"color: #222222;\">Todd Kesseler and others desire to do is promote is the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/articles\/43-why-not-modular\">modular side of off-site construction<\/a><\/span>. They&#39;ve named their effort the <strong>Western Off-Site Construction Association<\/strong> (WOSCA). I&#39;m told there has been a positive response. They don&#39;t have politics\/lobbying in mind, so their stated focus would be promotion and image building. We have asked for a formal statement from them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">In response to their effort, the following &ldquo;response for publication&rdquo; has come into our eMail bag, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&ldquo;While we applaud the entrepreneurial spirit and desire of individuals to further promote modular construction, MBI feels that the industry is already fragmented and these efforts may actually dilute the message and further confuse potential end users.&nbsp; We would encourage companies and individuals with an interest in commercial modular to get involved with MBI and provide input, advise, and expertise in how we can all work together to grow the market-share.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Tom Hardiman, CAE<br \/>\n\tExecutive Director<br \/>\n\tModular Building Institute<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">We will keep you posted on these and other developments. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><strong>Almost a million strong&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Since the launch of the new <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.MHProNews.com\/\"><em><strong>MHProNews.com<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span> format last October, as of the morning of 7\/25\/2012, we have had: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Visits: 986,227 (we should top a million visits by B2B focused professionals like you in about 7-10 days).<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Page Views: 6,617,103<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Files: 13,437,356<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Hits: 18,468,272<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">This numbers make us the runaway #1 choice for MHIndustry business to business news, tips and views professionals can use. <em><strong>Thank you.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">We provide. You decide. We will wrap up on this previously noted posted quote:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"color: #a52a2a;\">&ldquo;People deserve to hear the positives and negatives so they can be better informed. Media steering news in only one direction does not provide accurate info for those in a particular industry.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span> &#8211; Dale <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">The two most common starts to a comment message in our eMail bag? &ldquo;Good Job on&#8230;&rdquo; and <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">&ldquo;Thank you&#8230;&rdquo;##<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><em>post by<\/em><br \/>\n\tL. A. &quot;Tony&quot; Kovach<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhlivingnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MHLivingNews.com<\/a>=<em><strong>Re-Discovering and Spotlighting the MHLifeStyle<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MHProNews.com<\/a> =<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmsm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MHMSM.com<\/a>= <em><strong>Industry News, Tips and Views Pros can Use<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><em><strong>Services:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/advertise\" target=\"_blank\">B2B<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/advertise\" target=\"_blank\">B2C<\/a>&nbsp;Ads, Proven MH&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/component\/banners\/click\/96\" target=\"_blank\">Marketing &amp; Sales<\/a>&nbsp;Systems,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/component\/banners\/click\/92\" target=\"_blank\">Websites<\/a>&nbsp;other&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/business-development\/solutions-overview\" target=\"_blank\">Industry Solutions<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><em><strong>Office &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:815-270-0500\" target=\"_blank\">815-270-0500<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"mailto:latonyk@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">latonyk@gmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:tony@mhmsm.com\" target=\"_blank\">tony@mhmsm.com<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/latonykovach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">LATonyKovach.com<\/a><br \/>\n\t<span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach<\/a>= connect with me on Linkedin.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/latonyk\/manufactured-home-lifestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/pinterest.com\/latonyk\/manufactured-home-lifestyle\/<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The calls, texts and emails that come in privately far outnumber those posted publicly on MHProNews.com. The following are a sampling of recent posted comments. About&nbsp;Putting the Qualified Mortgage Dilemma in Perspective. &ldquo;Ronnie, Good article! This should be sent to all state associations so they can send it to dealers who don&#39;t join because they &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"ast-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/from-the-mail-bag\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">From the Mail Bag<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"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":[2600,2599,472,2610,2605,2598,2604,2601,1285,2602,1713,2606,497,2597,3,1067,480,8,770,37,754,1786,2409,1329,23,2596,2607,1912,2603,1161,2608,2609,601,6],"class_list":["post-4051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-analysis","tag-accurate-info","tag-basic-math","tag-ben-franklin","tag-borrowers","tag-business-person","tag-cute-names","tag-depressions","tag-dumpster","tag-epa","tag-grayson","tag-housing-industry","tag-housing-market","tag-industry-voices","tag-insurance-interests","tag-manufactured-housing","tag-manufactured-housing-loans","tag-marketing","tag-mhi","tag-mhmarketingsalesmanagement","tag-mhmsm-com","tag-mhpronews","tag-middle-class","tag-mistake","tag-modular-construction","tag-money","tag-mr-buffett","tag-new-deal","tag-no-doubt","tag-romney","tag-state-associations","tag-successful-business","tag-theses","tag-wha","tag-www-mhmarketingsalesmanagement-com"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>From the Mail Bag - Masthead L. 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