{"id":6106,"date":"2013-06-07T15:43:59","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T20:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=6106"},"modified":"2013-06-10T08:05:13","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T13:05:13","slug":"manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We rarely lack for topics of industry interest to blog about and today is no exception. Sometimes I focus on just one subject, but at times, we simply need to cover a number of items. Today, hang in for a smorgasbord of insights, topics and updates that follows, starting with financing but moving beyond that issue too.<\/p><div id=\"manuf-1676598241\" 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><b>Perks<\/b><\/p>\n<p>There are many perks to being in the manufactured housing trade media and in industry consulting. Among them are picking up on facts that some, or even many, don&#39;t know. Some of what I hear is naturally fluff stuff, but some is really meaty. With financing being a routinely hot industry topic, learning about &#39;new&#39; lenders and more programs is always of keen interest to readers, clients and thus to me.<\/p>\n<p>Odds are, there are a good half a dozen manufactured housing lenders we know about &#8211; maybe more &#8211; that you do not. More on that later.<\/p>\n<p>Then there are lenders like <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/component\/banners\/click\/108\" target=\"_blank\">CU Factory Built Lending<\/a><\/u>, <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/component\/banners\/click\/108\" target=\"_blank\">Mountainside Financial <\/a><\/u>or <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/component\/banners\/click\/89\" target=\"_blank\">First Guarantee Mortgage Corporation<\/a><\/u> that you may know, but haven&#39;t used. Why not?<\/p>\n<p><b>2 Examples of Under-used, but really ought to be used more, available financing <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Since we started bringing up the zero money down, USDA finance program to the industry&#39;s attention at industry events, and <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/december-2012\/4509-manufactured-homes-eligible-for-usda-rural-development-home-loan-programs\" target=\"_blank\"><b>then in this column by Mary Beth Jergens<\/b><\/a><\/u>, who presented it to the members of the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association last November, her article has consistently been in the top fraction of 1% of the thousands of article accessed on our site every month. That&#39;s good news for those retailers who use it.<\/p>\n<p>One retailer I spoke with said they are <b>closing 20 contracts a month<\/b>, about <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/component\/banners\/click\/90\" target=\"_blank\"><b>12 monthly using the USDA loan<\/b><\/a><\/u> program. Why not you? Learn some more, to earn some more!<\/p>\n<p>When <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2013\/5401-major-mh-lender-seeing-acceptance-a-success-with-step-rate-loan-program-for-personal-property-and-in-park-manufactured-home-financing\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Dave Shanklin brought us the One Step program<\/b><\/a><\/u> column that we shared with you, it too has also been one hot read. Again, learn some, to earn some!<\/p>\n<p>The first program above is fee simple financing only, but could be worth a <b>150,000 more shipments a year to the industry<\/b> if it were being fully put to work by manufactured housing retailers. Imagine creating150,000 new jobs, plus some 7.5 billion in added new sales.<\/p>\n<p>The second program mentioned above can be used in land lease communities, by street retailers or developers. As finance expert Dick Ernst told attendees at the Louisville Show and at TMHA&#39;s annual meeting in Houston last year,<i><b> &quot;there is no lack of capacity&quot; <\/b><\/i>by our industry&#39;s lenders for how many loans could be made to credit worthy buyers, including using the program mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>The point is, there are more financing options you ought to be tapping! There is also a crying need to improve marketing that <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/events\/attracting-more-customers-with-good-credit\" target=\"_blank\">attracts more credit worthy buyers<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>We routinely hear from communities and many street retailers that they see mostly prospects in the 500s FICO score range. When they see a 600 credit score or better, they think they are in tall cotton. Yet the average credit score in the U.S. is about 692, according to a report we published last year.<\/p>\n<p>Why not reach out to those who have the credit or can write a check for those extra homes you want to sell?<\/p>\n<p><b>Don&#39;t just think, hope or wish, <\/b><i><b>do.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Too many in our industry keep running essentially the same path day after day, or year after year. Some adapt only when they are <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/industry-news\/industry-in-focus\/5094-cornered\" target=\"_blank\">cornered<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>It isn&#39;t enough to know something is out there, one must dig in and <i><b>do<\/b><\/i> something about that knowledge. Remember what the late, great Zig Ziglar said? <i><b> &quot;A rut is an open ended grave.&quot;<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"don't-let-rut-become-grave-poster-zig-ziglar-posted-manufactured-home-professionals-news-mhpronews-com-\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/don't-let-rut-become-grave-poster-zig-ziglar-posted-manufactured-home-professionals-news-mhpronews-com-.JPG\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don&#39;t let a rut become a grave for your career, location or business. As Ross Kinzler noted in his new <i>Industry Voices<\/i> guest column, others are doing new approaches with success. That means you can too.<\/p>\n<p><b>Promote Profits, Educating and Protecting Assets<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Wisconsin Housing Alliance&#39;s Executive Director, Ross Kinzler, just shared a thought provoking read with us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ross-kinzler-wisconsin-housing-alliance-executive-director-posted-manufactured-home-professionals-news-mhpronews-com-.jpg\" height=\"151\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/ross-kinzler-wisconsin-housing-alliance-executive-director-posted-manufactured-home-professionals-news-mhpronews-com-.jpg\" width=\"226\" \/><\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/industryvoices\/are-you-ready-to-grow-ready-to-do-what-it-takes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Are you Ready to Grow? Are you ready to Do What it Takes?<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>As you may guess, I couldn&#39;t agree more.<\/p>\n<p>Please check Ross&#39; column out! My hunch is, you will agree too. But the key is to do something about it!<\/p>\n<p>Promoting profits through education and new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/home\/featured-articles\/april-2013\/117-marketing\/5237-giving-good-phone\" target=\"_blank\"><u><b>marketing, sales and financing<\/b><\/u><u> approaches that <\/u><u><i><b>attract more customers with cash or good credit<\/b><\/i><\/u><\/a> is important for growth at your location and for the Industry at large.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"law_gavel-320-wikicommons-posted-manufactured-housing-professionals-news-mhpronew-com-.jpg\" height=\"212\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/law_gavel-320-wikicommons-posted-manufactured-housing-professionals-news-mhpronew-com-.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But so is protecting your ass-ets.<\/p>\n<p>When a respected exec told me that some 30% of Fair Housing complaints are from the manufactured housing industry, I was shocked.<\/p>\n<p>We carried the <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/october-2012\/4117-protect-others-and-you-protect-yourself\" target=\"_blank\">Fair Housing Lady attorney Nadeen Green&#39;s refresher on Fair Housing basics linked here<\/a><\/u>, and this month <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/june-2013\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/5606-mildred-is-that-a-dog-parade\" target=\"_blank\">attorney and loss mitigation pro Kurt Kelly<\/a><\/u> and <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/june-2013\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/5605-that-bites-\" target=\"_blank\">Nadeen Green<\/a><\/u> have new columns as linked on their names on a topic that could be ever so important to the 50,000 manufactured housing communities in the U.S..<\/p>\n<p>Then there is <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/june-2013\/136-community-management-a-fair-housing-legal\/5615-how-not-to-apply-for-a-job-\" target=\"_blank\">William Dahlin<\/a><\/u>, of HK&amp;C Law fame, sharing must read insights on filling a job, does and don&rsquo;ts. Looking to fill a job or apply? Better read his column&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In our law suit happy times, staying in tune with legal advice and sound, related association updates are a must to protect yourself.<\/p>\n<p>All of our June issue featured articles on marketing, sales, management, inspiration and more are found on the <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.MHProNews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">home page<\/a><\/u>, just under the Daily Business News module. All are there to protect, educate and promote your business!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"15-minutes-daily-mhpronews.jpg\" height=\"111\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-minutes-daily-mhpronews(1).jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" width=\"120\" \/>Thanks in part to the increased readership that has been sparked by <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.MHProNews.com\/home\/featured-articles\/june-2013\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/5609-a-cup-of-coffee-withmarguerite-nader\" target=\"_blank\">ELS&#39;s CEO Marguerite Nader<\/a><\/u> and <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.MHProNews.com\/home\/featured-articles\/june-2013\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/5610-a-cup-of-coffee-withjoe-stegmayer\" target=\"_blank\">Cavco Chairman Joe Stegmayer<\/a><\/u>, our &#39;regular&#39; featured writers are getting more read too. In fact, we see that not only are the numbers of our readers growing, but the amount you and your peers are reading is growing some 30% over this time last year too. It seems the 15 minutes a day reading advice is taking hold with thousands of you, and that is good for you and your business.<\/p>\n<p>Other duties call, so I simply have to draw this post to a close, and will do so by saying, if you are tired of waiting for the MH Image campaign, be tired no longer! Here is a column on the <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/bobstovall\/the-new-manufactured-home-living-image-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i><b>Cutting Edge of Marketing and Sales<\/b><\/i><\/a><\/u> blog that kicks off the renewed start of that effort.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, we have the products, the financing, the resources to advance YOUR career, YOUR location and Our Industry. Working together, &#39;yes we can.&#39; ##<\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span data-mce-style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\" style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><em>PS: Check our many Exclusive and <a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2013\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2013\/\"><strong><span data-mce-style=\"color: #ff0000;\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Red Hot<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2013\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/may-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Featured Articles for <\/a>June&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><em>and see the<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\" style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><em>other new stories&nbsp;at <a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MHLivingNews.com<\/a> too.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\" style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/bobstovall\/?attachment_id=4190\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/bobstovall\/?attachment_id=4190\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4190\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"l-a--tony-kovach\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4190\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/l-a-tony-kovach.jpg\" data-mce-style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" height=\"120\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/l-a-tony-kovach.jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\" title=\"l-a--tony-kovach\" width=\"120\" \/><\/a>L. A. &quot;Tony&quot; Kovach<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\" style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.mhlivingnews.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhlivingnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MHLivingNews.com<\/a>=<em><strong>Re-Discovering and Spotlighting the MHLifeStyle<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\" style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><em><strong><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MHProNews.com<\/a> =&nbsp;<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmsm.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmsm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MHMSM.com<\/a>&nbsp;= <em><strong>Industry News, Tips and Views Pros can Use<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\" style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><em><strong>Services:<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/advertise\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/advertise\" target=\"_blank\">B2B<\/a>and<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/advertise\" href=\"http:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/advertise\" target=\"_blank\">B2C<\/a>Ads, Proven MH&nbsp;<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/component\/banners\/click\/96\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/component\/banners\/click\/96\" target=\"_blank\">Marketing &amp; Sales<\/a>&nbsp;Systems,&nbsp;<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/component\/banners\/click\/92\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/component\/banners\/click\/92\" target=\"_blank\">Websites<\/a>&nbsp;other&nbsp;<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/business-development\/solutions-overview\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/business-development\/solutions-overview\" target=\"_blank\">Industry Solutions<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\" style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><em><strong>Office &#8211;<a data-mce-href=\"tel:815-270-0500\" href=\"tel:815-270-0500\" target=\"_blank\">815-270-0500<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\" style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><em><strong><a data-mce-href=\"mailto:latonyk@gmail.com\" href=\"mailto:latonyk@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">latonyk@gmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a data-mce-href=\"mailto:tony@mhmsm.com\" href=\"mailto:tony@mhmsm.com\" target=\"_blank\">tony@mhmsm.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\" style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.MHC-MD.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.MHC-MD.com\"><strong><em>www.MHC-MD.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\" style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><em><strong><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach<\/a>= connect with me on Linkedin.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\" style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><em><strong><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/latonyk\/manufactured-home-lifestyle\/\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/latonyk\/manufactured-home-lifestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/pinterest.com\/latonyk\/manufactured-home-lifestyle\/<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\" style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><em><strong>+++<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\" style=\"font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><em><strong><em><strong>Whether you think you can or whether you think you can&#39;t, you&#39;re right<\/strong><\/em>. &#8211; Henry Ford<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We rarely lack for topics of industry interest to blog about and today is no exception. Sometimes I focus on just one subject, but at times, we simply need to cover a number of items. Today, hang in for a smorgasbord of insights, topics and updates that follows, starting with financing but moving beyond that &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"ast-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize<\/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":[436,3020,1505,1841,2066,2381,3022,3024,1972,3,3018,3026,1611,1849,3023,564,3025,3019,600,3021],"class_list":["post-6106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-analysis","tag-dick-ernst","tag-finance-program","tag-financing","tag-first-guarantee-mortgage","tag-housing-association","tag-industry-interest","tag-jergens","tag-keen-interest","tag-lenders","tag-manufactured-housing","tag-marguerite","tag-mary-beth","tag-mhm","tag-mortgage-corporation","tag-mountainside","tag-ross-kinzler","tag-shanklin","tag-usda-loan","tag-wisconsin-housing-alliance","tag-zero-money"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize - Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach<\/title>\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\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize - Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We rarely lack for topics of industry interest to blog about and today is no exception. Sometimes I focus on just one subject, but at times, we simply need to cover a number of items. Today, hang in for a smorgasbord of insights, topics and updates that follows, starting with financing but moving beyond that &hellip; Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize Read More \u00bb\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-06-07T20:43:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2013-06-10T13:05:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/don't-let-rut-become-grave-poster-zig-ziglar-posted-manufactured-home-professionals-news-mhpronews-com-.JPG\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"L.A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"L.A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"L.A. 'Tony' Kovach\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#\/schema\/person\/d7787e4b949942bc158ead9462121d7e\"},\"headline\":\"Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-06-07T20:43:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-06-10T13:05:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/\"},\"wordCount\":1224,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/don't-let-rut-become-grave-poster-zig-ziglar-posted-manufactured-home-professionals-news-mhpronews-com-.JPG\",\"keywords\":[\"Dick Ernst\",\"finance program\",\"FINANCING\",\"first guarantee mortgage\",\"housing association\",\"industry interest\",\"jergens\",\"keen interest\",\"lenders\",\"Manufactured Housing\",\"marguerite\",\"mary beth\",\"MHM\",\"mortgage corporation\",\"mountainside\",\"ross kinzler\",\"shanklin\",\"usda loan\",\"Wisconsin Housing Alliance\",\"zero money\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News Analysis\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/\",\"name\":\"Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize - Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/don't-let-rut-become-grave-poster-zig-ziglar-posted-manufactured-home-professionals-news-mhpronews-com-.JPG\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-06-07T20:43:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-06-10T13:05:13+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/don't-let-rut-become-grave-poster-zig-ziglar-posted-manufactured-home-professionals-news-mhpronews-com-.JPG\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/don't-let-rut-become-grave-poster-zig-ziglar-posted-manufactured-home-professionals-news-mhpronews-com-.JPG\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/\",\"name\":\"Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach\",\"description\":\"Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach @ MHProNews.com aka MHMarketingSalesManagement.com\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/MHProNewsDropShadowRWBlueLogo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/MHProNewsDropShadowRWBlueLogo.jpg\",\"width\":658,\"height\":284,\"caption\":\"Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#\/schema\/person\/d7787e4b949942bc158ead9462121d7e\",\"name\":\"L.A. 'Tony' Kovach\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b3bdf613480468e59dd7f1eeb095a952?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b3bdf613480468e59dd7f1eeb095a952?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"L.A. 'Tony' Kovach\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/author\/soheyla\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize - Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize - Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach","og_description":"We rarely lack for topics of industry interest to blog about and today is no exception. Sometimes I focus on just one subject, but at times, we simply need to cover a number of items. Today, hang in for a smorgasbord of insights, topics and updates that follows, starting with financing but moving beyond that &hellip; Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize Read More \u00bb","og_url":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/","og_site_name":"Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach","article_published_time":"2013-06-07T20:43:59+00:00","article_modified_time":"2013-06-10T13:05:13+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/don't-let-rut-become-grave-poster-zig-ziglar-posted-manufactured-home-professionals-news-mhpronews-com-.JPG","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"L.A. 'Tony' Kovach","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"L.A. 'Tony' Kovach","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/"},"author":{"name":"L.A. 'Tony' Kovach","@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#\/schema\/person\/d7787e4b949942bc158ead9462121d7e"},"headline":"Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize","datePublished":"2013-06-07T20:43:59+00:00","dateModified":"2013-06-10T13:05:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/"},"wordCount":1224,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/don't-let-rut-become-grave-poster-zig-ziglar-posted-manufactured-home-professionals-news-mhpronews-com-.JPG","keywords":["Dick Ernst","finance program","FINANCING","first guarantee mortgage","housing association","industry interest","jergens","keen interest","lenders","Manufactured Housing","marguerite","mary beth","MHM","mortgage corporation","mountainside","ross kinzler","shanklin","usda loan","Wisconsin Housing Alliance","zero money"],"articleSection":["News Analysis"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/","url":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/","name":"Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize - Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/don't-let-rut-become-grave-poster-zig-ziglar-posted-manufactured-home-professionals-news-mhpronews-com-.JPG","datePublished":"2013-06-07T20:43:59+00:00","dateModified":"2013-06-10T13:05:13+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/don't-let-rut-become-grave-poster-zig-ziglar-posted-manufactured-home-professionals-news-mhpronews-com-.JPG","contentUrl":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/don't-let-rut-become-grave-poster-zig-ziglar-posted-manufactured-home-professionals-news-mhpronews-com-.JPG"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/manufactured-housing-lending-more-financing-available-than-most-pros-realize\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Manufactured Housing Lending, More Financing Available than most Pros Realize"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/","name":"Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach","description":"Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach @ MHProNews.com aka MHMarketingSalesManagement.com","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#organization","name":"Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach","url":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/MHProNewsDropShadowRWBlueLogo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/MHProNewsDropShadowRWBlueLogo.jpg","width":658,"height":284,"caption":"Masthead L. A. &#039;Tony&#039; Kovach"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#\/schema\/person\/d7787e4b949942bc158ead9462121d7e","name":"L.A. 'Tony' Kovach","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b3bdf613480468e59dd7f1eeb095a952?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b3bdf613480468e59dd7f1eeb095a952?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"L.A. 'Tony' Kovach"},"url":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/author\/soheyla\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6106"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6106"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6124,"href":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6106\/revisions\/6124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}