{"id":8760,"date":"2014-08-08T15:54:28","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T20:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=8760"},"modified":"2014-08-08T16:13:13","modified_gmt":"2014-08-08T21:13:13","slug":"the-panama-canal-of-manufactured-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/the-panama-canal-of-manufactured-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Panama Canal of Manufactured Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The Panama Canal impacts your life on a routine basis, even when you don&#8217;t realize it. Wikipedia says that in 2008, <span style=\"color: #252525;\">14,702 vessels went through the canal, carrying a total of 309.6 million tons of cargo. That cargo includes the clothes, electronics, coffee, tea and others products in grocery, department stores or sold online. No wonder the American Society of Civil Engineers named the canal one of the 7 wonders of the modern world! Truly, every vessel is &#8216;lifted higher&#8217; in the locks of the canal. The lift provided by the Panama Canal saves thousands of miles in transport time and fuel. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"manuf-3896369114\" 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><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #252525;\">Does MH have such a time and money saving lift station? Yes, there are actually more than one in our industry, and they could be summed up in the phrase <\/span><span style=\"color: #252525;\"><i>\u201cunderstanding and applied knowledge.\u201d <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/panama_canal_map_creditwikipedia-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm.com-.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8762\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/panama_canal_map_creditwikipedia-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm.com--416x430.png\" alt=\"panama_canal_map_credit=wikipedia-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm.com-\" width=\"309\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/panama_canal_map_creditwikipedia-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm.com--416x430.png 416w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/panama_canal_map_creditwikipedia-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm.com--145x150.png 145w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/panama_canal_map_creditwikipedia-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm.com-.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #252525;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>Panama Canal graphic from Wikipedia.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #252525;\">Perhaps the biggest difference between the Panama Canal analogy and the application of understanding and applying professional knowledge is this. The canal can&#8217;t handle a ship that is &#8216;too big,&#8217; but from the tiniest one\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #252525;\"><i>person MH operation to the largest in factory-built housing,<\/i> all sizes can find benefit here, at the table of<i> \u201cIndustry News Tips and Views that Pros Can Use<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #252525;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #252525;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Cautions Against Bad Behavior AND Encouragement, Facts, Tips and Good News for Growth<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/august-2014\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/8064-wind-speed-and-add-ons-to-manufactured-housing-response-to-the-nbc-news-today-show-report-of-testing-by-ibhs\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\">Ron D&#8217;Ambra&#8217;s article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #252525;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"> includes mention of the need for business ethics. Agreed. In our era when moral relativism is higher than say 50 or 75 years ago, there&#8217;s a greater need to caution against bad behavior. We don&#8217;t shy away from the reports of improprieties, witness the example in the story below.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.MHProNews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/defendant-sentenced-in-fraudulent-hud-codemod-mortgage-scheme\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\">http:\/\/www.MHProNews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.MHProNews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/defendant-sentenced-in-fraudulent-hud-codemod-mortgage-scheme\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><b>defendant-sentenced-in-fraudulent-hud-codemod-mortgage-scheme\/<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/flickrcc_ag-makonts-posted-mhmsm-com-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-8763\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/flickrcc_ag-makonts-posted-mhmsm-com-.jpg\" alt=\"flickrcc_ag-makonts-posted-mhmsm-com-\" width=\"158\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/flickrcc_ag-makonts-posted-mhmsm-com-.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/flickrcc_ag-makonts-posted-mhmsm-com--150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/a>On Wall Street, professionals scour the news in the fields they&#8217;re investing in or considering. They&#8217;re looking for insights and facts that may help or harm clients and their own interests. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Attorneys, MD, engineers, accountants, teachers, athletes &#8211; you name the profession &#8211; and odds are excellent they&#8217;re studying and reading routinely in their field.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Our MH industry is no exception<\/b>. We have the largest MH audience of its kind &#8211; with well over 5,000 logging on daily &#8211; we&#8217;re covering the largest part of the MH Industry&#8217;s readers, because only some 15% of the population &#8216;reads&#8217; seriously. As exciting as our large and growing audience is &#8211; well over 150,000+ visits monthly and some 2 million page views in July! &#8211; <i>we&#8217;re still just scratching the surface of what&#8217;s possible. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In a misunderstood industry that has great products and services, <b>the opportunities are greater<\/b>; <i>but only when we give it superior effort!<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\">Be it MH success legends, such as<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/home\/featured-articles\/june-2014\/138-general-manufactured-housing-industry-topics\/7677-a-cup-of-coffee-withjim-clayton-part-ii\" target=\"_blank\"> Jim Clayton<\/a>, or any of the others who believe attitude and education are critical elements for success, it&#8217;s a fact. Sure, sometimes someone stumbles into success or wins the lotto. But it routinely occurs when people commit to long term excellence in their field! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Its in your best interest to encourage associates, colleagues and team members to do more than other industries, because even with MH&#8217;s 4 year uptick, we are only doing a small fraction of U.S. housing&#8217;s 1 trillion dollar annual market. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Encourage everyone &#8211; starting with your team members, current MH owners and MHC residents &#8211; to dig deeply and share often the link to <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i><b>ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com<\/b><\/i><\/span>. The elements for accelerated MH growth are there! The more it&#8217;s shared, the more MH image and sales will grow.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/how-much-you-dont-know-mickey-mantlewikicommons-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8764\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/how-much-you-dont-know-mickey-mantlewikicommons-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com--573x430.jpg\" alt=\"how-much-you-don't-know-mickey-mantle=wikicommons-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com-\" width=\"428\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/how-much-you-dont-know-mickey-mantlewikicommons-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com--573x430.jpg 573w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/how-much-you-dont-know-mickey-mantlewikicommons-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com--150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/how-much-you-dont-know-mickey-mantlewikicommons-masthead-blog-mhpronews-com-.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">MHPros must learn more about their chosen field from a professional perspective. More motivated, informed, passionate team members will naturally create more sales, fewer vacancies and happier customers. \u00a0Or fail to do that, and watch some brassy newcomer enter the market who does&#8230;<em>and see who fares better.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/august-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8765 \" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/feature-article-post.png\" alt=\"feature-article-post\" width=\"420\" height=\"33\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/feature-article-post.png 496w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/feature-article-post-150x11.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8766 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/dbn.png\" alt=\"dbn\" width=\"233\" height=\"41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/dbn.png 233w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/dbn-150x26.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/tonykovach\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8767\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mast-head.png\" alt=\"mast-head\" width=\"208\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mast-head.png 208w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mast-head-150x31.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/industry-news\/industry-in-focus\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8768\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/industry-in-focus.png\" alt=\"industry-in-focus\" width=\"228\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/industry-in-focus.png 228w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/industry-in-focus-150x25.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/corp-press-releases\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8769\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/press-release.png\" alt=\"press-release\" width=\"247\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/press-release.png 247w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/press-release-150x24.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8770\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/newsletter.png\" alt=\"newsletter\" width=\"208\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/newsletter.png 208w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/newsletter-150x31.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/timconnor\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8771\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/word-of-wisdom.png\" alt=\"word-of-wisdom\" width=\"208\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/word-of-wisdom.png 208w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/word-of-wisdom-150x32.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/INspiration\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8772\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/inspiration.png\" alt=\"inspiration\" width=\"211\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/inspiration.png 211w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/inspiration-150x30.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/bobstovall\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8773\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cutting-edge.png\" alt=\"cutting-edge\" width=\"215\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cutting-edge.png 215w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cutting-edge-150x30.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/latest-news-from-mharr\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8774\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mhhar-news.png\" alt=\"mhhar-news\" width=\"228\" height=\"47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mhhar-news.png 228w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mhhar-news-150x30.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/mhi-news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8775\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mhi-news.png\" alt=\"mhi-news\" width=\"233\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mhi-news.png 233w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/mhi-news-150x29.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The red headers above are links to their respective modules, sections or \u201cdepartments\u201d on MHProNews. They&#8217;re shown here in no particular order. But they&#8217;re shared to underscore this fact. Each of these has value for a good professional to know! Agree or disagree with the writer&#8217;s perspective, but discover the value of learning from anyone&#8230;and everyone. OPE &#8211; other people&#8217;s experiences &#8211; are as important as OPM, other people&#8217;s money.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tarleton-educredit-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm2-com-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8777\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tarleton-educredit-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm2-com--534x430.png\" alt=\"tarleton-edu=credit-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm2-com-\" width=\"415\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tarleton-educredit-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm2-com--534x430.png 534w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tarleton-educredit-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm2-com--150x120.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tarleton-educredit-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm2-com-.png 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>You and Your Team Mates are the Billboard! What message do you send? <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Like it or not, people judge our industry in part from its members. When they meet some <b>sharp<\/b> woman or man, and they learn they&#8217;re in MH, that sends a (good!) message. Another message is sent when the people they meet from our industry are not informed or &#8216;up&#8217; on our products and services.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Here&#8217;s some true stories, experienced in various MH offices in the U.S. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Walking into an MH Community office<\/strong>, hearing two ladies in the office griping about problems at their location. They saw me, didn&#8217;t know my purpose for being there, and they kept on openly gripping&#8230;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>in front of what might be a prospective buyer. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\">It was obvious this wasn&#8217;t the first or last time they did that, and having walked into that office more than once, that was exactly what I experienced. Nor was this some 1 star location with 50 homesites. \u00a0So was it a surprise that property had vacancy issues? Do you think they needed an attitude adjustment \u2013 one they could easily find on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/INspiration\/\" target=\"_blank\">INspirations blog<\/a> &#8211; or in hundreds of possible articles or posts on MHProNews? <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Or how about this one&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>I walked into a MH Retailers office.<\/strong> On the coffee table in the lobby was a glossy magazine, one of our MHIndustry trade journals. I asked the first sales person I saw, how did they like &#8212;- (I called the magazine by name), and at first the guy didn&#8217;t register at all. When I pointed the mag out, he said,<em> \u201cOh, that! We put that out for customers to look at while they&#8217;re waiting for us.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">True stories &#8211; a riot if they weren&#8217;t so sad &#8211; and there are many more like them, or worse.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">But the flip side also happens. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tony, we&#8217;ve used the <\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/dramatic-video-of-a-manufactured-home-hit-by-a-tornado-and-high-winds\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">tornado video story<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> posted on MHLivingNews.com to close customers that were on the fence between an MH or some other housing option.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Or&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tony, I was having a bad day. I clicked onto the <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/INspiration\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">INspirations<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> blog, and spent 10 minutes reading. I walked away with a much better attitude. Now, I&#8217;m a regular reader there. It made my work flow better, thanks.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\">We get that for Tim&#8217;s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/INspiration\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><i><b>Words of Wisdom<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\">, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/home\/featured-articles\/august-2014\/141-personal-reflections-motivation-and-inspiration\/8051-zigon-employment-security\" target=\"_blank\">Zig Ziglar&#8217;s articles<\/a> and so many others.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/north-south-america-google-map-showing-panama-canal-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm-com-_001.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8778\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/north-south-america-google-map-showing-panama-canal-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm-com-_001-564x430.png\" alt=\"north-south-america-google-map-showing-panama-canal-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm-com-_001\" width=\"342\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/north-south-america-google-map-showing-panama-canal-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm-com-_001-564x430.png 564w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/north-south-america-google-map-showing-panama-canal-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm-com-_001-150x114.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/north-south-america-google-map-showing-panama-canal-posted-masthead-blog-mhmsm-com-_001.png 592w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Why go the long way, when you can take the safer, better path?<br \/>\n<\/i><i>Image credit Google maps<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Get and share that Panama Canal <i>LIFT<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">If I was buying a product shipped around the tip of South America past the Isla Herchel that could as easily have traveled through the Panama Canal, its prudent for me to mention that to the seller. They&#8217;d save time and money. Their benefit is mine too, and vice versa. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">If I had a sales operation in MHRetail, home building, MH Communities etc. &#8211; and everyone on my team were already reading and inspiring themselves daily on MHProNews and MHLivingNews \u2013 would I want that run-down looking competitor down the road to become a reader too?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>YouDogGoneBetcha. <\/i> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Because their image either helps or harms mine! Get <strong><em>them<\/em><\/strong> inspired, let <strong><em>them<\/em><\/strong> improve, and guess what? As their operational results improved, mine would too. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">In closing, let&#8217;s mention that the odds are good your operation benefits from the work our professional writers and sponsors make possible here and on our public sister site. Want to raise your boat higher? Save time and make more money? RSS, link, tweet or Facebook the stories you find interesting on MHProNews and MHLivingNews. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Please check out what version 3.0 of our planned updates and revisions will look like, click here&#8230; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/approaching-5-years-and-version-3-0\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\">http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/approaching-5-years-and-version-3-0\/<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">YOUR feedback on the upcoming version 3.0 is welcome! Thank you, see you back here mid-week. ##<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/la-tony-kovach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8779\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/la-tony-kovach.jpg\" alt=\"la-tony-kovach\" width=\"126\" height=\"127\" \/><\/a>By <a href=\"http:\/\/LATonyKovach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">L. A. \u201cTony\u201d Kovach<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Panama Canal impacts your life on a routine basis, even when you don&#8217;t realize it. Wikipedia says that in 2008, 14,702 vessels went through the canal, carrying a total of 309.6 million tons of cargo. 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