“This is a big boy game. You get into the process, you will get hurt, you will see your own blood. I tell people all the time, if you can’t stand the sight of your own blood, don’t run for anything.” – Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas “You Know You’re Over the Target When You’re Catching Flak.” – Colonel Allen West, …
The Manufactured Housing Industry is poised for renewed greatness, but it’s not without challenges. In some ways, those challenges – such as image – are opportunities in disguise for the forward thinking professionals, owners, current-and-prospective investors. Our newest Inside MH video interview with Scott Roberts of Roberts Resorts and Communities has already drawn praise from …
AllGov and the New York Times are among those who have leaned on reports by the Seattle Times and the Center for Public Integrity as they attack the reforms sought by manufactured housing with respect to Dodd-Frank. The form their brand of journalism has taken has been to attack the largest manufactured housing operation in …
News and the media can be a force for good or ill. Media can – give voice to the voiceless, be an instrument of deception, be used for evil or oppression, be used to promote the good, including freedom and prosperity, have an agenda that transcends business, politics or any other topic. Shaking things up …
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Most adults know the metaphor, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water." We will look at applications of that and the following in a few moments. Decades before the remake, the original movie "Cheaper by the Dozen" had a delightful message of efficiency and staying the course, even in the face of losses, …
Ecclesiastes* 3:1-9 says there is To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a …
Let's rat-tat-tat rapidly through a series of 8 brief memos (about 120 words average) designed for industry pros like you. 1) If you are reading this on Sunday, try not to miss some of the positive media we can gain from the Cavco/Palm Harbor entry showcased on TV this evening. NBC's "American Dream Builders" is …
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The past week put us face-to-face with hundreds of the 2,195 professionals who had gathered to: compare products and services, learn more to earn more, make deals, network and have a great time in Tunica! But what we will focus on in the next few minutes are some of the living and future Legends of …
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His book sits on top of the New York Times best sellers list while he sits in a wheel chair. Millions follow Charles Krauthammer's observations and opinions on political, economic or social issues, yet his training was in medicine. Rather than roll over and play dead or 'end it all' because of his serious accident, …
Let me begin by saying that MHProNews is highly supportive of HR 1779 as a reasonable remedy to a vexing set of financing and related challenges for manufactured housing homeowners and our industry's professionals. There are state/community association executives who have told me they have made a number of trips to DC this year – …
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