When you fly around a lot on business and assignments, it is not unusual for a company to send you ‘coach.’ Those of you who fly coach (most of America..) know that flying isn’t nearly as much fun today as it was prior to 9.11.2001. So it is with a strong measure of thanks that we share this shout out …
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1) Who, What and Where: (Your name, town and your formal title at First State Manufactured Housing Association, FSMHA). Jen Allen, PHC, Dover, Deleware (DE). Association Executive, FSMHA. 2) Background: (Educational/Professional snapshot before entering the factory-built housing arena, at or before the First State Manufactured Housing Association – FSMHA). Before joining FSMHA, I worked two part time jobs for 7 …
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MHLivingNews.com decided to see how others define a manufactured home. The first result that came up in Google was surprising and shockingly incorrect. Princeton, for the record, a manufactured home is legally NOT a mobile home. There have been no ‘mobile homes’ built in the United States since June 15, 1976, when the current legal definition and construction requirements for …
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What if there were a true cure for cancer, but for whatever reason, the medical profession failed to embrace it? Or what if some MDs embraced the hypothetical cure, but others and most public officials turned their nose up at the solution, allegedly because it was more profitable to keep the status quo than it would be to cure the …
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USA Today’s Money Quick Tips ran a featured story about the advantages of modern manufactured home living. You can see their video below. The USA Today story references another recent report by Pacific Standard magazine journalist Lisa Margonelli, who in her report suggests it could be time to re-think what we think of modern manufactured housing and “mobile home” (their …
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1) Who, What and Where: (Your name, town and your formal title at Pennsylvania Manufactured Housing Association, PMHA). Mary Gaiski, Executive Vice President, Pennsylvania Manufactured Housing Association, New Cumberland, PA 2) Background: (Educational/Professional snapshot before entering the factory-built housing arena, at or before the Pennsylvania Manufactured Housing Association – PMHA). Besides picking up extra cash waiting tables, my life since …
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by Dave Shanklin “I own my manufactured home free and clear, and I need to borrow about $20,000 for home improvements. Can you help me?” Nearly every manufactured home owner has at least one time inquired about a getting “cash-out” loan or a home equity loan for their in-park factory-built home. Especially since the financial meltdown of 2008, this question …
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Please tell our readers your WHO, WHAT, WHEN, and WHERE? Tim Williams, Executive Director, Ohio Manufactured Homes Association (OMHA), Dublin, Ohio. Tim, give us some insights into your background, prior to entering the factory built home arena. U.S. Secretary of Labor Representative /Spokesperson, Great Lakes Region, President George Bush Administration (Presidential appointment”) Assistant Secretary of State, State of Ohio. Vice …
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Cell phones, TVs, computers and a host of other products and styles have changed significantly in the last 10 years. We will take a look at what could be the next trend in quality, affordable new home living, what one company has named “The CuBe Home!” They created a short video that targeted a ‘hip’ or ready to accept new …
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The pros at MHVillage tell us that almost everyone who wants to sell their manufactured home would be well by working with a professional. After all, selling a home can be a complicated and confusing process and many folks simply don’t have the time, or the know-how, to properly sell property. However, that doesn’t mean that we can’t learn from listings For Sale By …
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by Mary Beth Juergens I had the opportunity to speak during a session at the Iowa Manufactured Housing Association’s 65th annual meeting in Cedar Rapids held on November 12th. I want to again congratulate their entire association for organizing such an educational event. I enjoyed being among so many professionals with such enthusiasm and dedication to helping Iowans (and those in …
Read More »First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation hasn’t forgotten that the most important word in “home loans” is HOME. The real estate crisis has put words like “securitization” and “derivative” into the mouths of people across the nation. But somewhere along the line, many forgot that home loans are about people and their dreams, not Wall Street portfolios. FGMC hasn’t forgotten that. We …
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There is an old real estate mantra of “location, location, location.” But if you’ve shopped for a home before, or are shopping for one now, haven’t you had times that you found the ‘right home,’ but it wasn’t in ‘the right location?’ One of the advantages of a buying a new manufactured or modular home is that you can find …
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There has been a quiet trend in housing that deserves study. When times get tough, more people try to find ways to save money. So it is no surprise that the sale of new and pre-owned mobile homes and manufactured housing has been rising. Some of those who are buying bargain homes that were built in a factory are doing …
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Unless you lived in Florida back in 2004, you may never have heard this true story. As you may recall, that year 4 hurricanes hit the state. Some 50 billion dollars in property damage was done. Commercial buildings, schools, conventional residential construction and factory built homes were damaged or destroyed. So when 1600 manufactured homes built to the new Wind …
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