Do you want to squeeze your housing dimes until they hollar, “dollar?” If so, this article will show you one way you can live larger for less. NBC’s Today Show website recently shared the story of Kim Thompson and her husband Achille Bigliardi, who took a 1,288 square foot, 1991 Fleetwood manufactured home and turned it into a stunning show home. …
Read More »Beauty + Strength! Donald Holland, Sunshine Homes Red Bay AL – Inside Manufactured Homes Video
People love living in an appealing, energy savings home. Once a home shopper sees the interiors of residential style manufactured homes – such as those built by Red Bay AL based Sunshine Homes – some wonder, how strong is this home? This video will answer that question in under 2 minutes. You can get a stylish home, with stunning designer …
Read More »Renters’ Nation: The Dark Side of Dodd-Frank and Its Impact on Affordable Housing
New Federal regulations, enacted in the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis, are playing a key role in establishing a class of lifetime renters — all in the name of consumer protection. By Jan Hollingsworth for MHLivingNews.com The old man walked into the dealership in rural Kentucky with solid credit and the air of someone who knew exactly what he …
Read More »Impact of CFPB Loan Regulations on the lowest cost Manufactured and Mobile Home Owners
Sue Midgett is a retiree who loves her manufactured home (MH). As she says herself in this video, she wants others to have that opportunity because she’s personally enjoyed and has benefited from MH Living. After reading the article linked below on Washington DC’s respected The Hill – Capitol Blog… http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/248665-regulations-for-manufactured-home-loans …Sue agreed to speak to us on-camera about her …
Read More »Stan Dye talks Manufactured Home Lending and MH Site Preparation
We caught up with award winning industry veteran Stan Dye from Star Homes in Cullman, Alabama to cover a subjects of keen interest nationally to home shoppers. While this video touches on a number to topics, the two key areas of focus are manufactured home lending and manufactured home site preparation. Please keep in mind that we are speaking not …
Read More »Do-It-Yourself Heat Tape Video! Prevent Winter Freeze Ups for Manufactured Homes and Houses over Crawl Spaces
As fall approaches, this is a great time of year to think about heat taping your manufactured home (built after June 15, 1976), a mobile home (built before June 15, 1976) or any age of the millions of conventional houses that are built over a crawl space. No one wants a winter freeze up on a water line! And while …
Read More »Mary Zokoe talks Martin Motor Sports, Community Guidelines, More! Inside MH Road Show Video
Just off U.S. 131 is Martin MI. The race track on the opposite side of the superhighway has been there for some 50 years. The Martin schools now have a prominent, new, award winning leader, who will be featured in an upcoming video interview. And in the appealing, residential style manufactured home community of Dover Farms, where we interviewed a …
Read More »Nubble Lighthouse and Sohier Park. York, Maine – US Destinations
Our family is in Concord, New Hampshire, as part of our latest swing for our Inside MH Road Show. We’ve done a number of new video interviews and tours, with more to come. In between, of course we are taking in some of the sights and sounds nearby. Paul Bradley with ROC USA recommended the following popular lobster spot followed by …
Read More »Living Like Royalty for Less! Model Manufactured Home Tour at The Home Place, Warrior AL – Part 2
Willie Nelson said, it! We’re…“On the road again!” This time, we’re in New England, and we’ll be bringing you videos and stories from this part of the U.S. soon. That said, today’s video takes us back to Warrior, Alabama. You’ll check in on Joey Tidmore at The Home Place, talking about upscale, residential style Deer Valley Hombuilders manufactured homes that …
Read More »Paul Simon, Singing Homeward Bound, Doing Good Work and MH
“I’m more interested in what I discover than what I invent.” – Paul Simon Simon and Garfunkel were different. They still are. Some want to be different for its own sake, others are willing to be different because of something that moves them in a new direction. “All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear …
Read More »Maintaining Quality and Strength While Saving Homebuyers Money – Inside MH Video with Mike Stone, part 2
Millions have misunderstandings about manufactured homes. Some are confused by the terminology, which a simple visual explanation of the evolution from ‘trailer house’ to ‘mobile home’ to today’s manufactured homes is linked here. Millions don’t realize that you can get incredible looks and quality in residential style manufactured homes (MH), that there are many models available besides an ‘entry level’ …
Read More »Art Linkletter and Manufactured Housing today
Art Linkletter was a much beloved radio and TV personality, perhaps best known for the “House Party” show. Linkletter died in 2010 at the age of 97. Years before, during the 1980s, Art Linkletter was hired by the Western States Manufactured Housing Association to do a campaign to better inform the public about the quality and appeal of manufactured homes …
Read More »A Hunter and Native American Decorator’s Dream! John Howard’s Home, Inside MH Road Show Video
John and Sue Howard are another one of the many manufactured home residents that defy the conventional stereotypes. John is a retired executive from the Pfizer pharmaceutical company. Sue is retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Together, they sold their fine, large conventional house on 10 acres, to move into the terrific 2400 square foot manufactured home you’ll see in …
Read More »How a Manufactured-Modular Home Production Center Achieves Savings and Quality – Inside MH Video with Mike Stone
People who see, touch and feel today’s manufactured homes are often impressed. Some will fall in love with the designer homes and easy-care lifestyles. But old myths and urban legends die harder for others. There are common questions we get about manufactured homes (MH) from skeptics and as well as from those who are enthuisiastic. One common question is on …
Read More »4 Easy Ways to Keep Your Home Clean
Millions want a cleaner home, but feel stretched thin on time or energy. Take a look at these four tips, each proven ways to keep your home cleaner that can save time, and money too! Shoes Off at the Door Think about it. Your shoes, boots or sandals worn outdoors have been in some pretty dirty places. Oil, animal deposits, …
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