Looking for a new place to visit? Texas is the the second largest state in the union, has a good economy, is #1 in manufactured housing sales nationally and has hundreds of attractions. The River Walk is ranked by many as the #1 most popular place to visit in the Lone Star state. Let’s see why as we take a …
Read More »The Shedd Aquarium, Museum Campus, Chicago, Illinois, USA Destinations
The Shedd Aquarium is one of the top rated destinations in Chicagoland. On our recent July outing there, the temps were cool outside; it was also ‘cool’ in the acres of amazement under roof inside! Before we entered, we encountered a peaceful protest group. Without taking sides on their issue, one must observe that it was obvious from taking part …
Read More »What’s in a Name? The CuBe Home!
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 …
Read More »The Factory Built House on the Hill
The New York Housing Association made arrangements April 30-May 3, 2013 to place a factory-built home in the Empire State Plaza for their Legislative Summit. The video that follows provides a brief history, but also tells the story of how hundreds of state legislators, their staff and thousands from the public were exposed to the amazing quality found in today’s …
Read More »Manufactured Home Residents talking about 55+ MHCommunity Living Video
he two videos that follow are a pair of couples out of the millions who live happily in manufactured home land lease communities across the United States and Canada. One of the first things that jump at you as you watch these videos is that these are not actors, these are real people sharing from the heart. Both of these …
Read More »Manufactured Home Pride
Conventional housing often reflects regional variations. Some houses in New England look different than those in Arizona. The same is true with manufactured homes. You can and so see similarities, but also regional differences. This video from Northwest Pride Association showcases facts that reflect well in their region. But it also has insights good for all parts of the …
Read More »Foundation Enclosures
Any home – conventional, mobile or manufactured – that is built over a crawl space has to have some sort of foundation enclosure. For decades, this has been called ‘skirting’ with manufactured homes. There are all types of ways to create skirting or foundation enclosures for a factory built – or conventional – house. You could do it with masonry, …
Read More »MHI’s Congress and Expo Video Interviews
Every year near Easter, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) holds its annual Congress and Expo for manufactured housing professionals. This video interview with some of the Industry’s leaders, business owners and professionals gives you a quick sense of the sights and sounds of those who help shape manufactured housing, which provides quality affordable homes to millions of Americans. This video …
Read More »Dramatic Video of a Manufactured Home Hit by a Tornado and High Winds
This three and a half minute video should be an eye opener for millions of Americans. As you can see in the raw footage, commentary and text in the video above, this manufactured home was first hit by a tornado and then was subjected to high sustained winds for over half an hour. We captured the best parts of that …
Read More »How can Manufactured Homes Cost Less, but still be Stronger?
Many people naturally ask the question, how can a manufactured home cost less and yet still be stronger than conventional housing using on-site construction? In less than a minute, the video above shows and answers that question. Dramatic visual proof that factory building is stronger, not weaker, than conventional building is found on the page linked below. http://www.MHLivingNews.com/articles/31-dramatic-video-of-a-manufactured-home-hit-by-a-tornado-and-high-winds The video …
Read More »Expert Home Tips
Expert Real Estate Tips interviews Architect Sarah Susanka in this video that follows. Architect Sarah Susanka describes manufactured, modular and prefab housing. She speaks about the quality, how logical it is, but also about the many home design potentials. Manufactured housing is built in a controlled environment by craftspeople. Sus
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