Dr. Clivetty & Frank Martinez Home, Dover Farms, Martin, Michigan – Inside MH Video Interview and Home Tour

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Sometimes, less is more when ‘teeing up’ a video interview. This is one of those times when I want to get you into their power-packed video as rapidly as possible. Dr Clivetty and Frank Martinez shed light on why thousands of ‘upscale’ home buyers are turning to manufactured homes (MH), and often to those in land-lease MH Communities. The Martinez …

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U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly and others on The Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, S 682 and HR 650

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“As a U.S. Senator from Indiana, one of my top priorities is to help create jobs for Hoosiers and to support the industries that are vital to our state’s economy and to working-and middle-class families. Indiana’s manufactured housing industry is vital to job growth and to providing affordable housing options.”  “I support access to affordable housing, including manufactured housing, and …

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Do It Yourself! Insulated Skirting Installation for Manufactured Homes, Handyman Tips

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There are many types of possible foundation enclosures – aka “skirting” – for a manufactured home. Regular vinyl skirting is the most common. On the elegant Tidmore Home, we saw brick used as a foundation enclosure. The first Do It Yourself (DIY) video on installing vinyl flooring we did with Brad and Craig Albers was such a big hit – …

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“The Condo Killer!” Provides Quality, Greener, Appealing, “Affordable Luxury” Living

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Award-winning Star Homes is a family owned manufactured home retailer located between Huntsville and Birmingham, in the town of Cullman, Alabama. We meet them recently on our latest Inside MH Road Show. In this interview, we talked with Blake Johnson, who plays a key role in managing sales at the business that respected Stanley Dye leads. When you interview and …

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Video Commercials vs. Interviews or UMH Manufactured Home Tours?

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Some 94% of all home shoppers today are spending some of their time doing research online. The National Association of Realtors says that some 85% of all renters want to own. The path to home ownership may be as near as a local manufactured home retailer or community. So what should your shopping process include? ManufacturedHomeLivingNews  suggests that everyone considering …

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The Home Place – Warrior, Alabama – Inside MH Road Show Video

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We were told that the name of the business came about like this. Some customers were describing to the management of the retail center where they were planning on placing their new manufactured homes. “We’re putting our home at the home place” was an expression that often came up, and that name stuck for the owners of the business. The …

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Furnishing a Small Bedroom or other Space, tips from Ikea

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We don’t work for Ikea, but let’s tip our hat in their direction! Because as tens of millions know, Ikea does a cool job setting up displays in their stores of small spaces that look bigger than they are. This can be very handy in any house, including a manufactured home, when you want to maximize a small bedroom or …

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1.1 Million Global Shipments of PreFabricated Homes Projected by 2020

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In a media release that included MHLivingNews, GIA has announced their recent findings that manufactured, modular and other forms of prefabricated home building are growing more popular. This confirms the 5 year trend that manufactured home shipments (read, new home sales) have been growing steadily in the aftermath of the mainstream housing/mortgage crisis. Edited experts from the GIA statement – …

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Public Officials, Realtors, Housing Inspector, Industry Pros and Consumers Praise Modern Manufactured Homes – Inside MH Road Show Video Interviews

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We’ve asked the question before. Who knows today’s manufactured housing the best? The answer should be obvious. Those who own, build and inspect contemporary factory-crafted homes. In this video, we bring you the following personalities. Von Washington, who’s work was warmly praised by President Obama, talking about modern manufactured homes. Sam Landy, President and CEO of UMH Properties, one of …

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