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 …
Read More »When the Wind Blows
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 …
Read More »Social venture ROC USA featured in NPR broadcast
May 3, 2012 Concord, NH – ROC USA, LLC was profiled during the “All Things Considered” segment of NPR’s (National Public Radio) broadcast Wednesday night. ROC USA Founding President Paul Bradley said that with an audience of more than 12 million, the piece goes a long way toward raising awareness of the Concord, N.H.-based social venture. “We’re already seeing a …
Read More »The Frugal Lifestylist Shares Inexpensive Ways to Make Over Your Home
I love the electronic age! Thanks to the internet and cable offering us hundreds of channels to choose from, there is no end to places we can go and get inspired on how to decorate our homes. If you have ever spent a day or a weekend walking all of the beautifully merchandised model homes in your city, you probably …
Read More »Taking the Agonize Out of Organize – Part 1 – The value of procrastination
The undertaker wanted to hand my friend Jen a receipt for payment of her mom’s funeral arrangement, but Jen declined to take it. She and her husband were captain and cook on a private yacht that sails the Mediterranean and the only storage space they had were the knapsacks she and her husband were wearing. Now that’s traveling light – …
Read More »Overcoming Life’s Challenges and Difficult Times
“The one thing God is after is character.” Oswald Chambers Sooner or later everyone regardless of age, gender, position, nationality, economic status, race or religion experiences some form of adversity or trouble. It is as much a part of life as every other circumstance you will ever experience. Life is a neutral concept. It doesn’t pick on certain people and …
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Rich and Famous Manufactured Home Owners
And finally, our cartoon about the rich and famous who live in manufactured homes. Enjoy.
Read More »Leave the Old Place for a New, Appealing Manufactured Home
There are some cartoons that we may remember for years, while words alone may fade away in just days.
Read More »Happy 36th Birthday Manufactured Homes
Dual Inspected
This cartoon is entitled dual inspected, but the reality is that a modern manufactured home has so many more inspections, all to insure quality for the home buyer. There are walk throughs with the home buyer once the home is installed. The warranty on the home and it’s components are typically the same or sometimes better than conventional housing. Finally, …
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Freedom Isn’t Free
Happy 4th of July.
Read More »De-Mystifying Political Magic
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