Last year, Evan Atkinson from award winning Williams-Burg Square, Wally Comer and Rich Rice at Adventure Homes all teamed up on our MH image/education video/training project. What follows below is possible due in part to what those gents and their fine teams helped kick off in the wrap up of 2014.
This is a raise the boats project, for reasons that you will see from the fine line up of high value videos that are going to showcase quality MH Living in ways that the public at large rarely if ever sees.
We’ve just spent a very intense week on the road, doing more Inside MH video interviews. Thursday and Friday alone, we shot some 20+ video interviews. We did many others earlier videos, tours and interviews earlier in the week. Through this process, we are telling the tale of contemporary MH, via the lens of those who know our homes the best…
1) MHC Residents/MH Home owners who love their homes.
2) Pros and public officials who know MH, and respect what we do.
3) Plus MHPros who are working hard to do MH right.
Here is a sampling of the subjects for videos we shot this past week:
Tyson – Purdue North Central graduate student, who will have his masters degree in a month. We do the math on owning a new MH vs. living in student housing. Tyson is a sharp guy, athletic assistant coach, soft spoken. He’s the kind fellow ladies will swoon over. He loves living in an MH.
Linda – Realtor ® – she has sold hundreds of MHs, even more conventional houses. Linda stressed in her interview that more professionals in real estate need to become engaged with MH sales, because MHs are good, quality affordable homes that fill a huge need that they otherwise can’t do with existing housing.
Regina – is an elected city official, serving her ward for 17 years on their township’s council. Regina’s husband is a retired police chief. Due to a great career option, they had the need to find a new home in a new town. She talks about how her law enforcement husband checked out the MHC, and loved the safety of the community they eventually settled in. In time, they sold their nice site built house. She loves their MH and the land-lease community. Regina is a classy lady, you’ll hear it much more from her personally via the video interview we did for MHLivingNews.com in the days ahead.
Von and President Barack Obama. This is a brilliant, non-political interview upcoming!
Von – We are excited about all of our video interviews, but this is one that will certainly cause forward thinkers to sit up and take notice. Von is an executive with the Kalamazoo Promise. He’s been covered by mainstream media many times. The high school he was principal at was visited by President Obama, and he has the photos to prove it. Besides their very cool program, Von talked about the high appeal and value of modern MH.
Tim – Professional Home Inspector – president of their state home inspection association. He’s inspected thousands of conventional houses. He talks about how even 1/2 million dollar houses that are brand new can have problems. Tim shares first hand insights about the often costly, troubling issues he sees with resale houses. Tim stressed the consistent quality, easier care and much more about modern MH.
Senior VP of major international pharmaceutical company, her husband is retired postal engineer. I’d guess she likely alone earns1/3 million a year. They love their MH, which they customized.
Jim – Services and appliances provider, successful business, says the homes are getting better appliances and parts than most apartments or houses. He owns one, loves it.
More DIY videos, from the Fath family’s New Durham Estates. The first is still popular, these will be too!
Jon & Amy – young Senior Service Tech, who left the apartment he got for free to buy an MH for his growing family. They love the quality, low cost and appealing lifestyle.
Don and Carol, couple owned and stabled show horses. That is not inexpensive! Some were worth well over 6 figures each, plus their health and upkeep. They sold their property, to buy the MH they love to enjoy a more relaxed lifestyle.
Numerous other individuals, families and couples who love their MH. Also more professionals who love their MH, and brag about their great life that most don’t grasp due to stereotypes.
Video Interview at New Durham Estates.
Factory tours, with high value footage, plus two more MH home production centers are coming up to be videoed this week, along with an MH Retailer or two and more home owners.
We also interviewed successful pros in various fields. Others are pros in MH, or work in MH.
John Caron and his team who supported this past week’s effort has communities that are 100% full, with only one that has only a handful of vacancies. So why did John and his cool team get behind this image and educational effort?
Because he and his associates see the value of telling the MH story through the voices of those who live in their homes and love them. It is good for their future, while being good for the growth of the MH industry.
The Bottom Line, Literally!
The MH Industry has waited for decades for something like these third-party interview videos and related stories. Will they cause a land rush at a sales center tomorrow? What they will do is give those who discover them reasons to see MH in a new light. With thousands of visits daily on MHLivingNews.com and millions of page views, it will over time move those shoppers from curious to keen on why MH could be a good fit for them. That’s the bottom line. ##
