Outdoorbillboard.com Announces New Publication
Tuesday, October 11
Outdoorbillboard.com, America’s #1 source of information on the billboard industry, has announced the publication of a new, free monthly newsletter. The newsletter will feature articles, tips and other timely information. The author is Frank Rolfe, who built from scratch t...
How Safe is Your Community?
Tuesday, October 04
It is always a good time to go over the basics. It became obvious recently that my commuter files could use a little cleaning up and in the process of this cleanup I came across several articles that I’ve written over the years. One stood out as being viable today, with a little up dating. ...
Why Current Megatrends are Favoring Community Owners
Friday, September 30
I am constantly amazed by my good luck in owning manufactured home communities during a period in American history where every single megatrend pushes me forward. For those who were not around in the 1980s, the term “Megatrend” means “a trend of unusually large size and staying power” – basical...
How to Handle the "Impossible" Tenant
Tuesday, August 23
Which Type Are They? For the sake of simplicity, I’m going to divide problem tenants into two groups: 1) behavioral and 2) verbal. “Behavioral” problem tenants take actions that jeopardize the welfare and aesthetics of the community. “Verbal” problem tenants do their damage by harassment of th...
15 Ways to Increase RV Usability
Monday, August 15
It’s that time of year when families who own recreational vehicles (RV’s) and camping equipment begin to book their camping trips for the summer. Holiday camping has to be done well in advance. Before the snow has melted in most parts of the USA, families a...
Equity Lifestyle Fires Starting Gun for Next Round of Acquisitions
Wednesday, August 03
The biggest news story in the manufactured home community business came on May 31, 2011 – so mark that date in your calendar for some type of anniversary celebration. That’s the date that Equity Lifestyle Properties announced that it was buying 76 communities from Hometown America for a stagger...