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Earn what you are worth, through true base salary, bonuses, commissions and benefits.

Must be:

  • Good communicator.

  • Good listener.

  • Dependable.

  • High integrity.

  • Solid, verifiable references.

  • Basic computer skills on normal office software.

  • Team player.

  • Appropriate vehicle that is properly insured.

Experience preferred, but will train right person.  EOE.  

Must be professional, coachable, willing to learn and apply a proven process.

Position Qualifying Pluses:

- Bi-lingual helpful, not required.

- Big ticket sales or housing experience.

- Visionary/creative.

IF YOU AREN'T Coachable and willing to follow our award winning customer service systems and processes, please save us both time and don't apply.

We provide the basics of life - quality, affordable factory-built homes - and we do it better for less.  We are looking for career minded individuals who will learn and present our homes and neighborhood to prospective clients in a warm, low key, professional fashion.

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  • Love's Park, IL.
  • Lynwood, IL.

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Manufactured Housing sales center in Western Nebraska looking for a lot manager/sales person. Must be self motivated, organized, and had success in the industry. Sales lot is in a smaller town of 7,000 with small college so 9,000 when college is in session. Has good traffic and lots of potential for someone who wants to treat it like their own. Close to SD, WY & CO. Salary plus commission. Family is important to us. Come to work for a 41 yr old family run business.
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TOP SALES HELP WANTED: Great opportunity for high energy, enthusiastic sales professional with proven track record. Large Ft. Lauderdale area all-ages home communities. Top in the market. $100,000+/yr potential; we sold over 100 homes in 2010.

Must have excellent computer skills, eagerness to jump on leads, willingness to prospect and create sales opportunities. Please email letter/resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Pros can earn $5k, $6k, $7k, $8k, $10k dollars per month or more plus bonuses! Soar like an eagle with the factory-built housing industry's fastest growing information source. Have a look at our Spread Your Wings page and if you've got what it takes, , apply now! This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with cover letter, references and their contact information.

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MHMarketingSalesManagement.com aka. MHMSM.com is looking for a person to manage advertising and project sales for the Western U.S. and Western Canada and the Eastern U.S. and Eastern Canada. This is a virtual/telecommuting position, if you have a proper 'home office,' and the required PC, telephone, people and organizations skills, then you could earn $50,000-$125,000 in commissions, plus bonuses.

Strong commissioned role with solid residual income. Experience in internet and telephone sales required. Industry experience a big plus. Experience in selling online services, or for magazine or a specialty publication preferred. Our readers and stats tell us that we are #1 in our field in size, quality and readership. Check us out by surfing this site and then Email resume, references with contacts and appropriate cover letter to Hiring Manager at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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This is an opportunity to sell great new 'healthy green' homes in Chicago suburbs. This will be a base salary plus bonus/commission opportunity. We have excellent financing available for our clients and the best pricing for quality new "healthy green" homes in our target areas, so our demand is strong.

The photo gallery on this site gives you some sense of the more upscale homes we offer.

Once you have a good idea of the type of high performance individual we are looking for NOW. You must be coachable, dependable, experienced in big ticket or housing sales. We are strongly equal opportunity oriented! We want people from all backgrounds for this opportunity.

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Daily Business News Briefs

Manufactured Home Taxes Now Payable Online

Manufactured Home Taxes Now Payable Online

The Vinton County Treasurer’s Office in McArthur, Ohio reports taxpayers can now pay real estate and manufactured home taxes online. “The online payment system offers added convenience for the taxpayer and streamlines the process of collecting taxes. I hope that in time it decreases wait time for those taxpayers who choose to come to the [...

19 Jun 2013

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$33,000 in Scholarships Awarded by First State Manufactured Housing Associa…

$33,000 in Scholarships Awarded by First State Manufactured Housing Association

As follow-up to a story we published June 17 concerning First State Manufactured Housing Association scholarships, MHProNews has learned First State of Delaware has awarded $33,000 in scholarships to 30 recipients since 1999. Eligible candidates are judged on their scholastic record, financial need, an essay and personal/professional...

19 Jun 2013

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Canadian Development may Include Manufactured Housing

Canadian Development may Include Manufactured Housing

A fifteen acre parcel of land in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada has been approved for retail and residential development, as the Kings County Council voted unanimously to give the second and final reading to the rezoning proposal for the property in Kentville. The redevelopment by Kent Building Supplies Limited would include a new retail [...]...

18 Jun 2013

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New Home Starts Continue their Climb

New Home Starts Continue their Climb

Housing starts increased 6.8 percent in May to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 914,000 units due to a jump in multifamily construction. Single-family production remained steady at 599,000 homes, but multifamily activity grew 21.6 percent to 315,000 units. Regionally, the South posted a gain of 17.8 percent in combined starts and the West a...

18 Jun 2013

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Most Tracked Housing Stocks Advance, as do the Three Major Indexes

Most Tracked Housing Stocks Advance, as do the Three Major Indexes

All three indexes advanced, with the Dow moving up over 120 points, as inflation remains low and housing starts increase, despite concerns of what the Federal Reserve may reveal Wed., June 19, about possibly tapering the quantitative easing. CNNMoney reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained +0.91 percent, +138.38 points, to end the day at...

18 Jun 2013

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Improving Manufactured Housing’s Image to Increase Sales

Improving Manufactured Housing’s Image to Increase Sales

With image being a key component to selling more manufactured homes to cash and credit worthy buyers, that may explain the growing daily commentary in favor of the start of the ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com image campaign. Nancy Geer, Executive Director of the New York Housing Association said: “Manufactured Home Living Website is a great r...

18 Jun 2013

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Portfolio of Manufactured Housing Communities Changes Hands

Portfolio of Manufactured Housing Communities Changes Hands

Birmingham, Mich. based Q10 l Lutz Financial Services has arranged $108 million for the acquisition of a portfolio including 47 manufactured housing properties and three apartments. Neither the seller nor the buyer nor the number of homesites were identified by Lutz, a commercial real estate financial services firm. As nreionline tells MHProNews,...

18 Jun 2013

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Sales and Use Tax Rises in Virginia

Sales and Use Tax Rises in Virginia

The transportation package that was passed by the Virginia General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Bob McDonnell includes tax increases that go into effect July 1, 2013. The titling tax for manufactured homes remains at $10, but the retail sales and use tax, which covers modular homes, will increase from five percent state [...]...

18 Jun 2013

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Emergency Modular Housing May Go to Oklahoma

Emergency Modular Housing May Go to Oklahoma

MODS International Marketing of Appleton, WI is set to deliver shipping containers converted into modular housing for the tornado victims in OK. MODS (Modular On Demand Structures) specializes in providing emergency housing for long and short term. The units arrive fully furnished, as MHProNews has learned from newson6.com. Costing $40,000 each,...

18 Jun 2013

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New Executive Director for Alabama Manufactured Housing Association Announc…

New Executive Director for Alabama Manufactured Housing Association Announced

The Alabama Manufactured Housing Association (AMHA) has announced the decision of their board of directors to promote Doris Hydrick to the position of Executive Director as of July 1, 2013. Ms. Hydrick served as assistant director for 16 years, with responsibility for planning meetings, education seminars, and regulatory matters, and was also...

18 Jun 2013

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Housing Market Index Posts Largest Gain in over Ten Years

Housing Market Index Posts Largest Gain in over Ten Years

For the first time in seven years, builder confidence for newly-built single-family homes has surpassed the 50th percentile mark, which indicates builders see the market as good rather than poor. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) gained eight points to 52. Based on a survey the NAHB has been...

17 Jun 2013

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Featured Articles and Reports - June 2013 Vol. 4 No. 9

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Do you Manage by Example?

Do you Manage by Example?

by Tim Connor Are you a manager or supervisor that needs to update your people skills, management style or your approach to your roles and responsibilities? Why do I ask? Read more

MARKETING

Too Much Information!

Too Much Information!

by Scott Stroud On the trip back from the MHI conference in Las Vegas last month I shared a flight with a young woman who was studying for her masters degree... Read more

MARKETING

Flying Cars and Manufactured Housing

Flying Cars and Manufactured Housing

by L. A. 'Tony' Kovach The number of prototype flying cars has been increasing. Reuters recently reported on a car that will have a 500 mile range, will essentially fly itself... Read more

MARKETING

That Bites!

That Bites!

by Nadeen Green, JD Those of us who teach (and yes, preach) about fair housing are regularly and routinely asked “Do we have to take restricted breeds as service animals?” Read more

COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT & FAIR HOUSING (LEGAL)

Mildred!? Is that a Dog Parade?

Mildred!?  Is that a Dog Parade?

by Kurt D. Kelley, JD New Court rulings and Federal laws are opening the door to allow a parade of dogs and other animals onto your manufactured home community property(ies). Read more

COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT & FAIR HOUSING (LEGAL)

How Not to Apply for a Job

How Not to Apply for a Job

by: C. William Dahlin, JD Manufactured home communities, sometimes simply called “mobile home parks,” or even in some areas “trailer parks,” have a variety of employment needs. Read more

COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT & FAIR HOUSING (LEGAL)

Call for Nominations to the RV/MH Hall of Fame

Call for Nominations to the RV/MH Hall of Fame

by RV/MH Hall of Fame ELKHART, Ind., --  The RV/MH Hall of Fame Selection Committee has issued a call for nominations for the Class of 2014. Darryl Searer, Hall president, said, "The... Read more

GENERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY TOPICS

Next Step: Our Story

Next Step: Our Story

by Stacey Epperson My name is Stacey Epperson and I am from rural Kentucky, where manufactured housing has always been part of my landscape. Ever since I left college, having served... Read more

GENERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY TOPICS

A Cup of Coffee with…Marguerite Nader

A Cup of Coffee with…Marguerite Nader

A Cup of Coffee with…Marguerite Nader 1) Who, What and Where: (Your name and your formal title at Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS)).Marguerite Nader, President and Chief Executive Officer. Read more

GENERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY TOPICS

A Cup of Coffee with…Joe Stegmayer

A Cup of Coffee with…Joe Stegmayer

A Cup of Coffee with…Joe Stegmayer 1) Who, What and Where: (Your name and your formal title at Cavco). Read more

GENERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY TOPICS

DC Politics and Manufactured Housing

DC Politics and Manufactured Housing

by L. A. 'Tony' Kovach Your industry issues scribe is not going to pontificate (much) on the topic of DC politics as it relates to manufactured housing, HR 1779 and the... Read more

GENERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY TOPICS

Get to Know Your Member of Congress

Get to Know Your Member of Congress

by The Honorable Paul E. Kanjorski Your Member of Congress wants to hear from you. He or she understands that to represent approximately 800,000 constituents it is essential to hear from... Read more

GENERAL MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY TOPICS

When was the last time you SWOT’d?

When was the last time you SWOT’d?

by Lisa Tyler A SWOT analysis provides information for the development of business strategies. It is a useful tool for identifying and understanding internal and external influences. Read more

MANAGEMENT

ZigOn Improving Your Quality of Life

ZigOn Improving Your Quality of Life

by Zig Ziglar A Gallup Poll revealed that by a count of ten to one Americans prefer a good relationship with their loved ones above financial gain or corporate position. The... Read more

PERSONAL REFLECTIONS, MOTIVATION and INSPIRATION

Who Packed Your Parachute?

Who Packed Your Parachute?

by Greg McClanahan My daughter is graduating from high school next week. She is our youngest and that means our nest is nearly empty. With this going on in my life,... Read more

PERSONAL REFLECTIONS, MOTIVATION and INSPIRATION

A Few Negotiation Concession Strategies

A Few Negotiation Concession Strategies

by Tim Connor In big ticket or repeat business settings as often occurs in an industry such as manufactured housing at the retail or wholesale level, requests for discounts or other... Read more

SALES

US and Canadian Manufactured Homes Directory Locations

US and Canadian Manufactured Homes Directory