The Management Model- do not react- only act

[Jim Johnson]

I am asked time and time again how to go about managing mobile home parks out of state. While there are lots of high tech tools I use- the biggest tool I have is time. See, time is the thing that lets you bring perspective to a situation, it adds clarity, and saves lots of money. There are very few things that happen in the operations of a mobile home park that require reaction. As the owner and off site manager, your biggest skill set is using your head to solve problems. It might be building a set of steps to solve an issue. You might weigh the cost benefits of a emergency repair, or the cost of leaving something in a failed state and really hit it with a clean head later. After you have a plan, you are acting. You will always make adjustments on the way, and some of them might be on the spot- but in the long run if you control through reaction, and not through action, you might rethink your management style.