I’m HOME at SECO: Backyard BBQ & Manufactured Home Demo
A Collaboration to Celebrate Community & Innovation
This year, SECO Conference is proud to partner with the I’m HOME Network to host a special evening gathering that combines authentic connection, education, and a touch of Southern hospitality.
Guests will step into a Backyard BBQ courtyard, styled with greenery, playful lawn games, and welcoming spaces that spark conversation. Together, we’ll enjoy great food, refreshing drinks, live entertainment, and networking in a relaxed atmosphere designed to bring our community closer.
Manufactured Home Site Demo
In partnership with Clayton Homes and Live Oak, attendees will experience a live, on-site demonstration of a manufactured home installation. This unique demo showcases:
- Step-by-step process of a home set-up
- Insights into efficiency and design innovations
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Opportunities to learn about the future of attainable housing
It’s more than a demo, it’s a chance to see firsthand the craftsmanship, speed, and sustainability of today’s manufactured homes.
Why This Matters
The I’m HOME Network brings together advocates and innovators working to advance affordable housing solutions. By collaborating at SECO, we’re bridging industry expertise with community-focused initiatives—creating a space where ideas meet action.
This collaboration is about more than showcasing homes, it’s about building community, sharing knowledge, and celebrating the partnerships that shape the future of housing.
Join advocates, homeowners, researchers, developers, and policymakers in Atlanta this
September for the I’m HOME Annual Conference. Over two days, participants will explore
the latest in manufactured housing policy, finance, climate resilience, and community
preservation. Connect with cross-sector leaders and leave with tools, insights, and
partnerships to drive affordable housing solutions in your work.
Highlights:
1. Federal Spotlight: New Legislation on MH & Modular
Explores the Senate Banking Committee’s new bipartisan housing bill and its implications
for manufactured housing, with a focus on federal investment, zoning, and production
support—key for developers seeking to scale.
2. “Building to Last” – Energy-Efficient Home Innovations
Showcases storm-resilient, factory-built home models and utility-funded retrofits. Great
opportunity for developers to understand long-term operational savings and resilience
value.
3. MH Financing Models in Practice
A practical session for developers navigating alternative financing in communities where
traditional mortgages don’t apply. Insights on borrower protections, legal structures, and
policy movement.
4. Field Notes from Developers
Developers across sectors share lessons learned from on-the-ground MH and modular
housing projects, including community infill, infrastructure, and public-private financing.
5. Zoning Solutions for MH
Focuses on how local and state governments are reforming exclusionary zoning to
support manufactured housing placements. Developers gain tactical examples for
expanding housing supply.
6. Missing Middle Housing Opportunities
Discusses how factory-built homes can serve “missing middle” income households—
creating development models that meet workforce housing needs without subsidy.
7. Water Infrastructure in MH Communities
A special focus track explores infrastructure financing, compliance, and upgrades,
especially in land-lease communities—a major pain point for MH operators and investors.
8. Data-Driven Market Trends
Offers new findings on titling, ownership models, energy use, and demographics from Pew,
Harvard JCHS, and Next Step. Valuable context for strategic development planning.
9. State Policy Playbook for Developers
Breakout discussions on how state-level reforms are opening markets for new MH and
modular developments, including incentives, code alignment, and public funding
mechanisms.
10. Conference Networking: Full-Day I’m HOME Track
Tuesday, September 9 (following SECO sessions), the I’m HOME programming runs 8:30–
5:00 with back-to-back panels, federal agency dialogue, and a high-value networking BBQ
+ partial home build.
Topics:
1. Federal Financing Momentum
2. Zoning Reform & Preemption
3. Factory-Built Infill Strategies
4. Storm-Resilient Housing Models
5. Energy-Efficient Retrofit Solutions
6. Contract-for-Deed & Alternative Financing
7. Water Infrastructure Modernization
8. Disaster-Resilient Community Design
9. Home Replacement Policy Innovation
10. Land-Lease Community Investment Trends
11. GSE Reform & the Secondary Market
12. State Policy Playbooks for MH Expansion
13. Real Property Titling Reform
14. Investor Ownership & Portfolio Risk
15. “Missing Middle” Housing Solutions
Check out the I’m HOME Annual Conference agenda here!