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Milton Keynes is a big town of Buckinghamshire in the South East of England. It was formerly ranked as the new town on 23 January 1967. Many towns like Bletchley, Wolverton, and Stony Stratford along with the fifteen villages, and the farmland has been incorporated into its 89 kilometre square area. It has been identified as one of the largest grown areas in the South East. It has been allocated for the country’s biggest urban expansion in the country in more than 40 years.

Milton Keynes is a beautiful city that provides plots, flats, and houses over the ideal locations. Its plots are ideally suited for the investment purpose. If you are interested to buy a house, you can always contact the estate agents. The estate agent is the a licensed person who guides you about the local market conditions, and provides an accurate assessment of the correct marketing price.

The choice of the estate agent is very crucial. He/she shows you the best property of the area. An estate agent is also involved in the cost settlement. They present the property to its fullest potential. There are many online agents. You can always contact them and let them know about your top favourite locations in Milton Keynes.

Milton Keynes presents a large number of newly built and old homes for sale. The top locations are the church lane, Broadway Avenue, Ardys Court, Islington Grove, and Wolverton Road. Here the prices generally range from 374,500 pounds to 550,000 pounds. The price is generally linked with the location, and the size of the house.

The property ranges from three to six bedroom houses. The property shared ownership scheme at the thirty percent share is also available. The church lane presents houses with four to five bedrooms, four to six reception rooms, attached bathroom, and a garden. These are the individually designed houses providing generous accommodation. The houses have an attached annexe. This property has with a good road, and rail access.

More over, the property in this area of Milton Keynes provides beautiful architecture. It presents a big hall, with the oak staircases, and limestone floors. The kitchens are recently refurbished. They lead to a conservatory, or breakfast room with the natural stone floor, and granite work surfaces.

The property in Ardys Court mainly consist of six bed rooms, three reception rooms,, open plan, three Eu suites, and under floor heating. This is a very secluded location lined with trees to its southern and western boundaries. Here most of the houses are newly built. They are built with the element of cedar cladding. The houses are the master piecesmasterpieces with their individual interior, and exterior architecture. They are the identity of Milton Keynes superb architecture.

The Broadway Avenue is near the famous Gifford park of Milton Keynes. It offers secluded five bed roombedroom houses. Most of the houses utilise the audio, and visual smart home technology, automated gates, solar panels, and security alarm systems. The location provides you a high standard, and a comfortable living. Thus, Milton Keynes provides an ideal location with all the amenities for the people wishing for a luxurious and comfortable living style.

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Painting birdhouses can be a fun hobby! Most unpainted birdhouses range from $5.00 to $20.00 at Michaels, a chain craft store here in the U.S. For the most part, they keep unpainted birdhouses in stock year ’round. Birdhouses can be purchased from art and gift stores, craft shows, garage sales, antique stores, and even thrift stores. They are plentiful, once you get an eye for seeing them. Thanks to birdhouses, I have slowly and gradually improved my artistic skills. You might wonder, why birdhouses?

Since birdhouses are made out of wood, they can be painted over and over. They are great to practice on. In fact, the more paint, the better (especially if they end up outside). Another reason why I choose to work with them has to do with the multiple planes of birdhouse architecture. Trying new design ideas on different planes is easier than painting on 2-D formats. When painting on 2-D canvases, artists need to worry about composition and framing, whereas this is typically not too much of a concern when painting birdhouses.

I decoupage, glaze, antique, stress, sponge, stencil, and even faux paint birdhouses. Birdhouses are the perfect format to explore color schemes too. It’s natural to have some birdhouses turn out better than others. Typically, the better designed birdhouses can stay indoors (or put up for sale) and the lesser ones can go outside. Often times and as mentioned earlier, some of the birdhouses have several applications applied to them. I have to admit, after several layers of paint, the surfaces can get ruddy looking (but the birds and wasps never seem to care).

What could be a better hobby than to improve your artistic skills while housing our feathered friends? So, not only are you creating shelter for the little wild birds in your neighborhood, but what a unique gift to give to your friends. Think about it, if they put it in their backyard, no offense should be taken! (revised 2/12/2006)

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Getting Raw Land Not A Raw Deal
 by: Dan Auito

There is more to buying raw land than meets the eye and more than a few individuals have wished they’d had a second chance upon finding themselves duped, conned, misled, ill-advised, uninformed, oversold, undereducated and often unprepared. They realize, often too late, that a raw land purchase should be properly investigated, evaluated and negotiated using a logical and rational plan.

Let me start by saying I’m not a geologist, soil analyst, surveyor, engineer or land consultant. I’m a passionate real estate investor, licensed agent, appraisal assistant and landlord who purchased various raw lots, as large as a 15-acre parcel, for investment and building projects. In addition, I have consulted with numerous individuals proficient in real estate, who have contributed to my general awareness of the conditions and merits of raw land. We, as small investors, can further use this information to our advantage in wisely choosing land and utilizing it to it’s highest and best use regarding fulfillment of our needs, wants and desires.

This chapter is not a technical sleeper and as such, it will not go so far as to tell you how much lime to add to your soil to adjust PH levels (7.0 is neutral) but it does try to get you thinking about some of the more general considerations that can lead you to further investigate your options using this material as your starting point.

With that said, the first question I’ll ask you is what exactly do you intend to do with this land once you have it? Why are you buying it? What purpose do you have in mind for land? Are you going to build a home, purchase a lot for retirement or investment? Will you acquire considerable acreage for farming or subdivision? Do you want commercial, residential, recreational or agricultural? Will it be in the north, south, east or west?

So your first question should be, what am I, or we, buying this land for? Will it satisfy my, or our, requirements? To get answers to these questions you would best be served by talking to those who will be most intimately involved with the land, such as your spouse, partner, family members, associated owners, etc. Once you have a clear understanding of what the land is supposed to satisfy, then your search can begin. So often people waste their time and effort because the significant partners have such a wide gap in what each person truly wants from the purchase that they never settle on anything or end up with much less than they could have had.

Land can be said to consist of soil, geology, water and climate. Whether you’re looking at beaches, mountains, deserts, high plains or city lots, they all have some basic components. Some of the basic requirements we most often seek are clean air, water, electricity, sewage disposal and trash removal.

Clean air might be construed as freedom from dusty roads, smog, foul smells from industry or landfills, free from noise of traffic, airports and/or neighbors.

Water availability is essential and is often desired for aesthetics as well as drinking, bathing, washing, cooking, cleaning, toilet facilities and watering vegetation. We also enjoy lakes, rivers and streams for recreation. Others enjoy the tranquil sounds that our streams, rivers and oceans can provide. Without a doubt, water availability is a major concern. Note: A 1666 square foot roof can capture 1000 gallons of water for each inch of rainfall; cisterns of all types have existed since the dawn of man.

Electricity is another necessity that we often take for granted. Is a power plant within a reasonable distance from the land or will it cost you thousands of your own dollars to run cables across public lands to get your electricity hooked up? How far are gas and oil suppliers?

Sewage disposal – 25% of our country is on a well and septic system. If you don’t have access to public utilities, will your land support a septic system as well as the water to operate it?

Solid waste disposal – how far is the landfill? Is there a collection service? You can’t burn everything; how will you get rid of it?

Those are the major necessities for modern, everyday living…things that we really need, but can often overlook until after the contract is signed. Others essentials are a telephone, mail delivery, shopping, police, fire station, hospital/emergency services, schools, churches, recreation facilities and access by good roads and highways.

You‘ll want answers to questions like those above and county officials such as planning and zoning, community development and building departments are a good place to start. I would also call utility companies about water, sewer, electric and phone, and talk to neighbors, contractors, developers, real estate agents, appraisers and a local surveyor to have some of the more important questions addressed at the beginning of my search. I wouldn’t rely on the sellers to be all-knowing, either.

Again, planning and zoning departments can offer the following: Maps of existing uses, forecasts of future development, lists of planned new roads, utility extensions, locations of planned waste disposal facilities, details on environmental areas and future land uses. They also regulate building codes, curb-cut permits, historic preservation, housing codes, subdivision regulations, tree cutting and zoning laws. They usually have aerial photographs and plat maps that can help you to better identify and evaluate the land in question.

Do you already have your location identified? Will it be in the east where the weather is often wet and humid or out west where it is predominantly arid and dry? Will you be living in cold weather in the north or gravitating towards the southern hemisphere? Concerning location, what are you least comfortable with: Avalanches, landslides, earthquakes, flooding, hurricanes, tornados, tsunamis, volcanoes and/or wildfires? You may want to investigate areas of interest by going to websites like http://www.officialcitysites. You will get a better picture of what awaits you concerning it’s economy, environment, population, recreation, educational, medical and employment facilities to name a few.

Let’s assume you know where you want to buy this land, why you want to buy it, and how and when you will use it once you have it. The following general observations, ideas and information may help you to further investigate the alternatives that are available to you in your endeavor to find the land of your dreams.

Raw land is unimproved property; it has no utilities, sewers, streets or structures and usually must be cleared.

Here are (or can be) a few drawbacks that are sometimes associated with raw land:

Negative cash flow; usually the land does not generate any income while you pay the principle, interest, taxes and costs of development.
Tax advantages are scanty as land cannot be depreciated.
Generally, raw land is considered a long-term ill-liquid investment that often takes time before gains can be realized.
Risk of loss on resale can occur if you choose poorly, fail to evaluate and negotiate properly, the economy slips or various other unforeseen events occur.
It is difficult to obtain traditional financing on or borrow against accrued equity.

Here are some possible benefits to raw land:

Land has the potential to experience tremendous appreciation if bought in the way of growth, or if a higher and better use can be achieved.
Owner financing can often be obtained through the seller at below-market rates.
Subdividing can create added value and provide for immediate returns.
Privacy and pride of ownership can provide a secure feeling to the holder.

What is considered good and bad land?

The worst you can buy is swamp or marshland. Most often flat land is the least expensive to develop and the most desired for building purposes. Land with barren rock will increase costs and virtually eliminate a basement just the same as a high water table.

Note: Loamy soil, which consists of a balanced mixture of clay, sand and some organic matter, appears rich and dark in color and is considered ideal for most purposes. As opposed to good soil, you don’t want hard cracking ground when dry and sticky soil when wet. Warning! Check with your state offices for the presence of expansive soils; this stuff cracks foundations in the most insidious ways, leading many to ruin.

Many people are literally being driven to the hills. Granted the views can be spectacular but roads, utilities, water, sewer, and foundations, such as pilings, can add 25-30% to building costs alone, further adding to this already expensive proposition. When considering going vertical, an 8-degree slope is about the limit when concerning building economically on hillsides.

Plots with trees, a view, rectangular in shape, a gentle slope or none and a good location are most often preferred, and streams can boost values by 100% in some cases.

How to determine the value of raw land

Using the appraisers standard view of estimating value can give us some clues, so let’s look at what appraisers do!

Site size and shape, represented by frontage, width and depth.
Corner influence equals visibility for commercial, or privacy for residential.
Plottage, has assembly or combining of parcels been accomplished.
How much land is excess or surplus; surplus has less value than what is required.
Topography: Land’s contour, grading, natural drainage, soil, view and usefulness
Utilities: Sewers, drinking water, natural gas, electric, telephone, cable, etc.
Site improvements: Landscaping, fences, gutters, walks, drives and irrigation
Accessibility: Parking, location, streets, alleys, connecting roads and highways
Environment: Climate, adequate water supply, air quality, streams, rivers, lakes, oceans and the absence of any hazardous materials

An old timer once gave me this advice: He said, “Dan, always try to buy land that is located as close to those amenities that an area is famous for, as that is often the reason people come to certain areas. He lived in Florida and had plenty of beachfront property located in tourist areas, which clearly illustrated his point.

Who has this raw land and how do we find it?

You may start your search by contacting farmers, investors, real estate agents, state and federal agencies, cities with odd lots they need to put back on their tax rolls, bureaus of land management, federal marshals, tax sales, bank foreclosures, developers, property heirs, the elderly, and family and friends. Use your networks and birddogs while driving areas of interest looking for further opportunities to buy.

Property is often advertised through newspaper ads, real estate brokers, For Sale by Owner signs, flyers, bulletin boards, the Internet, etc. A quick note on how not to buy is in order here. I would not recommend buying land from a glossy brochure or big development company as it is almost always overpriced to cover large overhead costs, advertising and profit. Also remember when a building boom is on, land prices rise. You will do much better buying when demand is low. Another caveat is to stay away from land that is advertised outside of its normal market as it is often overpriced or has problems; otherwise, a local buyer would have bought it!

If you want to find the deals, then most often you are going to have to dig for them. A few successful methods may include visiting the county clerk/recorder’s office to search the public records for the following:

New probate filings, use them to contact heirs
Eviction proceedings to contact out of state landowners
Arrests – these people may need money and may also be going away for a while.
Bail bondsman who may have forfeited collateral in the form of land.
Divorces filed, leading to a division of assets
New guardianships to contact disinterested heirs.
Deeds in lieu of foreclosure, private sellers may in turn sell it to you.
Lis pendens means litigation pending, often signaling foreclosure.

You will most often be contacting many of these sources by writing to them. Don’t get discouraged when you don’t get immediate replies, as the average response rate is one reply for every eight letters that you send. The pros will get on lists and pay services to monitor many of these potential sources, however, good old-fashioned detective work does pay off. When researching in this manner, secrecy is one key and fast action using all cash is the other.

A special consideration to note when hunting legally challenged property is to have a title company in addition to the regular search of mortgage. Tax and easement liens also check files for I.R.S. liens, bankruptcy filings and judgment liens.

Quick review

Up to this point we have talked about not getting conned when starting out. We also noted that it pays to understand what everyone wants from the land to start. You are aware that utilities and basic necessities are very important considerations. You know whom to contact to get further in-depth information on properties of interest. You know flat land with natural amenities is the most desirable and economical to develop. You are more familiar with the risks involved with this type of real estate and you also know that rock, marshes and hillsides can be expensive to develop. You have a better idea of how an appraiser begins to determine value and you may have a few ideas on how to find land and the people who own it.

With that said, we are ready to get down to the business of evaluating, negotiating and financing our well-sought piece of terra firma. What follows is a basic checklist. There is more to consider but this will get you off to a running start.

Basic Raw Land Checklist

Get the most recent and valid information available: A copy of the deed containing the legal description with any covenants and/or restrictions.
Get the street address, a plot plan indicating the specific property location, a survey, a preliminary title report, a recent map and any aerial or land based photographs to help you locate fence lines, trails, roads, streams, ponds, building locations, etc. Walk the land to verify, evaluate and correlate what is indicated, also looking for any signs of hazardous waste dumping, burying or burning.
Determine present use in zoning, according to what planning and zoning tells you. Symbols are used to designate uses – here are a few:

A1: Agricultural with single family home

C: Commercial business

CO: Commercial office

FP: Flood plain

M: Industrial

R1: Residential single family

R1H: Residential hillside

R2 : Residential multifamily

RT : Recreational tourist/ Residential transitional

General categories include:

Farm, Ranch and Timberland

Recreational or Resort

Industrial

Commercial/Business

Residential

Mixed use

Confirm who owns it, their full name, address and phone number
Find out what they do; are they a dealer in real estate?
Ask if anyone else is on the title or has authority to act
What are the annual taxes and assessed values?
Ask why they are selling and how long they have owned it
If the owner doesn’t want to sell, ask if they would consider selling a parcel of it.

The preceding is an abbreviated checklist. It is meant to get you started off on the right foot. Many people will research buying a new car more thoroughly than they would when buying raw land; there are many good books that are devoted solely to the subject of raw land. This type of investment is generally not the best choice for the new investor but often times people look to build they’re dream homes away from developed areas and for that reason I have included my two cents here.

Finance considerations $$$

Raw land as opposed to improved property is much more difficult to finance through traditional lenders. The main reasons are that it generates very little income, development costs can be expensive, there are no buildings or improvements that can be used as collateral and it is often considered speculative.

For those reasons mentioned we find that sellers are often our first choice regarding financing. It is typical for a seller of raw land to accept 10% down and the rest to be paid over time at a specified (below market) interest rate. This would be an example of an installment land contract. Other forms are contract for deed, mortgage and note and purchase money mortgages. In these cases, a real estate attorney usually drafts these contracts and a bank will act as an escrow agent to facilitate verifiable records of payments received. The seller often retains the deed until the property is paid for in full.

If you want to investigate bank financing, then you may start out by offering 30% down with a seven-year mortgage, with the bank getting an extra percentage point over and above the current interest rates for standard loans. This may not be accepted but it does give you a starting point to see just what they may be willing to do.

If you plan on building on your land, then having a development plan with an appraised set of blue prints for the project will help the lender in justifying your loan. If you can use equity from other property, then paying substantial down payments may also be an option.

My final words of caution here would be to know values and don’t overpay. Always offer less when possible and research recent sales of comparable properties. The larger a parcel is, the cheaper it tends to get per acre. Ask an agent what an acre of land tends to go for in the area that you are considering; try to buy more than one acre.

When buying residential lots, builders try to keep raw land costs down to 10% of the overall value of the project. If streets and utilities are already in place, then they will use 25% as their guideline. If you can combine or assemble parcels or achieve zoning changes with property, you have a good chance of immediately increasing its value. Always physically inspect the property and do your research before obligating yourself to buy it. Try using contracts with contingencies put in to protect yourself. In essence, these are really options that let you control the deal while you investigate and research the land’s potential to satisfy your objectives. Happy Hunting and buy the high grounds!

About The Author

Dan Auito is a dual-licensed real estate agent and appraisal assistant. Dan is a 20-year veteran of the United States Coast Guard. He has acquired over 1.3 million in real estate assets in 14 years while also founding a non-profit drug prevention corporation, a real estate consulting group and is the author of “Magic Bullets in Real Estate.” This 300-page power-packed book (due out in early July 2004) comes with a website that further supports its readers. Dan lives with his wife Kimberly and their two children, Brandon and Briana, on the emerald isle of Kodiak Island, Alaska. Dan may be reached at magicbullets@alaska.com or by visiting www.magicbullets.com. Call 1 907 481-6300 or write 1619 Three Sisters Way Kodiak AK 99615

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CALGARY (CBC) – The real estate market in Alberta appears to be on the rebound, experts in the field say.

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House sales will increase as by as much as 10 per cent in many communities this year, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says, with prices in Alberta predicted to rise between four and five per cent.

That means buyers and sellers will be on a more equal footing, some realtors say.

“It was a buyer’s market going into the year in sort of the fall area it had slipped into almost a seller’s market,” said Gary MacLean of Remax.

However, he said, current conditions suggest the market has settled considerably. “Nobody has an advantage either way, buyer or seller.”

The CMHC’s regional economist, Lai Sing Louie, said an increase in demand means even places hit hard by lower oil prices last year will recover.

“Grande Prairie was very soft because of the downturn,” he said. “Fort McMurray also was impacted by the drop in oil prices, which have recovered quite significantly.”

Nevertheless, he said, a market like Canmore still has a lot of homes and condos for sale.

“And with economic downturn that impacted some incomes the second house is really a luxury to some extent, so that market will take a little more time to recover.”

Immy Gangji, with CIR Realty in Calgary, said the rebound in the real estate market depends on one crucial factor.

“It’s the first-time homebuyer that starts the domino effect,” Gangji said. “If the first-time homebuyer is not buying then that move-up buyer is not buying and so on and so on. So first-time home buyers are definitely the critical marketplace.”

At the moment, Gangji said, condos and homes below $450,000 are the best sellers.

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Time is precious and keeping this point in mind the service providers these days display the entire available home listed for sale in order to save and rate any favorite if any from all possible locations. Hence they may display as Northern Liberties Pennsylvania Homes for Sale or Center City Philadelphia Homes for Sale etc.To further impress their client the realtors also paste the properties of their choice from different locations with different facilities.

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The service provider or the real estate agent helps to buy the right home by determining the actual cost of the home and ways to accrue down payment and other alternative financing methods. They also help with the supply information on real estate, suggest simple and imaginative changes that could make the home a more suitable place for living, provide with a list of home inspectors and familiarize with the closing process.

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Have you ever stayed up late at night hoping to catch the infomercials on how to make it rich in real estate? No money down! Or spent endless hours reading this how to or that real estate success story book, maybe even gone to a boot camp or two? … None of which have helped…

I once read that if you read 7 books on a subject, that doing so, will make you an expert. I am not so sure it will but it does add a considerable amount of confidence to you as you prepare to introduce yourself to your new world.

What I find fascinating is that they all have a slight twist on the same goal.. The goal of buying real estate below market value, for as little money invested as possible, then selling for a profit. The American Dream… Get rich in real estate… We have all heard that the only way to become obnoxiously rich is to invest. In fact, when we are born we are slapped on the ass to breath and told get rich through buying real estate. No wonder why so many of us are choosing real estate as the means to wealth.

Every home type cable channel has their own version of the “How Too” “Flip this”, or “Rehab that”, programming that brags “make more money than you have ever made before, and you don’t even have to know how…

I wish it were that simple.. It is/was for some of you I am sure and I imagine as you reflect on your beginning, as you tried figuring out your tomorrow, doing so was the most frightening battle you faced. But here you are, a success, the one that people will look at now and say, “if he can do it, I can too”.

As the year quickly approaches its end, I sit reflecting what I have accomplished and how to help those new investors who want so badly to create their paradigm shift on riches. What little hint or knowledge can I give to turn the light bulb on? Can you hear the rally yell, “You can buy houses too”?

And you can… My wife, being a third grade teacher tells me all of the time, that the reason most don’t jump in is because they like the security of knowing they have a paycheck coming and that their retirement is being taken care of, or that the health insurance coverage is too costly to give up. And I politely tell her, that in two weeks this month, I will have earned what it will take her all year to earn. I feel bad for those that have the attitude that they cant make the change because of fear. Fear is a great emotion, we can either let it stop us or we can use it to succeed.

Most investors don’t ‘Burn their Boat” when they start… most look at this career as a part time career at best. They keep their day job as a subsidy to their income until that big break. That one investment that will get them to go over the top.. That big deal…

I understand that saying to your wife/husband, girlfriend/boyfriend “honey I quite my job today and we are going to be rich” is not something that easily flows out of ones lips.. I am also not so certain that entering into this career slowly isn’t the best option for most investors.

So here you are ready to make millions. Eager and willing to do something, but what? What is the first step to fulfilling the promise given to us a birth?

This may sound so cliché, but in my opinion you must set your goals first. You will not succeed by determining the amount of money you want to make, but instead what do you want out of this paradigm shift? Decide in the beginning those things that will drive you to success. Sure some are going to be physical possession but I bet some of them will be spiritual and mental.

So if you would, go grab your wife/husband, girlfriend/boyfriend and say these words to them “ Honey would it be okay if we started making more money”? If their answer is yes then get into your car and drive. Stop by a store to buy

1. 24” x 36 poster board

2. Glue stick.

3. Set of magic markers

4. Scissors

After you’re done buying your supplies drive to the neighborhood that you always wanted to live in, the ones that only those “rich” people can afford. Drive around and look for houses that are listed for sale. When you find them ask yourself if you would like to live there” If the answer is YES then take a flyer out of the flyer box. Don’t let size or price get in your way. BTW call the agent and make an appointment to see the inside…

Then drive to the auto dealership and pick out the car you have always wanted… Take it for a test drive, smell the interior… What color is it? Pick out the accessories, from rims to navigational system. Don’t forget satellite radio either. Find out how much it costs…CASH… get a Broacher on it.

Now drive to the chain bookstore, they’re open late so you wont have any problems getting in.. Walk over to the magazine section and start looking through the vacation magazines for that special vacation you have always wanted.. Don’t tear that page out of the book, just pay the 4 or 5 bucks they want..

Now here is where it gets fun, there is something in that bookstore that you have always wanted. Maybe it is a how to book on loosing weight, maybe a book on the best colleges to send your children, even a book on your faith, what ever it is buy it.

Now find the section on real estate investing and buy the book with best cover… Don’t worry about content.. Maybe it says, “Zero to a Million” or “Get Filthy Rich” but it must say or show something that makes you inspired…

Now walk over to the coffee area and sit down together and cut out the pictures of the vacation, and the other book. Cut the cover off of the investment book, cut the car out of the Broacher. Using the glue stick glue the pictures and cover onto your poster board not in any order just so they flow. I would put the cover of the investment book on top as I would want to focus on it all of the time.

Now on the top portion of the poster board write, “these are my goals and I will achieve them”.

Somewhere on one side write the words “I am a great person and I am worthy of having nice things”

On the other side write “ God loves me and wants me to become wealthy”

On the bottom, each of you sign your name and put the date.

After you get home place your poster somewhere where you can see it everyday, and everyone else who comes over can see it too. Don’t hide your goals from those who know and love you. AND don’t hide them from yourself…

I know this has nothing to do with real estate investing; you wanted some wisdom that would get you going. But I was reminded today as I began my journey to learn to swim a mile, it’s on my poster, as the young swimming instructor told me to cup my hands to hold water so that I could place my face, submerging my nose in the water and blow bubbles that learning starts with a desire.. We can not succeed unless we set a goal and follow a plan, sure there will be times that you will breath water up your nose and want to quit. Today my task to learn was blowing bubbles, tomorrow who knows but I will learn to swim a mile… And you will learn to buy houses too!

Good Luck,

Michael Quarles

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Michael Quarles is a successful real estate investor, broker and trainer located in Bakersfield, CA. http://www.REIU.com.

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Alberta real estate prices set to rise – Yahoo! Canada News

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CALGARY (CBC) – The real estate market in Alberta appears to be on the rebound, experts in the field say.

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House sales will increase as by as much as 10 per cent in many communities this year, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says, with prices in Alberta predicted to rise between four and five per cent.

That means buyers and sellers will be on a more equal footing, some realtors say.

“It was a buyer’s market going into the year in sort of the fall area it had slipped into almost a seller’s market,” said Gary MacLean of Remax.

However, he said, current conditions suggest the market has settled considerably. “Nobody has an advantage either way, buyer or seller.”

The CMHC’s regional economist, Lai Sing Louie, said an increase in demand means even places hit hard by lower oil prices last year will recover.

“Grande Prairie was very soft because of the downturn,” he said. “Fort McMurray also was impacted by the drop in oil prices, which have recovered quite significantly.”

Nevertheless, he said, a market like Canmore still has a lot of homes and condos for sale.

“And with economic downturn that impacted some incomes the second house is really a luxury to some extent, so that market will take a little more time to recover.”

Immy Gangji, with CIR Realty in Calgary, said the rebound in the real estate market depends on one crucial factor.

“It’s the first-time homebuyer that starts the domino effect,” Gangji said. “If the first-time homebuyer is not buying then that move-up buyer is not buying and so on and so on. So first-time home buyers are definitely the critical marketplace.”

At the moment, Gangji said, condos and homes below $450,000 are the best sellers.

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Time is precious and keeping this point in mind the service providers these days display the entire available home listed for sale in order to save and rate any favorite if any from all possible locations. Hence they may display as Northern Liberties Pennsylvania Homes for Sale or Center City Philadelphia Homes for Sale etc.To further impress their client the realtors also paste the properties of their choice from different locations with different facilities.

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The service provider or the real estate agent helps to buy the right home by determining the actual cost of the home and ways to accrue down payment and other alternative financing methods. They also help with the supply information on real estate, suggest simple and imaginative changes that could make the home a more suitable place for living, provide with a list of home inspectors and familiarize with the closing process.

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Homes get a designer fillip – Yahoo! India News

New Delhi, Jan. 1 — Selling luxury houses is acquiring a new lingo – customisation.

Buyers can now pick and choose the brands of chandeliers, sanitary ware, kitchen appliances and even home furnishings that would be fitted in their lavish condominiums as developers jostle against each other to sell high-end houses priced upwards of Rs 1 crore. The idea is to inject an element of uniqueness in each flat in an apartment despite similar super-structures.

DLF, for instance, is allowing buyers of its super-premium luxury projects such as Aralias, Belaire and Park Place at Gurgaon to use the services of architects to specify the interior design. The alterations allow changes in bath fittings, flooring and minor tweaking in the structure.

“Our aim is to provide exclusive living experience ensconced in luxury, which can only be taken care of if we account for the unique tastes and preferences of the customers,” a senior DLF executive told Hindustan Times. Mumbai-based Ackruti City Developers' have offered similar options.

“We are offering four different standards of customised interior options for an individual to choose from in our residential project Jewell at Andheri in Mumbai,” company chairman Hemant Shah said. “The idea behind the initiative is to make living a unique and pleasurable experience for an individual buying flats in the company's residential projects,” Shah said.

Analysts, however, said developers would have to carefully walk the wedge to ensure that there is no slip up in quality. “The customers should ensure that the quality issues are taken care off well,” said Anuj Puri, chairman of real estate consulting firm Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj.

Ansal API is planning similar such initiatives in its luxury villas and apartments at its Greater Noida's Megapolis and Lucknow's Sushant City project. “Customisation requires redoing the interiors of an apartment, which escalates the cost.

While the buyer of a luxury villa is willing to shell out extra money for the ambience, the same may not be applicable for mid-income buyers for whom price is the sole important factor,” said Ansal API spokesperson. Millennium Spire- a Singapore-based private equity fund -plans to offer customised options for its mid-income housing projects as well.

“Instead of the pre-conceived built up apartments, we will offer floor areas for sale in which the end-user would decide upon the number of rooms to be built on the area bought,” Ashish Bhalla, managing director, Millennium Spire, said. Bhalla said the company would launch 5,000 such units over the next few weeks at Gurgaon.

These “apartments-on-demand” will be priced in the range of Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,000 per sq ft. “Architectural customisation will be the unique selling proposition for our houses,” Bhalla said.

Average size of a residential unit has been coming down in recent years “We will give them such choices.”.

The customisation bug, however, has not bitten all real estate developers. Unitech, Parsvnath and Omaxe said they do not have any plans to offer any customisation in their apartments.

“We do not have any projects in our portfolio wherein we would like to offer customisation to our customers,” said R. Nagaraju, general manager corporate planning, Unitech.

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Highland Park Homes For Sale Near Dallas With Finest Residential Living

Highland Park and University Park is one of the most prestigious and luxurious cities within Dallas, Texas. The origin of Highland Park was in the year1843, when a man called as Dr. John Cole, acquired over four-hundred acres of land in the Republic of Texas. Later that area become as Highland Park and University Park. This area received the name Highland Park because it is situated on “high land”.

Previously this area of Highland Park and University Park was not well organized.
It started to develop in anticipation of the very late nineteenth century at the duration when gravel streets were constructed. The region of Highland Park and University Park is located only four miles north of Dallas. If you’re seeking for Highland Park homes for sale, this the right place to acquire it as it is now called Home to ten thousand inhabitants.

If you go Highland Park and University Park, you would find the best resources of teaching and you would not have to worry because they have the most qualifying teachers and their resources there are with better quality. This area is also free from any danger and you would not have to worry about any danger involved in this area because the population is most secured in the area of Dallas. Here you will not hear much of drug abuse or public doing any thing illegal as the police here are more active and involved in the area.

The facilities of Highland Park

Highland Park and University Park has been one of the richest cities in the country near Dallas. In reality, Highland Park is the nineteenth one of the wealthiest city that holds a population which exceeds one thousand inhabitants. Both the two areas, Highland Park and University Park is nicknamed as the Park Cities.

Most people look Highland Park homes for sale because of the following reason:
• It is the rich hole in the region of Dallas.
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• They also excel in most sports, especially girls cross country.

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Florida Investment Real Estate, First Things First

Considering investing in property? What are some pertinent things to consider before taking this leap? Of all the investment possibilities, investment in land generally produces the most positive results. It is vital, however, to carefully investigate the pros and cons, benefits and deficits of real estate investment. Most people look at investment real estate as risky and feel woefully inadequate to tackle this form of investing. They feel lost, not knowing where to even begin! A multitude of information is available and knowing how to search can seem daunting. A web site search will produce boatloads of information, some valuable and some not. Some key words to search are real estate investment, investment property, and investing in real estate. This will begin the process for you. Not all available information is worth your time, however. Beware when the site promises high return for little down. Also beware of sites whose main goal is to solicit your money. Web searching is one form of research. Another is talking to a reputable real estate broker or real estate lawyer. One of the best sources of information is a friend you trust who has done real estate investing. A trustworthy friend who started as a novice and progressed to real investing is probably your best source of reliable information. Their voice of experience rings the loudest since they are a layman like you who had to discover for themselves each step of the way how to make successful investments.

Investment Real Estate, Rental Units

Let’s look at some sound reasons for investing in real estate. Real estate generally appreciates at a greater rate than the rate of inflation and offers great tax benefits. Selecting real estate in a desirable location will prove to be profitable especially in burgeoning areas, usually in suburbs which are a reasonable commute to city jobs. Of course the old adage, location, location, location is a very pertinent piece of advice to take to heart. Think of the most expensive housing markets today. If you have lived in an expensive housing market, or have visited there, you will notice that along with exquisite homes offered for sale at exorbitant rates, small, older homes you would never consider buying in another market are being offered for huge dollars. Why? Location, of course. When a housing area becomes desirable, even those small dum
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py homes will sell for a considerable amount of money. Let’s stop for a moment and look at the advantages of investing in rental units as opposed to purchasing property for resale. One of the largest factors to consider in purchasing property for resale is finding properties that will resell at a higher rate than purchase, of course. Finding these properties is not as easy today as it may have been in the past. It used to be that fixer-uppers and foreclosures were avoided by homeowners and investors alike. Not so today, those same homes are being feverishly snatched up in the current booming housing markets.

Florida Investment Real Estate – Why Florida Is a Good Choice

Finding homes to purchase and turn over quickly for cash is becoming more and more difficult, leading many to consider purchasing property for the purpose of renting. What are some advantages to renting and what locations would be most desirable for purchase with a rental goal in mind? Owning rental property provides some unique advantages. If you have the time as well as the finances to invest, rental property could end up paying for itself in the long term. In order for this to be true, the most important thing to search for is property in a great location for renters. You don’t want to be searching for renters for months on end while you are being drained of capital. Those mortgage payments never stop, even when the list of renters has been exhausted. Buying rental investment property in a college town is a good bet for the possibility of continual renters and also buying in transient areas and tourist areas. Of all the above, tourist areas tend to be your surest source of consistent renters. Numerous high density tourist areas exist across the nation, but one of your best bets for purchase and consistent renters would be a sun-drenched spot with a year-round temperate climate. California and Texas would fit the bill, but as we all know, the most desirable locations in California may be out of reach due to the high cost. Texas may be considered a good choice, but only one state ranks as the premier tourist destination in the world and that would be Florida, the sunshine state.

Florida Investment Real Estate – The Orlando Area

With Florida’s burgeoning population, Florida investment real estate is a great option. Florida ranks 4th in population behind California, Texas and New York. Florida has one of the fastest rates of growth in the nation, making Florida investment real estate a very attractive option for investors. In the 1990’s, Florida grew by 23.5 percent with five counties increasing by more than 60 percent. Projected state growth would bring the population to over 19 million by 2010. An increasingly higher population obviously increases the need for housing. The increasing resident population being a great reason to pursue Florida investment real estate; let’s not neglect another face of increasing housing need. Florida has a tourism rate of almost 77 million visitors in 2004, making it the top travel destination in the world and producing $57 billion of income. Tourists flock to all parts of Florida, the beaches being one of the most attractive destinations. However, Orlando pulls in the most visitors, with 2.6 million international travelers, not including the steady stream of domestic tourists. This alone would offer sufficient reason to purchase rental property. But considering that the grand total of tourists visiting Orlando in 2004 was 48 million people, what great housing investment potential for investors! The biggest drawing card in the Orlando area is, of course, Walt Disney World. The area surrounding Disney has a hotel rate occupancy of about 80 percent. It’s obvious why the Orlando area is considered one of the most desirable tourist destinations in the world.

Florida Investment Real Estate – What are Reasons Tourists Come to the Orlando Area

Owning Florida investment real estate will give vacationers who visit the Orlando area a place to stay while you
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collect the rent. Theme park attractions are one of the biggest reasons Orlando has become a #1 tourist destination. The three most popular are Disney, which includes Disney World, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and MGM Studios, Sea World and Universal. Each attraction holds an appeal for people of all ages with families and singles alike enjoying each. Kissimmee is the town closest to Disney where families especially enjoy a few of the more laid back sights including Green Meadows Farm. Green Meadows is in an idyllic country setting with tours of the farm and more than 300 farm animals to touch and see. Also in the Kissimmee area is Horse World Riding Stables. The 750 acres of open pasture beckons horse lovers to enjoy a ride beneath the open sky. The Orlando Science Center beckons science buffs both young and old. Learning happens as a by-product here through the realistic, interactive and just plain fun exhibits. Fabulous night life is to be found both in Kissimmee which boasts two very popular dinner attractions, Medieval Times and Arabian Nights. Both serve delectable large portions of food with fabulous jousting and medieval type entertainment. For the shopper, Shopping and dining abound in the Orlando area also as do all sorts of natural environmental experiences.

Real Estate Investment in Florida – Bimini Bay Resort Florida

A well-kept secret but one located just 5 miles from Disney, in the center of Florida is Davenport, a treasure of a town close to the major attractions, yet a world away. On 80 acres of land in the Davenport area, you will find Bimini Bay Resort, Florida. A grand investment opportunity awaits you at Bimini Bay Resort, Florida where the investor participates in property appreciation but is not affected by negative cash flow during the off season. At Bimini Bay Resort, Florida you will find a planned community of luxurious town homes, offering 3 bedroom two baths that are fully furnished and equipped. Bimini Bay Resort, Florida is unique in that the investor can stay in the purchased unit while on vacation for a minimum fee while renting the unit the rest of the year. Management staff at Bimini Bay Resort finds the renters while you enjoy a guaranteed rental income each month. Planned amenities at Bimini Bay Resort include two major restaurants, a grocery, deli and food court and a sports bar restaurant. Bimini Bay Resort will also include a spa and exercise facility. A large business conference center and twin theaters are also planned at Bimini Bay Resort. Peace of mind will be yours at Bimini Bay Resort with its gated access with security cards. A fantastic real estate investment in Florida at Bimini Bay Resort awaits the investor who desires a consistent income without the headaches of day-to-day management. Bimini Bay Resort is worth investigating.

Our Featured Orlando Properties: You have an opportunity to join one of the fastest growing trends in the United States and the world. Orlando is one of the most explosive markets in the country and the Disney resort area has an average hotel occupancy of around 80%. Orlando is known as the vacation capital of the world and the top rated short term rental market, one that shows tremendous potential for real investors.
Tourism – with 76.8 million visitors in 2004 (a record number), Florida is the top travel destination in the world. The tourism industry has an economic impact of $57 billion on Florida’s economy. Click here for additional tourism facts and statistics.

City Population Rank (2000):
(Rounded to the Nearest Thousand)
1.Jacksonville – 736,000
2.Miami – 362,000
3.Tampa – 303,000
4.St. Petersburg – 248,000
5.Hialeah – 226,000
6.Orlando – 186,000
7.Ft. Lauderdale – 152,000
8.Tallahassee – 151,000
9.Hollywood – 139,000
10.Pembroke Pines – 137,000
11.Coral Springs – 118,000
12.Clearwater – 109,000
13.Cape Coral – 102,000
14.Gainesville – 95,000
15.Port St. Lucie – 89,000
16.Miami Beach – 88,00
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17.Sunrise – 86,000
18.Plantation – 83,000
19.West Palm Beach – 82,000
20.Palm Bay – 79,000
21.Lakeland – 78,000

Most Populous Metro Areas (2000):
(Rounded to the Nearest Thousand)
1.Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater – 2,396,000
2.Miami – 2,253,000
3.Orlando – 1,645,000
4.Ft. Lauderdale – 1,623,000
5.Jacksonville – 1,100,000
6.West Palm Beach/Boca Raton – 1,131,000
7.Sarasota/Bradenton – 590,000
8.Daytona Beach – 493,000
9.Lakeland/Winter Haven – 484,000
10.Melbourne/Titusville/Palm Bay – 476,000
11.Fort Myers/Cape Coral – 441,000

Home to 11 of the country’s 100 fastest-growing counties, a Florida investment property has high potential as a profit-maker, unlike most other areas. Port St. Lucie, Miramar and Cape Coral are the fastest growing cities in Florida. It’s unlikely you will make a mistake investing in Florida real estate considering the vast number of tourists and new residents flocking to the land of sun and surf. The most difficult decision to make will be which location in Florida to to the bureau’s figures, the number of South American visitors have dropped substantially in recent years, from 659,000 in 2000 to fewer than 300,000 last year.

Other signs point to a recent upswing in international traffic, however. Orlando International Airport officials said in June that the airport recorded a 20 percent increase in international passengers compared with the same month last year.

On International Drive, a tourism corridor that benefits heavily from overseas travelers, merchants are noticing the difference.

“It’s maybe picked up,” said Zach Marino, manager of Texas de Brazil restaurant on International Drive. “In this area it’s hard to tell because this is the spot to be. We have a strong international clientele.”

Asian visitors increased by nearly 40,000 in 2004, and about 100,000 more Canadians traveled to Orlando last year than in 2003.

The visitors bureau noted that it has stepped up its national and international marketing of Orlando, having pulled back on such advertisements after 9-11.

“Our plan is more back-to-normal in terms of marketing thrust,” Peeper said.

New York remained the No. 1 source of domestic out-of-state vacationers to Orlando last year. Experts are predicting that 2005 will exceed last year in terms of both international and domestic visitors.

Earlier this month, Walt Disney World reported percentage growth in the low double digits among international tourists, while the number of domestic customers remained relatively flat during one of the rainiest Junes on record.

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Most probably, you have been using the Internet for many years now. Tell me, why do you visit the sites you frequent?

Certainly, the answers would be varied. Some of you would say that it’s because of the constantly updated news that those websites provide. Others would say that it’s because of the freebies that they give away. A few would say that it’s because of the high quality of service that those sites are capable of delivering on a consistent basis.

But there is a unifying factor to all of these reasons: your needs are answered by the good content in their respective pages.

Let’s face it, visiting a site that contains junk data would just be a waste of our time. As much as possible, we seek those websites that offer us the information we need. Whether they be information about a particular hobby of ours, or about innovative strategies to help promote our businesses, or even about some leads to help us meet someone from the opposite sex, we all desire the knowledge that a site could impart. And this knowledge can only be conveyed through good content.

Here are five reasons why high quality content is the heart of every website.

1.Good content fuels traffic. The rationale behind this is very simple. Original, premium content is what online users want, and if you could provide this, they would naturally come to your site. The Internet is called the information superhighway for a good reason. Information is what drives the World Wide Web, and being able to cater to this need would assure a generous volume of activity for your website.

2.Good content makes it easier for you to position your keywords. Keywords, of course, are what the search engine spiders will look for once a relevant query is made. The more keywords you have in your site, the better its chances are of prominently appearing in the search results. But in recent years, search engine robots have become more “intelligent.” They have learned how to distinguish between good content and a mere hodgepodge of words and phrases. If your content is junk, search engines would penalize you by assigning a lower page rank (PR) for your site.

3.Good content would help you a lot in branding yourself as well as your online business. Branding is a marketing tool that would aid you and your business in being associated with your particular area of operation. By speaking knowledgeably about particular topics through the substance of your website, you will be branding yourself as an expert in the field. Consequently, you will also be branding your business as a credible and reliable provider of goods or services relevant to the subject of your site.

4.Good content will guarantee repeat visitors. You don’t have to rely on new visitors alone. Your old visitors can come back, again and again and again if your content is excellent, more so if you’d update it regularly. Old visitors are doubly important if you’re trying to sell a product online. There is a maxim in Internet marketing that says: a lost visitor is a lost sale. You don’t have to lose those visitors if your content is of magnificent quality. They would become admirers of your work, and they would always come back to read what you have to say.

5.Good content would win for you the accolade and respect of those who get to view your pages. Sometimes, the best success has nothing to do with money. It could be the feeling of fulfillment about having gained the admiration of other people through your hard work and dedication that shows in the finished product.

Your content is what will define your website. Will your online presence sink or swim? The answer lies on how sturdy you have built your boat, and that boat is powered by the strength of your content.

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Office In Gurgaon

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Office Space in Gurgaon that suits your requirements and your pocket as well.
Business Centers do take away a lot of hassles of renting up a place. Setting up the A/c, flooring, water, security management, Power and the list goes on. It’s a nice concept of a plug and play office which is Internet ready and has all the office furniture already in place.

Since such places are used by their owners for running a business, chances of it being good are high. The Business Centre would have a good ambience, which is very different from working from home. The entire concept of working from home is for house wives of for people with a lot of discipline and a shoe string tight budget. Sitting at home , a person like me would just play with kids and day dream of success.

Now when we started looking around for places in Gurgaon. All these places were cool but for the prices they would ask, which is 60k. To pay 60,000 INR per month for two seats made little sense to us. We could rent up a small flat in a commercial area and operate it by ourselves. That would give us more privacy and working space. Rather, the real winner of Business centre who offers office space for rent is definitely economical factors. Why else would someone go for a business centre for office space. We approached Rowalim Business centre in Udyog Vihar Phase IV.

The first week of working from a business centre and you start realizing the potential of having an office to go to. People would be quick to use the office address in their visiting cards, brochures, web-sites. It gives them credibility in the market place and a zeal to go to office for work every morning.

I walked into one of those smart yet low budget Business Centre in Gurgaon, Haryana (India). Gurgaon is place where lot of new MNC companies are setting up their offices. This place called Rowalim Business centre is a cute imitation of the Plug and Play offices which we get to see in Santa Clara CA. It has nice bright furniture, office colours, nice wash room, wi-fi connectivity, Air Con, 24 hour security, Power back up, tea and coffee on the house, healthy mix of things one needs in an office. All this and no commitment of time.

You can set up your office for a month, or an year. We saw the potential of this place and decided to stay fo
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r long.When I moved in, it was best value for money I could find. They were charging a mere 5k per month. Imagine the things I was enjoying for 5000 INR per month was far greater in value. These are the kind of places which instantly gives you good vibes. I met the owner of this place, Rishi Arora a young lad from Bangalore.

He owns this place. The name Rowalim was a tongue twister for us though. They even have their website as www.rowalim.com.We struck a deal and I started my branch office here in Udyog Vihar Phase 4. The benefits were for real. We
were sitting amongst the big boys of the industry. Bharti, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, CII, TCS, India Bulls, MDH, Airtel, Spice Jet, Call Centers, Finance companies, Orient Craft, Polaris. You name it and this place has it. And it’s proximity to the International Airport is a bonus.

The daily utilities are all around. Food, eateries, joints, pubs, malls, entertainment. When we were in no mood to slog anymore, we would take afternoons off to chill out in a near by mall. The malls here are nice and bright. And so many choices to choose from. Guess there would be around 20 malls around this area. Phew!

Had we tried to set up a a place like this on our own, we would have spent at least 5 times the money. This was a wise decision and we discovered a lot of additional benefits of working from a business centre. We were networking with other guys who had come to the business centre. There were companies who were setting up branch offices, trying new business models, Start up companies etc. Rowalim Business Centre helped up to network with them, establish strong working relationship and we were even doing business with a couple of those companies. To us it made sense to talk to these Rowalim Business Centre guys. What suits you best. You decide.

The convenience of you own office in NCR @ Rs. 8,000, per month

Happy Working !!!

Advantages
We have a ready possession office space for which we are looking to collaborate with Start-ups and Entrepreneurs interested in setting up office in Mumbai. We are open to outright sale/lease/rent or even stake in the company in lieu of office space.

Please find below the details of the office:

About Rowalim Business Centre

Rowalim Business Centre (RBC) offers “Instant Office” solutions in a fuss-free environment for INR 5,000 per month /seat. RBC is a ‘partner of choice’ providing office facilities and services to Corporates and Multi National companies. RBC provides professional, attractive and well-equipped workspaces and other services to handle all your business needs.

Rowalim Business Centre

209, Phase IV, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana, India – 122015
Ph.: 0124-4088844 . Mobile.: 91-97161-74520
rishi.arora@rowalim.com

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About Rowalim Business Centre

Rowalim Business Centre (RBC) offers “Instant Office” solutions in a fuss-free environment for INR 5,000 per month /seat. RBC is a ‘partner of choice’ providing office facilities and services to Corporates and Multi National companies. RBC provides professional, attractive and well-equipped workspaces and other services to handle all your business needs.

Rowalim Business Centre

209, Phase IV, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana, India – 122015
Ph.: 0124-4088844 . Mo

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Home Sellers and Real Estate Professionals « ScottELangley’s Blog

The Internet, open houses, for-sale signs, newspaper advertisements, and direct mail are all methods by which sellers find their real estate agent. But a referral from family or friends who knew the agent or if the seller used the agent …

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Buying your First Home
 by: Nathan Dawson

Buying your first home can be exciting but there is a lot to know. Buying a home will depend on real estate laws and customs where you are located but there are basic steps that every first homebuyer needs to accomplish.

Step 1- Your Finances

Establishing credit is very important especially when you are looking to purchase a large investment like a house. Your credit reports reflects how you manage your finances. Study your credit report and your financial history so you are familiar with it before applying for a mortgage. These reports will be needed for the mortgage approval process in finding out the interest rate and other loan terms.

Step 2- Familiarize Yourself with the Mortgage Industry

Do your research. Finding the right loan and lender is extremely important to your home buying success.

Choose the lender that is best for your needs but be sure to understand the loan process as much as you can before talking to a lender so you don’t feel completely lost.

Step 3- get Pre-Approved for a Mortgage

Once you talk with a lender, you should be given an estimate of how much you can afford for a house.

Being pre approved can help you in a variety of ways. So if a home seller gets two offers, one being yours with a pre approved letter from your bank saying you have been approved for the amount offered, and then there is the other person with no letter, your chances of getting the house are much better.

Step 4- Determine what you Want and what you need

Buying a home isn’t as challenging as most think. If you familiarize yourself with the real estate market and narrow down what you want and need before buying house the process will run a lot smoother.

Be sure to understand agent duties and devotion because some real estate agents represent buyers, sellers, or both or depending on the state they can work as neutral facilitators for either party.

Step 6- Start Searching for your New Home

Your agent will most likely give you multiple listing sheets to review. You might have also picked up a real estate magazine in your area and found a house through that, shop online, or find ads in the newspaper. Other ideas can be driving around the neighborhoods that have houses for sale. Either way you look, consider these home buying search tools in your search.

Home Buying Search Tools

1. Consider houses that others may overlook

2. Get out there to see what’s out there

3. Look into public versions of multiple listing service web sites

4. Search for real estate agent web sites

5. Browse real estate search engines and networks

6. Find for sale by owner properties

7. Look at magazine and newspapers in print

8. Find foreclosed homes

Step 7- Handle Pre-Offer Tasks

When looking at houses be sure to look at its structure and features which can help determine if its something you want or not.

Step 8- put in an Offer

There’s no one specific set of instructions that cover all the differences in real estate laws and customs that exist throughout the United States, so when putting in an offer on a house, it will depend on your location.

Step 9- House Inspections and Other Tests

Some states allow home inspections before the final contract is signed where as in other states inspections take place after the contract is signed. No matter when you have to do them, it’s very important to decide which inspections and tests you want done.

Discuss with your real estate agent or if you don’t have one, then an advisor to find out when inspections should happen and if additional types of testing are needed for a specific area.

Step 10- Avoid having to Correct Last Minute Problems

As the closing date approaches, everyone involved in your real estate transaction should be checking the progress on a daily basis. That way if a problem arises it can be taken care of right away.

Step 11- Closing

Closing, also called settlement, is the event that transfers ownership of the property from the last owner to you.

Happy house hunting!

About The Author

Nathan Dawson writes for http://www.marriedfinances.com and http://www.successfulmarriageresource.com, great online sources for marriage and finance information.

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Selling Your Home – Tips For Pet Owners

As a pet owner, I do not need to be convinced of the joy that pets can bring to the family home. However, no matter how treasured a dog or cat may be, when a pet owner is attempting to sell a house, the animal’s presence can produce unanticipated problems.

When buyers and their agents want to view a listing, the presence of a pet can introduce problems that make it appear less appealing than similar competing properties. Here are a few examples of typical situations that maycrop up when pets are involved.

1. If sellers need to be notified prior to a showing so that they may make arrangements for their pets, potential buyers could lower the home’s priority on their list of homes to visit. It’s basically more convenient to visit a home when there aren’t any scheduling issues.

2. Likewise, if sellers have special directions for dealing with pets, such as “put the dog in the laundry room” or “don’t let the cat go outside”, buyers may decide that it’s more convenient to view other properties first. In today’s very competitive market, anything that makes a showing complicatedcould be a negative factor.

3. A barking dog can, of course, be a potential detriment. Irrespective of how friendly the dog really may be, buyers who are not comfortable with dogs could have concerns regarding their personal safety. Even quiet dogs who are overly friendly may be stressful to potential buyers and may reduce the length of time they spend in the home. The more timethat a buyer stays in a home, the more likely they are to be considering making an offer.

4. The presence of a pet on the property may negatively affect a showing. I once had a showing of a house where the sellers left the housebut did not take their dog with them. Instead, the dog was left within the fenced-in backyard. The house was perfect for my buyer since his hobby was woodworking and the home included a separate woodshop building. Unfortunately, since his wife was terrified bydogs – and the woodshop was located in the backyard – they never even went out to takea look at it.

5. Pets might produce odor problems no matter how sanitary the home might be. Pet owners get used to these odors and might not even notice them. However, buyers who are unaccustomed to living with pets might be turn
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ed off for concern that they could never completely get rid of the unpleasant smell. Ask your friends or your agent to give you an honest evaluation of any smells that they notice when entering your home – then take action to eliminate them.

Naturally, not all pets are a potential hindrance to the sale of a property. An aquarium or caged birds may enhance the decor and ambiance and might even be considered to be exotic. And, of course, if you are selling a farm or horse property, havinghorses would definitely be a plus.

While animal lovers might not find the presence of pets to be a problem, it is prudent to do everything possible to make sure that buyers who don’t seem to be “animal people” are not inadvertently excluded from the pool of potential buyers.

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Jim Navary has been a freelance writer and researcher for over thirty five years reporting on a broad variety of subjects. He is also a licensed realtor in the Commonwealth of Virginia featuring Fort Lee VA real estate and Tri Cities VA homes for sale.

A coffee picker earns a rupee and a half per hour for his or her labour. At eight hours a day, it would still not be a whole number of even my unsubstantial salary. Yet I offered to do time at the Thirthagundi estate, one of the hundreds of coffee estates in the breathtaking Malnad region of Karnataka.

A recent weekend trip to the Café Coffee Day (CCD)-owned plantation proved to be an eye opener in more ways than one. The 5 Senses Coffee Trail, a crash course in coffee appreciation—from its history to brewing it—was an educative and exhilarating experience, especially as the delightful Chikkamagaluru, or Chikmagalur weather complimented the stay. Incidentally, the town is on the periphery of the holiday map for the area, and CCD last year inaugurated what is arguably the resort destination in Karnataka, The Serai. But more on that elsewhere.

Coffee is said to have originated in Ethiopia in the ninth century when a Sufi monk discovered goats that consumed the coffee cherries were more energetic, says Dr Prakash Kenjige, Head, Research and Development, CCD. Its fame and reputation spread and it remained a closely guarded secret of the Arab world till expanded trade and smuggling spread it to the rest of the world in the centuries where seafaring mercantilism was at its peak.

In India, it is said that another Sufi saint, Baba Budan smuggled seven beans in his belly button and planted them in Chikmagalur in the 17th century, and the district to date remains the centre of coffee plantations in the country. Baba Budan is still revered in the area for his service, only violent competing claims by some Hindus and Muslims have led to a ban on any visits to his shrine—a Babri Masjid-like situation in south India.

Coffee grows best in cool tropical climates. In India, south Karnataka and Kerala produce the bulk of India's 2,93,000 tonnes, the production for last year. Two major varieties are grown, Arabica and Robusta, though the former has greater value for exports. There are about 800 varieties in all though. And there are four crucial individuals in the journey from the plantation to your cup at a nearby cafe—the planter, roaster, blender and brewmaster. We would meet them all, we discovered.

Coffee, before the cup

The coffee plant requires about a year to grow from the seed, planted in nurseries. The saplings are then transferred in plantations, on average 1.8 hectares in India. The flowering season is in February, and the fruit takes about nine months to mature. While CCD, India's largest owner of estate area with about 8,000 acres, grows its own coffee, it also buys from other plantations, says Dr Kenjige.

Coffee plantations are not just about coffee, we soon discovered. The plantations are dominated by tapering silver oaks and arecanut trees, both which are pruned by specialists who, to do that, do not climb each tree individually, but swing from one tree to another. Just watching them to do at heights of about 15 to 20 feet makes one dizzy. The forests abound in orchids, growing high in the hills. We did not just stop to watch lush green peppers, but bit into them immediately. Hot, but oh so fresh.

The ripe red coffee cherries are best for picking—note that unlike tea, which comes from leaves—coffee comes from fruit, making processing that much more difficult, points out the coffee lobby, combating the much greater popularity of tea in India. The cherry has few takers, as it is sweet in an unpleasant way. Apart from the civet of course, whose droppings make for the most expensive coffee in the world, at about $10,000 for a mere cuppa! Madonna never travels without it, one is told!

After harvesting, the coffee berries are transported immediately and the beans extracted either by wet (pulping) or dry (sun drying) methods. When the moisture content is about 11.5%—coffee experts know that by tasting, they are sent to the blender. Though CCD itself uses just one blend across its cafes, it makes 28 blends, many for sale outside the company. Next came the roasting machines—three storey high machines that purred and whizzed and hissed almost unceasingly. And there's a new one company. From there is was just a short step to packing, which involves special six-layered packs that let the heat escape but not the aroma, so that when you open the packet, you still smell fresh coffee. Don't ask me how.

Felix Daniel Mathew, Manager, F&B, took us through the intricacies of brewing. We were meant to master the skill of not just making the perfect coffee, but also those beautiful hearts and flowers that top the cups! We may not have got that right, but between learning the right fruit to pick to the right grinding proportions, a cup of coffee no longer remained just that. It is a work of art!

Brewing success

Café Coffee Day is soon going to reach its long cherished target of a 1,000 cafes. By far India's largest beverage chain outlet, its rapid progress over the past few years have seen it set standards for the sector. As CCD rolls out its new look and repositions itself, Alok Gupta, Director, Café Coffee Day explains to FE the motivations and the path ahead.

CCD already has more than 800 cafes. What is the potential number of cafes for India?

We have about 850. We've recently opened in new locations such as Srinagar, Gangtok, Rourkela, Kodaikanal and many others. We are opening about 18 to 20 per month. We are targeting about 950 to 1,000 by March 2010. Overall, we think the market can have about 2,000 to 2,500 cafes. After the first thousand, we shall assess our further progress. We are rolling out our new look.

Where did the new look come from?

Our research tells us that the consumer is looking for new, trendy stuff. The cappuchino remains our top seller, but we also see that the consumers are getting more experimental and trying out new drinks. The logo has changed shape from the famous red and white square. We are observing differences in F&B preferences. Our food sales are going up, the younger consumers are preferring cold beverages. Shadow drinks such as Sunset Brew have done well. The lychee drink did well as well, and we are doing Layers, a winter collection with drinks such as the Arctic Sun, where an expresso shot is poured over the drink.

CCD is also diversifying into different categories of cafes. Is the Indian consumer appreciating the difference?

Going ahead, we are categorising all our outlets into three categories—Café Coffee Day, Coffee Lounge and Coffee Day Square. The first Coffee Day Square has opened in Bangalore and is highlighting single origin coffees. There are already about 20 Coffee Lounges and more are on the anvil.

What should we expect in 2010?

We have always tried to predict customer footprint. We believe that an increasing number of Indians will spend more time outside their homes, also increasing their spend on F&B. We shall continue to open in Tier-II, which is reacting favourably. Our new identity is still rolling out. There will be more stores and more trendy beverages. We will expand our offering of café style and Indian food.

Suman Tarafdar

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Hi james_fir I may not agree with everything oyu are saying, but hving been a mortgage/finance broker for almost 25 years, I am very uneasy about this situation. Prices just cannot keep going up like this, the fall is definitely coming whether it is this year or next. The USA housing market is down about 15% overall ( repossessions really beginning to bite ) Spain will have a property value drop of an estimated 30% so if you're thinking of buying in Spain, wait for 12 months then you will have the pick of properties at whatever price you are prepared to pay for them. People buying in Spain are never told that when they sell, the Government takes 35% of any profit they make, and if they sell up for good this becomes 50%. After 5 years residence, the health care they get stops. Every town in the UK is being filled up with new flats ( sorry, we now have to say apartments ) at ridiculous prices. 90% of them are buy to let investments and are standing empty.
Where I live a friend was buying a Barratts apartment at £142,500, but the valuation came in at £98,000, therefore there was an immediate problem in that the place was seriously overpriced and the mortgage Companies will only lend a percentage of the valuation price so the purchase did not go ahead.

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