I’ve been writing a lot about environmental issues lately. I can’t help but to see green as more important in Second Home destinations, as what we love about these locales is often the nature. So second home locations are on the environment cutting edge in many ways.
If you are a professional Realtor serving the second […]
Category Archives: Second Homes
Second Home Realtors: Take Note, Green Opportunities
March 7, 2010 – 5:57 pm
Right time to buy a Second Home? Rental Potential.
March 2, 2010 – 4:35 am
This is the question everyone seems to be asking: “Is this the right time to buy a second home?” The message depends less on your circumstances and more on your market. Has the market in the area you wish to buy fallen by more than 25%? Could you rent your dream cottage for more than […]
The Extend & Pretend Conference: IMN Distressed Real Estate
February 27, 2010 – 3:16 pm
No it isn’t some conference of sex coaching, it was a group of bankers (including Fannie Mae) and real estate investors who gathered this week in Miami for the IMN Distressed Real Estate Conference, and frankly, it was a little depressing.
The debate seemed to revolve around lender’s decisions to ‘extend loans and pretend that the […]
HOA before EGO
February 14, 2010 – 5:15 pm
I spent the weekend in N. Michigan at our condo hotel, in between skiing, I caught up on a flurry of nasty-gram letters between the hotel management company and the new HOA board President, and assorted angry, emotionally charged condo consumer owners.
I’m reminded of the saying: “in tough times you should pull together instead of […]
Go Green & Save $
February 8, 2010 – 7:01 pm
Too many ‘eco-freindly’ business ideas require tax incentives to justify the expense. America will struggle to meet the upcoming carbon rules without fundamental changes in our country’s energy infrastructure. One way is as easy as changing a light bulb.
Go green, and save 80% a year on your lighting costs. Vacation Finance is working […]
