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Saving
The Planet
One House
At A TimeG r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
Going Back To Kindergarten:My Experiences In A New Market
& New Climate ZoneYou may have heard:
Son in law has been hired at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Virginia....
Starting August 13th. Google it. So... We will be “following the grand-
babies”. The team in Fresno will continue and I will start a new team in Virginia. This will cause me to go back to Kindergarten and learn the basics in
several areas. I’ll be sharing the learning curve here.
Saving
The Planet
One House
At A TimeG r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
Things Are Different1. The Market.
2. The Climate Zone
3. The Laws & Business Practices
It’s not a problem, It’s just different and I have to learn the differences
to hit the ground running and thrive in the new environment. Hopefully my learning curve will
be helpful to others in the Army of Energy Wise
House Flipping Investors
If you dont maintain itNature will take it back!
Saving
The Planet
One House
At A TimeG r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
Get The Books:
These Two Books from Building Science Corporation
will help keep me out of trouble.
Fortunately there are a lot of experts here at Affordable
Comfort that I can learn from also.
BTW Next year it’s in San Francisco. Dont miss it.
Saving
The Planet
One House
At A TimeG r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
Putting Together A Team
Realtor Interview Questions:
Do you invest? Successfully? Do you flip? Do you like
REO’s? How about low offers? Are you digitally accomplished?
With a few referrals and these questions plus some showings, I have found the first member
of my Eastern Team.
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The Planet
One House
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Putting Together A Team
Project Manager - General Contractor Questions
Here I will start with an old friend who lives in Virginia
about 45 minutes away.
The Realtor also has a team of contractors ready to go. (that
he uses on his own flips)
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The Planet
One House
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They All Have Basements!How to make them not leak
How to finish them and heat and cool them.
Egress and counting the square footage
Making sure it’s healthy down there. Asbestos and Lead.
My first Radon Pump
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One House
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Oil Furnaces?
Oil Furnaces used to be the standard.
Many are still in use.
Most Tanks are still there = Eco hazard
Some are buried and rusting thru = bad news.
Saving
The Planet
One House
At A TimeG r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
Engineered Septic Systems & Perc Tests:
Land cannot be developed without percolation tests.
One 14 acre parcel I looked at could only handle one
homesite. They go by the number of bedrooms.
Saving
The Planet
One House
At A TimeG r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
Land Use One realtor acknowledged that the County has come to some land use restrictions but “Too
little, too late” Much of Loudoun County has been chopped up into 3 acre parcels and a Mc Mansion placed in the middle of it. Not
the best stewardship of the planet...most would agree.
Interestingly, my wife would like to live in one of them!
I sense some marriage counselling ahead. I’ll keep you posted.
Saving
The Planet
One House
At A TimeG r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
It’s a BYOHP Party(Bring Your Own HOME PERFORMANCE Party)
All the vendors are interested and anxious to learn about Green
Renovation. They sense it is the idea who’s time has come. But know
little or nothing about it. I am looked at as an expert, which is humbling because I know nothing about building in that market and climate. The saving grace is that it’s science & is there to be learned. But if it’s to be... I must bring Home Performance to the party.
I suspect it’s the same for you.
Saving
The Planet
One House
At A TimeG r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m © 2010
Next Week:
On the ground reporting from Affordable Comfort In Austin
Texas.
BTW Kudos to Harold Guild. Harold will finish his first
Energy Wise Flip in Phoenix this week. Harold used the model of working on the job (and paying himself) and is still earning a tidy profit at the end.
Way to go Harold!