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Bunkers By Jonathan Yarwood People often have a torrid time in bunkers and develop a real fear of them. They can dramatically increase a player’s score without you noticing, really. Imagine if you got up and down more often out of a bunker and did not take two or three shots to get out, how many shots you could save! Better bunkers are about understanding how the club works. The back edge of the sole of a sand iron is higher than the front. It acts like the rubber of a ship, ‘skidding’ the club across the sand. If the […]
Go Global Government and Politics – Their Role In International Real Estate By Patricia Tan During a recent real estate conference in England, I had the opportunity to meet the Panamanian ambassador to U.K. and to hear him speak on the Panamanian real estate market. The occasion gave me cause to reflect on the role that governments play in their real estate markets, and how their policies and practices can influence the thoughts of international investors. The downturn in the American real estate market over recent years has given us cause to reflect upon the ways in which government policies […]
A Guide to Financial Fitness – Part IV By Rhonda Coblentz “Ragnar was a ninth century Norse king. He was a pirate, a raider, a conqueror, an explorer, and a wild man. The tough, fearless, rugged attributes of this Norse king are shared by all who participate in a Ragnar Relay.” Excerpted from www.ragnarrelay.com New Adventures After conquering a marathon, I decided to try an adventure race. In November, I joined a team of 11 others for the Florida Ragnar Relay, a wild and wooly race spanning 31 hours and 204 miles. My part in the race was three separate […]
1031 Exchange Qualified Properties By Jeff Riddell Over the last several articles, we have covered real estate investing for various age groups, from youngest to oldest. One thing is common to all of the age groups: There will come a time when every real estate investor decides to dispose of his investment. If you don’t like to pay capital gains tax (or recapture of depreciation, if applicable), we should touch on the subject of 1031 exchange. The sleeping giant has in fact started to awaken. After my company, U.S. 1031 Exchange Services, Inc., facilitated over 500 exchanges in 2005, business […]
REAL Magazine Anniversary Edition – A Year to Remember By Tracy Eisnaugle To celebrate the wonderful success of REAL Magazine and my overwhelming gratitude to Ed Bertha for his faith in me to provide a monthly editorial column, as well as to write articles for both the website and the magazine, I would like to use this inaugural edition to look back on the wonderful experiences I have had with REAL over the past twelve months. Writing the feature home article for each edition’s cover has been an incredible experience. Meeting exceptional real estate agents and taking personal tours of […]
The Architectural “Process” Continues By Clifford M. Scholz The design work is complete and the contractor has been selected…………..the next step is the production of the construction documents. These are the drawings and the specifications that will enable a contractor to apply for a building permit and/or additional permits, accurately provide a complete bid for time and construction costs as well as provide the guidelines for the actual construction of the project. These drawings typically will include architectural, structural, electrical power and lighting, mechanical systems and plumbing systems design. The first task is to do a complete zoning and building […]
Are You Protecting Your Home? By Steve Murray As we enter into the cooler weather and with it the end of the hurricane season, we can be thankful for a quiet year during 2009. Not once this year did we have to stop work at our job sites and prepare the half-built structures for a possible “big wind”. Not only is this good news for our tourist trade and local economy, but it allows the CAT Fund, underwritten by Florida taxpayers, to carry over to next year without paying out for a natural disaster. Yet more importantly, it is good […]
Ever Duffed A Chip?! By Jonathan Yarwood Ever duffed a chip?! This may be why! The traditional way of standing is to move the weight forward. The problem is, the lower body weight goes forward and the upper body weight actually goes back. This has the effect of the club ‘bottoming out’ behind the ball. Try the way all my pros and elite amateurs chip, namely, set up with the upper body weight forward. Imagine your shirt buttons are ahead of the ball at address. This will allow you to hit the ball first and ‘pinch’ the turf with the […]
Go Global Language as the Key to Success in International Business By Patricia Tan Gledelig Jul Buon Natale Boze Narodzenie Joyeux Noel Rozdjestvom Hristovim Feliz Natal Frohliche Weihnachten Happy Christmas Prettige Kerstdagen Vesele Vanoce God Jul Many of us know how to give holiday greetings in at least one other language, whether from our own family heritage, because we have friend or family member from another country or through commercial and musical influences. But how many of us can recognize every language at the top of this page? Communication is key to a successful business transaction, and good communication can […]
Seniors And Real Estate Investing By Jeff Riddell Last article, we discussed real estate investing for those folks in the 50-65 age range. Next is the 65-80 group—with due respect because I am one of them, I’ll call them seniors. If you are in this age bracket, it goes without saying that you should have started your real estate investing career earlier. At this age you will not be able to use the power of leverage and compounding to create wealth from real estate to the same extent as those who started young, but you should still have some real […]
Financing “As-Is” Properties By C. J. Coury A rarely used loan product, the FHA 203(k), is fast becoming one of the hottest topics on the training front. The renewed interest in this evolving product is due to the high number of distressed properties on the market and the declining amount of “cash” buyers to sell it to “as-is”. There are numerous misunderstandings about this product that I would like to help clarify: 1. The maximum loan amount is currently $417,000 2. There is no maximum sale price for the property 3. There is no maximum amount for the repairs or improvements 4. The improvements […]
A Guide To Financial Fitness Part III By Rhonda Coblentz After running my first marathon, my confidence was at an all-time high. I had overcome the “impossible” and finished! Always pushing myself to the next level, this year I set a new goal—to run a race in the mountains. Training in Florida on our sea-level, flat terrain is a completely different animal than running up and down steep hills. But nothing was out of reach for me now; my euphoria and my legs could take me anywhere. About a month before the mountain race, an illness landed me flat on […]
The Architectural “Process” Continues…. By Clifford M. Scholz After understanding the client’s desires, goals and dreams, completing the preliminary design work and selecting a contractor to work with is the next step in “The Process”. This is when the “rubber hits the road”, as the talking is over and the actual 3 dimensional concept is born. At this point I have an unformulated approach to laying out the early sketches for the site, floor plan(s) and front and rear renderings. This creative activity is really just me sketching. It is very important at this time to be thinking in 2 and 3 […]
Go Global – Why Florida? Why Now? By Patricia Tan I just returned from a marketing trip to U.K. and I will be back there again later this month. Typically these trips consist of us taking a booth at an international property show and/or holding seminars that talk about investing in Florida real estate, or emigrating to USA. It is a wonderful opportunity for me to meet lots of consumers and partners in those markets and understand how they view Florida and more particularly perhaps, their perception of our very own Gulf Coast. I was encouraged by the large number […]
A Guide to Financial Fitness – Part II By Rhonda Coblentz I am a recovering couch potato. In March 2008, I finished my first marathon. There I was, remote control in hand, when I saw the commercial for the Sarasota Marathon. Two thoughts struck immediately: “I wonder if I can do that,” and “I can’t do it on my own.” Call it a moment of inspiration or one of insanity, but I called the race organizer and inquired about a coach. It was a crossroads, a choice to begin something new—to become an overcomer. At first, my goal was to […]
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Friday, January 22, 2010
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