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Tips on Buying that Vacation Condo as an Investment

tzurcher — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:30:02 +0000

I am anything but an investor, but many of you fancy yourselves to be so this is for you. This is from an expert at Bankrate.com and gives you some, what I would consider, basic advise on what he believes you should consider when thinking about buying investment properties in resort areas.

Toll Brothers takes the Lead in Solar Homes

tzurcher — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:55:49 +0000

It may be a long time coming, but finally one of the major home builders here in the US has decided that going green means more than powering a doorbell with solar power. According to this release, Toll Brothers has teamed up with Sun Run to offer solar panels on two of their models in Orange County. While that may not be earth shattering, the fact that they are doing so at no additional cost to buyers is. This is a great step forward and should get the ball rolling in the right direction.

Popular Vacation Club is in Trouble

tzurcher — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:30:24 +0000

According to this article, Ultimate Escapes, one of the most popular Vacation Clubs, is nearing bankruptcy. For me, this is a very sad thing to see happening. I think this concept is good, maybe it was “too good” to be true. Different from the Fractional industry, the members of these type of vacation clubs don’t own the real estate and if the club can’t pay the bills, they have nothing. Very sad to see this.