Energy Wise Renovation of Foreclosed Homes Is In The Confluence of: Real Estate - Building Performance - Remodeling 3 Disciplines
Remodeling
1 Sweet Spot
Real Estate
Green & Building Performance
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Saving The Planet One House At A Time
NOTICE: The Sweet Spot Is Outside Of The Mainstream of Remodeling, Real Estate, & Building Performance Remodeling
Real Estate
Sweet Spot
Green & Building Performance
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Saving The Planet One House At A Time
Each Of These Disciplines Have Essential Information BUT: Energy-Wise Renovating House Flipping Investors Must Find the SWEET SPOT In Each Discipline And DISREGARD the Inappropriate “Common Wisdom” of Each!
Remodeling
Real Estate
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Sweet Spot
Green & Building Performance
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Saving The Planet One House At A Time
Some Practitioners in Each Discipline will Try to talk you out of it. Tell you It cant be done. Tell you their standard Way is the best way. Lets Look at the Common Wisdom of Each That Is Outside Of Our Sweet Spot That Works For The Energy Wise Renovating House Flipping Investor
In Self Defense: Remodeling
Real Estate
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Green & Building Performance
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Saving The Planet One House At A Time
Most in this Main Stream are Real Estate Agents, Brokers and Trainers of Agents and Brokers. Their main focus is selling and listing property for others. Since most of them dont invest, they wont understand you. Most of those who do wont understand your March to a Different Drum. Their industry is beginning to use the word green but few know what it takes to make a building perform.
Real Estate Remodeling
Real Estate
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Green & Building Performance
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Saving The Planet One House At A Time
Real Estate So your (side) job is to educate them. Your main job is to keep the Main Thing your Main Thing. Let them do what they do best.
Remodeling
Real Estate
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Green & Building Performance
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Saving The Planet One House At A Time
Green & Building Performance This mainstream consists of Contractors, & Utilities, & Governments that regulate the Contractors and run the Programs. Many in this Mainstream Will tell you: To do good building performance work you must use computer modeling and third party testing complete with home ratings and certifications and participate in all the programs.
Remodeling
Real Estate
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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Green & Building Performance
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Saving The Planet One House At A Time
Green & Building Performance That Common Wisdom is correct for Contractors selling to the unconvinced public using incentive programs. Tall Fences are needed because: 1. Consumer Ignorance 2. Contractor Ignorance 3. A few “Bad Apples” who use and abuse programs.
Remodeling
Real Estate
Green & Building Performance
That’s Reality for that part of the stream...But You Can Live In A Different Reality.......... G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
Sweet Spot
© 2009
Saving The Planet One House At A Time
Green & Building Performance As an Energy Wise Renovating Investor who owns the property, Sweet you dont need testing to support Spot Remodeling your sales pitch, or satisfy program requirements. You dont need certifications to sell your products. You can just do the Green & essential testing to Real Building ensure performance: Estate Performance 1. Tight Shell & Ventilation 2. HVAC System (equip & ducts) 3. CO & Safety (And sell your projects Plus Quality Installation Saving For a good price even The Planet on all components. One House in a down market.)
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
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At A Time
Remodeling - Renovation Most in this Main Stream are Contractors. As such They spend 35% on sales and marketing, another 10% on programs & testing, another 10% on working around customers and have employees, management, workers comp and lots of overhead. Their advice reflects these realities.
Remodeling
Real Estate
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Green & Building Performance
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Saving The Planet One House At A Time
Remodeling Renovation As an Energy Wise Renovating, House Flipping Investor, You skip most of that list, so you can deliver more Green for less. Can you see that your reality is different? Your rules are different. Forget that and mix up the realities at your own peril. The 3 Industries have much that we need to know. But Be as smart as the average cow. Eat the hay & spit out the sticks
Remodeling
Real Estate
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
Sweet Spot
Green & Building Performance
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Saving The Planet One House At A Time
In Sum, because you are an Investor, not a Contractor & Because you are blending 3 disciplines, not just one, You are free of many constraints, and can do the right thing because you know it is the right thing to do. But as you exercise your freedom, Just know, you may be branded a HERETIC by your mainstream friends.
Summary Remodeling
Real Estate
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Saving The Planet One House At A Time
Summary It’s OK
Remodeling
They dont burn us at the stake anymore. Real Estate
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
Sweet Spot
Green & Building Performance
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Saving The Planet One House At A Time
End Note: I have found it counter productive to try to convince people in these MainStreams to convert to my Sweet Spot with all its freedom, income potential, and ability to do Great Building Performance. They just aren’t ready to see what they are missing. When they are, let’s be here to share the wealth.
Remodeling
Real Estate
G r e e n E a r t h E q u i t i e s . C o m
Sweet Spot
Green & Building Performance
© 2009
Saving The Planet One House At A Time