Investors

What can purchasing real estate as an investment do for you? Some investors buy properties to fix up and sell immediately, while others have a long-term view and hold the property for many years, using it as additional income.

Regardless of your approach, or if you are just beginning to think about
owning investment property, call us now to discuss all these options. We’ve
helped many other investors succeed, and we personally own investment
property, so we can help! If you have friends and family who are interested,
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'Psychological' Blueprint Helps House Hunters

Environmental psychologist Toby Israel, author of a new book, Some Place Like Home: Using Design Psychology to Create Ideal Place, says people’s childhood homes have a profound effect on what kinds of homes they like best.

Before anyone buys, builds, rents or remodels, Israel believes they should consider what kinds of living spaces satisfy them, she says.

One exercise she recommends for anyone searching for a home is to draw a timeline of all the places they've lived for six months or more and circle those that they liked the best, then describe why. She calls the result a "design psychology blueprint" that can help a real estate professional identify what a client really wants.

Source: Star-Tribune, Jim Buchta (03/14/2009)