green real estate investing
Real Estate by Jim Simcoe | September 16, 2011 
It’s football season (Go Pats!) and time to re-visit the topic of boosting appraisal values on green homes. In the past I’ve advocated using the Energy Star guidelines to boost appraisal values. After working with different appraisers over the US over the past 9 months, I found an easier way. Instead of throwing into double [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Jim Simcoe | June 4, 2011 
Over the last several months I’ve talked about the importance of using energy audits in your projects. However, I’ve not (my apologies) ever really explained what they are and what the goals of doing them . . . here goes: The goals of an energy audit Determine the overall efficiency in the energy usage of [...]
Read the full article → Real Estate by Jim Simcoe | May 13, 2011If you’ve added green features to a property you’re selling, its key that you have a process to quantify the value of those features. Without it, you cannot gain the maximum additional profit increase from that feature. Here’s what to do to Value Green Property Improvements: Research your neighborhood and get a monthly average [...]
Real Estate by Jim Simcoe | May 7, 2011As an investor, you may be very interested in green but do not know how to start or how to audit potential properties from a green perspective. That said, here is a step-by-step approach to audit and green any investment property in the six major areas of any property. This is exactly what to use [...]
Real Estate by Jim Simcoe | April 8, 2011The world of green real estate investing changes fast. Below are some of the latest trends I’m seeing nationally. Green companies that sell ‘guilt’ (buy this/do this because it’s your responsibility to the planet) are getting crushed. Green companies selling on value are thriving. Customers buy value, not to suppress guilt. Some things don’t change. [...]
Real Estate by Jim Simcoe | January 28, 2011The Super Bowl is finally almost here. As a die-hard New England Patriots fan, the past two weeks has been tough for me but I am still looking forward to a great game. Teams that win Super Bowls share two common traits: A great game plan A bit of luck It’s the same for green [...]
Real Estate Investing by Jim Simcoe | March 19, 2010 
Eight months ago, Ryan and Shanan Burk of In The Now Investments knew virtually nothing about sustainability and green real estate investing. They were chugging along as rehabbers/wholesalers, buying and flipping dilapidated properties in Detroit. Like other wholesalers they faced challenges finding investors to purchase their finished properties and often had more inventory than investors. [...]
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