All Forum Posts by: Marielle Walter

@Wilhelm Nothnagel I think i am a member of J. Martin's group as well. Sadly i wont be in the area for his next meetup, but hope to go to the one after. Keep me posted if you check out the meetup!

oh and ps - i found this one in the bay now: http://www.meetup.com/Smart-Growth-Real-Estate-Inv...

Ill explore to see if it is worth starting something in addition or if this is something we can leverage. 

Hi Wil! So excited to be connected with you! We should totally get together and brainstorm! :) So you are in SF? I am heading to Seattle today for a few weeks, let' plan to catch up mid to late March. In the meantime, do you think it would be worth setting up a young professionals green REI group on meetup? I could totally do that, i think its just a small fee. Looking forward to learning more about your grand plans!! :)

Marielle

And thanks, Cory, for the note a well! Too funny you were at 14th and mass, my  is at 13th and Mass! The home I own is in Fort Totten - walking distance to the metro. Actually, DC has a great system of access to wind power - we can switch to it by simply going through Ethical Electric, who has a partnership with Pepco. You fill out paperwork and its as simple as that - Ethical Electric begins to run you power from a wind farm, rather than from fossil fuels. Requires a bit of trust of course :)

Thanks so much, Larry! I really appreciate that encouragement. I have joined a networking group for real estate investors in the bay area, but i am considering starting one for green real estate specifically, potentially even for younger mini-real estate tycoons (or budding real estate tycoons!) like myself :) I think there should be strong interest in this area, combined purchase power could go a long way for a small development of green building or off grid housing community. Thanks again for your note!

Hello all,

I am a budding real estate tycoon (or at least i like to think so!), and have so far bough one home in Washington DC that will be registered as an investment property and rented out as of September 30th 2015. I now have my sights set on the West Coast - where I would like to have a home base that I can also rent out to have the bills paid and then some. My specialty is green real estate - in DC, I have my homes on 100% wind energy, for example. In California, I want to experiment with the tiny house or sustainable building designs, on a small piece of land that gives me that flexibility. My preference would be to find a small piece of land, a lot, of maybe even half an acre, in Oakland. I've begun exploring and looks like options are limited. I am willing to open up the area of search some, but wonder if anyone knows of ways to engage current land owners, to see if they would be interested in selling a small portion of their land. Could this be a better way to go than waiting for land to come available and bidding? Any other considerations you think you should flag for me? 

Thanks in advance!

Marielle