Build Better Communities Through
Real Estate Investing
By: Charles And Kim Petty
The author has permitted the reprinting and redistribution of this
article.
When you buy and sell properties, you not only become an active member
of the real estate market, but you also contribute to the community as
a whole. Your actions are an important link in the chain that binds the
entire community together and also lays the foundation stone for future
generations.
As countries continue to grow and demand rises for new homes,
apartments, farm houses, business premises, etc, you might see an
opportunity to step in the real estate market, in order to book your
profits. If you stand back to observe the larger picture, then you
might be pleasantly surprised to see that growth in a particular area
means that there will be a creation of new homes and businesses, new
schools for children, new jobs created for not only those related to
real estate, such as brokers and attorneys, but also others. Malls that
rise up will require retail employees, restaurants that pop up will
require cooks and waiters, and so on. For governments, new communities
mean an increase in their tax collections that help them to form new
municipalities, councils, etc. In essence, you are not only buying or
selling a structured shell, but in fact are starting a process, where
people can work, relax, shop and in general improve their quality of
life.
There is a downside in this development too, if the community does not
develop in an ideal atmosphere. Thus, you can also find high levels of
traffic concentration and congestion leading to increased pollution,
high levels of crime, over-crowding of schools and prisons and very few
recreational areas, where people can relax and enjoy themselves. This
could even be a result of lopsided growth policies followed by
successive governments. There could also be some opposition from a
section of society that might resist turning green lands into concrete
jungles. While some might want to restrict the construction of new
buildings, there could be others that might not want any construction
at all. Therefore, the key is to achieve the right balance of growth
combined to ensure that the cycle of nature is not disturbed to an
unrecoverable extent.
The development of any community will depend on the various facilities
that come up in a particular neighborhood. An ideal community requires
a perfect blend of homes, schools, hospitals, malls, gardens, etc. The
value of the home will therefore also depend on the accessibility of
all the various necessities and luxuries that are near that home.
Similarly, for an office to garner a good value, it will require to be
in the midst of the local business district with easy access to
transport, couriers, fax, Internet, etc.
The key to well-planned development and better communities lies in
better planning. This planning has to be done, before a single stone is
laid for any construction. By segregating work on residential and
recreational areas, it is possible to encourage growth that will result
in benefiting the entire community. Increased competition in real
estate will ensure that the end customer gets a better piece of real
estate at competitive rates and this could benefit the entire
community. Thus, by investing in real estate, you have actually lent a
hand in the development of the entire community. Pockets of such
communities, when linked together, are actually what takes a
progressive neighborhood forward.
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If
you would like to take advantage of the market and learn how to invest
in real estate and you are local to the Dallas Fort Worth area, I know
a really great teacher and mentor here in Arlington Texas. Please take
a look at his web site: DennisJHenson.com,
Dennis has a great Mentoring and training program, I know because I am
one of his former students. I learned a lot from his one on one
teaching technique. - Michael Harman 817-457-7572
mchfun.business@gmail.com
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