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Buying a vacation condo is of course a great choice for those who are looking to enjoy there summers away from the hassle of living at home, but that is not all it is good for. Buying a vacation condo is also a great investment if done right, and that is why you have more than your heart to follow when making this choice.1. Set a budget and stick to it! Ensuring that you have a budget in place will stop you from looking at available options that are simply out of your reach. 2. Consider where you would like to purchase a vacation condo. Why not speak with a real estate agent to ensure that you are opting for an area where the property prices are not about to fall rapidly? If you plan on using your vacation condo for more than just an investment then you should definitely visit the area and see if it is suitable for you before you splash out.3. Start browsing the internet and magazines to find out what properties are available. Whilst doing this remember your budget at all times. If you feel a house is going to need further development then remember this is a cost as well, so remember and account for it.4. Visit the houses that you have short listed and see if they have what you are looking for. At this stage try not to become emotionally attached to any options as this may lead to upset later.5. Contact your lawyer or one that is recommended by a friend. Never contact a lawyer that is recommended by a real estate agent because a conflict of interest may exist.6. Ensure that you get a survey done on a house before you buy. This is very important for everyone, including those who are buying a new house or one that looks in tip-top condition. We have all heard the horror stories, so keep in mind this will be money well spent.7. Check the rental prices that you could be attaining for your condo by checking what others are charging near where you plan to buy. Is this working out high as a percentage of the property value? If so then this could well be a wise investment.8. If you plan on selling another property to finance another then always make sure that the other is sold before you buy. You do not want to end up forking out for both properties at the same time.9. Check who the neighbours are before you buy. We have all heard the horror stories of terrible neighbours, so make sure you avoid it for your holiday bliss. Why not go and knock on their doors and tell them you are planning to buy in the area? This could be a great way to get an idea before you buy rather than after.10. Ensure that you are going to be able to make best use of the condo before you buy. This means not only ensuring that you will be able to take time off work to enjoy it to its full potential, it also means ensuring that you will be able rent it out if this is part of your plans.
Protect Yourself Against Neighbor NoiseWhether it’s because of their weeknight parties or just their love of blasting Marilyn Manson from the speakers after midnight, your neighbors can invade your privacy and disrupt your life without ever setting foot on your property.Luckily, you can drastically curb the effects of these sonic assaults, or even eliminate them entirely.I’ve compiled the ten most effective tactics you can use to shield your home from noise intrusion. The first set comprises ways you can design a noise-proof home or condo before it’s built. The second set of strategies can be used in an existing home or condo.Pre-Construction Noiseproofing1) Use 2 x 6 plates for your interior walls, making them thicker. Attach the wall studs so that they’re lined up alternately between the front and back edges of the top and bottom plates—this will reduce the amount of sound that passes through your walls.2) Buy soundproof wall sheeting from a construction-supply store (most drywall contractors can provide it, as well) and hang the sheeting over your framing before you put up the drywall.3) Insert fiberglass batt insulation into hollow interior walls before closing them up with drywall—the insulation will muffle sound. If you are going to do the insulating yourself, remember to wear gloves, long sleeves, and safety glasses.4) Make sure that doorways opening off the same hallway aren't directly across from each other. This will stop sound from traveling directly from room to room.5) Buy and install double- or triple-paned vinyl windows. This is a worthwhile investment because not only will the windows protect you from noise, but they’ll also provide you with superior insulation against heat and cold.Existing-Construction Noiseproofing1) The most basic steps you can take are to carpet your floors and put up drapes or shutters on your windows to absorb outside noise. You can also replace your standard hollow-core interior doors with solid doors to keep sound out of individual rooms. And it’s been shown that soft, padded furniture absorbs sound, making rooms quieter.2) Add insulation. The best and easiest way to do this is to make a series of holes in the wall between the studs (put them near the ceiling if you can). Then, blow cellulose insulation into the wall through the holes—you can rent a machine to do this yourself if you’re ambitious, but you should probably consider having a contractor do it. Once the insulation is in, patch the holes in the drywall and refinish the wall.A much messier approach you could take is to remove one side of the wall, pack in fiberglass insulation, and close the wall up again.3) Construct a second wall inside the existing wall. Use "sound isolation clips" to both separate the two walls (make sure they don’t touch) and provide a way to fasten drywall. The air space between the walls will prevent sound from passing through.4) Purchase and apply sound-absorbing latex paints. These special paints are made with resins and fibers that absorb sound waves, and are just as easy to use as normal paint.5) Add sound deadening-wall coverings to your walls. These are available pre¬finished or unfinished from home-supply stores and paint and wallpaper suppliers. You can also put cork tiles on your walls, although this look doesn’t appeal to everyone.Put these simple tips to use and enjoy the sound of silence!
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Usually the owner or designer of the website is the person designated to drive traffic to the site. The chief ingredient in generating traffic is the search engine. Of coarse, you can use advertising, but it's going to cost you. Using the search engines to generate targeted (interested in your product) traffic is the least expensive method known. Unfortunately, many website owners do not understand the importance of search engine visibility, which leads to traffic. They place more importance on producing a "pretty" website. Not that this is bad, but it is really secondary to search engine placement. Hopefully, the following list of common mistakes, made by many website owners, will help you generate more targeted traffic to your site...after all, isn't that what you want. 1. Not using keywords effectively. This is probably one of the most critical area of site design. Choose the right keywords and potential customers will find your site. Use the wrong ones and your site will see little, if any, traffic. 2. Repeating the same keywords. When you use the same keywords over and over again (called keyword stacking) the search engines may downgrade (or skip) the page or site. 3. Robbing pages from other websites. How many times have you heard or read that "this is the Internet and it's ok" to steal icons and text from websites to use on your site. Don't do it. Its one thing to learn from others who have been there and another to outright copy their work. The search engines are very smart and usually detect page duplication. They may even prevent you from ever being listed by them. 4. Using keywords that are not related to your website. Many unethical website owners try to gain search engine visibility by using keywords that have nothing at all to do with their website. They place unrelated keywords in a page (such as "sex", the name of a known celebrity, the hot search topic of the day, etc.) inside a meta tag for a page. The keyword doesn't have anything to do with the page topic. However, since the keyword is popular, they think this will boost their visibility. This technique is considered spam by the search engines and may cause the page (or sometimes the whole site) to be removed from the search engine listing. 5. Keyword stuffing. Somewhat like keyword stacking listed above, this means to assign multiple keywords to the description of a graphic or layer that appears on your website by using the "alt=" HTML parameter. If the search engines find that this text does not really describe the graphic or layer it will be considered spam. 6. Relying on hidden text. You might be inclined to think that if you cannot see it, it doesn't hurt. Wrong.... Do not try to hide your keywords or keyword phrases by making them invisible. For example, some unethical designers my set the keywords to the same color as the background of the web page; thereby, making it invisible. 7. Relying on tiny text. This is another version of the item above (relying on hidden text). Do not try to hide your keywords or keyword phrases by making them tiny. Setting the text size of the keywords so small that it can barely be seen does this. 8. Assuming all search engines are the same. Many people assume that each search engine plays by the same rules. This is not so. Each has their own rule base and is subject to change anytime they so desire. Make it a point to learn what each major search engine requires for high visibility. 9. Using free web hosting. Do not use free web hosting if you are really serious about increasing site traffic via search engine visibility. Many times the search engines will eliminate content from these free hosts. 10. Forgetting to check for missing web page elements. Make sure to check every page in your website for completeness, like missing links, graphics, etc. There are sites on the web that will do this for free. This is just a few of the methods and techniques that you should avoid. Do not give in to the temptation that these methods will work for you. They will do more harm than good for your website. Not only will you spend weeks of wasted effort, you may have your site banned from the search engines forever. Invest a little time to learn the proper techniques for increasing search engine visibility and your net traffic will increase. seo India seo ahmedabad,gujarat search engine optimization India web site promotion
WAIT A MINUTE ALAN!I've spent all this time and effort trying to figure out how to get private lenders to fund my real estate deals and now you write an article on firing them! What are you thinking?!Well, stay with me here and I'll explain. Most of a real estate investor's focus is about how to attract and keep private lenders. But what if a lender doesn't make your life better?You got into real estate to make your life better, right? Well, shouldn't you work with people that make your life easy?If you don't have private lenders at this point, being selective about them may be something you've never even considered. If you do have private lenders, are they easy to work with or are they difficult to deal with?Once you've done your homework, gotten your real estate education, and taken all the steps needed to attract private lenders, you could quite possibly have an army of people wanting to loan you money. This is an awesome position to be in. I've been there and it gives you a great opportunity to work with some pretty fantastic folks.So what is a scenario where I might not work with a private lender who is trying to throw wads of cash at me?1) Well, let's say they want to be too involved...Your lenders are going to want you to succeed and are going to offer some advice from time to time. Sometimes a well-meaning soul will want to "help" me by offering advice in an area where, frankly, I'm an expert. I'm not talking about those folks. I'm talking about annoying, aggressive, overbearing, pushy, opinionated folks.I've spent tens of thousands of dollars on my education and have been in the business for over 10 years. I know how to do this business. I have definite ideas about the way I want to run my real estate business. I attend seminars all the time. I'm always striving to learn and to improve.This is where you need to have a solid education so you don't get sidetracked because you are going to run into these folks. Let's be clear on your private lender's job. Their job is to write a check and then set back and wait for a bigger check.They give me money; I send them interest payments. It is the American Dream for them and you.2) Another scenario I refuse to work with a private lender is when you find that someone wants to work "with" you and even be a partner.They believe that the money they invest in your business gives them the right to offer advice and they expect you to take it, in the way you run your office, what properties you purchase, what rehab workers you hire, and so forth.Just be aware that some folks will want to be a partner and if this is not what you want, be prepared to correct the situation before it goes too far in the relationship.3) They want to set the rules on how you should pay them. Points, interest, etc...Hey, that is what banks and hard money lenders do. When I deal with private lenders, I set the rules and that is thewhole idea and my bottom line. It's my way or the highway.4) Some folks are just plan hard to work with.Ask the same questions over and over. They don't trust you and treat you like you are going to jip them. The list goes on and on. Do you cringe when they come in your office? If so, it's time to let cut them loose.So how do I fire private lenders?Well, I can work with most private lenders. In fact, I love my private lenders. I just stay away from people that make my life tough and just work with the folks that want to work with me and make my life better.The easiest way to fire private lenders is to never do business with them in the 1st place. If you can pick up on theirpersonality before any money is loaned and back away from them, it is the easiest and the best.If they want to partner and/or set the rules. Just say no.If they have already loaned you money, get them paid back and refuse future loans.My advice is to always be professional about it. I'm gracious. I simply explain my position and my rational for what I do without hurting anyone's feelings.
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