Jeremy Butts - Investor

Here's a BEFORE AND AFTER photo of the Tower Oaks townhouse. Notice the boards on the wall (the two squares). The boards used to cover holes made from dog's teeth. The trim was extremely chewed up, as well. I wish I didn't accidently delete the photos that showed a collection of dog hair matted to the wall behind the trim. Fortunately, there was tile throughout - so we literally hosed the place with bleach.

Pay attention to the bottom right corner of this photo. What you see is the corner of another toilet and sink. This is one of the most creative home make-overs I've run across! The previous owner has obviously knocked down a wall to access the tub from their bedroom! Take note - that is not a mirror by the tub. The tub actually divides the bathroom in half and there are two toilets!

Since I haven't purchased a bank owned property before, I'm not used to seeing water damage with a label!

Since using "del.icio.us" I have collected links to the majority of real estate news headlines in the Gainesville Sun for April, 2008. For daily doses, check out my Squidoo page.

1. Stunted development

2. Superfund showdown: Any progress at Cabot-Koppers?

3. City hears power plant options

4. Center for girls to get renovation

5. Loans to help storm victims

6. Group helping keep homes in shape

7. Far from home: Gainesville's continuing struggle with homlessness

8. County foreclosure filings up 175%

9. Alachua County's first Wal-Mart Supercenter readies for opening

10. SW 8th Avenue to get makeover

11. Residents: Turn former church into Tower Road community center

12. Mill Creek work draws scrutiny

13. City's homeless site options open

14. $2 million resurface job on SW 8th Avenue to start in May

15. Mill Creek Preserve opening coincides with Earth Day

16. Builder woes hit home

17. Protect our springs

18. Projects await court decision

19. Is bus rapid transit the answer?

20. Ethics panel clears appraiser

21. Airport noise gets more study for development

22. NEW VENDOR: The Buyer Dept.

23. Progress on development but airport noise a sticking point

24. Commission approves Hatchet Creek changes with restrictions

25. 7 recession-proof places to retire

26. County approves Newberry Village

27. Butler Plaza annex gets OK

28. City to discuss land swap

29. West Gainesville road plans on the table

30. Why aren't medians prettier?

31. Potholes and perks - Editorials

32. Displaced gopher tortoises given a new home

33. Artists roll out guidebook to area

34. SW 62nd options must all be studied

35. Plans for urban village unveiled

36. City joins exclusive culture club

37. Officials: Connector not a priority

38. Springs protection bill unlikely from lawmakers

39. County acts to improve economy

40. Homeowners may face fire fee

    
    

I spend part of each day reading the real estate section of several websites and recently discovered the social linking network, "del.icio.us". So, for a few weeks I have been adding links each day as I surf my usual news sites. Today, I am sharing my del.icio.us with you! Since I'm reading these sites anyway, at least I can save you the time of surfing around.

You'll notice that there are many tags on the right side to explore. One in particular that i added is the "vendors" tag group. If you would like me to add a link to your website, then just let me know with an email or comment.

I've also created a Squidoo page, which basically mirrors my del.icio.us page. I did it mostly out of curiosity, but maybe someone has a preference. My Squidoo page has a lot more ads with it, including some Ebay properties in Gainesville and random real estate related books selected by Amazon.com.

I just wanted to bring to your attention that Gainesville was featured in a USAToday article on April 1st. it's not every day that Gainesville makes the national news (although it's not exactly a secret anymore either). It just so happens that we're featured on April Fool's Day, but I'm sure it's not a joke.

I can't help question the headline though, "Housing Market Stable In Gainesville, Fla." Stable apparently means: "sales of existing homes have slipped lately", "agents are starting to receive more offers", "sections of the metro area saw double-digit price increases". But I suppose Gville really is stable when compared to places like Las Vegas or Phoenix.