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            <author>bruce@bruceswedal.com (Bruce Swedal)</author>
            <title>How Landscaping Adds Value to Your Denver Property</title>
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Experts say that a well-manicured lawn will help increase the value of your home. A home that has trees, flowers, and a well maintained lawn can increase the chance of selling your metro Denver property by ten percent. Any well-established real-estate agent will tell you if your yard looks unkempt then nobody is going to buy it. Landscaping is not very expensive and can be fun. When landscaping your yard make sure to use colorful flowers that stand out and give your yard a wow factor. You could even put in a pond if that is the look that you want for your yard.

Landscape lights can help extend that hard work into the night for everyone to enjoy. They also can make the yard look magical at night if done right. Landscaping lights will enhance the vibrant colors of the fresh flowers and make the lawn furniture stick out at night. Yard lights are also important because it makes the house safer which in turns makes the value go up and beside who wants to trip in their backyard anyway. Although appraisers inspect the railings other safety stuff in your home, home buyers look for lighted pathways or walkways so they make sure to get a safe yard.

The biggest problem that a homeowner faces when he or she decides to landscape is that they usually have too many ideas and cannot decide on which idea to act on. The thing to do so you will not get overwhelmed is to start small. Pick a small spot of your yard, start there, and work your way up. The goal of landscaping to add value to your home is to wow buyers and make them comfortable so they will want to buy your home at a greater value and to make you feel better about your property.

If you do not have time or are not able to landscape and you want to increase the value of your home then you could hire a professional. Make sure that if you do hire a professional landscaper that they are licensed and have good references. They can help you with bringing your idea to life and it will be fun and add value to your property. Landscaping can be hard work, but it will be worth it whether are planning on selling your home or just making it beautiful. Remember that landscaping can add twenty to fifty thousand dollars to the value price, so it is definitely worth the work.
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            <pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 20:34:29 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>bruce@bruceswedal.com (Bruce Swedal)</author>
            <title>Learn How Your IRA Can Own Real Estate, Vacation Property and Land</title>
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With the roller coaster rides that an investor typically endures while investing in typical stock market based securities many IRA owners are looking for alternative investment options.&nbsp; Alternative investment options that the major investment firms dont promote and dont want you to know about. 

Yes there are alternative investment opportunities for an IRA than the typical mutual funds that your typical major investment firm recommends.

Self Directed Individual Retirement Accounts ( IRA ) allow you to invest in and hold a diverse range of assets.&nbsp; These investment opportunities include Real Estate, Land, Commercial Property, Condominiums, Rental Properties, Mobile Homes, Foreign Real Estate and MUCH MORE.&nbsp; Oh yeah, yes you can even leverage your alternative IRA real estate investments to create the same kind of returns you see on a normal home purchase with a standard mortgage.

Yes there are rules and guidelines but the bottom line is this.&nbsp; If youre tired of the mutual fund games played by the major investment firms with your IRA and want to expand your real estate investment portfolio, then contact me now!

Contrary to what those major investment firms recommend, it is possible to invest your IRA assets in real estate and still enjoy all the tax benefits of that self directed or ROTH IRA. 

A key element in this is ensuring that you use professionals who understand how this can work for you.&nbsp; We network with financial planners who specialize in alternative IRA investment options.&nbsp; Contact us today to get the process started.

Find out more by downloading this FREE REPORT.
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:32:56 -0600</pubDate>
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