Has anyone ever rehabbed or marketed their properties with low Voc paints, sustainably harvested wood or bamboo, cork or refurbished wood. energy saving appliances, air filters, fruit trees, water gardens, passive house.I'm thinking this is something I would like to do but of course it's all about economics and these green things usually cost more.

Just don't spend a lot of time and energy now.

If anyone can please shed some light on the subject it would be appreciated.Thanks.

Ethanol from corn, switchgrass, and wood biomass requires 29%, 50%, and 57% more energy, respectively, to create the ethanol than the energy contained within the fuel.

So many images of properties are taken from wacky angles, with poor lighting, and no regard for what is and isn't in the picture.

I'll give it a shot here to see if I can shed some light on the subject.Most investors avoid going conventional because it's expensive, time consuming and eats up quite a bit of your cash, now that we have to bring in 20% down before they'll even consider looking at the loan.

We need to get lower rates to encourage more borrowing, to try to save some of the RE markets, etc.However, the lower the rate the more we face inflationary pressures and with the escalating taxes and energy costs.I wouldn't want Bernanke's job right now, that is for sure.

You can't decide which way you want to go without knowing your goals about what you want to accomplish and how much time and energy you want to spend doing whatever it is you decide to do.

Leasing it up from vacant takes a bit of time/energy/phone calls.

If I had stuck it out and knew I fraction of what I know now, I'd be light-years ahead.Use your GI bill to study finance, investments, economics, accounting and such, you don't need a full degree.Am I satisfied with my own decision?