Well, not really 21 Today, but yes! I've got the key to the door - my very first sub-division has been granted approval by the local Council!!!
It's funny how we can go for years saying 'One day, I'd like to - renovate houses / do sub-divisions / etc' and yet there's always plenty of reasons why we don't.
Having finally taken the plunge into the active trading arm of property investing, let me encourage you to realise that Yes! Virginia, there is a Santa Claus! and that the world of property development can be amazingly interesting and down right fun!
I now get to arrange for the working drawings of the 4 star, energy efficient, really smart second dwelling, and see the transformation of my ideas into reality. This is taking creative endeavour just slightly past the cake decorating stage!
And the renovation on the original house is just such a happy thing for me, covered in dust and paint and watching Cinderella emerging from the ruins.
With the second project, the immediate neighbours to the 'medical centre' site told me today how supportive they are of the idea, and how much such a facility is needed in the locality. They are also pleased that I am naming the Centre after the elderly couple who previously owned the house.
So while we are busy crunching the numbers, don't overlook the 'human face' of what we are doing. Providing good quality housing for people to live in, and sometimes also providing other facilities to our community.
And I don't mind admitting, it really does feel like '21 Today'.
Does anyone else have any triumphiant stories to share?
Cheers
Kristine
It's funny how we can go for years saying 'One day, I'd like to - renovate houses / do sub-divisions / etc' and yet there's always plenty of reasons why we don't.
Having finally taken the plunge into the active trading arm of property investing, let me encourage you to realise that Yes! Virginia, there is a Santa Claus! and that the world of property development can be amazingly interesting and down right fun!
I now get to arrange for the working drawings of the 4 star, energy efficient, really smart second dwelling, and see the transformation of my ideas into reality. This is taking creative endeavour just slightly past the cake decorating stage!
And the renovation on the original house is just such a happy thing for me, covered in dust and paint and watching Cinderella emerging from the ruins.
With the second project, the immediate neighbours to the 'medical centre' site told me today how supportive they are of the idea, and how much such a facility is needed in the locality. They are also pleased that I am naming the Centre after the elderly couple who previously owned the house.
So while we are busy crunching the numbers, don't overlook the 'human face' of what we are doing. Providing good quality housing for people to live in, and sometimes also providing other facilities to our community.
And I don't mind admitting, it really does feel like '21 Today'.
Does anyone else have any triumphiant stories to share?
Cheers
Kristine