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| Demolition Auctioneer. Wow! Wait Until You Hear This Story. It Is Way Cool! It begins in Chicago. There an enterprising woman, with fiesty red hair and an engaging personality seeks out homes in Chicago that are slated for demolition. She makes a deal with the home owner to salvage the home's materials. Some of the materials being salvaged that I saw were worth hundreds of thousands of dallars. Here are some examples. A drop dead gorgeous kitchen worth a whopping $85,000 in retail value sold for $14,000! But, this kitchen included granite counter tops, beautiful wood cabinets (hardwood), fabulous stainless steel appliances, and even the wood flooring. There dozens and dozens of examples, all very valuable, and sold for a song compared to the retail valuable. But the lady auctioneer made a bundle. But she has a lot riding on every auction. She is supporting her entire family. Now here is where it gets really interesting. What kind of people do you think show up at her auction and where do you think the auction is held? Maybe you are thinking, well she comes in with a crew, removes everything and then has everything moved to a convention room where hundreds of people flock in for her finds. Well,that is what I thought too. But no! Here is how it works. The prospective buyers gather at the house! She gives her prospective buyers one hour to inspect the prospective pieces, which are still intact in the house. Also, items outside the house are up for grabs as well, such as brick, fencing, the door to the house, etc. Basically anthing that is salvagable and sombody wants. So, from what I saw about 30 people show up for the auction. there are everyday folks looking for a good buy to redo their kitchens to salvage buyers who are in constant contact with their clients via cell phone. I even saw unemployed folks show up looking for a bargain. Now, here is where things get really interesting. She doesn't have an auctioneers voice, just a regular speaking one like you and me. and she starts the bidding. Alright folks, we're going to start the bidding on the door at $100. Anybody want it? Some one raises a hand. Our auctioneer is playful, and leads them along into bidding agianst each other in a friendly way. No one seems to get mad at her or question her. As the bidding closes on that item, they move to a different part of the house, to maybe start on cabinets, or applinaces, or furniture, or antiques, or wood flooring, lighting fixtures, fireplace mantels, and just about anything else you can think of. Now this part is ingenius. As each item closes and the buyers move through the house, the buyers themselves remove all of the items they have bought. Some have a small crew to help come in and do the removals. And they have to be fast. They have to be able to remove it in a single day. Our auctioneer performs none of the actual labor. And the terms of the sale? Cash, cash or cash. Here are the parts I don't know. But if I find out I will be sure and post them. I don't know how the appraisal of the items are done ( she knows the retail value of everything she sells). She may have someone come in or she is in the know and does the research herself. I also do not know if she receives permission of the owner and is just given the opportunity to have them for free or gives the owner a percentage of the sale. I would guess that she works out a percentage deal with the owner. Why are the houses being demolished? Well in certain areas where the area is prime and little land for sale, the only way to get a home you like is to buy the home, demolish it and then rebuild the way you want it. Many million dollar homes are demolished in her area. I hope you find this article interesting and helpful! As ever, warm wishes, Susan Farmer |
| Sagging Income? Create your own Stimulus! Sell Hot Dogs! That is what some people like Andrea and Ben Guajardo are doing. They began selling hot dogs from a pushcart back in November. Andrea is a grant administrator for a health-care system and her husband is a pipeline operator. Their town has a population of only 957 people. And guess what? The town can't even remember the last time someone had a hot dog stand in their town. . Both still work full time, but aren't waiting to get laid off and have to scrounge for a minimum wage job. And so are a lot of other Americans. Working professionals like real estate agent s and train operators to you name it. And guess what? Hot dog cart stand sales are heating up. Where can you actually buy a hot dog stand? Well, Joel Goetz, owner of American Hot dog Carts, Inc. sells them and he says just about every model is taking off. You can also lease a cart from Leasing Services in Newbury Park, California. Dan Jackson, who is the a division manager for the company says leasing the carts is excellent business right now. Now you have to ask yourself why hot dogs? Well the reason is because frankfurters or hot dogs are sold precooked and so underergo less scrutiny from health inspectors. One couple in florida says their sales have increased 20% per year and they plan to open more stands. They pay their employees $8 and hour. I personally think if you are going to hire someone pay them $10 per hour or more because in this economy it is the right thing to do. And you want people who are going to do a good job, so give them some motivation! So how much can you actually make at this hot dog selling idea? Well, according to The Wall Street Journal a skilled vendor (remember you have to be nice to people) can make around $400 a day in a heavy pedestrian area. Sellers in locations with less poeple might make one half to one third of that. But here's something real interesting. The first couple I told you about, Andrea and Ben, in their little town they make a good amount. Here is what they do. The set up on weekends from 11-2 downtown. Then again on Saturday nights outside their local honkytonk. How much do you think they average? An amazing $1,150 in take home earnings. In order to do that they sell about 400 hot dogs, drinks, chips, and pickles. Keep in mind though, their is a lot of cleaning and preparation that goes with the idea. And right now competetion may be growing, but I just bet right now their is plenty of room for you! Oh of course, you might want to know the cost of a hot dog stand. Plan on about $2000-$3000 dollars. Kind regards, Susan Farmer |
How Our Country can create millions of jobs overnight!
Its easy! Just make one simple law. If it is sold in the USA,it must be made in the USA! Even if we only demanded 50%, it would still create millions of jobs our country desperately needs. Just remember the motto " If it is sold in the USA, it must be made in the USA! And just pass it on!
Its easy! Just make one simple law. If it is sold in the USA,it must be made in the USA! Even if we only demanded 50%, it would still create millions of jobs our country desperately needs. Just remember the motto " If it is sold in the USA, it must be made in the USA! And just pass it on!
| A Way to Make Money in the High Foreclosure Market With foreclosures still on the rise, and ugly houses and yards turning otherwise beautiful neighborhoods into homely ones , here's an idea that can not only turn your neighborhood beautiful again, it will save real estate agents and banks money, and most importantly, fill your pockets with green! I mean Money! David Milligan of California decided he had had enough of his neighbor's ugly yard. Not to blame his neighbor, times are still very tough for a lot of people. So he bought a bunch of eco-friendly dye and turned his neighbor's yard green! And it actually looked real nice. It is actually termed lawn painting and has been around for a long time, and is used more in drought seasons. Now, though the foreclusure market has created a rise in demand and people with an interest in keeping houses and yards looking nice will be your best clients. According to Inc.com, a three man crew can clean, color, and make a yard look real nice in about four hours. What to charge? About $500 per yard. So, you can see you can make a tidy profit in a short amount of time. Where to find lawn dye. Just google "lawn painting" and all kinds of sites will come up on where to buy supplies. Best of luck to you in these tough times! Kind regards, Susan Farmer |
| Make Money Taking Pictures! Well, I am sure you have heard all the old stories that you can make money taking pictures. Well this is a new twist on an old idea. Thanks to new technology, this really may be a way to make extra cash doing something fun, especially if you already love taking pictures! Do you have a digital camera? Good, because to make it cost effective, you will need one, and one with a telephoto lens. Next you need to familiarize yourself with websites that you can upload your pictures to. Here is the downlo on three websites that will pay you for your stock photos. 1) iStockphoto.com will pay you 20% to 40% for each picture sold. And keep in mind that you can sell the same photo over and over again. 2) Shutterstock.com pays 25 to 30cents per download 3) Bigstockphoto.com pays 50 cents to $3.00 per download. Here a few things to keep in mind. It is important that you read the rules for submitting your photos for each website. For example your camera must be set to certain resolution guide lines. So be certain before you go buy a camera that it will take acceptable shots for the website. Also, just like in the old days, if you take pictures of any people, babies or children you must obtain model releases for each person in the photo. Now keep in mind that photos with people in them are often the most popular down loads. The model releases can be obtained from the websites and must be sent in before your photo can be released on the website for sale. Each shot will be inspected for quality and to make sure it is a new, original photo. So if you love taking pictures, shoot away, have some fun and make some money! According to Woman's World Magazine Nicole Young from Salt Lake City clears about $3,000 a month working it full time. So good luck in these tough times! Kind regards, Susan Farmer |