A recent Forbes article claimed to prove investing in an REIT was better than actually buying real estate. The article made some valid points about the advantages of REITs but left out most of the advantages of buying houses, apartments, or commercial properties. Investing in REITs is much easier than investing in real estate, and I have invested in REITs in the past. With an REIT, you miss out on several things, including the ability to buy below market value, depreciation, control, and better financing options. I no longer invest in REITs because I make so much more from buying houses.
On the corner of 2nd and Main Street is the new 226 residence building composed of 23 studios, 145 1-bedrooms, and 58 2-bedrooms. Vancouver based, Create Properties brings a unique vibe to their properties where you can live, work and play. This development will feature: a green roof for residents with garden plots and storage for gardening supplies, electric vehicle charging stations, four artist studios, bicycle stalls, 13000 square feet of retail space, and culture space.
This fabulous development is situated within walking distance to the Olympic Village, close to breweries and dining spots.
Copenhagen-based design companies MOEBE, Paper Collective, and Norm Architects, joined forces to release a series of art prints that were designed specifically to hang within the MOEBE frame. Floating Leaves features transparent botanical photographs that give the illusion of actual leaves suspended within the frame.
The photographs were made using UV printing allowing a photo to be printed onto transparent foil. The prints, which come in three different sizes, are then
From Jonas Bjerre Poulsen of Norm Architects:
The Floating Leaves are inspired by the gathering of botanic samples and classic botanic illustration. Playing with a mix of fresh greens and elements of decay, the Leaves become an expression of passing time and changing seasons. Through the transparency of print and frame the leaves get a unique sense of multi-dimensionality rarely achieved in printed products.
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The real estate market in Colorado has been crazy. Median prices in my town have jumped from $110,000 to $280,000 within 5 or 6 years. My town has some of the lowest prices in the area! With real estate prices increasing so fast, I decided to stop buying residential rental properties and focus more on flipping. I stopped buying rentals for a number of reasons, but the biggest one was that I could not cash flow on properties anymore. On this episode of the InvestFourMore Real Estate Podcast, I talk about the current real estate market, including how crazy it
Metal cylinder seats are about the farthest thing you’d find in a park but creative director Jiyoun Kim of JiyounKim Studio has found a place for them in Hangang Art Park in the city of Seoul with a very fitting, fairy tale-inspired reason. The Hangang Art Park was created by the Seoul government to introduce art into ordinary parks. Four artists including Kim were asked to create installations centered on the topic of suim which means “resting.”
For Kim, he decided to create 24 Dokkaebi Stools. A dokkaebi is the Korean equivalent of a troll in European fairytales except that instead of wreaking havoc, a dokkaebi is a joyful spirit that rewards people for doing good deeds and punishes others for doing bad deeds. The stools are made of stainless steel that have been polished to a mirror finish with eight different colorful gradient tops inspired by the colors of the pine tree forest in different seasons. When the stools are placed in the park, the mirrored stainless steel reflects the nature scenes around it, creating an optical illusion that the colored tops are floating in mid-air – mysterious and magical, like the dokkaebi itself who also can manipulate his appearances.
I’m ready for a mini vacation and thankfully, Palm Springs is just a hop, skip and jump away from where I live. I love that in Southern California, you’re only a few hours drive away from the beach, mountains, or desert. As with most places, Palm Springs holds a special place in my heart for its mid-century modern architecture, pops of bright colors, and palm trees at every turn. Here are a few of my favorite photo art prints that recently joined Society6:
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This post is provided by Ruth Lyons with InvestorJunkie.com. You’re probably already familiar with the many benefits of real estate investing—especially if you’ve spent much time here on InvestFourMore. Real estate investing is a great way to diversify your portfolio. It can be an effective way to hedge against inflation. And, if done right, it can provide steady streams of income. But maybe there’s still something that’s holding you back from diving in. That’s OK. Not everyone is cut out to be a landlord or a flipper. Deadbeat tenants…leaky toilets at 3 a.m…dealing with contractors on a daily basis…even the thought
This is the latest in our Made in London series of films about London-based makers by filmmaker William Scothern. This month’s video is about British surface pattern designer Daniel Heath. With the strapline “salvaged and crafted artisan surfaces,” Daniel hand-draws his historically inspired illustrations before applying them to everything from wallpaper and fabric to reclaimed slate tiles and antique mirrors mounted onto coffee tables.
Now based in the heart of East London, Daniel moved to the capital to study at the Royal College of Art. “The main influence this time had on my work was the idea that someone with training in textile design can apply their knowledge to other outcomes,” he says. “I worked with a lot of different people on a range of projects, often simultaneously. I remember running up and down the stairs because the lifts would be out of action and the departments are split across seven floors. I’d be running up to architecture, down to ceramics or product design, and up again to fashion. It was frenetic, exciting and a lot of fun.”
The experience has clearly had a profound influence on his work to this day, but the craftsmanship of his discipline has always been important too: “When I was studying textiles, I wanted to know all about the traditional process of screen printing and I wanted to be good at it.” He learnt his craft at the RCA, but honed it while hand-printing runs of 500 t-shirts and sweatshirts for a friend’s clothing label on a print table he bought while studying and stored in the roof of a dishcloth factory.
Now with his own studio at shared maker-space Blackhorse Workshop, Daniel is printing more than just t-shirts. He now specializes in up-cycling and re-appropriating what he calls “authentic heritage materials” to make bespoke, hand printed wallpapers and interior surfaces to order. Having to explore other materials because he couldn’t afford silk at university has served him well.
His designs, all hand-drawn, often recall the Victorian era to form playful narratives inspired by everything from taxidermy to the circus. “When I design a new wallpaper, I begin by doing a lot of research to establish an idea or theme,” he says. “I’ll go to exhibitions, visit locations, take photos and make sketches.”
He then applies the resulting designs using technologies such as laser engraving to create his unique products, which cross the boundaries between technology and craft. He makes everything to order. “I enjoy the making process,” he says. “Making to order means that my customers can request bespoke alterations and are not restricted to a set colour. And there are no stockpiles of stuff sitting around in warehouses that I need to worry about selling – if something is ordered, then I make it.”
Alongside his making career, Daniel is also an academic and has lectured at universities including Loughborough, Manchester, Bournemouth, Staffordshire, Bucks New University and Central St Martins. He also provides mentoring for young designers through the Crafts Council Hot House scheme.
He works for private clients as well as brands such as Swoon Editions, Panasonic Europe, Farrow & Ball, Heal’s and Anthropologie, and he is a brother of the Artworkers’ Guild, London.
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