If there is money to be made you can bet someone is figuring out a way to scam people. This PD article by Michael O’Malley gives examples of the latest rental scam where someone poses as the owner of a house, gets up front money from a potential tenant, then disappears and in this case, [...]
Entries from July 2008
Check Out The Landlord Just as The Landlord Will Check You Out
July 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate
Business News Round Up Minus Chicken Little
July 18th, 2008 · No Comments
We are told it’s okay to eat tomatoes again so we’re in a good mood anyway yes? (Yes my tongue is planted firmly in cheek) Let’s see what has transpired this past week in business news.
First bit of good news involves Cleveland’s Parker Hannifin. They just received what was apparently their largest contract ever [...]
Tags: economic development
What’s In A Name?
July 16th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Well, sometimes evidence that you might have made a mistake that has to stick with you.
As I ride the bus every day I pass this establishment and finally just had to take a photo. Peace Out - 3C
Segnala presso:
Tags: neighborhood news · photos
Cleveland’s Opportunity Corridor Take Two: A St. Paul Perspective
July 15th, 2008 · 8 Comments
First post on The Opportunity Corridor being discussed for Cleveland’s east side can be seen here - I did a link and then a lament about why there is not a rail component. I still lament that point but now I have a better understanding of why these kinds of corridors exist near or parallel to [...]
Tags: economic development · politics
Mortgage Lending Laws To Change
July 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment
First the basics: The Feds are tightening or clarify some of the lending rules and they have decided the new laws will apply to all lenders, not just those who participated in the sub prime side of lending.
1. Verification of (in writing) a buyers ability to repay the loan when it is at it’s highest expected monthly [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · economic news
How About Greening Our Air Rights and Rooftops?
July 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I can’t get the idea out of my head that we are missing a chance to have more locally grown stuff by not utilizing our air rights. Air rights usually apply to the space above buildings, which could be an office building or a condo development. Or even a house if you put on the [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · economic development
More Charter Review Info
July 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Bill Callahan has updated the site so now testimony from Charter Review Commission meetings can be read on line here.
There are a few more meetings you can attend. And you can read the addendums that were submitted so far (proposed Charter changes). Go to the left sidebar on the page I linked above and you [...]
Tags: neighborhood news · politics
What’s the difference between lease option and lease purchase? Mariana knows!
July 12th, 2008 · No Comments
I am so lucky to have so many friends who are Realtors® around the Country because there is so much talent out there, it astounds me. My most recent kudos goes to Mariana Wagner of Colorado and her Springs Realty Scoops blog. (She is on my blog roll/favorite links list).
Today I discovered a post she [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate
Are Prefab Homes ‘Your Grandma’s Oldsmobile’ Or A Spiffy 21st Century Idea For Cleveland?
July 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Cleveland has a land bank, and it’s going to grow once they start tearing down more vacant houses. You can buy the land on the cheap ($100 for a buildable lot), but then what to put on it? Seemed like a good time to browse the net and find out what was available in pre-fab [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate
Living Along The Shaker Rapid System..Sounds Better Every Day
July 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Transit oriented development (TOD) has been a hot button for a decade. I was on the bus yesterday and passed a gas station on Lorain selling regular fuel for $4.05/gallon. We have one of the original transit systems in the Country right here in NE Ohio, in the form of The Shaker Rapid. Many of [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · Ohio Rail and Transit · economic development · transit oriented development













