After exhausting what seemed like every option in our quest to buy a rental property in a poor neighborhood, it was time to change course.
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Kea Wilson shares the highs, the lows and everything in between about her new experiences as a small scale developer.
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After finding an ideal property in a neighborhood we wanted to invest in, getting a bank to finance our purchase turned out to be a huge hurdle.
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Is anyone doing the math on the real costs of development in your city?
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6 months ago, my partner and I tried to buy an ailing property in a poor neighborhood and transform it into quality affordable housing. Here’s what happened instead.
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Consider your answer. Then ask yourself, have you ever lived in a 400 square foot apartment?
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Using “urban acupuncture,” we acquire the worst vacant house on each block and renovate it.
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These 5 steps will help you test the development potential in your town.
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Strong, financially resilient neighborhoods emerge organically. Requiring one particular style of construction because we've see it work in other neighborhoods will not achieve this goal.
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We can build compact, walkable cities in an adaptable and economically inclusive manner — no high-rise towers needed.
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Developer Monte Anderson discusses how parking minimums exclude small-scale developers and how to approach parking needs in an auto-centric area.
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A Strong Towns member talks home renovation, parenthood and how he's living a resilient life.
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The 7 skills a small-scale developer needs. Hint: If you don't have them, you can find someone who does.
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A couple years ago, I bought a $15,000 uninhabitable shack in Cincinnati, Ohio, hoping to renovate it into a nice two-story duplex for renters. Here's what went wrong.
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There's a big difference between these two types of development and one will create a far better outcome for our cities.
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Is there an empty lot in your neighborhood you dream of filling? Use these simple steps to sketch, model and render a new building in the space.
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In your town, is an owner of a single family home able to get permission to add a small rental unit onto their property without any real hassle? If not, you've got work to do.
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Forget about the superstar neighborhoods—even most run-of-the-mill inner suburban neighborhoods would be next to impossible to build today.
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Imagine your favorite street in town didn’t exist. Could it be built today if the construction had to follow your local rules? Take this test to find out whether restrictive codes are stifling growth and development in your town.
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If big developers keep snatching up huge plots of land in my city, I may never own a home. But if land is sold in smaller increments, that means more opportunities for small developers and home owners.
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