Pensacola - Flipping House Seminar

I read in the Pensacola News Journal about a seminar on how to flip a house. The Flipping House seminar is to be at Pensacola Junior College on Saturday June 10th from 8.00 am to 12.00 noon. Also at the PJC Downtown Center on Monday July 31st from 5.30pm to 9.30pm. The cost is $70.00.

Flipping houses is the act of purchasing a property, quickly making improvements and reselling within 120 days to make a profit. These homes are usually "fixer uppers" in need of major and costly improvements.

Call PJC at 850-484 1374 for details. Sign up, it sounds good!

I Googled "flipping homes" and came up with many informational websites..

Try www.flippinghomes.com and www.lowestrate.com

Escambia To Demolish Or Repair Dilapidated Housing

Time Right for County to Target Poor Housing
"Escambia County commissioners are headed in the right direction in considering amending the nuisance ordinance to speed up the repair or demolition of dilapidated housing. They should approve the amendment. Complaints about substandard housing have accelerated since Hurricane Ivan. That's understandable. The damage done by that storm, and by Hurricane Dennis, has left many people grappling with repairs." Pensacola News Journal

Santa Rosa Open House-Prepare For Hurricane Season

Santa Rosa Open House Set For June 1st. Read Here..

An additional Hurricane Preparedness Workshop for South Santa Rosa County residents will be June 15 from 6.00 - 7:30 p.m., at Holley-Navarre Middle School Library, 1976 Williams Creek Drive. For details call Santa Rosa County Emergency Management at 850-983-5360.

Santa Rosa Canceling Contract with Rebuild Northwest Florida

County to get affordable homes
"Santa Rosa County is taking steps to bring more affordable housing to the county, including funds for 28 new homes, more funding for storm-damaged houses and, for the first time, money for mobile-home repairs. County commissioners on Thursday are expected to approve $1.5 million in contracts to subsidize home construction with:

1. Affordable Housing Solutions of Northwest Florida for $750,000 for 15 modular homes.·
2. Crawford-McBride Development for $150,000 for three modular homes.·
3. Community Enterprise Investments for $570,000 for 10 site-built homes"

18 modular homes out of a total of 28 approved new homes! Considering the hurricane damage that we have experienced here in Santa Rosa County with Ivan and Dennis, seems to me that money would be better spent constructing stronger type homes that can withstand major storm damage. Brick for instance. It is difficult enough as it is to get property and flood insurance without making it harder. Modular home is just a modern word for mobile home and nobody wants to be in a "trailer" when a storm rips through! The area they are building these homes must be in the north of the county away from the coast. They don't retain their value either as well as a brick home, if at all.

Hurricane Tip: Review Your Insurance Coverage

The Pensacola News Journal, the Life section, is offering one hurricane preparedness tip each day throughout May. 31 tips in all for you to consider as we near another hurricane season.
Read tip # 2 here Hurricane Insurance

I guess I missed #1 !!