Quad Cities Parade of Homes - Don’t Miss IT!

April 17th, 2009

CHECK OUT OUR PARADE SPECIAL - CLICK ON THE RIGHT SIDEBAR.

$8,000 INSTANT REFUND OFFER, PAYABLE AT CLOSING!

Don’t miss the Quad Cities Parade of Homes!

This weekend, and next!  Our Parade Special Applies During the Entire Spring 2009 Parade of Homes Period! A better deal than you will find on Quad City For Sale by Owner, with the help of a PROFESSIONAL AGENT at Ruhl Homes or Mel Foster Company.

Quad Cities Homes Kitchen Design by Marvin and More

April 14th, 2009

Quad Cities Expert Kitchen Design - Call Judy Tovrea at Marvin and More

www.marvinandmore.com

At SLEEPY HOLLOW, we demand excellence!

Our Davenport Quad Cities Homes are the epitome of AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND we demand QUALITY!  That is why we use subcontractors of the calibre of Marvin and More.  Judy Tovrea jj@marvinandmore.com knows how to sharpen her pencil to help Harmony Land Development, LLC keep our homes affordable, yet superior in quality.  563-529-2951 is Judy’s direct number.

We consider kitchen design to be the tell-all as to how a home builder cares about the buyer.  Our kitchen design at 1450 W 39th Street, Davenport is an example of that tell-all in this “City Close - Country Quiet” setting, Sleepy Hollow Addition, Quad Cities’ newest development of Villa Ranch Homes.

See listing info at www.ruhlhomes.com/tombracey or www.ruhlhomes.com/sleepyhollow for details.

Also, wanda1home@aol.com mcarstens@melfosterco.com timhart@ruhlhomes.com

Quad Cities Homes Spring Parade Special Promo!

April 11th, 2009

Harmony Land Development, LLC announces a special promotion for the lucky buyer of this home: http://www.homesquadcities.net/?p=300 for a contract executed between April 12, 2009 and April 26, 2009, and closed by May 29, 2009!

10991 156th St, Davenport, IA 52804 (Near Scott County West Lake Park, in Blue Grass Township)

$8,000 Instant Refund, In Addition to Your Possible New Home Buyer Tax Credit.

Or use this special $8,000 Instant Refund for Upgrades to Kitchen, Closing Costs, or Landscaping.

THIS HOME IS ALREADY LOADED WITH UPGRADES, AND IT JUST GOT $8,000 BETTER!!

 

Details available at www.ruhlhomes.com/timhart or email timhart@ruhlhomes.com

Quad Cities Iowa Restaurant Business Opportunity

April 9th, 2009

 

This Quad Cities Iowa (Between Blue Grass and Davenport) Restaurant Business Opportunity is available, with TERMS, for the Experienced Restauranteur who is tired of being the person who runs the operation, but gets paid simply as another person on the job.  This is the perfect chance to take your expertise to the next level and become a business owner without the usual once-in-a-lifetime risk that usually goes with the territory.  Located just off I-280 near the Scott County West Lake Park Campground and Buffalo Shores Campground.  Great opportunity to sell Pizza to the Blue Grass, Buffalo, and West Davenport market.

The owners of this property have the where-withal to help the right person get started in the restaurant business.  This is an unusual opportunity, because it not only has a “turnkey” restaurant operation, ready to open, but it also has an upper-level 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom fully remodeled apartment for the living convenience of the owner, or for additional passive rental income.  The apartment is currently rented, as is other space not needed for the restaurant operation –  current income $900 per month  –   this makes the occupancy cost of the restaurant extremely low indeed!

YOU NEED TO SEE THIS RESTAURANT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.  CALL THE OWNER’S OPERATIONS MANAGER, WILL WOLD, AT 563-529-3388 TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT!

Or Email Will at robertwold@dishmail.net or Ken at kwhaugen@aol.com

  WE WILL DISCUSS WITH YOU HOW WE CAN HELP YOU CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!

Davenport Brady Street TIF Corridor Opportunity!

April 7th, 2009

 Commercial Retail/Office User/Investment Opportunity.

CALL JEFF HEUER, PREMIER PARTNERS, FOR DETAILS - - - - OR VISIT

www.cheapclix.net for additional details

563-508-5998.

  1. Location:  4121 Brady Street, Davenport, IA listed by Jeff Heuer, Davenport, IA,  Premier Partners Realtors
  2. Listing Price $585,000 - 4605 Sq Ft Commercial Building, Occupied by Retail Tenant, with Flexibility for New Lease Terms and Owner-Occupancy for all or part of space.  Ideal for either office or retail users.
  3. Partial occupancy available immediately.
  4. Potential for purchase of additional adjacent lots for future expansion, or development.
  5. Property is in Davenport’s prime target area for re-development known as the Brady Street Corridor, where there is ample opportunity for TIF funds.
  6. Geothermal for energy efficient HVAC for Davenport Green Friendly Businesses.

 

Quad Cities Spectacular Villa Ranch Affordable Home!

April 1st, 2009

 Teak Floor (Over Twice the Hardness of Oak)!

IOWA QUAD CITIES NEW HOMES UNDER CONSTRUCTION 

This is the Great Room flooring that we have picked for this Awesome Villa Ranch Home at 1450 W. 39th Street, Davenport.  See more details at www.ruhlhomes.com/sleepyhollow or email tombracey@ruhlhomes.com or mcarstens@melfosterco.com

This home boasts of a 3-car side-load garage and a full upgrade interior, including solid-top counters with top-line cabinetry and a very generous appliance allowance, universal design, stepless entry, and beautiful green-space view.  Available for occupancy on or about June 15. Located in the “City-Close, Country-Quiet” neighborhood, Sleepy Hollow Addition.

Also check out our Quad Cities Iowa Waterfront Lake Home Property at www.ruhlhomes.com/harmonylake where we can build your dream lake house!  wanda1home@aol.com or timhart@ruhlhomes.com.

 

Craigs List Quad Cities Davenport Bettendorf IA Homes & Lake Lots For Sale

March 26th, 2009

Open House Ad Posted on Craigs List Quad Cities Homes and when.com Events Davenport Bettendorf IA

 

 SPECTACULAR LOCATION and SPECTACULAR HOME!

3BR - Open Sunday-New Home w/ Private Lake Access (10991 156th St, Davenport,IA 52804)

More detail at www.ruhlhomes.com/timhart or all over this site www.homesquadcities.net

Reply to: kwhaugen@aol.com
Date: 2009-03-26, 3:35PM CDT

Beautiful New Ranch Home - 3800 Sq.Ft. Finished, 3 Bath, Walkout, Universal Design Stepless Entry. Amenities: Trey Ceilings, Roll-In Shower, Open Floor-Plan, Large Lot w/ PRIVATE LAKE ACCESS! GORGEOUS VIEW. Abuts WEST LAKE PARK. Take Locust St. just west of I-280 then turn South on Y-48 then 1/2 Mile. (Across North Entrance to West Lake Park). OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, April 5th, Noon-1:30 PM. Click below to Email, or Call Owner 563-343-8327 for private showing.

 110th Ave at 156th St   google map   yahoo map

Email kwhaugen@aol.com  Visit kwhaugen@aol.com  Visit www.ruhlhomes.com/sleepyhollow

Davenport IA Events www.homesquadcities.net & www.when.com

March 21st, 2009

Try this link on for size:  http://www.when.com and look at the Quad Cities Davenport Bettendorf Iowa events and venues.  This is some powerful kind of $0 to $(low-cost-local-quad-cities-advertising)! If you look over our blog, you will see many posts that refer to “We bridge the gap between real estate and virtual estate.” (For example:  http://www.homesquadcities.net/?p=212).

At “When.com”, you will be able to input your city and state –  OMG!  You will see local events and venues that will keep you from getting bored.  In fact, if you are in the Quad Cities and looking for something to do, check out our Waterfront Lake Property at www.ruhlhomes.com/harmonylake and see a new real estate subdivision that you can GET EXCITED ABOUT!  OR, if you are looking for “City Close-Country Quiet”, then you should check out www.ruhlhomes.com/sleepyhollow

Sunday, April 5, there is an event in the Iowa Quad Cities, Noon - 1:30 P.M., namely an OPEN HOUSE at Harmony Hills, near Scott County West Lake Park –  a home that has access to a PRIVATE LAKE, and has Universal Design Construction. (Harmony Land Development LLC has become the Quad Cities experts at affordable housing and universal design).  Details of the open-house-event are available at www.when.com (Davenport,IA) where you look for events” or click on the “venues“ TABS where you will find the times that Mary Ann Carstens & Wanda Evins - of www.melfosterco.com  –  or Tom Bracey & Tim Hart - of www.ruhlhomes.com/harmonylake will welcome you to our open house at 10991- 156th St. Harmony Hills Lake Home.

Your HOST, Sunday April 5th, is Tim Hart (Noon-1:30 PM). timhart@ruhlhomes.com

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Iowa Quad Cities Homes-Buy Now (5 Reasons)!

March 19th, 2009

 Iowa Quad Cities Affordable Homes - Sleepy Hollow

Everything points to the Iowa Quad Cities continuing to be one of THE BEST housing markets in the USA, and AFFORDABLE HOMES are what we are all about.  The Davenport area local real estate facts, trends, and analysis still show that in our local residential real estate market, there is almost NEVER a bad time to buy.

CHECK IT OUT, NATIONALLY, ON: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/five-reasons-buying-house  (Wall Street Journal - Market Watch, by Amy Hoak)

CHECK IT OUT, LOCALLY, ON: http://www.ruhlhomes.com/factsandtrends - - (2009-1 & 2008-Fall, by Caroline Ruhl)

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WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS:  Reason #1:  “Affordability is better than ever — According to the National Association of Realtors housing affordability index, homes were more affordable in December than at any other point since the group started the index in 1970.”

CAROLINE RUHL SAYS:  “We are the 3rd most affordable housing market in the country.”

WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS: Reason #2:  “You have a large inventory to choose from.” — “But if you put off a purchase until inventory shrinks substantially, you might not get as good a price”,  — said Eddie Fadel, author of the book “Don’t Rent, Buy!”

CAROLINE RUHL SAYS:  “Iowa Quad Cities - - Listing Inventory — There were 976 homes and condominiums listed for sale as of December 31, 2008, which is a 7% decrease from last year when there were 1,055 properties for sale.”  (NATIONALLY, THE OPPOSITE OF OUR MARKET!).

WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS:  Reason #3: “Builders are offering big discounts. –Home builders are getting even more aggressive with their pricing.  In fact, Fadel recommends looking at completed new homes first because builders are offering such steep discounts. Plus, you’d have a warranty not only on the home itself, but also on the home’s appliances  –.” 

CAROLINE RUHL SAYS:  “The average sales price in the Iowa Quad Cities fell by less than 1%, from $164,800 in 2007 to $164,200 in 2008″.  (NATIONALLY, DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT FROM OUR MARKET!)

WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS: Reason #4:  ”Mortgage rates are historically low.”

CAROLINE RUHL SAYS:  “There is plenty of mortgage money available.  Contrary to whah one is led to believe by the national media, mortgage money is readily available in our region.  So long as a prospective buyer has paid their bills, can document their income and has a  decent credit score, they can get a mortgage. FHA requires a 3-1/2% down payment and investors typically need a 20% down payment now.  But interest rates are great!”

WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS: Reason #5:  ”You can get a federal tax credit  – There’s now a federal credit of up to $8,000 for home buyers who haven’t owned a home in at least three years — ‘The more Washington gives, demand will increase,’ says Flint-Budde. — ‘The more Washington gives, demand will increase’, says Fadel.”

CAROLINE RUHL SAYS: ”Visit our website at RuhlHomes.com for real estate listings and community information.”  More specifically, go to www.ruhlhomes.com/sleepyhollow or to www.ruhlhomes.com/harmonylake or http://lakehouse.com/page-64302.html

Quad Cities Affordable Homes New Concept Coming Soon!

March 11th, 2009


 Perfect for Iowa, a new Davenport Quad Cities affordable home concept is soon to be unveiled by Harmony Land Development, LLC.  The home designs will have easy-living-single-floor-universal-design for buyers interested in the “aging in place” permanent home — finally never having to move again!  AND, they will have a main-floor equivilent of a STORM CELLAR, fully accessible without the obstacle of a stairway!  The beautiful thing about universal home design is this:  The accessibility features that we build into our new homes are not noticable to your guests.

The practical thing about universal design is - those features will be noticable to you because you want flexibility as your life-style changes, and you want marketability if life deals you a need to transfer.

Sleepy Hollow developer, Ken Haugen, just returned today from a field trip where he eyeballed the construction of similar units being built in the Iowa City area.  Ken says: “The concept is great for our Sleepy Hollow Project, where our goal is Affordable Housing where it is CITY-CLOSE — COUNTRY QUIET!”

Keep posted here at www.homesquadcities.net for information soon to come!  You can contact any of our Realtor Team Members by clicking elsewhere on this page.  Visit http://www.ruhlhomes.com/sleepyhollow for a tour.  Call any of them & ask about stepless-universal-design-with-tornado-room!                  rotating clouds head for the groundph cr cursed thing

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