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Light spacesLofty yet unimposing,the Arvada’s archedentry porch invitesvisitors to step insidethis midsizecontemporary home.PAGE 5F

LISTING OF THE WEEK

Traditionalstyle homeThe Listing of the Weekis a traditional home inthe Hillcrest Heights areanear Interstate 240 andPennsylvania Avenue insouth Oklahoma City.

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CLEAN UPA SLOBThanks to DebbieWiener, an interiordesigner in theWashington, D.C.,area, and the authorof “Slob Proof! Real-Life Design Solu-tions,” there is hopefor the resident slobin your house.

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PIEDMONT — In thestorm shelter business,nothing motivates fence-sitters like a real and pre-sent danger.

This year’s tornadoes“absolutely” have stirredup interest in shelters, saidNeta Biggs of Biggs Back-hoe & Trucking, 8727Piedmont Road. Biggs hastwo crews out on any givenday, digging, installing andback-filling the steel andprecast concrete sheltersthe company sells.

“We are without a doubtin our peak season,” shesaid.

At two shelters per crewper day, that’s a lot of peo-ple who’ve decided they’vehad one close call toomany. Even at the currentinstallation rate, “We’restill looking at a three-week backlog,” Biggs said.

Joe and WendySchneider, 768 Okie RidgeRoad in Yukon, had theirlast close call on May 10,when four stormsspawned a half-dozen tor-

nadoes in the OklahomaCity area.

“We’ve been thinkingabout it a long time. Wedidn’t have a place for itwhen we lived in Edmond.Now, we’ve been here fouryears and we’ve been talk-ing about it every year,” hesaid as he was installinglandscaping around thefamily’s new shelter, in-stalled by Biggs. “This lastone was pretty close. Wegot a little anxious, a littlenervous. I had my kids anddidn’t know what to do butget in the bathtub.”

Schneider said the onlyplace he could have a shel-ter installed was in hisfront yard.

“Who cares if it’s aneyesore if it saves some-body’s life? That’s what Itold my neighbors,” hesaid, noting that the land-scaping will blend theshelter into his yard.

Wendy Schneider said,“Now, we’ll probably nev-er get a tornado. But atleast I have peace of mind.”

Storm shelter installersare hustling all over the

STORM SHELTER INSTALLERS DISCOVERSCARY WEATHER’S GOOD FOR BUSINESS

Earl Biggs with Biggs Backhoe & Trucking climbs out of a storm shelter on display at the company in Piedmont. Shelter installers havebeen doing land-office business since the May 10 tornadoes. PHOTOS BY SARAH PHIPPS, THE OKLAHOMAN

Homeowner Joe Schneider, left, watches as workers with Hausner Inc. and BiggsBackhoe & Trucking install a shelter at his home at 768 Okie Ridge Road in Yukon.

BY TIM FALLSpecial [email protected]

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A 32-year-old energycompany manager soonwill relocate to a new jobout of state. But despitean abundance of “ForSale” signs in the suburbof his choice, he’s feelingfrustrated in his quest tobuy a good home for hisfamily.

“More than 30 percentof the houses the manvisits are untidy, in poorrepair and crowded withclutter,” said AbrahamTieh, the real estate bro-ker assisting the managerin his search.

Tieh, a former presi-dent of the National As-

sociation of ExclusiveBuyer Agents (www.nae-ba.org), said one reasonmany homes are nowgoing to market in poorcondition is that theeconomy has left manysellers lacking funds forhome improvements.

But he said some of the

most critically importantpresale steps require littleor no cash, includingbasic household and car-pet cleaning and de-clut-tering.

“Homebuyers won’tspend more than twominutes in a smelly houseor one filled with excessfurniture and junk,” Tiehsaid.

Sid Davis, a real estatebroker and author of “ASurvival Guide to Selling aHome,” said savvy sellersrealize that buyers arebecoming increasinglypicky, and “if they do buya fixer-upper, they want

an extremely deep dis-count.”

If you’re a cash-strapped home sellerworking to maximize yoursale, these pointers couldprove useful:

› Realize the power ofa paintbrush in yourhand.

Davis said home sellerscan recoup at least $3 forevery dollar spent onpaint and supplies for aninterior redo. What’smore, a freshly paintedproperty will changehands more quickly thanone without such a cos-metic uplift.

While you can hire apainting firm to do thework, Davis said mosthomeowners can becomecompetent painters with alittle effort and recom-mended that novice pain-ters seek out guidancefrom a local home im-provement store or paintcompany retailer.

Also, the websites ofmajor paint companiescan be helpful. Theseinclude: www.duron.com,www.benjaminmoore.com and www.sherwin-williams.com.

A bit of scrubbing will help sell home faster

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Crossland Real Estate,8901 S Santa Fe Ave., SuiteC, has added three resi-dential real estate sales as-sociates, said AimeeCrossland, broker-owner.

› Jorge Domenack is bi-lingual and has been li-censed since 2008. Previ-ously, he was with anotherfirm.

› Sarah Ross, a lifelong

resident of Moore, is agraduate of the Universityof Oklahoma with a degreein business finance.

› Sheila Smith grew upin south Oklahoma Cityand is a graduate of West-moore High School’s firstclass, in 1989. She attend-ed Rose State College andpreviously worked in thehotel service industrybooking conventions andmeetings.

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Crossland adds associates

metro area.First-quarter sales were

the “worst in 11 years,” butnow business has neverbeen better for AaronGlenn of Aaron’s StormShelters, 1925 N Ann ArborPlace. Glenn, a contractorwhose company designsand builds in-groundshelters, said he has a one-month backlog.

Glenn’s product —poured, reinforced con-crete walls that create a“miniature basement”type of shelter built to cus-tomer specifications — ispopular with customerswho want custom-de-signed undergroundspaces, he said.

After tornadoes struckMay 10, he said, “My callswent up 100 percent. Iwent from 15 a week to 50 aday.”

At Ground Zero StormShelters, 7848 S WesternAve., it’s the same backlogstory.

Debbie Schaeffer, officemanager and mother ofGround Zero founderRichard Crow, said herson’s company is installing14 to 24 shelters a week.Ground Zero’s two-lid,prefabricated steel, in-ground shelters are manu-factured in Perry.

With Crow’s son, Alex,working for the companyas his summer job, andwith Alex’s great-grand-mother representing thecompany at trade shows,Ground Zero is a true four-generation operation.

Ground Zero installedmore than 1,000 shelters in2009, and this year islooking even better.

“Already this year we’reover 700,” Schaeffer said.

Shelter installers agreedthat this month’s tornado-spawning storms hit closeto home for lots of peopleand have had a big effecton people’s readiness totake the plunge and investin a shelter.

Lisa Ingram, a salesmanager for FlatSafe Tor-nado Shelters, 121 NE 26,said the formula is prettysimple.

“As storms go up, salesgo up,” she said.

Glenn said his phonehas been ringing on recentdark, blustery days whenclouds start churning.

“Seven callers in oneday were ready to go —like, ‘Can we build it by theend of the day, before thisstorm hits?’ ” he said. “It’sgreat.”

REAL ESTATE EDITOR RICHARD MIZECONTRIBUTED TO THIS STORY.

Earl Biggs with Biggs Backhoe & Trucking talks about a tornado shelter at thecompany in Piedmont. PHOTOS BY SARAH PHIPPS, THE OKLAHOMAN

Shelter: Backlog of calls

› Mobilize by givingyour excess accumu-lations to charity.

“Decluttering is abso-lutely vital because buyerscan’t picture themselvesliving in a crowded house,and most will automat-ically reject such a place,”Davis said.

But for homeownerswho have difficulty get-ting rid of items they nolonger use, the clearing-out process is easier ifthey’re assured their sur-plus items will be put togood use.

› Remove large furni-ture to a neighbor’s homeor a self-storage unit.

“I don’t mind selling ahouse that’s completelyvacant. But if you’re stillliving there, make sureyou take away as muchfurniture as possible sopeople can see how largeyour rooms are,” Davissaid.

To make a dining roomseem larger, he suggestedthat sellers remove chinaclosets, along with extraleaves from the diningroom table.

Also, eliminate all butfour dining room chairs.

In the living room, afew basics are sufficientfor home showings: onesofa, one loveseat, a cou-ple of end tables andlighting.

Ideally, you’ll also re-move a television with anexceptionally large screen— at least temporarily.

› Check the track re-cord of any listing agentyou’re considering.

Ask the agent for aprintout on his or hersales performance overthe past six to 12 months.

Each entry shouldshow the number of daysit took the agent to sellthe property (“days onmarket”) and how wellthe sellers did at closing(“list-to-sale price”).

“Also, be sure that thelisting agent you select isthoroughly familiar withyour neighborhood andhas actively sold homesthere for at least twoyears,” Davis said.

E-mail Ellen James Martin [email protected].

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Q & A

TORNADOES

› Why is it nolonger recommend-ed to open a win-dow when a torna-do is imminent?

While it is true thatpressure on the roofcan be relieved byopening a windowon the leeward sideof the house — thedirection towardwhich the wind isblowing — the direc-tion of an attackingwind will be un-known. Even whenthe tornado’s ap-proach direction isknown, the winds ofthe tornado arespinning; so depend-ing on which part ofthe tornado passesover the house, thewinds on the wallcould be from anydirection. Opening awindow on the“wrong” side couldbe detrimental tothe building andwaste valuable timeneeded to reach aplace of safety. Se-vere winds act on abuilding before thelargest portion ofthe atmosphericpressure change canbecome effective.Window failures arelikely to “open” thestructure to a grea-ter degree than anopen window would. › Is it true that

tornadoes some-times skip over ahouse?

Tornadoes are verycomplex systemsand we do not fullyunderstand thenature of theirwinds. It is for thisreason that re-searchers still“chase” tornadoeswith the goal ofbetter understand-ing their character-istics. It does appearthat there are occa-sionally limited areasof stronger winds.However, it cannotbe assumed thatbecause a buildingwith minimal dam-age is observed nextto a building withsignificant damagethat the first build-ing was “skippedover.” The perform-ance of buildings inwindstorms is di-rectly related totheir design andconstruction. Mini-mal damage in anengineered buildingmore likely indicatesthat the buildingwas well-designedand constructed.

SOURCES: NATIONAL SEVERESTORMS LABORATORY

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Storm shelters are on display at Biggs Backhoe &Trucking.

Gordon Dennison with Biggs Backhoe & Truckinglevels the base after a hole was dug.

Homeowner Joe Schneider, left, looks on as PaulHausner with Hausner Inc. installs a storm shelter.

THE OKLAHOMAN | NEWSOK.COM SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2010 3FREAL ESTATE

Most families have aresident slob.

It might be your hus-band, child or even a pet.

But thanks to DebbieWiener, an interior de-signer in the Washington,D.C., area, and the authorof “Slob Proof! Real-LifeDesign Solutions,” there ishope.

Wiener was inspired byher husband, “the slob,” aswell as World WrestlingEntertainment, “in that itis carefully thought out tosurvive whatever lifethrows at it.”

Along with writing herbook she designed a line offurniture with Cryptonfabric that is virtually in-destructible, yet remainsaffordable.

During a conversation,she listed a few tips to getyou started.

To listen to the entire in-terview, go to www.comfortzoneradio.com.

Her tips:› Think through what’s

more important: How itlooks or how it works foryou.

› Use magazines for in-spiration but be realisticabout your lifestyle.

› Trap dirt at the foyerwith a small and colorfularea rug.

› Add a small bench toyour foyer so you’ll have aplace to put your keys orgroceries.

› A beautiful hall treewill keep clutter off thefloor.

› To stay organized, usehooks.

Here are a few tips fromher book:

› Decorate the way youreally like.

› Make color yourfriend.

› Choose flooring care-fully. If you think yourfamily belongs in an insti-tution, try institutionalcarpet.

For more informationabout Wiener, go towww.slobproof.com.

Now go out and createyour own unique comfortzone!

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MODESTO, Calif. — Fornearly the first seven yearsof her life, Kathe Poteetlived in the best house onthe block. Her family’shome was the only onewith well-manicured frontand back yards and a pic-ture window that offered aspectacular view of SanFrancisco’s skyline.

And unlike so many ofher neighbors, she is one ofthe few who can say shedid almost seven years on“The Rock” and loved ev-ery minute of it.

Of course, about half ofher “neighbors” lived in 6-by-9-foot rooms on a dif-ferent kind of block — acell block — in the infa-mous federal prison on Al-catraz. They were some ofAmerica’s most notorious,vicious and incorrigiblecriminals, sent to the is-land because they couldn’tbehave themselves at oth-er federal prisons.

Gangster Al “Scarface”Capone, “Machine Gun”Kelly, Robert “Birdman”Stroud and other reallybad guys were gone fromThe Rock before she wasborn. But Alvin “Creepy”Karpis — the last PublicEnemy No. 1 of the De-pression Era to be captured— was there throughouther stay and beyond.

“He did our laundry,”said Poteet, who teachesscience at an elementaryschool in Modesto, Calif.

So what was a nice kidlike Kathe Poteet doing ona place like Alcatraz?

Her father, Alfred Kaep-pel, was the prison’s chiefclerk — a position equiva-lent to the chief financialofficer of a large corpora-tion — from 1949 until1961. He was in charge of

everything financial in-volving the prison, frommaintenance of the facili-ties to procurement ofsupplies, including foodand fresh water. He and hiswife, Mildred, lived on theisland for five years beforeKathe was born in a SanFrancisco hospital.

The prison never housedmore than about 275 of theworst of the worst, whowere outnumbered byabout 300 or so FederalBureau of Prisons employ-ees and their family mem-bers. The civilians lived inhousing that bordered theparade grounds, an area atthe south end of the 12-acre island that had beenused to stage military for-mations when the Armycontrolled Alcatraz beforeit became a federal prisonin 1934. Consequently, Po-teet said, separate societiesexisted on the island: Theprisoners within the walls,and the families and em-ployees outside who en-joyed the freedom to comeand go as they pleased.

“They had their worldand we had ours,” she said.The only contact they hadwith convicts came week-ly, when one of the better-behaved baddies camearound to gather theirsheets, towels and otherbasic laundry items. Eachhousehold was assigned anumbered laundry bag.

In the early 1960s, herfather penciled out howmuch it would cost to

shore up and repair the ag-ing prison. As he workedon his report, an inmateattempted to hang a shelfin the prison’s library.When he tried to secure itto the wall, a big chunk ofconcrete popped out, ex-posing the damage the ele-ments had wreaked on theold buildings over morethan five decades.

Estimated at $3 millionto $5 million, the cost ofrepairs persuaded the gov-ernment to close the pris-on, whose operationalcosts were nearly threetimes greater than otherfederal prisons.

“When we moved off ofthe island, I had to be re-minded to look both wayswhen I crossed the street”and after living near socie-ty’s worst men “not to talkto strangers,” Poteet said.

TEACHER’S FATHER WORKED AT ALCATRAZ ISLAND’S PRISON

Kathe Poteet’s father, Alfred Kaeppel, was the chief financial officer at the islandof Alcatraz in the 1950’s. He obtained this wooden inlayed picture frame from aninmate’s cell, into which 1-year-old Kathe’s photo was inserted. Kathe Poteet isshown with her husband, Dave, at their Oakdale, Calif., home.

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Woman rememberstime on ‘The Rock’

They (the inmates) had their worldand we had ours.”

KATHE POTEET

BY JEFF JARDINEMcClatchy Newspapers


MANATEE, Fla. — Residen-tial developers and home-builders who survived thehousing bust here now arefeasting on the remains ofthose who didn’t.

They’ve been on a buy-ing spree, using cash sav-ings to acquire finished butunbuilt lots and subdivi-sions that have beenstalled or lost to foreclo-sure or bankruptcy.They’re paying up to 75percent off peak land pric-es during the housingboom, and planning tosucceed where others havestruggled or failed.

“It’s survival of the fit-test among the developerset,” said Jack McCabe, areal-estate analyst andconsultant in DeerfieldBeach, Fla.

Observers said it is hap-pening throughout Flor-ida, but especially in re-gions where raw land gen-erally is less expensive andin greater supply.

In Manatee County, D.R.Horton Homes, MedallionHomes and Minto Com-munities have been amongthe most active buyers.

Horton, a nationalhomebuilder based in FortWorth, Texas, has pur-chased 170 lots and hascontracts or options on 110more in several develop-ments. Local builder Med-allion has paid $9.26 mil-lion for finished lots in foursubdivisions. And Minto, asubsidiary of a privateCanadian firm, has boughtan undeveloped condomi-nium project on Perico Is-

land and several lots in La-kewood Ranch’s CountryClub area.

All said discounted landprices attracted them.

Horton also entered theManatee market in Sep-tember, when it paid$165,000 for four lots in theGreyHawk Landing devel-opment in East Manatee.

Since then, it’s boughtabout 170 lots — and be-tween pending contractsand options to buy morelots, that number couldexceed 270. Those pur-chases have cost at least$3.38 million, according topublic records.

All are being marketed,and Horton, which alsobuilds in the OklahomaCity area, is about to closeon two more deals for an-other 130 or so lots.

The builder had beeneyeing Manatee for a longtime, said Darren Saltzb-erg, sales and marketingvice president for thecompany’s Tampa-Sara-sota region.

“We’ve been up in Tam-pa for 5½ years, but we

couldn’t get down to Ma-natee and Sarasota untillast year because of the lotprices,” he said. “Nowthey’ve come down signif-icantly. We’re trying to takeadvantage of the market.”

So is Medallion, a localbuilder since 1984. In thepast year, it has boughtmore than 350 lots in thearea. And it might not bedone buying.

“We are cautiously look-ing for opportunities,” saidPete Logan, Medallion’svice president. “Right nowyou’re able to buy a fin-ished lot for less than whatit costs to develop it.”

Builders and developersnow on the lookout for ac-quisitions share severalcharacteristics:

They survived thedownturn by slashing op-erating expenses, loweringhome prices and reducingproduct sizes. They alsoadjusted their businessplans to target first-timehomebuyers, a move thatwas boosted by the recentlyexpired federal tax credit.

And they conserved cash.

With commercial credit andinvestment still somewhatscarce, only the well-capi-talized can finance land ac-quisitions in the currentmarket, analysts said.

For example, Hortonhad $1.8 billion in unre-

stricted cash at the end ofits most recent quarter.

“Those who are posi-tioned with enough cash topick up what is really rawmaterial are doing so,” saidRobert Dunham, a real-es-tate market analyst and

certified appraiser in St.Petersburg, Fla. “They’rebetting that they’ll be po-sitioned, cost-wise andtiming-wise, to be ready tohit the market with a de-veloped lot and homewhen it picks up.”

Builders grabbing failed Florida additionsHOMEBUILDERS | SOME SURVIVORS ARE OUT THERE BUYING

A recreational path borders a lake at the Old Tampa Estates addition in Parrish,Fla. D.R. Horton Inc. recently bought the failed development paying fire-sale pricesfor scores of lots. MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE PHOTOS

An intersection at the Old Tampa Estates residentialdevelopment in Parrish, Fla., is left in a mostly ready-to-build state.

BY DUANE MARSTELLERMcClatchy Newspapers


Lofty yet unimposing, the Arvada’sarched entry porch invites visitors to stepinside this midsize contemporary home.Attractive turned brick caps rim the upperedge of the brick wainscoting, and multi-pane windows add sparkle.

Light washes into the entry through asidelight and an arched clerestory win-dow. Double doors on the left swing openinto a vaulted living room expanded by abroad window bay. Step through the wideopening on the right side of the entry andinto the dining room. A pocket door offersaccess to the kitchen, or separation fromthe noise and clutter there.

From the arched opening at the back ofthe entry, head into the kitchen and vault-ed family room or proceed on throughdouble doors into the owners’ suite.

This kitchen is larger than it seems, ifyou take the huge walk-in pantry into ac-count. Standing at the kitchen sink, youcan interact with family and friends at theraised eating bar, watch flames in the di-rect-vent gas fireplace, keep track of ac-

tivities in the family room, or gaze out thesliding glass doors.

The built-in desk makes a convenientphone location and comes in handy forkeeping tabs on household finances. Theoverhead shelves can hold books.

Laundry appliances are nearby in apass-through utility room that connectsto the garage. This space has a long foldingcounter, and can be a mud room, great forwiping muddy paws or shucking off messyshoes or boots.

Sliding glass doors in the owners’ suiteoffer access to the generously sized patiothat spans most of the rear. Luxury fea-tures include a large soaking tub, doublevanity, spacious walk-in closet and sep-arately enclosed toilet and shower.

For a review plan, including scaled floorplans, elevations, section and artist’s con-ception, send $25 to Associated Designs,1100 Jacobs Drive, Eugene, OR, 97402.Please specify the Arvada 30-261 and in-clude a return address when ordering. Formore information, call (800) 634-0123.

HOUSE PLAN

Contemporary Arvada planoffers amenities and light

The Listing of the Week is a traditionalhouse in the Hillcrest Heights area nearInterstate 240 and Pennsylvania Avenuein south Oklahoma City.

The 1,332-square-foot house has threebedrooms, two baths, a formal livingroom, a family room, one dining area andan attached two-car garage. The familyroom has a fireplace. The kitchen has apantry and eating space. The master bed-room has a ceiling fan and full bath. Sec-ondary bedrooms have ceiling fans. There

are hardwood floors in the living room,family room and kitchen. The home has acovered patio, security system, under-ground sprinkler system and updatedstorm windows and doors and appliances.

Built in 1961, it is listed for $107,000with Rowell Sargeant of Keller WilliamsRealty. For information, call 330-2626.

Nominations for Listing of the Week are welcome. Sendinformation on single-family homes to The Oklahoman,Richard Mize, P.O. Box 25125, Oklahoma City, OK 73125.Nominations may be faxed to 475-3996.

The Listing of the Week is at 2441 SW 78. PHOTO PROVIDED

LISTING OF THE WEEK

Hillcrest Heights homeoffers hardwood floors

LOS ANGELES — Oscar-winning actress and avidhistorical home restorerDiane Keaton has put herlatest project on the marketin Pacific Palisades, Calif.,at $8.5 million.

Keaton spent more thantwo years renovating aFrank Lloyd Wright-de-signed midcentury housebuilt for another Oscarwinner, Alfred Newman.The nine-time AcademyAward recipient, who diedin 1970, composed musicfor more than 200 movies.

The 1-acre compoundincludes a main residence,two detached bedroomsuites and a swimmingpool. In the main house,Keaton restored the wood-work and built-in furni-ture, updated the kitchenand reworked the secondstory to create a loftlikemaster bedroom suite withwalls of glass. There are fivebedrooms, 3½ bathroomsand four fireplaces in 4,386square feet of living space.She landscaped the entireproperty, including the dri-veway and motor court.

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Diane Keaton

Actress putsremodelup for saleBY LAUREN BEALELos Angeles Times


In many ways, this is atough time to be a home-owner. Finances might betight, but that doesn’t stopthe roof from wearing outor the plumbing fromstarting to drip.

Or perhaps you’rethinking of selling yourhome, and you need to adda deck or replace somewindows or siding in orderto be competitive. But youcan’t really afford to hire apro.

That may have left yougiving serious thought toundertaking some do-it-yourself projects that inthe past you might nothave considered tackling.

There are some pros andcons to that. Doing thingsyourself saves money andadds value to your home. Italso can bring a lot of per-sonal pleasure, and a defi-nite sense of pride.

But there are risks. Apoor job actually can de-tract from the value ofyour home. In some cases,you even can end up pay-ing more for wasted mate-rials and correcting mis-takes than you would havepaid to have a contractordo it right in the first place.

So, before you break outyour tools and head to thehome center for a stack of

lumber and paint, take amoment for some honestassessment.

› Do you know how todo the work?

This is the obvious firstthing to ask yourself. Doyou know what steps areinvolved in the project? Allof the steps?

There are lots of greatcolumns (you’re here,right?), books, videos, TVshows and other sources ofinformation that will helptell you how to get fromPoint A to Point Z in a pro-ject. Take the time to checkout a few of those sources.Understand what’s in-volved.

Then ask yourself if youknow how to do thosethings. If you don’t, canyou learn them?

› Do you have the rightskills and abilities?

OK, you figured out thesteps involved. Now, doyou have the skills and the

physical abilities to ac-complish those steps?

Remember, those aretwo different things. Youmight easily read abouthow to re-roof a house,and fully understand all ofthe steps involved in doingit. But if you’re not able tohandle the rigors of work-ing for hours at a time on asteep roof, then under-standing the theory of howto do it won’t be enough.

› Can you commit thenecessary time?

This is a tough one for alot of homeowners. Forone thing, it’s really hard tounderstand just how longsome of these projects aregoing to take, especially ifyou’ve never done thembefore. For another, thetime commitment to theproject means time that’sgoing to be taken awayfrom something else.

It may be that re-sidingthe house takes the entiresummer, simply becauseyou can do it only on theweekends. Will that workfor you? Will that work foryour family?

If the purpose of doingthe re-siding work is to sellthe house, will you end upmissing the prime sellingseason?

Time creates other risksas well. Take reroofing, forexample. If you can com-mit only small chunks oftime to the project, youmay be leaving your homevulnerable to sudden rainstorms if the roof isn’t ad-equately protected.

Also consider that yourhome may not be secure ifyou’re taking windows ordoors out and temporarilyreplacing them with ply-wood or, worse yet, sheetsof plastic.

› Have you thoughtabout the physical side?

Most building projects,even the simple ones, re-quire some amount ofphysical labor. Are you upfor climbing, crawling,lifting, carrying and all theother things that go alongwith getting the workdone?

Then there’ll be thosetimes when, despite yourown willingness to do thework, another set of handsis going to be necessary. Doyou have a helper you can

call on?What about getting the

materials? Can you pickthem up at the home cen-ter or the lumberyard byyourself? Can you getthem delivered?

Once they get to thehouse, can you get themwhere they need to go: on-to the roof, into the house,or into the basement, atticor crawl space?

And don’t forget thatonce things get under way,there’s the obvious needfor tools and equipment,which you’ll need to buy,rent or borrow as needed.

You might want to goback to the first question,and look at all of the stepsinvolved in the project.That might help you betterunderstand the physicalside of things, as well asthose times when a helpermight be needed as well.

› Do you want to do it?Be honest here. Your

real estate agent may havesaid that your house willshow better with a fresh

coat of paint. You can’t really afford to

hire a painter, so you de-cide to do it yourself. Un-fortunately, you hatepainting more than rootcanals, and the only thingyou want to do is hurry upand get it over with. Doyou really think that theappearance of the finishedproduct is going to helpyou sell your house?

None of this is meant todissuade you from tacklinga do-it-yourself project.Just the opposite.

Taking responsibility fortheir homes is something Iencourage people to do ev-ery day.

But so is honest assess-ment. So, just take a mo-ment before you start, andmake sure your eyes areopen before you get start-ed.

You’ll end up with a bet-ter finished project as a re-sult.

Remodeling and repair questions?E-mail Paul Bianchina [email protected].

INMAN NEWS

Do-it-yourself projects have pros, consPaulBianchina

HANDY @ HOME

MINNEAPOLIS — In theold days, when shopkeep-ers lived above their storesand blacksmiths lived be-hind their shops, homesand workplaces often wereconnected.

Then came the car, sub-urban migration and com-muter culture. Home washome, work was work, andnever the twain did theymeet — unless the bosswas coming for dinner.

But in today’s economicclimate, that old model ismaking new sense. Withjobs vanishing and budgetsshrinking, self-employ-ment is on the rise, andhome is a cost-effectiveplace to launch a start-up.

About 5.7 million Amer-icans worked primarily attheir homes in 2008, upfrom 4.2 million in 2000,according to U.S. CensusBureau data.

More optionsTo attract today’s

home-based entrepre-neurs, some developers arecreating new takes on oldhousing options: store-fronts on the street withapartments behind, orbuildings designed to ac-commodate clients in hall-ways and business signageoutside.

Live-work housing ispopular in New York andCalifornia, although theconcept has been a slowersell in places such as Min-nesota.

“It’s taking a while tocatch on,” said Katie Visi-na, property manager forUptown Lake Apartments,which includes some live-work units. “No one un-derstands why there aretwo doors, one to the street

and one to the apartment.”“People seem to strug-

gle with it (the concept) —some don’t get it,” agreedTony Smith, project man-ager for SOHO (Small Of-fice, Home Office), a for-mer nut factory convertedto condos in Minneapolis’North Loop.

The project was de-signed to include twofloors of live-work units,but so far, only two unitsare being used that way, hesaid.

Living and working inthe same place can bechallenging, according tothose who do it, but for

many, the positives out-weigh the negatives.

“Starting a new busi-ness in a time of recessionis risky,” said Ashley Po-well, who launched A/star,a model and music agency,with the help of her boy-friend, Ben Anderson, intheir live-work unit lastAugust.

“But if you’re smartabout it, it’s actually thebest time. We needed away to combine everythingand save money, but makesure the business is takenseriously.”

MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNEINFORMATION SERVICES

Self-employment at homerevives old start-up modelBY KIM PALMERStar Tribune (Minneapolis)


Outdoor furniture makers arekeenly aware that home is thecurrent vacation hot spot.

This season offers an array ofunusual pieces in colors, materi-als and styles to soothe our souls.A quick sample: backyard swingscrafted from reclaimed winebarrels; a candy-stick hued col-lection of modern rockers andgliders made from recycled milkjugs; and canopied daybeds withdeep cushioning.

“Consumers are hungry forsomething different to personal-ize their environment,” said Mi-chelle Lamb, an internationalhome furnishings trend fore-caster in Minneapolis. Outdoorliving “is a great way to get morespace out of your house, which isuseful in this economy whenpeople aren’t moving to biggerhomes as frequently.”

For instance, Kansas City de-signers are raising the bar of out-door living with locally madefurniture. Consumer demand forproducts crafted from local ma-terials is growing because it’sbetter for the environment andeconomy. Plus, customers canbuild one-on-one relationshipswith artisans to get exactly whatthey want. Westport, Mo.,-based company Edwin Blue cre-ated its first collection, Rise,which includes chaises, chairs,ottomans and side tables.

“We grew up camping and en-joying the outdoors, so it was anatural place to start,” said de-sign director Clayton Vogel, whoco-founded and co-owns thecompany with architect Mat-thew Hufft. The friends, bothUniversity of Kansas graduates,met in Springfield and worked inNew York before forming EdwinBlue in Kansas City.

They plan to launch the linenext year at the InternationalContemporary Furniture Fair inNew York City, but the piecescan be ordered and built at theirWestport location.

The removable cushions in theRise line are made by GearhartUpholstery in Buckner, Mo. Themachine-washable covers arelined with swimsuit material andcome in many colors, but cus-tomers can specify their ownfabrics.

Sustainability played a bigpart in the collection. Sturdystainless steel frames are builtfrom 45 to 65 percent recycled

material. Seatbacks and table-tops are made of “sinker cy-press” — trees that sank to thebottoms of rivers between thelate 1800s and 1930 in the loggingprocess. Cold river water pro-tected the wood from sunlight,and years of sediment buildupresults in a variety of colors.

“It meant not having to cutdown trees, and these are old-growth trees that you can’t findmuch anymore,” Vogel said.

Jerad Foster of Studiobuild inOverland Park, Kan., repurposesscrap wood from a window com-pany.

“Besides being interested inlocal and green, people wantpieces to be flexible and multi-functional,” Foster said. “Espe-cially in this economy.”

People want benches that canbe used for casual entertainingand dining, as well as indoor-outdoor pieces. For example,Foster’s picnic table doubles as aconference table.

Andrew Dickson of AcronymDesigns, who shares workshopspace with Foster, recently de-veloped modern wooden gardencolumns. He built them for hiswedding in April but thoughtthey’d be innovative for thebackyard. The modular columns— made from recovered mahog-any and oil-finished steel — canbe used in three heights. A bev-erage or plant rail can be mount-ed to them, and attachments canform an overhead structure.

Rod Wilcoxen, the owner ofTerrace, an outdoor furnitureshowroom, said outdoor furni-ture isn’t reserved just for din-ing.

“It’s all about being comfort-able for hours,” Wilcoxen said.“Not just 15 minutes.”

Outdoor furniture goes for comfort PIECES THAT ARE ECONOMICAL, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND EASY ON THE BODY ARE PART OF VACATION-AT-HOME TREND

BY STACY DOWNSMcClatchy-Tribune InformationServices

A Luxe30 art deco-style out-door chair by O.W. Lee startsat $1,800. MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE PHOTO

Above: An Eclipse outdoordaybed by Gloster starts at$9,000, at Terrace in KansasCity, Mo.

Right: A model relaxes onan outdoor chaise loungemade by Edwin Blue.

Below: Outdoor furnituremade by Edwin Blue of Kan-sas City, Mo., includes thisside table, chair and otto-man.

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Enhance what’s in hand› Freshen up with pillows or

cushions.› Paint damaged metal furni-

ture yourself or have it profes-sionally powder-coated.

› Find new shatterproof bowlsand glasses.

› Add ambient lighting: lan-terns, strings of lights or an eco-fuel fire pit.

Lively colors› Look for butter yellow, or-

ange, teal and lime-green furni-ture; accents paired with black,white and gray also are popular.

› Check out the Go collectionclub rocker designed by GregBenson and Jeff Taly for Loll De-signs, made of recycled milkjugs, available in a variety of col-ors. Design Within Reach, $570,(800) 944-2233, www.dwr.com.

› Take a look at Garcon’s roll-ing bar cart, $69.95, CB2, (800)606-6252, www.cb2.com.

› Metal beverage tub, stand inred or green, $69, Pier 1, (800)245-4595, www.pier1.com.

Wine› Our fascination with wine

keeps growing. A backyardswing, minus the chains, is madein Texas from retired wine barrelstaves. It is available for $120from Uncommon Goods, (888)365-0056, www.uncommongoods.com.

Indoors out› Sectional sofas, room divid-

ers and wall art are making theirway outdoors, as are storagepieces that contain toys, swim-suits and dog leashes.

› Check out an outdoor halltree, aluminum frame with PVCwicker and under-seat storage,$499, Grandin Road, (866) 668-5962, www.grandinroad.com.

Care and storage› Vacuum cushions and keep

the frame clean.› Remove mold and mildew

with a brush and hot soapy wa-ter. Eco-friendly cleaners alsoare available.

› Ideally, store outdoor furni-ture inside during the off season.Covers are an alternative. Somestores have a program for pickupof outdoor furniture, cleaning,wrapping and delivery in spring.


Practical tipsfor furnishings


WASHINGTON — Memoto the bank: Take this un-derwater, money-suckinghouse and shove it! Goahead and wreck my creditfor years to come. I’mwalking away no matterwhat.

Why?That’s the provocative

question posed by Brent T.White, a University of Ari-zona law professor whoseacademic paper on thefast-spreading “strategicdefault” phenomenon lastyear drew sharp criticismfrom lenders and WallStreet, who viewed him asthe Pied Piper of the walk-away movement.

Now White has publish-ed a new paper, based onthe personal accounts of356 strategic defaultersand homeowners on theverge of doing the same.His finding: People who

intentionally default ontheir loans are not as eco-nomically rational or cal-culating in their decision-making as widely believed.

In fact, he said, their de-cisions to pull the plug“may not turn out to beeconomically rational.”But they walk anyway, inlarge part because they areat the end of their emo-tional rope.

White published his lat-est paper in Arizona LegalStudies, the law schooljournal. Following his ini-tial study last year, whichargued that far largernumbers of underwaterborrowers should stick itto their lenders, White saidhe was inundated with e-mails and calls fromhomeowners saddled withnegative equity.

According to real estateanalytics firm CoreLogic,

negative equity continuesto be a massive and corro-sive problem. During thefirst quarter of this year,11.2 million homeownersacross the country owedmore on their mortgagesthan the market values oftheir properties.

Nationwide, nearly oneout of every four mort-gaged houses is in a nega-tive equity position, ac-cording to CoreLogic.

White and other aca-demic researchers believethat severe negative equityis the essential spark that

prompts owners to con-sider walking away — eventhose who believe it’s mor-ally wrong to default.

Based on the personalaccounts shared by strate-gic defaulters, White saidthey often have high FICOcredit scores, sterling pay-ment histories and solidincomes. As one underwa-ter homeowner put it in ane-mail to White, “Thereisn’t a lender out therewho wouldn’t give us aloan” considering theirprevious credit perform-ance.

But staring at hundredsof thousands of dollars ofnegative equity, ownersturn anxious, then pessi-mistic about their finan-cial futures. Older ownerswith severe negative equi-ty worry about their abilityto stay afloat in their re-tirement years if they keep

paying their mortgage.Lenders and loan ser-

vicers often play crucial —if inadvertent — roles inmotivating owners to walkaway, White said. Of the356 homeowners’ situa-tions he analyzed, 100 per-cent reported contactingtheir lenders to work outsome solution before theydefaulted.

Many said they were re-buffed by servicers whorefused to discuss modifi-cations with anyone stillcurrent on loan payments.White quoted one deeplyunderwater homeowner:“So many times I havecalled my mortgage com-pany to say that I havebeen a good-paying cus-tomer, who despite thedifficult economic times,have continued to pay ontime. I am told over andover again that they can-

not do anything for me.”White said there can be

no effective answer to thewalk-away trend as long aslenders and governmentfail to intervene early andaddress underwater bor-rowers’ needs and emo-tions.

One possibility: muchdeeper principal reductionefforts for owners whohave severely negative eq-uity and see no way out.Still another, said White:Create a “rent-based loanprogram” that allows un-derwater owners the op-tion of refinancing theirbalances to an interest ratethat would bring theirmonthly payments in linewith the rental cost for acomparable house.

E-mail Ken Harney [email protected].

WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP

Mortgage defaulting isn’t fiscally rationalKennethHarney

THE NATION’S HOUSING


ORLANDO, Fla. — On asandy, tree-shaded lane inWindermere, Fla., south-west of Orlando, a new“green” house has risenfrom the blackened shell ofa home destroyed by anelectrical fire last June.

Rebuilt by NWC Con-struction of Orlando, thehouse is Florida’s first to beawarded Emerald Certifi-cation, the top green-cer-tification category fromthe National Associationof Home Builders.

From the spray-foam-insulated attic, to thelow-E windows, to thecomposite decking on theporch, the house is a top-to-toe example of energyefficiency, said NathanCross, NWC’s president.

Cross was contacted bythe home’s owner, SaraDawson, after she learnedhe had rebuilt another Or-lando-area home after afire last year. That homeearned several awards inthe 2009 Orlando Paradeof Homes, including theGrand Award for GreenConstruction.

Initially, it appeared

Dawson’s insurance policywould not cover the cost ofrebuilding her three-bed-room, 2½-bath home. Butafter Cross consulted withher insurance agency andthe builders association’sfree legal-counsel service,he found about $50,000 inadditional funds owed toDawson. He then was giv-en the green light to beginconstruction.

The new design wasbased on the home’s origi-nal footprint and architec-tural style, and incorpo-rated the only elementsthat survived the fire: thestem wall, slab and pool.Improvements includedraising the ceiling heightfrom 8 feet to 10 feetdownstairs and to 9 feetupstairs, relocating thelaundry room and one ofthe bathrooms, improvingthe flow from kitchen todining room, and reconfi-guring the master suite toinclude a fireplace andwalk-in closet.

At the same time, Crossused a variety of affordableand environment-friendlybuilding practices to maxi-mize the home’s indoor airquality, water conserva-tion and energy efficiency.

“It is a common mis-conception that buildinggreen cannot be done af-fordably,” he said. “Thereare certainly some greenproducts and practicesthat cost more than tradi-tional building. But thereis now a plethora of afford-able options for peopletrying to build green with-out spending all their‘green.’ ”

The cost of rebuildingthe 2,280-square-foot

Dawson home was$314,000. Without all thegreen innovations, Crossfigured the cost wouldhave been about 10 percentless. However, by goinggreen, he figures thehomeowner’s monthlypower bill will drop from$300 to $100.

“Over time,” he said,“that adds up to quite asignificant savings.”


DID YOU KNOW?

Green features in the rebuilt Florida home include:

› Precast walls made from recycled fly ash.› Energy Star-certified appliances and lights.› Low-flow faucets and low VOC paints.› Fluorescent lighting.› Dual-zone air conditioning with fresh-air intake.› Paint-free vinyl posts and railings.› Roof overhangs 24 inches wide.› Natural gas fuels tankless on-demand waterheater, clothes dryer, range and fireplaces.› Secondary peel-and-stick water membrane forroof.› Second-story house wrap adding 4.R insulationvalue.› Interior wood pretreated for termites.› Green carpeting and carpet padding made fromrecycled material.› Irrigation-free landscaping.

Burned house rebuilt, given ‘green’ certification

This view shows the exterior of Sara Dawson’s home,which was rebuilt after a fire to the top green stan-dards of the National Association of Home Builders.

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Sara Dawson’s home before it was rebuilt.PHOTO PROVIDED

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1413 N. Youngs Blvd.1 bed, $475 mo, $450 depbrick 359-9408, 641-3929

» For Sale By Owner »320 acres, Lincoln Coun-ty, OK. 405-258-3634

160 acres, 5000 sq fthome, irrigation system,25 minutes to downtown

OKC, 850-0532.

Guthrie, family com-pound, (2) 3 bed, 2 bath,5 acres, 850-0532.

7504 B Melrose Lane2000 sf, offices & 14' o.h.door, $800/month,948-6561 or 235-0920

2504 Mustang Rd N.E.7.5 AC, 4 Bd, 3K Ba,2 Liv, 2 Din, Fishing

Pond, Pool + 2 Shops.Leon 373-4820

Overland Exp Rlty

2187 E Trail Drive- 5ACCustom Built 3 BD, 3K

Ba, Office + 2 Liv + 1 Din3452 Sqft (MOL)

$431.5K Leon 373-4820Overland Ex Realty, Inc

BUILDING SITES PIED-MONT 3/4 and 1 AcreLots, Close in-GoodStreets Leon 373-4820OVERLAND EX REALTY

6305 S Ashby TerraceNewly remodeled, 3 bed,

1 bath, 2 living, $595month + $500 deposit

No pets/sec 8 691-5479

3 bd 2 ba Double Wideon acreage, Harrah

Schools 405-412-6236

Nice 3 bed, 305 S. Mead-ow Ln, c/h/a. $550 mo,635-1317, 918-689-7961

15 min to TAFB, 2 acresbarn, 3 bed, 2 bath, ch&astove, fridge, W/D,$900/M, $500/D, 1 yearlease, 386-3362.

921 Farra Dr, 3bd, 1.5ba,ch&a, w/d hkup, garage$700 No Sec 8 921-6981

Concorde @ Orchard AptsNo deposit for Tinker

employees.1 & 2 bds avail. 733-0713

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1 ac home building lots30x40 bkyd shops ok,

Piedmont area, 205-2720

Elegant 4BR 2BA home,2000sf, $1175 603-7665

Open Sun 2-4, beautiful11209 Cedar Hollow,4283sf, $259,900, CallMike CHR 473-0535

OWNER FINANCING$2000 down No Credit Ck326 SW 43, 2/1, $56,000

596-4599

Charming 2 bed, 1 bahome, on 3/4 acre corner

lot, updated kitchen,living room & den, 2 car

garage w/carport,also 2 shop buildings.

9525 E Main, 887-1732

Great Buy on corner lot3b 1b thermal windowsB.WoodRtyClyde631-3265

3BED 2 BATH MOBILEHOME FOR RENT 565.00A MONTH 2BED 1 BATH

MOBILE HOME FORRENT 525.00 A MONTHPLEASE CALL GOLDENRULE at 405-686-1492

WANT THE COUNTRYFEEL LIVING IN THE CITY?

MH For Sale/Rent in abeautiful tree filledcommunity in the

Mid/Del area. Close toTAFB Lots of Department

Stores and Eateriesclose to community

2 and 3 bd avail.Call for specials andprices 405-737-3483.

WANT THE COUNTRYFEEL LIVING IN THE CITY?

MH For Sale/Rent in abeautiful tree filledcommunity in the

Mid/Del area. Close toTAFB Lots of Department

Stores and Eateriesclose to community

2 and 3 bd avail. Call forspecials and prices

405-737-3483.

1004 Nail Parkway,3/1/1, $695 rent, $350dep, sec 8 okay, 324-2611

$199 MOVE IN SPECIAL1&2bedrooms. Spring TreeApartments. 405-737-8172.

4 bd, 2 ba, $750 mo,$550 dep, Section 8 OK,

932 SW 52nd, 314-8541.

Russell's Mobile Home Park405-677-5219 2 Bd Special1st mo. 1/2 price + dep. OR6 mo lease, get 7th mo Free

PIEDMONT OPEN SAT 2-4& SUN 2-5. Model home.New hms on K ac lots.

Info also available for newhms in other additions.

From NW Expwy &Sara Rd go 4.5 mi N

Cleaton & Assoc 373-2494

BEST LITTLE VALUEin NW OKC complete

remodel $117,900. Newcarpet,paint,tile, hardware.3/2/2 Putnam City Schls.

Cindy 373-2494Cleaton & Assoc

HANDYMAN'S SPECIALOld farm house in

desperate need of paint!3 lrg bd 3 full ba formal

din unfinished atticspace on approx 1.5 ac

2169'MOL $119,900.Cindy 373-2494

Cleaton & Assoc

Owner carry, Nice 3600SW 38 3/2/CP 417-2176www.homesofokcinc.com

7202 NW 46 St 2bd 1baappls ch&a fncd 1car gar$650mo $450d 728-3208

Wholesale Property 104Units $995K » 20 Units$499K » 16 Units $400K» Development Projects10%-15% R.O.I. from $100K

Seabrooke Realty405-409-7779

Owner carry Renov 2212NE 26 2/1/1 Brk 417-2176www.homesofokcinc.com

1983 Mansville 1480, 3bed, 2 BA, total elec$5500/obo 213-2203

3 bed 1.5 bath livingroom, den w/ fireplace

$695 mo. 659-7149

Owner carry Renov 4/23324 SE 57 • 417-2176www.homesofokcinc.com

Owner carry Bargain Renov4/3/2 Washington Sch

417-2176www.homesofokcinc.com

Owner carry Renov3/1.5/1 • 9304 NE 14

417-2176www.homesofokcinc.com

Sell ur house 2-day417-2176

Recently built housewith 4 bed, 2.5 bath, plusoffice, lots of upgrades,Mustang schools, $1650mo + dep, 405-818-1702.

OPEN HOUSE Sunday 2-4pm. 608 Northwest

34th, in Newcastle. New2350 Sq Ft, 4 bed, shopon 1 Acre, 405-306-5137

Yukon Schools, 3bd/2bathfinancing available

child & pet friendly.For details contact

821-0297

Own/Lease Paymentsas low as $535

Financing availableCall 326-5728 for details

6 Mos Free Space Rent9 communities in metroarea Call 326-5728 for

details

4 bd, 2 ba, $950 mo.$550 dep. section 8 ok.2013 S. Grand 818-7926

Oxford Park AptsNice Remod 1 BD $3751701 NW 29th 202-8142

3 bed, 1.5 bath, 1 cargarage, ch&a, sec 8 only,

no pets, 405-672-0877.

Town House, 2/1K /1, PCschls, appls, w/d, fp, secsys, $600 + dep 210-3903

1014 Chowning, 2/1/1,hdwd flrs, $600+deposit285-0305 or 823-6550

4 Bed/2 Bath Move inready. Owner may carry.

405-631-3200

Large 1570 sf, 3 bd/ 2Kba, 2 car garage, walkingdistance to Lake Hefner,

10022 Hefner Village,$950/month.

Available June 2nd.Call Abraham 317-8109

Oakwood Apts» 1bd 1baK off special 5824 NW 34800sf, all elect $350 mo

$175 dep 409-7989

Briargate 1718 N Indiana800sf 1bd 1ba, cha, all elec,wood floor, $475mo, $200dep. No sec 8 409-7989

The Plaza 1740 NW 17th1bd, 1ba 750sf, woodfloors, all elec, $450 mo,$200dp. No sec8 409-7989

640 NW 109th, 3bd 2ba2car 1300sf $875mo

$800dp 409-7989 no sec8

Garage Apt 523K SW 26downstairs unit $325 mo$175 dep, 650sf 409-7989

Florence Apts 429 NW 11all Elec, 1x1 600sf $450mo $300 dep, CHA, loftfeel, free laundry 409-7989

Walford Apts 518 NW 12Amazing! All electric

2/1 1300sf $850mo $750dp1/1 1200sf $750mo $650dpStudio $550mo $450dpEfficiency $425mo $325dp

409-7989 no sec 8

6523K Avondale Dr 3bed1.5 bath 1 car, 1300sf, $950mo, $900 dep 409-7989

Executive Home7612 Harold Dr, 4 bed2 bath, 2 car, 2100sf$1300 mo $1300 dep.

No sec 8 409-7989

Lease to Purchase4b 2ba no bank qualify.

Paul. 917-774-1869

Executive Quail Creek,4 bed, 3 bath, 2 car, lg yd3200sf, very nice! Avail.June, $1850, 301-2031.

3/1.5 bath $540 per mo.Call for more info 495-1463

Laundromat. Must sellASAP. $75k obo.

405-Bethany 205-3635

4 bed, 2 bath, 8341Aspen Pl, $1200/mo

Best Rlty 405-205-2343

No credit check!Foxcroft Apartments»»» 787-6655 »»»

Est. 2500sf Restaurant +4bd dbl wide on 4 acresin rural Cleveland Co.

360-6586, 226-2015 co.

Lease/Purch Nice 3/1/1low dn, no cr chk. CarlAlbert Schools 630-0649

Mayfair Area, 50th &May, 2/3 bed, 1 bath, 2liv, completely remod-eled, hdwd flrs, fireplace.Bills paid. $875mo,$500dep. 848-9894

3028 Pioneer 2/1/1 $5501701 NW 34th 3/1 $525

681-7272

2201 SW 52nd 4bd 1.5ba2 living $695644 SW 45th 2/1/1 $590633 SW 33rd 2bd 1ba $350

681-7272

2605 SE 50th 3bd 1.5ba2car, 2 living $675212 SE 40th 2bd 1ba $435

681-7272

1301 Parkwoods Ter, 3bd1ba 1-car, ch/a $625

681-7272

1624 Elm Wood 3/1 $450681-7272

2 bd dupx-ref-wash+drynu paint, s-8 ok, no pets$550 + dep 405-642-4116

Furn 1BD most billsPaid + EMSA, no sec 8and no pets, 524-2730

15200 Sugarloaf Dr.Executive 3bd 2.5ba 3-cartoo many extras to list

$2200 Fidelity RE 692-1661

1 bedroom, fenced yard,$350 month + $200deposit. 631-8039

3 bed washer dryer hkup, garage $575, $250

deposit. 631-8039

808 SE 61st. Clean3bd home, 1-car garage,

ch/a, fenced, $550Fidelity RE 692-1661

OPEN HOUSE Sun. 2-4517 NW 43rd 3bd 1.5 bthDouglas pk/Crown Hts.

$169K, 474-2644

112K SE 1stNice 1bd garage apt,clean $375. No petsFidelity RE 692-1661

611 SW 32nd, nice 2bdhome, carport, fenced

yard, clean, $450Fidelity RE 692-1661

3004 Neighbors Lane,nice 3bd brick 1.5ba 1-car

garage, ch/a, nice areaexcellent condition, $650

Fidelity RE 692-1661

5812 Briercliff, nice 2bdbrick home, 1-car garagech/a clean nice area $595


2420 SW 35th3bd 2car $495


1242 SW 47th 4bd brickcorner lot, ch/a, Sec 8 ok$750 Fidelity RE 692-1661

629 SW 50th Nice 2bdbrick home, 1-car garage,

well kept area, $650Fidelity RE 692-1661

841 SW 10th 3bd 1.5ba,2 living areas, ch/a, fresh

paint, clean, $750 moFidelity RE 692-1661

3320 SW 28th • 1 bed$375/month 408-5836

3009 SW 25th 2 bed,1 bath New carpet

$465/mo • 408-5836

2814 S Woodward 2bed1 ba, $450/mo 408-5836

220 S Norman Ave, 3bd1 bath, Garage, new car-pet $695/mo 408-5836

Doublewide on acreage w/pond. Possibly owner carryw/$20k down 405-631-3600

1-7 room office suitesavail $6.50/sq ft, 63rd &

NW Expwy. 640-8206

Tenkiller log home, rus-tic elegance, 6 bed, 4Kbath, gameroom, walk towater, $425,000, own-er/broker, 918-776-7700.

Tenkiller lake view, logcabin, 2 bed, totally re-modeled, $75,000, own-er/broker, 918-776-7700.

West Oaks 1 blk W NW10th & Rockwell. Nicest smpark in okc. rvs, tts, mh, etc.Trees Storm cellar 787-1030

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112 Locust 3/1/1 cha $595203ERickenbckr3/1/1 $4953404 Willowcrk 2/1/1 $450

» Del City Houses»4828 Michael 3/1.5/2 $7953120 Longridge 4/2 $7953117 Overland 3/1.5/2 $6953033 Overland 3/1/1 $5954032 Thomas 3/1/2 $5954002 SE 10th 2bd $450housesforrentofokc.com

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4828 Michael 3/1.5/2 $7953120 Longridge 4/2 $7953117 Overland 3/1.5/2 $6953033 Overland 3/1/1 $5954032 Thomas 3/1/2 $5954002 SE 10th 2bd $450» Midwest City Houses»112 Locust 3/1/1 cha $595203ERickenbckr3/1/1 $4953404 Willowcrk 2/1/1 $450housesforrentofokc.com

»» NW Houses »»605-5477 Free List

4014 Westridge 4/2 $7507202 Galahad3/2.5/2 $6952541 NW 30th 3/1/1 $5951212 NW 48th 3/1 $595229 NW 91st 4/2 $595617 NW 92nd 3/1/1 $4953728 NW 29th 2bd $4501432 NW 96th 2/1/1$395»» NE Houses »»

1718 Madison 2/1 $450housesforrentofokc.com

1328 McDonald 4bd 1Kba ch&a fncd, sec 8. $675mo 354-7413, 642-3847.

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1718 Madison 2/1 $450»» NW Houses »»

4014 Westridge 4/2 $7507202 Galahad3/2.5/2 $6952541 NW 30th 3/1/1 $5951212 NW 48th 3/1 $595229 NW 91st 4/2 $595617 NW 92nd 3/1/1 $4953728 NW 29th 2bd $4501432 NW 96th 2/1/1$395housesforrentofokc.com

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1001 SW 81st 3/2/1 $6503324 SW 50th 3/1/2$5955400 S. Kentucky 3/1 $4952912 St. Claire 3/1 $495

»» SE Houses »»5016 S. Georgia 4/1.5 $6501521 SE 45th 4/1 cha $5956200 S. Kelley 4/1 $5956504 S Kelley 2/1/1 $450housesforrentofokc.com

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5016 S. Georgia 4/1.5 $6501521 SE 45th 4/1 cha $5956200 S. Kelley 4/1 $5956504 S Kelley 2/1/1 $450»» SW Houses »»

1001 SW 81st 3/2/1 $6503324 SW 50th 3/1/2$5955400 S. Kentucky 3/1 $4952912 St. Claire 3/1 $495housesforrentofokc.com

Section 8 OK 3 bed336 NW 85th

942-3552

2937 SW 61st St.3 bd 1.5 ba, 2c, closing

cost paid, reduced,$83,900, Bill at Bateman

Co, 324-2022.

4007 N Oak Grove Rd.,3/2/2, ch/a, wd hk-up,

$725m+ $550d 701-1722

3809 SE 24th, 3/1, ch/a,wd hk-up, $625/m +

$450/d 701-1722

3 bedroom house nearJones/Spencer area with7.3 acres, HUGE maple

trees, $47,500 cashbuyer's only, 301-6495

3 bed, 1 bath, 2 cargarage, $28,900. 2 bed,

1 bath, 1 car garage,$25,900. Cash Buyer's

Only! 301-6495

1408 SW 61 Terr, 4 bed,2 bath, 2 liv, ch&a $675 +$350 dep. 692-7459

2510 W. Park Pl. Newlyremod, 2 bed, ch&a fp,$550, no sec 8, 255-1075

80 Acres: Okfuskee County,OK. Partly pasture partlytimber, hillside overlooks

Wetumka Lake. Legal:N 1/2 33-10-10. Asking$80,000. 918-786-6247

Nice 3/1/1, FP, ch&a,new paint. Ready Now.

645 N Janeway. No pets.$699+$500 dep 426-0028

2 bd, 2 ba, 2 car, FP, w/d,d/w, refrig, ch&a, fencedAvail 6/1. $800mo + sec.dep. 850-5172 for appt.

4 bed, 2 bath, $1200 mo,$500 deposit. CambridgePark near 89th & Sooner.

288-0059

3 BR 2 BA 2 Car, Nice,Ldscp/ Sprinkler, Lease/Purchase 129k 409-7877

Move in ready, 3 bed, 2bath, on 3 acres, $569month, call 405-634-8700

Clean 1 bedroom, youpay elec. 2328 SW 28th

685-8278

1bd plus loft, town-house, patio, fp, $695.640-7209. 6037 NW 54

CAR LOT at 4408 NW39th EXPRESSWAY

943-2250 or 424-3355

For Sale or Rent'02 Dbl Wide 28x48, inpark. 1109 Apricot Ct,3bd, 2ba, kitc. island,ch&a, fncd bkyard, FP,Yukon Schls. $46,000

OBO (405) 227-1375

Lake Eufaula lakefront.45Acres, blue water,great hunting. Boat slipavailable. Call S.E OklaRealty LLC 918-424-3264

Acreage For Sale 302

Condominiums,TownhousesFor Sale 304

RE for sale

Bethany/Warr Acres 311

Del City 313

Edmond 314

MWC 317

OKCNortheast 323

OKCNorthwest 324

OKCSoutheast 325

OKCSouthwest 326

Piedmont 327

Tuttle/Newcastle 329

Yukon 330

Suburban, SE(Tecumseh, Shawnee, Noble, Purcell, Etc.) 333

Open Houses 334.2

Mobile Home Parks Community/Acreages 338

Mobile Homes, Manufactured Houses 339

Mobile Homes, Manufactured Houses 339

Oklahoma Property For Sale 340

Real EstateAuctions 342

Real EstateNotices 345

Real EstateWanted 346

Vacation PropertyFor Sale 347

Commercial RE

Established Business For Sale

Investment Property For Sale 355

Business Property For Rent 360

Offi ce SpaceFor Rent 363

Warehouse SpaceFor Rent 363.5

AcreageFor Rent 400.5

Apartments

Edmond 422

MWC 424

Moore 425

OKCDowntown 429.5

OKCDowntown 429.5

OKCNorthwest 431

OKCSouthwest 433

OKCSouthwest 433

Condominiums,TownhousesFor Rent 441

Duplexes

Del City 443.5

Edmond 444

OKCNorthwest 453

Village/Nichols Hills 459.5

Yukon 460

Hotels/Motels 462

RE for rent

Bethany/Warr Acres 464.5

Choctaw 465

Del City 465.5

Edmond 466

Edmond 466

MWC 468

Moore 469

Mustang 470

Newalla 471

OKCNortheast 474

OKCNorthwest 475

OKCNorthwest 475

OKCSoutheast 476

OKCSouthwest 477

OKCSouthwest 477

Piedmont 478

Village/Nichols Hills 481.5

Yukon 482

Mobile HomeRentals 483

Rooms For Rent 489


Oklahoma CityClayburn Construction, 3112 NW

157, residence, erect, $600,000.Allenton Homes & Development

LLC, 7709 NW 135, residence,erect, $550,000.

New Generation Homes LLC,3317 NW 173, residence, erect,$460,000.

New Generation Homes LLC,15220 Turtle Lake Place, residence,erect, $420,000.

Landmark Fine Homes LP, 10901San Lorenzo Drive, residence,erect, $405,000.

Candelaria Foster LLC, 2608Dorchester Drive, residence, erect,$400,000.

Crabtree Custom Homes LLC,10800 NW 96, residence, erect,$360,000.

D.R. Horton, 6209 NW 162, resi-dence, erect, $337,800.

Huffman Construction, 11801Mallorca Drive, residence, erect,$335,000.

Home First Inc., 16325 GossamerWay, residence, erect, $308,000.

Krittenbrink Enterprises, 3115 SW59, office, erect, $307,800.

J.W. Mashburn DevelopmentInc., 6713 Chelsey Lane, residence,erect, $288,000.

TLP Custom Homes LLC, 1517SW 134 Terrace, residence, erect,$230,000.

Weaver Contracting Inc., 13900N Lincoln Blvd., manufacturing,erect, $230,000.

TLP Custom Homes LLC, 1516SW 134 Terrace, residence, erect,$220,000.

Woodland Homes LLC, 9200SW 30 Terrace, residence, erect,$220,000.

Kirk Brown Homes, 11716 Saw-grass Road, residence, erect,$205,000.

Glenstone Properties LLC, 1717NW 196, residence, erect,$200,000.

Milbank Real Estate, 120 N Rob-inson Ave., office, remodel,$200,000.

G.H. & Associates Inc., 15508Fairview Farm Blvd., residence, re-model, $195,000.

Woodland Homes LLC, 3401Chesterfield Place, residence, erect,$180,000.

2k Country Homes LLC, 3112Brookstone Lakes Drive, residence,erect, $175,000.

Heartland Homes LLC, 16201 Ro-land Drive, residence, erect,$171,000.

M&G Homes LLC, 11809 Kim-berlyn Road, residence, erect,$170,000.

Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 2421NW 180, residence, erect,$166,000.

Crown Construction Inc., 300NW 104, office-warehouse, erect,$155,000.

SWM & Sons Inc., 10115 SE 54,residence, erect, $151,270.

E-Z Living Homes Inc., 5120 SW124 Place, residence, erect,$150,000.

SWM & Sons Inc., 11231 SE 44,residence, erect, $145,285.

Martinez Masonry ConstructionLLC, 1400 Greenway Drive, resi-dence, erect, $140,000.

Ideal Homes of Norman LP, 521Hutton Road, residence, erect,$122,000.

Ideal Homes Of Norman LP,2408 SW 137, residence, erect,$121,000.

Premium Homes LLC, 3020Brookstone Lakes Drive, residence,erect, $120,000.

V&J Custom Homes LLC, 5124NW 18 Terrace, residence, erect,$120,000.

M&J Homes LLC, 12116 SW 12,residence, erect, $115,000.

Home Creations, 12717 EdisonDrive, residence, erect, $112,200.

Harbor Homes, 17312 PradoDrive, residence, erect, $110,000.

Harbor Homes, 324 SW 173, resi-dence, erect, $110,000.

Harbor Homes, 17208 AragonLane, residence, erect, $110,000.

Premium Homes LLC, 3100Brookstone Lakes Drive, residence,erect, $110,000.

Rausch Coleman Homes LLC,13312 Beaumont Drive, temporarybuilding, erect, $109,000.

Jonathan Wise Homes, 1849 NE6, residence, erect, $107,000.

Property owner, 9721 Kelly JohnLane, residence, erect, $106,000.


Elliott Architects, 3101 E Memo-rial Road, restaurant, add-on,$100,000.

Sooner Traditions LLC, 2121 NW158, residence, erect, $100,000.

Sooner Traditions LLC, 2117 NW158, residence, erect, $100,000.

Home Creations, 6213 SE 81 Ter-race, residence, erect, $99,700.

Home Creations, 6212 SE 81 Ter-race, residence, erect, $97,500.

Home Creations, 12705 Edison

Drive, residence, erect, $92,700.Gresham (Sam), 3010 Paseo,

business, remodel, $90,000.Tammy Schonauer, 20601 SE 93,

manufactured home, move-on,$90,000.

Rausch Coleman Homes LLC,8013 Sunny Pointe Lane, residence,erect, $80,000.

Rausch Coleman Homes LLC,8017 Sunny Pointe Lane, residence,erect, $80,000.

Rausch Coleman Homes LLC,8009 Sunny Pointe Lane, resi-dence, erect, $80,000.

Rausch Coleman Homes LLC,8100 Erryn Lane, residence, erect,$80,000.


Garr (O.A.) Co. Inc., 10948Northwest Expressway, day carecenter, remodel, $70,000.

Cornerstone Group LLC, 10616SW 33 Terrace, residence, erect,$61,000.

Teresa Mendiaz, 3832 NW 58,residence, add-on, $40,000.

Universal Homes, 7901N CouncilRoad, manufactured home, move-on-mobile home park, $39,900.

Universal Mobile Homes, 3308SE 89, manufactured home, move-on-mobile home park, $39,900.

Sherman Monehan, 12310 N MayAve., retail sales, remodel, $32,000.

American Tower Corp., 9641 NE63, tower-antenna, install,$30,000.

CLS Group, 2954 W BrittonRoad, tower-antenna, install,$30,000.

Alloy Building Co., 3320 S FriscoRoad, storage, erect, $26,743.

Pedro Urquia, 11801 Coyote CreekRoad, manufactured home, move-on, $25,000.

Peruch Construction, 3010 NMilitary Ave., residence, remodel,$20,000.

Francisco J. Perez, 2713 SW 63,residence, add-on, $20,000.

Mike Foster, 9245 Teddy Road,barn, erect, $16,000.

Barlow Building Services, 2801SE 57, residence, remodel, $10,000.

Berryman Enterprises Inc., 16925SE 59, residence, remodel, $10,000.

Maguire O’Hara ConstructionInc., 7725 Valley Creek Drive, resi-dence, remodel, $10,000.

Pedro Tristan, 718 SE 28, resi-dence, add-on, $9,800.

Vance Wright/Better Barns USA,912 N Leroy Drive, storage, erect,$8,000.

David Ledbetter, 522 NW 23,business, remodel, $7,230.

Elias Rivera, 105 SE 30, residence,add-on, $7,000.

MacIe L. Johnson, 3117 NE 12, res-idence, fire restoration, $6,000.

Lawn Master Outdoor LivingLLC, 13116 SW 9, accessory, erect,$5,495.

Enrique Alvarado, 2636 SW 25,residence, add-on, $5,000.

Smartsafe Enterprises, 3517 SW128, storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $4,700.

Ground Zero Shelters Inc., 7319Skylark Court, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $4,000.

Ground Zero Shelters Inc., 13209Turtle Creek Drive, storm shelter,install-storm shelter, $3,995.

Ryan and Gwen Brackett, 208Chisholm Trail, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $3,995.

David Morris, 12901 Lorien Way,storm shelter, install-storm shelter,$3,995.

Ground Zero Shelters Inc., 4201SE 86 Place, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $3,295.

Ground Zero Storm Shelters,10120 Samantha Court, storm shel-ter, install-storm shelter, $3,295.

Barlow Building Services, 2130SW 59 manufactured home, move-on-mobile park, $3,000.

Barlow Building Services, 2130SW 59, manufactured home, move-on-mobile home park, $3,000.




James I. Pfenning, 1035 HarrisAve., accessory, erect, $3,000.

Ryan Flanary, 9025 WheatlandDrive, storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $3,000.

Smart Safe Enterprises, 1209 SW112 Place, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,995.

Terry Dulaney, 13208 Silver EagleTrail, storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $2,950.

Smartsafe Enterprises, 8605 NW82, storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $2,900.

Ground Zero Storm Shelters,15912 Sheffield Blvd., storm shelter,install-storm shelter, $2,800.

Ground Zero Storm Shelters,17016 Vitoria Drive, storm shelter,install-storm shelter, $2,800.

Ground Zero Storm Shelters, 2501NW 153, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800.

Smart Safe Enterprises, 13013Cloverleaf Lane, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $2,800.

Smart Safe Enterprises, 4905Lincoln Square, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $2,800.

Smart Safe Enterprises, 1304 SW121, residence, install-storm shelter,$2,800.

Smart Safe Enterprises, 1304 NW186, storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $2,800.

Smart Safe Enterprises, 2333 NW158, storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $2,800.

Smart Safe Enterprises, 14008NE 138, storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $2,800.

Victoria Christofi, 12401Bell Gar-dens Drive, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,800.

Carol Everett, 10931 Silo RidgeRoad, storm shelter, install-stormshelter, $2,800.

Ground Zero Storm Shelters,4912 NW 161, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,700.

Ground Zero Storm Shelters,9413 Button Ave., storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $2,700.

Flatsafe Tornado Shelters, 4332SE 48 Terrace, storm shelter, in-stall-storm shelter, $2,600.

Bill Presson, 2210 SE 40, stormshelter, install-storm shelter,$2,400.

Johnson Construction, 5620 SPeebly Road, storm shelter, install-storm shelter, $2,400.

Home Creations, 1536 NW 125,manufactured home, move-on,$2,000.

David Koteras, 3713 NW 52, ac-cessory, erect, $1,500.

Esteban Gramajo, 4417 NW 20,residence, add-on, $1,000.

DemolitionsMidwest Wrecking, 11412 SW 101,

residence.K&M Dirt Services, 1000 S Mac-

Arthur Blvd., vacant.K&M Dirt Services LLC, 3500

NW 69, vacant.Kendall Concrete, 2117 SW 25,

house.Jacquelyn Taylor, 831 NE 20, resi-

dence.Midwest Wrecking, 13415 NE 50,

house.Midwest Wrecking, 2012 NW 40,

garage.Midwest Wrecking, 1501 N

Broadway Ave., gas station.Ray’s Trucking, 8104 N May Ave.,

rear house.Ray’s Trucking, 8104 N May Ave.,

house.

Permits

MIAMI, Fla. — In a 21st-century twist to the ages-old Florida swamp landswindles, a man and wom-an were sentenced in fed-eral court for their part in a$10.6-million real estateruse that pulled in morethan 1,000 victims.

Daniel Stephen, 43, ofMiramar, Fla., whoclaimed to own land innorth Florida and Georgia,was sentenced Tuesday to20 years in prison followedby three years of super-vised release.

Patricia De Pons, 53, ofMiami Shores, was sen-tenced to 12½ years fol-lowed by three years of su-

pervised release. The two were accused of

working together betweenMay 2005 and October2007; each pleaded guiltyto one count of conspiracyto commit mail fraud. Arestitution hearing hasbeen set for July.

According to court pa-pers, Stephen owned acompany called First Loan

Solution that sold 1-acreplots to buyers who hand-ed over 50 percent downpayments. Stephen toldthe buyers he would keeptheir deposits in escrowaccounts while they wait-ed for closing.

They targeted the Hai-tian community in Miami-Dade County and else-where, according to the

indictment, posting fliersin Haitian neighborhoodsand taking their pitch tothe airwaves on Haitianradio.

The big problem, au-thorities said: Stephendidn’t own the land andhad no right to sell it. Instead of holding themoney, he took big chunksto pay his company’s ex-

penses — and to line hispockets.

De Pons came into thepicture as administrator ofthe title operation at a lawfirm Stephen hired as theclosing and escrow agent.She told buyers to pay therest of their balance andthen sent them fake unre-corded warranty deeds,according to court papers.

Two sentenced to prison in Florida land schemeBY MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNEINFORMATION SERVICES

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