Dear Marie,

I recently read an article in which a builder told his sales staff to not sell homes as an investment. I totally disagree!

While housing is not the speculative darling of a few years ago, your home is an investment. All elements of life require an investment of capital, or time , or of your spirit, and we all seek a return on that expenditure. A home is the perfect embodiment of return on investment in that all three can be realized. Quality real estate will still provide a return on capital, perhaps more slowly at times, but over a period the dollar value is there. But, the most exciting gain from home ownership is about your time and spirit. The time you spend with family and friends at a new place that is so inviting the kids pals always want to hang out at your house. Room to entertain or just be private and enjoy some solitude. Revitalization of your spirit. This is truly your profit, an ideal yield on investment. For most families the home is the largest expense, so why not make it the source of greatest compensation. Isn't that what it's all about? 

Dana
D.R.H. Builders Inc.