There is obviously too many people here i love you and have known for a long time to shout out everybody individually, but i want to shout out a couple families and my family who [applause] you told me how to be a lawyer. I want to shout out to my family and the david particular. You all taught me how to fight for children. [applause] and i want to give a shout to my end of the on sncc family. Tonight im thinking of you all and i band and ive noticed that he is here with us. I want to start by talking about why i wrote this book. The first reason for writing this book, im the kind of person when i go to a movie people are like what did you think about it and id like it s pretty good but where are the black people, and i feel that way above our history as well so it is important to me to write a book and have africanamerican characters at the center of the narrative. This is argumentative lee a book of stories that one is of a young man named brandon who was one of my first clients of t
James is, as well. We use what is available us, as far as being retailers and trying to influence people. There is a walk ability score that shows your property, how green it is by being close to services and close two stores, schools, and the walk ability walkability. Theyre doing that across the country and it is coming up in marketing. When green comes in, we are pushing for green designations and the work people do to make their house green. My own direct experience, generally, the buying public will not pay more if it is green. Maybe that is something people dont want to hear. It is the honest truth. That is my own direct experience. I think it is absolutely what will happen with the current Green Movement in building, is that it will become standard. It is becoming the standard. Ultimately, it will be frowned upon when a house does not have these features, i think. I think that is how it will migrate into society, in that way. It is a good thing. It is becoming an awareness of al
Could have on the market when that becomes a little more populated in the database would be looking at whether that affects the days on the market, which i would expect to be more likely a factor of change, because if you are filtering your search on that criteria, you have more buyers looking at those particular homes. I think it is a very good measure. As the measures become standardized, you are right. It will be something that people will look for. They will say other things about the property. They could say, this Property Owner really thought things through carefully. That is a good thing, versus someone who didnt. Sure. The aesthetics are really important. We are seeing more things that are a lot more choices. I just put in new zealand pine, and approved material. We are even getting the terminology, trying to get people used to be a the used to the idea. Cork floors, some people really like them. If i can get away from the granola aspect of what people think about green, it isn
Issue. It should be a green consideration. How long does something last . If you are going to put a new deck in, are you going to use inexpensive wood because it is cheap . If you have to replace it in five years, it is not cheap because it will cost you double, and it is not good for the environment and the rest of it. You want to look at longevity of materials, and durability, and those kind of things. That is very important. I am not a green strip of fire, but that is how i would look at things. It is important, for sure. Things like . It is a crucial point. There are many kinds of wood. Some will last a few years if you leave it outside, and others will last 25 years. That is the value of talking to your buyer. I believe this project that we have you can say, this is not a redwood tenure deck. It is in new zealand pine 30 year . It is more money but will last to 50 years. The important thing about maintenance is not deferring to much. It just gets worse and worse. Then when you are
It was a beautiful yellow with a Little Orange in it. I was thinking, that did not cost very much, and now their house really jumps right out. Simple thing. A red door. A yellow door. You mentioned appliances and energy efficiency. How much do green improvements, Solar Systems and new appliances, affect the market these days in value . Is everybody looking for green . I am really trying to push that more. I am sure jameses, as well. James is, as well. We use what is available us, as far as being retailers and trying to influence people. There is a walk ability score that shows your property, how green it is by being close to services and close two stores, schools, and the walk ability walkability. Theyre doing that across the country and it is coming up in marketing. When green comes in, we are pushing for green designations and the work people do to make their house green. My own direct experience, generally, the buying public will not pay more if it is green. Maybe that is something