Virginia Beach Real Estate

You have probably seen ads for Virginia Beach real estate that read, 'Value is in the land¦a structure sits on the land but is beyond repair, giving the structure no value. No more! In todays 'green conscious society, not only is there a moral obligation not to destroy and discard, but to recycle and reuse.

The eco-friendly 'unbuild has now become an option to the traditional 'tear-down of Virginia Beach real estate, according to a Wall Street Journal article. A house can be carefully disassembled, piece by piece, and the parts used for a new house and/or donated for reuse elsewhere. Whatever is donated can be deducted from income tax.

'Unbuilding a Virginia Beach home may be the right thing to do for many reasons, but saving time and money is not top of the list. It will take longer to 'unbuild, but at least a couple of weeks and may end up being more expensive in the long run, even after any tax deductions. But, other benefits are the reuse of materials such as beautiful aged brick from fireplaces, stone foundations, custom woodwork, decorative tile or antique fixtures and working appliances.

For the past few years, theres been an explosion across the U.S. of rebuilding centers - non-profit companies that take donations of house parts and resell them at a huge discount to the public. According to the Pittsburgh-based Building Materials Reuse Association, the number of stores that sell reused building materials in the U.S. numbered about 1,200 as of 2006, with average annual revenues of $340,000 ’ up 45% ’ from three years earlier. A survey by Pennsylvania State University shows that more than half of these stores have operated for less than five years.

Interested in investing in Virginia Beach real estate? Search Virginia Beach homes for sale or get a list of new Virginia Beach homes for sale as hit the market. Or give us a call at 866-222-0158 #550.

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