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Bakken-Area Rental Market Is Good Investment

Amber Hills Properties  Z & R Ventures, Inc. Watford City, ND For those who don’t live in and around the Bakken, it’s difficult to understand what it’s like here in the Williston Basin.  A few years ago, Watford City and Williston were like a lot of North Dakota towns:  quiet.  There were a few stores [...]

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How to Politely Ask a Roommate to Move Out

If you’ve ever found yourself in a situation to ask your roommate to move out, you know just how awkward it can be. Even in a good situation where both of you are on great terms and there’s a happy occasion for the change (say you and your significant other want to move in together, [...]

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Upbeat Real Estate Market in Montana’s Trailhead

We are now three quarters through the year and the good numbers continue to roll through the housing market here in Yellowstone County, Inventory lower by 26%, pending sales up by 26%, closed sales up by 19%, new home permits up 81% all outstanding performance for the residential market. The driver for most of this [...]

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Free Parking Options in the Bakken

  Since the beginning of February 2012 Walmart in Williston, ND no longer allows people to park/sleep in their parking lot except to go in and shop then you must leave. This created a problem because as many as 200 people had been staying in that lot for quite some time. Here is a couple [...]

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Workin’ But Still Sleeping in My Car

Working, but still sleeping in my car ! Not all that uncommon in the Bakken. While some employers offer housing, many do not.   One of the standing jokes in the Bakken is “it’s the single largest growing population of homeless that are making $100,000 per year”.  Funny, but not if you are sleeping in your [...]

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5 Ways to Boost Self-Confidence

It seems like a cheesy topic, I know, but the fact is many people today still struggle with feeling confident with their actions. Your personal opinion of yourself holds an incredible amount of weight. After all, if perception is reality, low self-confidence is equivalent to shooting yourself in the foot. So instead of continuously rooting [...]

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Running Your Family Like a Team

Running a household can be tough. From keeping track of everyone’s schedule to making sure everyone is keeping track of their own schedule, things can get a little tricky. Here’s where a little teamwork and planning becomes very, very,useful. 1.) Have clearly defined roles and values, and stick to them. If you’d like to pass on the value [...]

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Looking at Cash Flows with Bakken Real Estate Investments

In communities impacted by the Bakken oil boom, the demand for housing exceeds supply leading to rapidly appreciating values and superior rents for landlords.  Investors are becoming intrigued with holding real estate in their portfolios again or for the very first time.  Real estate through the years has offered investors one of the most diverse [...]

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Being a Visionary Vanguard in Bakken Communities

From the moment you visit the official town website in Stanley, North Dakota, you are greeted with a warm welcome and a deep sense of community.  Whether you are seeking “a new place to live, looking for a business site, or considering a place to retire” you are welcomed with small town openess and sincerity.  So, it’s no small [...]

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In Billings or the Bakken – 2 Good Reasons to Invest in Single Family Homes

Why single family homes?  There are two good reasons.   Of all real estate vehicles, single family homes are the easiest to rent and the easiest to liquidate and get your cash out.  If you need to get your money out of a real estate investment, it will take the least amount of time with a [...]

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