RISMEDIA, June 2, 2009-(MCT)-When Mike Barry had his 2,250-square-foot Danville, Calif., home torn down to the dirt, the waste fit into just one large metal trash bin. And, he says, he walked away with a nearly $100,000 tax write off. Instead of employing bulldozers to tear down his home in a few …
RISMEDIA, June 2, 2009-(MCT)-When Mike Barry had his 2,250-square-foot Danville, Calif., home torn down to the dirt, the waste fit into just one large metal trash bin. And, he says, he walked away with a nearly $100,000 tax write off. Instead of employing bulldozers to tear down his home in a few swoops, Barry had the imperfect 1950s house “deconstructed” and recycled. Nearly everything that made up the house – wood, windows, appliances, flooring, roofing and even the nails – went to nonprof
While many builders are offering smaller homes on smaller lots, home buyers can find large homes with big yards at Solamar, a new Pardee Homes’ neighborhood at Vista Verde in northwestern Las Vegas.