Homesteading Income – Fourteen Ways You Can Earn Money From Your Land
1. Eggs Those the supermarket sells can be a month old by the time they hit the shelves, and the hens that lay them are given antibiotics which are then transferred to the eggs. Small wonder then that people will be eager to buy the jewels laid fresh from your homestead. Keep your hens in a chicken tractor – a moveable chicken coop – so they can have access to fresh grass and insects every day. Your eggs will be free range and far more valuable. You can sell them for twice what the supermarket charges.
2. Beef Got an acre or two with grass? Consider buying a calf in early spring. He will keep your grass mowed. Then in the fall let friends and coworkers know you have a steer ready to be butchered. You won’t be able to sell individual portions of meat, but what you can do is sell the steer for a certain amount per pound on the hoof. That way, several people can go in together, buy the steer, pay for the butchering costs and divide the meat. They get fresh, grass-fed beef at a great price and you kept your grass mowed all summer and got paid to do it.
3. Honey Consider keeping a bee hive on your land. Not only will you get delicious, raw honey, but also those busy bees will pollinate your garden and make it more productive. Raw honey grown locally is also a boon for those with allergies. Take a tablespoon per day and it will help you become immune to the pollens that grow in your area. Like fresh eggs, local raw honey is more valuable than the store-bought brand, and you can sell it for a higher price.
The Go Zone and Great Investing Opportunities
The gulf coast was pounded two years ago with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita respectively. Many people lost their homes and everything they owned in those homes. The damage was so bad that the President declared areas hit hardest by the storm as Disaster Areas. Because of this declaration and the complete devastation in some areas of the storm, there are now opportunities for some people to invest in commercial real estate and benefit greatly due to this tragic disaster.
The Go Zone, or Gulf Opportunity Zone is an incentives based program to lure investors into this part of the country and invest in the building and rebuilding of commercial properties. Areas most hard hit by the hurricanes, known as the Core Disaster Area, makes up the locales of the Go Zone. These parishes were the ones where the devastation was the greatest. Buildings were under water, high winds created problems by sending foreign objects into the buildings shattering glass and the very structure of the building. High winds tore roofs from buildings as well as doors and other parts susceptible to wind damage. Instead of having standing buildings when the skies finally cleared and the waters receded, there were sticks, stones, and structures that were no longer complete. This is where the devastation was greatest, residents either fled or were rescued, and businesses were torn to the ground. Now, several years later, rebuilding is ready to take place and the government has offered the aforementioned incentives to draw interest back to this wind torn location.
Commercial contracts awarded in the Go Zone are complete with governmental incentives. Go Zone tax exempt bonds were created to allow for interested investors to invest in commercial properties and some rental residential properties, and public utility properties. These bonds will provide monies for the construction, rehabilitation, or re-construction of the aforementioned properties. These bonds are tax exempt so the person doing the investing will never have to pay taxes on the money that they borrowed from the government. The interest rates that come along with these bonds are extremely low. This will allow for anyone who is willing to invest a little to get a lot in return. These investments are required to be paid back, but the amount paid back overall will be considerably smaller than a conventional loan that will charge you a much higher interest rate than the Go Zone bonds will.
Cyprus Apartment Investments – Will the Euro Boost Prices?
Great news was my reaction when I heard that Cypriot government decided to incorporate the Euro as their trading currency, especially what it would mean for the Cyprus property market. Oddly enough though not everyone was so open to the new currency but the Cyprus property market has already benefited significantly since its introduction.
House prices have been rising steadily at about 9% a year since the currency change and land investments have quadrupled since the news of the Euro. The low interest rates too have given Cyprus a good start to attract property investors and although things have hit a low in the UK, Cyprus is still a growing market. International airport improvements and more low budget airlines have also made it easier to travel to Cyprus to conclude Cyprus property investments.
The all year round holiday resort of Cyprus is a real favorite with the Brits and there is a bonding between the two peoples due to a resilient onslaught during the second world war. Of course we are all Europeans now and equal partners that is ready to take on the world together and where better to relax than the beautiful island of Cyprus which boasts over 300 sunny days a year making it that so muck more pleasant to enjoys the wonderful sites that Cyprus has to offer.
