Cape Town Commercial Consultants

1. Be conscious and aware of your energy usage. Instead use gas heaters rather than oil or electric heaters. 2. Install a solar geyser or heat pump for long-term benefits. 3. Look at your window dressings like curtains and/or blinds to maximise internal insulation. 4. Install insulation on the roof where applicable. 5. Landscape home gardens according to the orientation of the building and existing window schedules. Plant evergreen or deciduous according to winter and summer months to create shade in areas where there are big windows that receive full sun in summer and in the winter months the leaves fall to allow the sunshine in; this will give you natural heating and cooling of the building. 6. Fit carpeting where there are tiles or use a rug to create warmth in cold areas. Recycle organic waste and use it in the garden instead of using fertilisers. These can be stored in summer to keep the temperature down. 7. Recycle waste. Recycleable waste that goes in...

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"Location, location & location". We will have a look at one of the biggest determining factors of what makes a property a good investment. Procedure to be followed to acquire land: 1. Properties in different areas. 2. Buy from agent / owner. 3. Asses growth in areas. 4. Do comparitive analysis of properties. 5. Who is the owner / entity and what impact that has on the price? 6. Restriction on erf. 7. Home Owners Association Policy and it’s impact on the property. 8. Outstanding debt on property. 9. Soil conditions analysis. 10. Life cycle cost’s involved with property. 11. Assessing needs analysis of client ito house to be build. 12. Decides which Architect to appoint ito budget and expected return on investment. 13. Looking at alternative methods to get properties. Leaving out some of the steps increase your risk in making an informed decision.