Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 25, 1915, Page 9

Omaha Realty Men Live Wires HEYN Chas.F. PHOTO obey DWELLINGS NEED CURLITY| Substantially Built Homes Always Saleable and Generally at a Good Profit, CHEAPER T00, IN THE LONG RUN BY LINN P. CAMPBELL The average buyer of residence prop- erty doesn't consider the possibility of an advance in value. In fact, it is safe to say that not one in fifty buys with that end In view. Generally, when a man buys a home the attractiveness of the house, the plan, the surroundings or the lot in- fluences him in his selection, Or, perhaps, it is some special feature in the house that catches his good wife's eye—for, after all, the women rightly decide before the deal is made. A mirror in a closet door, glass door knobs and white enam- eled finish, a built-in kitchen cabinet. a large- shade tree in the front yard, such things as these have really sold houses. Of course the price enters Into the cal- culations before the sale is made, for the present-day home buyer is pretty well versed in the cost of average sized dwell- ings and if not such information can readily be obtained from architects and contractors. The value of the lot can also be ascertained on inquiry at the ms- sessor's office or from some one ac- quainted with real estate prices in the neighborhood. So, all things being equal, it generally happens that the adaptability or some spe- ciel feature of the dwelling bought nearly always tips the scales in its favor as against a cheaper one or one that could be made to do. Contrary, however, to the general im- pression, quite a few home owners realize a handsoms profit on their properties be- sides having lived in them for a year or two. To prove this I will give a few instances, Last July we sold a residence in the Hanscom park district for $3,500 and re- cently resold. it for $4,500, The owner had the use of the property, for nine months 1 know of another owner who refused an offer of $800 profit after owning the property but five months, and still an- other where a man bought a $1,i0 home in one of our new subdivisions and was offered $100 for his bargain the next day. Here 18 one you may doubt, but I'll tell it nevertheless, for it is a fact and the lucky owner has the money in the bank: Five years ago I sold a six-room new residence in the west part of Omaha to a friend of mine for $3,200. The house had Just been commpleted, but the lawn and surroundings Were rather unattractive, The buyer had faith in that particular locality, However, and later events proved his good judgment. The street was subse- quently paved and vacant lots were im- proved by the erection of several beauti- ful homes. Two years ago my friend asked me to sell his house and in month I found a purchaser who paid him $,000 for same—a profit of $1,800. And still he had occupled the house as his home for three years. Popular bellef to the contrary nothwithstanding, there are numbers of sales in Omaha residence property made every year in which the seller makes a handsome profit. In buy- ing use good common sense and a Isad pencil and you can't lose. Green Back from Winter in California W. H. Green s back from his trip to| the Pacific coast. Mr. and Mrs. Green have been spending the winter at'Los Angeles and neighboring places. He at- tended the Real Estate exchange meeting last week for the first time since his re- turn. He came with a speech and wants the Grand Army of the Republic national encampment invited to Omaha. Brevoort Place is to Be Platted Brevoort Place, west of the Deaf insti- ute, the tract of fifteen acres recently purchased by the International Realty association, is soon to be replatted and sold. A great many of the real estats companies of the city hgve agreed to urderwrite a given number of the lots. Grading to Be Done Before Lots Sold The Charles Martin company s to start grading soon on the tract of ground pur- chased north of Miller park, which is to be platted and sold. A great deal of grading is to be done, and everything is to be put in Wirst-class and modern con- dition before the lot CARLBERG REPORTS SALES IN OMAHA REAL ESTATE €. G. Cariberg reports the following sales: Lot 6, block 9, a trackage lot on Ninth strect, near Dodge, from Clara Syrop to Alfred Gordon and H. C. Kohn for $12,000 Lot at northwest c enth and Bristol streets, from Elizabeth ;hndrleknn to Alleck Markovits, for 1,200, Cottage and lot at 2024 Bristol street, from Ellzabeth Hendrickson to J. F Kesser, for $2.400. Dwelling and lot at % Seward street from Harry McVea to Chris F. Ander- sen, for $3,000. 4 Dwelling and lot at 3020 North Forty- fourth street to Maurice E. Anderson, for re offered for sale, i er Twenty-sev- | \’"un Chas L.Maktkson PHOTO GRANGES AT A BUSY CORNER High and Costly Buildings to Be Erected Around Sixteenth and Farnam Streets Shortly. MONEY MADE IN THE DEALS “How that will change the face of Sixteenth street,” s the universal ex- clamation of " business men and real estate men alike, when commenting on the fact that everything between Farnam and Harney, on the west side of Six- teenth street is to be new in a compar- stively snort time. This comment is, of course, occasioned | directly by the closing of the ninety-nine year lease whereby Tarry A. Wolt secured possession of the Schhitz corner. Mr. Wolf announced at once that the syndicate which he represents will build a ten-story structure, and that it is to | be & mercantile building entirely. Twelve-Story Building. With the closing of the deal and the final anunouncement the same week the | | First Netional bank finally secured all| the stock of the old Board of Trade cor- ner and 1= o build a twelve-story struc- | ture there, the announcement that plans | are definitely under way for a new strue- ture on the southeast corner of Sixteenth and Farnam streets, and the completion of the United States National bank build- ing at the northwest corner of the inter. section, the whole series of bullding nego- tiations snapped into definite form, ana the person who is proud of (h!llhl'n‘ growth can close his eves and see Jhe panorama of Sixteenth street already be- fore his face. Fire Hastens Deals, Perhaps never before has Omaha's de- slrable down-town business property Wwithin a radius of a block or two changed hands so rapidly as it has in the last few weeks. It is true that the Board of Trade fire precipitated at least one deal Which would not have been made so #oon, had the fire not occurred, but even in that case, negotlations for the purchase of the building had been going on f4: a year before the fire brought the whole matter to a head. With the sale of the Patterson block to George A Josiyn for 340,000, the sale of the Boardo of Trade Buflding for $625,- 000, and the sale and resale of the Schlitz corner within a fow weeks' time, each time for $000.000, it will be seen that deals aggregating the changing of $1,665,- 000 were transacted on real estate in the one city block in about one month of time. If the ninety-nine year lease of the Schlitz corner is considered, as practicaily amounting to another sale, the figures ot the transactions in that block for a month mount up to $2,365,000, Contracts for New Minne-Lusa Tractl Bdward Peterson, one of the largest | eontractors in this part of the country, has secured the contract from Charles W. Martin & Co., to grade Minne-Lusa addition and work will start next week. This contract invelves grading all of the streets and surfacing of the lots and will require the moving of approxnmately 150,000 yards of dirt. The contract for the cement walks in | I(he addition was awarded to Emerson Benedict and is the largest order ever placed for walks in Omaha, as there will Be nearly twelve miles of sidewalks in |the addition, ranging in width from four to six feet. C. C. Muenteferring has the contract for doing the engineering work on the tract ¢If Backachy or Kidneys Bother Eat_less meat and take a glass of Salts to flush out Kidneys— Drink plenty water. Uric acid in meats excites the kidneys, they become overworked; get sluggish, ache, and feel like lumps of lead. The { urine becomes cloudy; the bladder is fr- | ritated, and you may be obl| to seek | rellef two or three times during the night | When the kidneys clog you must help | them flush off the body's urinous waste |or you'll be a real sick person shortly. | At tirst you feel a dull misety in the kid- | ney reglon, you suffer from backache, | sick headache, dizziness, stomach gets | sour, tongue coated and you feel rheu~ matic twinges when the weather is bad. Eat less meat, drink lots of water; also get from any pharmacist four ounces of Jad Salts; take a tablespoonful in & glass of water before breakfast for a few dayvs and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acld of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and has been used for generations to clean clogged kidneys and stimulate them to mormal activity, aleo to neutralize the acids in urine, o ft no lunger is a source of Irritation, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Salts is inexpensive, canmot in- jure; makes a delightful effervescent dithia-water drink which everyone should take now and then to keep the kidneys clean and active. Druggists here say they sell lots of Jad Salts to folks who while it 1s only trouble.- Advertisement. 31,80 }uu.\-e in overcoming kidney trouble Cottage and lot at 22 Chicagq street to Artbur Zimmer, fLor $2.20. OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: THE APRIL Only 50 People Out 0of100,000,000 Population in the United States CAN COME IN ON THIS DEAL No More!--Now Listen! | have secured a special contract with one of the most substantial and firmly estab- lished recognized land companies in Flor- ida, who have sold and settled up the most successful farming and trucking proposi- tion in the state. Lands are all high and dry, good agricul- tural soilsituated right close to Jacksonville. The company is selling their lands for $40.00 to $100.00 per acre and they want to close out 5,000 acres which they agree to let me sell at a wholesale price of $20.00 per acre ) I 1 Gan ell Out Completely in b0 Dal But I must sell out every acre Now if I can get 50 clear thinking, quick acting investors to club together with me to take 100 acres each on terms of $100.00 cash and $100.00 per month for 19 months with 5% interest and pick up this extraordinary bargain at once, they will get a ground floor wholesale proposition--small acreage at a 5,000-acre price. Applications should be made by wire or first mail and no sale considered unless entire tract is sold. No more applications can be accepted than just enough to close out these fifty 100-acre tracts. Club together and investigate. Reservations made subject to full investigation. No agents. JOS. H. PHILLIPS 411 St. James Building Jacksonville, Florida REFERENCE: Any Bank, City Official or Business Firm in Jacksonville, or Dun’s and Bradstreet’s.