Select Capital Group - Recent Investment Opportunities

Beautiful Homesites in the Rockies!
Great Pre-Development Investment Opportunity in Colorado starting at $125,000

Close enough to Denver and Boulder for business and cultural activities, but surrounded by forests, mountains and tranquility, this community combines first-class natural beauty and comfortable mountain living. This should prove to be an excellent investment as two million new residents are predicted to move into the region in the next few years.

Adjacent to Arapaho National Forest, wildlife, wildflowers and groves of Aspen trees abound. Topnotch ski resorts can be reached within an hour drive: Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper Mountain, Winter Park and Vail.

All homesites have their own mountain meadow, underground utilities and sunny southern exposure, many with 360 degree views.

Prices: Homesites --$125,000 and up

Deposits: $10,000

Exit Strategy: Hold 3-5 years for maximum Return on Investment

Conference Call: Wednesday, February 13-7:00 PM Pacific

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Beautiful Pre-Development Homesites
in the Tennessee Mountains
Starting at $50,000

This scenic community rests atop the Cumberland Plateau in central Tennessee. Known for its glorious acres where wooded and lakefront homesites have been thoughtfully placed to make the most of their scenic setting,this community will attract people wanting a second or retirement home in an tranquil setting.

Right next door lies the wooded 7,000 acre Bledsoe State Forest and the 22,000 wilderness acres of Fall Creek Falls State Park– Tennessee’s most beloved natural sanctuary, ensuring much of the surrounding area will remain undeveloped.

Two spectacular, lakefront recreation pavilions, heated pool with waterfall, boat docks, tennis courts and basketball court are proposed as amenities as well as a 18-hole golf course!

Prices: Homesites -- $50,000 and up

Deposits: 10% -20%, depending on buyer's credit

Area Appreciation: 18%-20% increase in 2006

Exit Strategy: Hold 3-5 years for maximum Return on Investment

Conference Call: Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:00 PM Pacific
For more information call Brooke Johnsen at 310-460-9240
Pre-Development Investing or Land Banking
A Little Known but Not New Investment Strategy
Land is considered a hot commodity—as Mark Twain once said “buy land, because they’re not making it anymore”.

In essence, pre-development investing or land banking is the process of buying and holding undeveloped land for future sale. Parcels of land desirable for land banking are those in regions positioned for rapid growth and appreciation. The initial goal is to buy undeveloped land that will increase substantially in value as the area around it is developed.

The idea of land banking as an investment strategy came to the forefront in America at the turn of the century. Since then several individuals have become self-made millionaires by purchasing large tracts of land where the development opportunities were just beginning.

But land banking started much earlier. Way back in American history, numerous fortunes were made in land banking by families like the Rockefellers and others who grasped the value of buying and holding unimproved or pre-developed land. These savvy investors did nothing more than buy and hold land. In recent times, people like Bob Hope, Donald Trump, and Howard Hughes are famous for purchasing land that made them a tremendous profit when later sold.

In 1990 Trump was $900 million in debt. He made an amazing comeback by land banking. Of all his properties, the property that excites him the most is his undeveloped land parcel, the Rail Yards located on the West Side of Manhattan. This 100-acre plot of undeveloped land along the Hudson River is one of the last remaining land parcels left in Manhattan.

Trump understands the value of land banking. When interviewed, he states his one regret is that he didn’t buy and hold more undeveloped New York City land when he had the chance.

Bob Hope was also a firm believer in land banking. He became one of the richest people in Hollywood by investing in Southern California land when it was mostly orange groves. He owned at least 10,000 acres of land in the San Fernando Valley, 8,000 acres in Palm Springs, and 7,500 acres in Malibu. With his recent passing, estimates of his accumulated wealth reach as high as one billion.

As Adam Smith stated: “Land is the basis of all wealth”. The good news is it is not too late to get involved in land banking or pre-development investing. History repeats itself. Buy land in an area that is just beginning to be developed, and watch your property value increase as the infrastructure is put in place.

Steps to Pre-Development Investing- Land Banking

Identify an area that still has reasonably priced, undeveloped land in a region that is experiencing strong migration patterns (boomers, senior Floridians) and is positioned to grow substantially in the next years.
Choose a community that has special features that will make it easy to resell the property to a home buyer in the future (amenities like golf, equestrian, mountain views, coastal, river or lake property)
Buy a parcel of land at Phase One or Phase Zero in a pre-development community where the developer has plans to put in the roads, water, and amenities, in the upcoming years.
Hold your land 3-5 years or build a home on it depending on your investment needs.
Invest your profits from your land resell and start the process over again.

Summary:

Club Meeting:
Click one of the following links to listen to the developers discuss the North Carolina investment opportunity at the most recent NCREI club meeting.
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Select Capital Group is pleased to present to you our next predevelopment opportunity located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina.

Introduction:
We here at Select Capital Group are pleased to present you with our next pre-development strategy, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Here, the developers create full-amenity, environmentally sensitive mountain communities planned and built in harmony with their natural surroundings.

"There's a reason people are drawn to the Western North Carolina mountains," says one of the developers, "the wrong kind of development can destroy that; the right kind can help to preserve it. This is not just about higher elevations. It's also about higher standards."

Background:
The developers have been partners for more than a decade, creating upscale residential neighborhoods in the urban environment of Atlanta, Georgia.

About 5 years ago they decided to change gears and began visiting the mountains in Western North Carolina. They quickly fell in love with the natural beauty and restorative lifestyle that the area provided.

Before long, the developers decided that they wanted to change the focus of their working relationship from the city to the mountains. Their long-time passion for excellence was leading them in a new direction. The result was a development company formed 2 1/2 years ago in Western North Carolina - an affiliate of Atlanta-based Parent Companies, founded by the partners over 20 years ago.

Backed by the resources of a financially strong company and fiscally conservative principals, and assisted by an executive team with decades of experience in real estate development and marketing, what had started out as a dream soon became a reality: the first premiere mountain community of the development company.

A view from one of the predevelopment home sites.

Amenities:
This community has a private gated entrance, private paved roads, underground utilities, hiking trails and common areas, and additional amenities tailored to its specific size, topography and personality. This community is just a few minutes from excellent highways, with area attractions and top-quality health services nearby. And every community offers unbroken, high-elevation views of the national parks and forests that form the very heart of Western North Carolina. Five more communities are underway, two on the North Carolina coast and a first lake community in Tennessee.

"We aren't building communities for people who want to escape from reality," says one partner, whose own mountain home overlooks Fontana Lake. "We're building them for people who have decided it's time to escape back to something real. What we set out to create are the kinds of communities our own families would want to live in. I think that says it all."

A predevelopment home site view that Jay has reserved.

For more photos from the development site, click here.

Wild Ridges
North Carolina

Pre-Development Home Sites $95,000 - $325,000

Click here to a view a PowerPoint slideshow about the development.
Click here to view a "Hot List" of properties in phase one.
Click here to view pictures from our recent trip to the development site.

Nestled comfortably in the exquisite mountains of western North Carolina, this community provides an exceptional haven of tranquility and beauty.

Set amid mature forests, rippling streams and hidden waterfalls, it is only 39 miles from the picturesque city of Asheville, North Carolina.

Prices: $95,000 and up
Deposit: 10% down

Conference Call: Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 6:00 PM Pacific

To learn more, click here.

Beautiful Pre-Construction Homes
Montgomery, Texas (Houston Area)

from $136,000-$165,000 - Golf Course
from $320,000 - Waterfront

This lovely, deed restricted, gated community, comprised of 18 sections with a total of 4242 lots, is located on man made Lake Conroe, one hour north of downtown Houston.

The community is surrounded by the lake on all three sides, with a large variety of recreation activities available: boating, fishing, hunting, swimming, water skiing, jet skiing, boating etc.

Amenities:
A 56 hole golf course, marina and a yacht club. Luxurious hotels, condominiums, waterfront boat storage with valet launching, and upscale waterfront real estate developments are only a few attractions of the area.

Presently, appreciation in this neighborhood is running 10% to 12% a year. Only 10% of the homes are being sold to investors.

Prices:
$136,000 to $165,000- golf course lots and off golf course lots $320,000 entry level luxury waterfront turnkey homes.

Deposits:
5% to 10% depending on buyer's credit.

Conference Call:
Wednesday, January 24, 2007, 6:00 PM Pacific, 9:00 PM Eastern
To listen to the conference call, click here

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*All numbers are based on past performance of comparable pre-development projects and are deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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