Welcome, on this page you’ll find all the course materials, and additional tools and resources I recommend that can help you improve your property search and assessment skills.
COURSE MATERIALS
DOWNLOADABLE VIDEO AND WRITTEN MATERIALS:
Lesson 1. How to crystallize realistic goals
Lesson 2. Creating Site-Selection Criteria
Lesson 6: Pre-Purchase Property Assessment
SPREADSHEETS:
Property Search Sheet – Worked Example
Resources
MODULE 1: GOALS
Books:
- Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making
- Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want
Web Resources:
MODULE 2: REGION
Books:
- Regrarians eHandbook – 1.Climate
- Regrarians eHandbook – 2.Geography
- Ecoregions: The Ecosystem Geography of the Oceans and Continents
Web Resources:
Climate & Biome:
Growing Conditions:
Potential threats:
- World map of volcanoes, earthquakes, impact craters, and plate tectonics (PDF File)
- World map of Natural Hazards
- Natural Hazards Interactive Map
- Seismic Hazard Map
- Volcano Finder – World Volcanoes (Google Earth File)
- U.S. Volcanoes and Current Activity Alerts
- World Nuclear Power Plants
- World Pollution Map
MODULE 3 & 4: ASSESSMENT/SITE SELECTION
Books:
- How to Read the Landscape
- Forest Ecology
- Watersheds: A Practical Handbook for Healthy Water
- Regrairans eHandbook – 3. Water
- Regrairans eHandbook – 4. Access
Web Resources:
Potential threats:
- FM Global Flood Map
- FEMA Flood Maps (US only)
Topography:
Solar Access:
Water:
Access:
Soil & Vegetation:
Tools
DESKTOP APPLICATIONS:
WEB APPLICATIONS:
SMARTPHONE APPLICATIONS:
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