How to Reset the Data Center NIMBY Discussion

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How to Reset the Data Center NIMBY Discussion in Rural America It was so promising. Rural communities that had been dead since the early 1980s. Forgotten places. Communities that were never expected to rebound. There was suddenly someone interested in them. There was a way back; better yet, there was possibly a way forward for […]

How to Avoid Taxes on Investment Income

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How to Avoid Taxes on Investment Income Good day and welcome to Season 2 of Bring Back the Bustle, a podcast about investing in rural America. I’m Shavon Jones, your host.  The Wall Street Journal recently ran a story about how investors lose a third of their earnings to taxes. Not because they have to, […]

Top 5 Reasons Some Rural Investments Fail

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Pitfalls to Avoid When Investing in Rural America Investments in rural America are sparse. Few investors are quick to jump in. Those that do aren’t bringing services to residents. Instead, they are treating rural America like an ugly stepdaughter there to serve the rest of the family and deserving nothing for herself.  There are valid […]

Combatting Rural Blight

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Ways to Combat Rural Blight In rural America, one of the consequences of globalization is blight. Many buildings sit idle or in disrepair. There is no code enforcement to speak of. As long as the property owners pay taxes, sometimes as little as a couple hundred dollars per year, they are permitted to hold their […]

Rehab Versus New Build

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An Analysis of Rehab vs. New Build in Rural Development To rehabilitate an existing building or to build from the ground up, that is the question. It’s a dilemma that plays out with rural investments in particular because rural towns usually have many vacant lots and dilapidated buildings from which to choose. Hi, welcome to […]

Power Play: How to Invest in Energy

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Power Play: How to Invest in Energy
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How to Make Money Investing in Energy Aside from the data centers themselves, the biggest money maker in real estate today is in power plants built to serve AI data centers. Hi. Welcome to Bring Back the Bustle, a podcast about revitalizing rural America. I’m Shavon Jones, your host.  A bit of housekeeping before we […]

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