Location
Trees
Sunlight
The location of the resort itself offers a multitude of advantages. First, The Resort at Forest Haven will be located in a warm, temperate climate. This makes for relatively mild winters and warm summers resulting in an extended growing season and easier heating of houses and other buildings. The large amount of sunlight will make solar energy a viable part of the energy production of the resort. In addition, the resort’s location puts it in the middle of a region known for vast, dense pine and oak forests. Trees obviously provide many benefits — but especially to those individuals who are attempting to live in society that no longer benefits from the comforts of an interconnected world population. Trees, in this environment, would provide fuel, shade, building material, oxygen, cover from assailants, habitat for animals, and other essential resources.
Further, the region receives 50 to 60 inches of rain per year and averages 4 to 5 inches of precipitation per month — each and every month. This lends itself to a regular, consistent water supply for drinking, cooking, washing, flushing, irrigating, sanitizing, and many other everyday uses. The resort is located hundreds of miles north of major hurricane-impact zones and is also somewhat south of the infamous tornado alley zone. Likewise forest fires are quite uncommon as are major earthquakes and other potential natural disasters. The most likely disaster would be the potential for flooding; each building of the resort will take great precautions to ensure that, in a time of intense rainfall, there are adequate avenues for excess water to flow. Finally, resort homeowners will carry extensive flood insurance to ensure that if there is a localized flood, all damaged property can be replaced in a timely manner.
Another advantage of the location of the resort will be its somewhat close proximity to several major airports (Atlanta, Birmingham, and Tennessee) while maintaining its relative low population density.
Rain
Airport
When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.
— Benjamin Franklin
In the animal kingdom, one of the keys to survival is to outwit your enemies. And when you’re surrounded by carnivores, one of the best strategies is to fade into the background and disappear.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson
I like the idea of being warm and secure. That’s what home should be. That you have a sense of warmth, security, love, and you love the things around you and surround yourself with beauty.
— Andre Leon Talley
A prudent man forseeth the evil and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
— Proverbs 27:12
Luck is being in the right place at the right time, but location and timing are to some extent under our control.
— Natasha Josefowitz
I love the rain. It’s my favorite weather.
— Kristen Wiig
Living in a rural setting exposes you to so many marvelous things – the natural world and the particular texture of small-town life, and the exhilarating experience of open space.
— Susan Orlean
Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.
— Bear Grylls
Other Resort Preparedness
Theron is uniquely qualified to lead the development of The Resort at Forest Haven as he brings a wealth of knowledge from his business career as well as from his personal interests to the venture. From a young age, Theron has been fascinated with both people and structures. This fascination and study has made him pursue activities that involve people and beauty and excellence. Theron studied business and economics extensively while working on his undergraduate degree in sociology. Years later, after a decade in the real estate and mortgage industry, Theron completed his MBA at Westminster College.
Around the time he entered the real estate industry, he recognized that so many structures had become extremely cookie-cutter and bland in nature. Theron resolved to create a resort that would provide a mecca of sorts to those who wanted to delve into the extraordinary with regards to what was possible for a resort home. Coupled with that, Theron envisioned a resort community that would provide stability in an unstable world — especially if the societal bonds that held society together happened to break down or unravel. The result is of course The Resort at Forest Haven.
Ken brings decades of construction and development experience to The Resort at Forest Haven. Academically trained as an architect, Ken began his career with an eye focused more on the initial design aspect of construction. Over the years, his career has evolved into a combination of what is possible and achieving results in the actual development of construction projects world.
Ken partners with his wonderful, loving wife in their endeavor to raise 6 exceptional children. Ken also possesses an irrepressible love of living life with fun. Ken brings this passion to his work and also to his down time. Ken received his undergraduate degree in architectural studies from ABC University and completed scores of masters-level courses at XYZ University.
Bernard brings a unique blend of experience in both real estate and interpersonal relations to The Resort at Forest Haven. Indeed, the first half of his business career was spent in the real estate and mortgage industry and the second half has been working with adults and children on an interpersonal level. Bernard is the epitome of a people person in that individuals from all socio-economic levels, races, cultural backgrounds, or whatever are drawn to his affable, intelligent, and quick-witted personality. Bernard’s formal educational background began with an undergraduate degree in history and culminated with a master’s degree in psychology from the University of XYZ.
Bernard began his career in the mortgage and real estate industry and excelled in helping people obtain the home of their dreams. Then, more than a decade into this career, Bernard switched gears to take a more intensive role in helping adults and children obtain success both in academia and in their lives in general. Bernard excels in finding ways to help people achieve happiness in whatever aspect of their lives they have need. Bernard’s ability to create harmony in peoples’ lives who come from a wide range of backgrounds will be instrumental in enabling him to orchestrate the day-to-day operations of multiple teams and hundreds of individuals working together to ensure the resort community functions harmoniously. And when a situation or issue arises, Bernard’s intellect and problem-solving skills will enable him to get things back on track rapidly and efficiently. In order for The Resort to function properly, it will need someone like Bernard at the helm.
John’s extensive and varied background makes him uniquely qualified to lead the agricultural development of The Resort at Forest Haven. John brings a long and successful history in the real estate side of business, but actually got his start in the nursery business. In addition, John has run a small farm raising a multitude of different animals and growing a wide variety of fruit trees and vegetable crops.
He is passionate about making the greenery and forests and bonds and lakes and orchards and every living animal at The Resort at Forest Haven the most magnificent, vibrant and a happy that it can be. He will not rest until the personal grounds of your resort estate are as fantastic as you envisioned them. Moreover, he will work to make the grounds and greenery of The Resort itself be a place where you will want to come to relax and enjoy the sheer beauty of nature.
Rob is an exceptional human being. Rob is the most left-brained, analytical and logically-thinking right-brained person you may ever meet. Rob excels in the business world in large part due to his ability to utilize both sides of his brain to an exceptional degree. This ability gives Rob an incredible eye for detail… Not only with regard to what is structurally and mathematically correct, but also what is aesthetically pleasing. Rob was trained in art at Ricks College, and throughout the years has created many works of his own. On the business side, Rob has excelled in running his own profitable construction company and has brought multiple business ventures from the start-up stage all the way to profitability.
bird dogs to bass fishing to camping, boating and beyond, Rob’s outdoor interests are wide-ranging and a lot of fun. Rob excels at athletic activities and is passionate about many different sports. He has an amazing family with five adorable children who are well on their way to being fantastic members of society. Rob’s wife is as loving and caring sweetheart of an individual as you will ever know!
