Mark Zweig, Inc.

08/11/2024

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This 2000 square feet Single Family home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. It is located at 413 N Willow Ave, Fayetteville, AR.

08/06/2024

Sometimes all it takes is a few good decisions to take a basic house with good bones and transform it into something that is magazine-worthy and would sell for top dollarwithin a week of listing. Every decision you make—the materials used, colors, type of paint or stain, what gets painted what color, window muntins, porch shape, gutters, doors selected, awnings, foundation treatment, size and placement of shrubs, tree trimming, power washing—all of these details add up to create something special that is more than just a house in a location to be sold at a price per sq foot that other houses there have sold for.

It’s design but it’s more than just design. Its obsession with every detail that creates a unique whole.

08/04/2024

As many might know, we retired from our design/build/development business and sold off all of commercial and residential rental properties. That said, I like to stay busy and see opportunity for improvement all around us!

if you need some expert advice or opinion on your residential construction or remodeling, I am available to a limited extent to help out. I have been doing this stuff for a long time and have a pretty good track record when it comes to knowing what improvements to make and how to make them to maximize your return on investment.

07/14/2024

Painting cabinets is where details really matter. In our large midcentury modern house, for example, we have cabinets and built-ins everywhere. And every single one of them has these continuous hinges on its doors. These counter height cabinets, for example, have 28 screws holding each hinge in place. Our painters removed every single one of them prior to painting vs trying to mask them or paint over them as most would do. That would ruin them forever more as far as I am concerned. The paint would never stick to the hinges and it would look like Hell quickly.

Also—always use oil base, never latex, and paint the insides of all cabinets when you paint the out so they are nice and fresh.

07/14/2024

When it comes to painting the exterior of a house, there’s a lot more to it than picking colors. It’s also about WHAT gets painted WHAT color. I see a million mistakes every day that I wish people had asked me about! Columns that don’t match the house or make the porch roof look like it’s floating. Dark window trim with light colored windows. Some trim painted and other trim not painted because that’s what the painter felt like doing. I could go on but believe me I see tons of mistakes every day.

It’s also about what paint the painters use. NEVER allow your painter to use latex on your doors unless you want to be touching them up every week for the rest of the time you own the place. It’s soft. It scratches with a finger nail. It sticks to the weatherstrip in hot weather. No matter what they tell you about how good the latex is, do not listen!

07/06/2024

If anyone wants design assistance on a residential project, both my wife and myself are available for limited time engagements if you need it.

We don’t draw, but we just talk and give you ideas with the benefit of our experience doing more renovations of houses in this town that we owned than anyone else.

Help with selling a house that isn’t selling? Help with a site plan? Help with picking colors? Planning an addition? Need to freshen up your exterior and yard? Interior? We are here and can do it. Our input is based on successful experience doing lots and lots of houses that always sold at top prices.

We only do this because we love it, and it pains us to see people waste money doing the wrong things that don’t maximize their property values.

Message me if you are interested.

Mark

11/30/2023

10/24/2023

Don’t forget to come out this Thursday to Fayetteville Beer Works to see Janus Motorcycles and have some great beer!

07/15/2023

Jetson

The “Jetson” line of mid-century modern glassware was inspired by the space age design of the late ‘50s and early ‘60s. These glasses make me want to sip a cool glass of Tang or Fresca on the back patio of my ranch house!

Check us out at www.midcenturyglassware.com

11/05/2021

We have a fantastic modern house here for sale that is unlike anything else on the market. It’s a true mid-century modernesque ranch with large overhanging eaves built in 2005. Quality everything, room for everything (5571 sq feet), energy-efficient, light, and with a great floor plan. Ready to move into.

For sale: $1,095,000. Modern, open, sprawling Fay Jones-inspired home on great lot in Summersby. Open living/dining/kitchen/lounge areas, soaring ceilings, hardwood floors, and split floor plan. Huge owners? suite featuring dual closets w/built-ins (one 20 ft long), large office for 2 desks, private...

09/17/2021

Fantastic modern house for sale in East Fayetteville!

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For sale: $1,175,000. Modern, open, sprawling Fay Jones-inspired home on great lot in Summersby. Open living/dining/kitchen/lounge areas, soaring ceilings, hardwood floors, and split floor plan. Huge owners? suite featuring dual closets w/built-ins (one 20 ft long), large office for 2 desks, private...

12/24/2020

ANNOUNCEMENT: We wanted to let everyone know that over the past two years, Mark Zweig, Inc., has completed a process of exiting the development and construction construction business entirely.

When we began our exit process, we had more than 65 residential rental units plus about 40,000 square feet of commercial space. We are now down to one rental house (under contract to be purchased by the tenant) and our 20,600 sq ft University Village office/retail complex, which we are fine with either keeping or selling. We let our contractor’s license go. We got out of our office and warehouse leases. We got rid of our vehicles and trailers and tools. We shed nearly all of our business overhead.

Our decision to get out of this business was multi-faceted. The business is too stressful and hasn’t been fun for either my wife, Sonya, or myself for some time. Getting work done has become too difficult and too expensive. Many of our subcontractors are beyond overloaded. The time and attention required to achieve the quality standards we set for ourselves has become unmanageable. The development and permitting process has become too slow and cumbersome. It seems many of those in local agencies act as if developers have unlimited funds. The attitude of the community toward nearly all development (and developers) is so negative that practically all property improvements are protested by someone. And while our primary goal with this business was to improve the city we live in, the financial risks we had to take vs the actual or potential returns we earned were disproportionate. On top of it all, we have been concerned for some time that a real estate recession will be inevitable, and we don’t want to be in a position where we have tenants who can’t afford to pay their rent, or we have unsold properties that are draining our bank account every month. All of this is exacerbated by COVID-19, political instability, and lots of uncertainty about what the future will bring.

I’m 62, have been working too much for 50 years, and now want to focus my attentions on my family, writing about business, and my teaching at The Walton College. We may decide to start or buy another business together, or we may not. My wife may decide to create her own business or join another that needs her considerable business and financial management talents. We may even buy another house to fix up at some point for fun or to improve our neighborhood but not do it through our business. In any case, we don’t need to do anything more if we choose not to, thanks to the sale of our ownership interests in Zweig Group and employment at The University of Arkansas.

Life is short and the continuous overcommitment, along with the endless pursuit of financial success and ego glorification, can prove empty. What really matters is doing some good for others, and having time to spend with our families and friends.

To those who supported our firm and appreciated our projects over the last 15 years, we thank you! We see so many great projects being done now by others in Fayetteville and throughout northwest Arkansas, that it is really exciting to see. We love our community and can’t wait to see what the future will bring for our area!

One last thing. We won’t be monitoring this page any longer. If you do need to reach me, pls drop me an email to [email protected].

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All!

Mark Zweig