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August 31,
NOW THROUGH Sept. 15
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United Press International
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —
Texas-born Rusty Rutledge has
endured a withering home
building slump by going against
his upbringing. He is thinking
small instead of big.
Friday, Rutledge celebrated
20 years of home building by
kicking off the latest phase in
what is a $ 13 million housing de
velopment below the towering
Sandia Mountains — a project
unique in a cjty marked by the
same building malaise that char
acterizes the industry nationally.
It’s been 10 years since the
Weatherford native decided to
reduce the number of houses he
builds each year. Now, at 46,
Rutledge can see the wisdom of
cutting back from 300 to 25
houses a year.
“The big thing was the
tremendous liability that it took
to run a 300-house-a-year oper
ation,” he said. “You had to have
400 to 500 acres bought out
ahead, and at least 600 lots
under different stages of de
velopment to get them ready for
the next year.”
Today, he builds bigger
houses and pays more attention
to detail. Those homes also cost
more. His units command
mountain and mesa views. They
range from 2,400 square feet to
2,865 square feet and carry
price tags ranging from
$134,500 to $165,500.
Rutledge concedes his pro
ducts are not for everyone, even
if they are popular.
“Mercedes sales were up last
year. That really sums it up,” he
said.
Two of his three sons are
partners, his business flourishes
and hunting trophies line the
walls of his spacious, paneled
office.
An impala taken during a Ke
nyan safari presides over the
office. A regal peacock — its tail
feathers fanned open — stands
as a sentry in the corner. Behind
a hand-carved desk sits the buil
der, a genial, robust man in a
blue-checked shirt, blue jeans
and boots.
“I guess my thinking really
started changing in ’68. We had
a little mini-recession in ’68 in
the home building business,” he
recalls.
He said through his mi iwn.’
\hl
with long-time builden,hel
gan to see “people that wen
hell of a lot smarter thanlw
and good operators—«
caught in that trap.
“Just trying to
bigger and owing more
A little slack off, and, godda
they’d go under.
"We went from 300 house
year to 25. We won’t build bull uiting c
houses now, whether it be ju miters
times or bad times. Last veil
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the first time that proof oil nsegoa
le work
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miters
the If
urii th
pudding really came out,
cause we did 24 houses ini'
That was right on target,'
said.
“What it sums up to is
overhead. We can makeapnircento
on 25 houses a.year-an ilorssin
profit. You can't makethelTwore
bucks like you can with
houses, but you can’t gob# irds the
either.
Rutledge also a
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Valerie Martin’s Gallery
of
Dance Arts
Now offering
BEIXT-DANCING
ADULT DAYTIME CLASSES
• Ballet
• Tap
Jazz
Twirling
• Dancercise
5-8 p.m.
Register for all classes
September 1st and 2nd
Call for more information
107 Dowling Road 603-0352
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1 le readily admits “stealing’!
modifying successfulfloo™
he had seen in OklahomaG
Dallas, Houston, El Pasoi
Orange County, Calif.
About a decade ago, Rails
noticed the success in*
"his and hers” bathroomta
separated by a Jacuzzi »l
pool. Once Dallas buyers!
made it one of the city's I
popular plans, Ruli
adopted it.
Now, along with a cedad
tool, refrigerated tooling
other extras, it is his tradei
Larry Carter, presideni
First National Bankin.fi
querque, has been Ru
banker for seven years,
effusive praise for the soul
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“He’s a business person
has worked hard and been!
est with people, and that's
he’s still building today,"Cn
said. "He’s developed a re|»
tion for building a
house.”
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