It is inconceivable that any intelligent citizen of our community has failed to observe that the trend of events in the business world of Ottawa within the last decade or so has been strongly in the direction of vastly augmented industrial and real estate operations.
The subject of this article, E. T. Bird Land Company, with well-appointed offices at 125 South Main St., stand for reliability, honesty and integrity of purpose. This real estate office was opened in this city recently and is offering to the residents who wish to invest in real estate opportunities for buying homes or farms on terms almost as easy as paying rent. Investing in real estate is something that is becoming increasingly popular with millions of ordinary people as the value of property often rises and proves to be a good investment. Plus, it also allows individuals to manage their money well as well as the possibility of making more money if they were to ever sell their real estate onto other investors. New investors often try this channel of investing to get themselves into the market so that they can develop their investment portfolio.
A general real estate business in conducted; collecting rentals, making loans, handling insurance, and using something like this Real Estate Analytics Software to help create reports and so forth that can accurately showcase their business performance and what they can do to improve going forward. Of course, their tasks involve a lot more than this, but this is just a snippet of the responsibilities that they have. Mr. E. T. bird, the active head of this land company, was born in Sangamon County, Illinois, in 1861, and removed with his parents to this county in 1866. He received his education in this city and has long been connected with the large real estate deals and transfers of all kinds in this city. He also represented a large piano manufacturing house on the road for fifteen years. He is a member of the Baptist church highly esteemed by all.
Source: Ottawa Kansas Souvenir c. 1909-10
Name of Business: Bird, E. T. Land Company
Current Address: 125 S Main