Investment plan: one tree at a time: Reinhart turns brush-covered lots into profit centers, and has fun in the process.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION) From: Wenatchee Business Journal | Date: November 1, 2007| Author: Bentley, Ryan | COPYRIGHT 2007 Sun News, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

George Reinhart turned what started as a woodworking hobby into a development process.

Armed with a portable sawmill and 35 years of experience with the U.S. Forest Service, part of that working as a timber cruiser, he buys a 2- to 5-acre wooded lot, selectively harvests some of the trees, adds utilities, builds a small cabin and then resells the property--at a profit. The turnaround can take five years and longer, but it's a process he thoroughly enjoys.

He ...