go west young man, go west.

Slice of L.A.

Remember, we are talking about a big slice of California’s economy.

Try rebranding your places as "a little slice of heaven" and you will attract a different crowd.

I have used a sawzall in the past to cut between the 1X fascia and sub-fascia to slice through the nails to extract it, but I have seen "pros" make a mess of it by hacking the 1X into pieces and used a pry bar to brute force it, which usually end up disturbing the drip edge or even the waterproofing membrane above it.

You should try to come up with a comp of the slice of land that he wants to give you for the $40,000. 

The more you can do, the potential for a bigger slice of the pie you may get.2

Milwaukee area was about 3%-4% last months, I have the data somewhere - always depends a little how you slice it.

JV deal could work  give the money partner a bigger slice than you will take so you can actually do the deal ..

I personally have come to the conclusion that while it's great to have an over-view of the whole pie- it's better to just attempt one slice at a time.