My dad is a long time realtor and property manager in California, so I guess you could say it's in my blood.

I guess the saying about it being in your blood is true!

That makes me feel awesome, so I help by sharing the knowledge that I have gained through trial & error, sweat, blood, tears, financial hardships, etc.

I recently lost a deal to another investor as it was on the thinner side and I didn't want to get into a bidding war with the other investor.

We've had bottle caps, other metal objects, paper (its not a shedder, but some don't get that concept and thing anything can go in the disposal)  bottles, dirty diapers, non disposable wiped, female product, paint, motor oil, chemicals, gasoline, trupentine, paint thinner, kerosine........

Definitely, but be gentle, they're already distressed, don't look like a share who smelled blood.

There are other brands of this and a thinner garage style tile you can consider.

Margins are thinner than what folks realize once you calculate holding costs like finance charges and escalating labor costs (austin is sitting at 2.7% unemployment). 

In my market, the margins are getting thinner and thinner because there has been huge appreciation (10%+) in my area for the past few years, and now people are including appreciation as a part of their numbers. 

I can't get Alaska it out of my blood.