On occasion I have a painter and I do all the prep up to priming and finish coats. 

And there are a lot of families in the area.Now Fair Park, I think there are people making money around Fair Park, but really I think you have to be adept at working in an area that is block by block and quickly can be a war zone.Frankly its an area my wife works near, and I drive thru their on occasion, but its not an area we feel comfortable investing in. 

I've also met both personally on multiple occasions and shared best practices and just spoken in general about how to be a better company and provide a better service and from those conversations I respect both.  

We've done this on a couple other occasions also.

USD On several occasions this week clients have either jokingly or seriously mentioned redirecting or reallocating their equity portfolios into real estate.

On one occasion said tenant actually paid on time, but had become so accustomed to including the late fee that the check still included the late fee even when on time. :)One of the landlording gurus has the "how to get over 100% of scheduled rents" training - one of the items in there is to be sure to collect late fees.

My hard money lender's birthday is coming up soon and throughout the years he has helped me out in numerous occasions.

On rare occasions you may be able to change some of this but it is much easier to adjust your offer price downward to cover the additional costs.

On more occasions then I can count, I have been accused of making LIFE too "black and white."

I will call Heather Blish a RNC plant since she was a marketing professional that the RNC formerly contracted with.Now - in that light and since you say, "Unlike you, I'll remain consistent" - Obama was an attorney that ACORN contracted with one 2 separate occasions.