Our relationship improved and he started to do chores around the building including gardening, lawnmowing, minor repairs all saving me money. 

Also, garden style, 2 story buildings is nice for cost control.

Check out Home Depot's website for prehung doors.

Today we got the number; here's the breakdown:Purchase price: $1.175MDown payment: $235KRenovation cost: $63KSweat equity: Enough to fill a dozen home depot 5 gallon bucketsInitial goal ARV: $1.35MActual appraisal: $1.4M!!!

I was the flooring dept. manager at a home depot in NH, i used to run the tile clinics for 3.5 years.

I am in the garden and walk out front to see my tenants car outside the apartment and them both inside the building.

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It has manufacturing facilities in two different states and it has contracts with big companies such as Menards, Lowes and Home Depot. 

Don't use Lowe's or Home Depot for fence panels.  

some of the biggest wealth in the US is generated by path of progress land plays usually the farmer seller to the developer.but I will give you a few of my personal land plays.1. 3.5 acres Rohnert Park CA.. when I bought it in early 90s it was unbuildable.. but it sat behind a home depot and I took a calculated risk.. now its been annexed into the city and zoned mixed use residential and sites right next to the Graton casino they built a few years ago..