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1 January 2017 | 46 replies
A tenant with a sloppy paint brush can really make a mess and really damage a property.
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20 November 2019 | 80 replies
A good paint brush and roller would be good to have.
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21 May 2021 | 4 replies
After it dries I took one of my wife's paintbrushes she uses for paintings and get the tiny hole, no one knows the difference and saves a ton of time and trouble.
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3 February 2021 | 21 replies
Really enjoying everyone's response...some of my favorite real estate related books are: Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever by Joe FairlessThe Real Estate Rehab Investing Bible: A Proven-Profit System for Finding, Funding, Fixing, and Flipping Houses...Without Lifting a Paintbrush by Paul EsajianThe Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down by Brandon TurnerFLIP: How to Find, Fix and Sell Houses for Profit by Rick Villani and Clay DavisThe Book on Flipping Houses: How to Buy, Rehab, and Resell Residential Properties by J Scott and Josh Dorkin
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12 March 2017 | 13 replies
I'd take pictures of everything, including selfies of you with your paint brush, etc., the before and after shots, maybe even a picture of your shop with all your stuff in it.
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29 July 2016 | 337 replies
Regardless of where you got your funding...the point is you got funded or if you were the one that lifted a paint brush....the point is you dealt and managed the contractors, you were involved in every aspect as far as I'm concerned.
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24 April 2016 | 2 replies
There are still hammers to swing and paintbrushes to wield, but I am starting to look ahead at getting it rented out.There is a light industrial plant (food and ingredients) that is very close to the house... their property line is about 8 houses away from mine, and the house front door is about a quarter-mile walk from the front door of the plant.Even better, the company just expanded the plant with a second building, and have billboards up around town saying "We're hiring!"
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4 February 2022 | 7 replies
My better half insists the fastest way is to spend two days crawling around the floor with a paint brush.
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2 April 2016 | 76 replies
I might grab a paint brush if the mood suits me, change a light bulb, sweep cobwebs out of an entry, etc.