If you wouldn't mind sharing personal experiences it would be appreciated  no, it is not that simple... you have to know your market and update accordingly. you wont do granite or bust walls on a 30k house (midwest). you will not find many contractors that want to work on a 30k house either.you are asking for trouble if you are leaving the design ideas to your contractor. you should pick whatever you want the final product to look like. look at magazines, pics, design ideas and pick whatever you like. look on my site and you'll see the tiles are the same, the counters are the same, the floors look the same. same paint, lights, door knobs, appliances. same staging supplies too.once you find what works for you, just repeat it over and over.

That left us with a basement completely full of old magazines and broken appliances. 

@Laura Dantel And I apologizes on behalf of my fellow New Yorkers who are overbidding and driving up the price....lol

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If it looks like it could work for the magazine, I’ll contact you for more information and then possibly a more in-depth interview.Thank you in advance for your responses, and I look forward to hearing your sage advice!

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The problem I'm facing now is finding another partner or investor that will wish to take his place and gain a quick 175k+ in additional equity in this Costa Rican project.Can anyone recommend any good websites, magazines, newspapers, social networking sites, to advertise on or network with?

For future investment properties, I was thinking of 2-family homes in East New York or Canarsie.Would love to know what you all think - especially fellow New Yorkers!

Hi --I am a New Yorker looking to invest in Philly because cheaper and close.

kinda feel like it but hey lets see how it goes, being a New Yorker you have it in your blood to not trust anyone.