You're obviously a very savvy business person and it's great to get the whole story (entertainingly told, I might add) rather than a polished up version of "woo-hoo, look at this cash-on cash return!"

It's not a bad idea to get a real estate attorney to help you write up a lease agreement just to make sure you nail all the fundamentals.

My own method was to have the contractor (his idea, too) put down a thin wood underlayment (adhesive or minimal nailing) then we went with linoleum on that (it was in kitchen/bath).

She's going to be a stunner once she's polished up!

Hit the nail on the head with his parting observation.

I know all that stuff sounds basic, but a lot of small operators do not have the basics of customer service and communication nailed down.

I think Mike M hit the nail on the head.

Hey Anthony Ferguson, I think Dion DePaoli nailed it.

I've built a few fences before and durability wise I've always used screws instead of nails,used treated 4x4, and 2x4, make sure 2 bys are standing up and overlapping 4 bys make sure to tell contractor too premix cement before pouring in hole ive seen guys put water in hole then pour dry concrete and procede to try to mix it normaly I go about 2 feet deep hole and they last pretty good did 300 feet 2 years ago still looking good

So, I checked out the property and I'm going back tomorrow w/ my contractor to nail down the numbers better.Here's an interesting twist.