We also have 55 gallon drums and a jacuzzi.

A lot of lawyers look for condos approaching their statue of limitations just to drum up business.My boss says when the apartment model stops working because of land basis and everyone starts building condos we are reaching the end of a boom cycleIt is hard to advise on any code related issues but doing lofts with their own individual entries makes them more desirable to a lot of people but may not work in deep building footprints.

Not for nothing, it doesn't hurt that REI becomes the beating "you are going to college" drum on those weekends doing paint touch-up and wondering "what exactly am I scraping off of this stove?"

:D  Seriously, if they're good deals, see if you can drum up interest among family and friends to pick up both of them. 25% of $305k is Without seeing all the numbers, I like the 8 unit just to get going that much faster.

What towns are you looking at buying in around ft drum?

As to the team being sort of "relaxed" its true and annoying but maybe you can again, reinvigorate the group come early spring with a lunch and a chat about new things you all can do together to drum up business in early '09.

In fact, perhaps a gun-dealer is trying to drum up business by scaring neighborhood folks into buying guns by stealing their fruit!

In addition to advertising for sellers on CL, how can I best drum up business ( My farm area is Van Nuys, CA) using a limited budget such as this?

rip it out. its within the wood and cant really be removed. you could try bleach, you could try a drum sander, some version of that smell will remain though, I suspect.

The listing agents are out there pounding the pavement drumming up business and they are the ones that will come across deals.