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Would you mind sharing your professional opinion on which of these kitchen designs would sell better?

Hiring a lawyer sounds expensive, but it is way cheaper than hiring a amateur (in this case yourself) who costs you money and provides no results (and then you need to hire a professional anyway).My personal philosophy is to "do it right, or do it twice" and its way cheaper to do it right once. 

Stable demand, in retiree market - yes, but also in several other segments: professional working remotely, new Americans. 

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my RE income from my rentals is semi-passive of course... so less active than W2 but more active than dividends or social security.I just dont really see owning rentals as passive to me its active if your going to stay right on top of them and have them perform like you want them to ( this is specfic to owning C class low B class sFRs  Not those who might own 100 unit apartments with professional management those are passive as long as they are working good. . 

This deal taught me the importance of overestimating rehab costs and always having a solid team of professionals on How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

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