He built, tenants came, his investments took off like a rocket, his coworkers were left to try and make a living pounding nails for someone else, saying " he got lucky".

I ended up having to get a rubber mallet and a rubber block and pound almost every piece in until it joined correctly.This was after my budget handyman that I found on craigslist had actually nailed it down because he couldn't get it to install right.If that's not the case, then some other options to consider:1. 

MOVE ON.Next: We don't know all the details, but with an inspection objection like that, I'd tell them to pound sand in this market.

Many PM's go =out of business because they front repair items for their owners.. only to have the owner tell them to pound sand and move the property somewhere else thereby stiffing them for cost they fronted..

Thank you, Linda“The porch or deck of this building should be designed for a live load of up to 100 pounds per square foot and is safe only for its intended use.

In CA they require 4 years, they do recognize the education, if you have engineering degree or what not, in that case you still have to get 1 year experience in the trade, maybe not really pounding hammers but at least a supervisory level.

Running an ad that shows up in their Facebook feed everyday might be a better use of your time than pounding pavement. 

If you do that you will be just fine.I am a Keller Williams agent and they teach you to pound the phones.

Erie itself doesn't get pounded with it too bad, compared to areas a little further south of the lake do, but pretty much anywhere in the surrounding area does.

But the point is that you really need to pound the pavement, research and tour properties and make yourself available to clients at all hours just to survive as a broker.