The success stories forum is always fun to read...I love seeing people from BP enhancing their knowledge of REI and using it to be more successful.

1) Bought and managed my own new construction home project2) Negotiated the price of the house from $257,000 to $250,000, rearranged the interior of the home and selected the color scheme for the exterior of the house3) Shopped around for custom-made kitchen cabinets, carpet, hardwood floors, tiles, light fixtures, and appliances4) Installed the hardwood floors, tiles and bathtub surroundings, and painted the whole house all within a week5) Finished a room in a basement from scratch – framed it, sheetrock, door installation, walk-in closet, electrical, wall texture, painted, and hired the right people to finish the carpet and window seal installation - Total cost about $23006) Sold the house 22 months later for $285,000 and made a net profit of approximately $35,000.00 after escrow reimbursement, cashflow from rental income, interest on property tax return and amortization.Great experience and good return on my $13,000 initial investment. 

We're not taking away the ability to organically connect with people (and we will NEVER take away the ability to connect for free) - just enhancing it!

Gov. is saying these enhanced payments can continue for 39 weeks. 

Even if you don't, it still gives the texture of individual tiles. 

I'd go a touch further and plant walkie talkies in the air vents, then have some weird, quiet noises on a timer to enhance the experience.

Carpentry, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, sheetrock and texturing, or handyman skills.

As a new agent, I am looking for counsel and suggestions on which Managing Broker to join in order to enhance my education and progression in the real estate sector.

Some siding, particularly stucco, can be especially tricky to work with since you need to bust out all the stucco around the window to R&R it, then know how to blend and texture-match to repair it.If you're doing it yourself make sure you know local building requirements so you don't create a code violation for yourself - know egress requirements, where you need and don't need tempered glass, and minimum U-factor and SHGC.

This included things like installing transition pieces in the doorway between laminate and wood flooring "because the change in surface texture was a tripping hazard", replacing a concrete slab in the drive (Which the tenants do not use) because there were cracks, scraping and repainting minor cracked/peeling paint in the halls "because it was a health hazard", installing GFI outlets which the other landlord had never been cited for, and a number of other things that clearly had not just developed since the previous inspection.