It can be made worse by culture of the person you are dealing with.

Any form of live work where you have retail on the ground and residence above is very rich culturally.

I'll do a few strategic things like convert a useless dining room into an extra bedroom, put el cheapo Chinese granite counter tops on crappy cabinets and paint them just to make them look good, replace the toilet, add some updated fixtures then, put some lipstick (paint) on that pig and sell it for almost top dollar. 

Hi Nick, I work with Keller Williams Preferred and their culture is amazing.

And lastly but not least, company culture.  

I would love to get more involved and learn about this culture.

Born and raised in Chitown.I love the culture and the food, especially deep dish pizza (Lou Malnati's and Gino's ftw!)

San Franciscans moving to Austin for new jobs and the unique culture ("Keep Austin Weird" is the city slogan).

I wonder if that is because of a cultural difference or that I just got lucky.Thanks everyone for your replies.Meanwhile, if there's anyone in Atlanta or Marietta / Cobb County area who can recommend a contractor or would like to partner, let me know.

It's never really had much in the way of culture though.