$80k is a "moderate" kitchen.  2 designers told me $100K and i balked. 

Pricing strategy is one of the biggest levers we have as investors, and sets the tone for improvement schedule, marketing, how the properties turnover...For the last ten years I've invested in an area with high demand and low inventory (Seattle), and have had moderate success pricing near the top of the market for the category & neighborhood.  

I think if you are really passionate about investing and know what strategy you want to use and you're willing to put your all in it (for me this can be done while working), you can be moderately to very successful.

You're saying that in moderation it's okay, but too much is bad.  

Originally posted by Tom Cullen:Tough times call for bold action.If the founding fathers were moderates, we'd be playing cricket and having tea and crumpets.TCWorse.....we'd be Canadian.

Each session could also be tagged as Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced (or maybe just Beginner and Advanced).Sessions could be:- Talks (where someone gives a talk on a topic, with a short time for Q&A afterward)- Roundtables (where a topic is presented and people sit around a table and discuss their experiences and opinions on specific aspects of that topic - usually moderated by one or two people)- Tutorials (a more hands-on interactive session where the attendees are able to work on specific details of the topic with the guidance of the "instructor")There could be an exhibitor section, for companies such as:- Property Managers- Hard Money Lenders- Bulk REO Asset Managers- Developers- Contractors- Mortgage Brokers- Note Brokers- etc.

We are looking for moderate risk at this time and are not trying to expand too fast right now. 

It's all hollow composite wood that does not last under moderate use.

I also have a moderate savings.

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