Hope to make great friends and contacts here.At this stage my interest is less in investing and rather in my personal project that I hope to implement in spring or summer of 2010.I am a complete newbie as far as real estate is concerned but have other attributes which I hope will compensate for it while I gain experience in this field.As I have lived in many countries and always wanted to be flexible I was never really interested in acquiring a house of my own up till now.

I've read many inspirational books, but the two that stand out the most are "Who moved my Cheese" and definitely "Serving Two Masters?

Its also ok now for the crowd of illegal immigrants to stand out in front of Home Depot and solicit for work.

Bush Jr was responsible for nationalizing airport security and, as we all know, government employees generally have attitude problems, so it makes little sense to suggest that one should not attribute the blame to him.

The quality of mercy is not strain'd,It droppeth as the gentle rain from heavenUpon the place beneath: it is twice blest;It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomesThe throned monarch better than his crown;His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,The attribute to awe and majesty,Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings;But mercy is above this sceptred sway;It is enthroned in the hearts of kings,It is an attribute to God Himself;And earthly power doth then show likest God'sWhen mercy seasons justice.

Are they incentivized to make my property a stand out?

Using conservative estimates on profit & and loss diagrams there's an increase in profit margin with substantially less time needed to achieve the estimated goals.This advantage is noticed immediately and allows each company to attribute much needed time towards building external business relationships and diversifying their income apart from the partnership.The partnership would be its own sector within each company which has its own staff and resources dedicated to performing all partnership tasks helping to keep external operations separate.

Real estate investing has developed so many positive character attributes: vision, persistence, team-building & leadership to name just a few, that are far more valuable than the money.I started out right there in HOUSTON and its an amazing investor's market. 

Much of this can be attributed to poor management, however Cleveland Heights is a diverse area that needs to be thoroughly vetted.

I think a nice renovation with a couple items that make you stand out (master closet, entertainment centric kitchen) would be beneficial.