This is like a negatively cash flowing property with a big appraisal number, big taxes, big bills, big expenses all chipping away at your savings account.

What if we all chipped in to pay a high powered knowledgable attorney on this matter to find out once and for al for ALL of us?

The truth is that many blacks in this country have a chip on their shoulder.

I thought this guys spray granite looked more like splatter paint on his demo chips.

I wanted to clarify a couple of thingsFirst I spent a little more on things but not a ton for example I found a water fall faucet for the bathroom for 49.00I found one of those tall kitchen faucets where the sprayer is built into the faucet and pulls out from the faucet housing itselfI purchased one for 70.00 from a close out placeand the other for 131 with soap dispenser and plateit was a 300 dollar faucet that was open box returnedthe floating vanity cost 313 but came with a medicine cabinetand it looks great i think a regular vanity was about 99 and medicine cab for 40 so I spent twice the amount of rental gradeI decided to put my focus on the bathroom and kitchen I used bead board backsplash in one unit but splurged on glass in the otherboth look pretty great and look way better than blank wallsI put in vinyl plank flooring looks like oak and has a great look cost 40.00 for the whole bathroomI did a two color paint scheme in the bathroom that is very eye catching but the paint I used was oops paint so it cost me 5.00 a gallonand everyone loves the way the colors balance off each other it overall my cost in the bathroom and kitchen was \in fact my total paint cost for both units was 160 for 10 gallons plus three gallons so 113I dont think I spent that much extra but the look of pleasure on my tenants faces when they see the apartment and what they are gettingI saved money on the laminate floor over capeting I payed 79c sqft by buying clearance flooringmy contractor charged me 640 to install 1000 sqft with my helpI added the washer dryer closet so they dont have to walk to the laundromat That was my biggest expensenow the question is will I get more for the unitsI dont know my goal was not to get more but to get exactly the tenants I want without waiitngI dont want vacancies and I dont want tenants who will tear my stuff up which is what I see a lot of in this neighborhoodsometimes its not just what you bring in it is what you dont have to spend out if I can minimize vacancies over a five year period and minimize repair costs that is fair compensation. in my humble opinion

hey, david 1st things first. hire a demo company experienced in this type of work, in typical resturant construction quarry tile is set in either thin set or a mud bed which is similar to concrete and is typically 2" thick, there is usally a layer of waterproofing membrane between the thinset / and mud set. if the quarry tile was set wtih thinset youre in a better position a than if it was set in mudset. mosiac 1" tile can be set in the same manner as quarry tile. i suggest chipping (electric chipping gun) a small test area to be sure, in either case this isnt a project for the novice or weekend warrior and its going to be expensive, in Boston this would cost 3k to 5k , united rentals has electric tile strippers that would cost 100 plus aday to rent.sealing and stainning should be as close to the end of the project but before any equipment is set in place. home depot sells a great product called ramboard it comes in rolls and is very durable..i use it all the time over finished floors.i build resturants for a living...kitchen floors are typically bulletproof, Chris

I currently live in Sherman Oaks, CA, once of the most expensive areas in Los Angeles.

@Jorge RuizNot familiar with Fund and Grow, but I did obtain business lines of credit with midwest credit out of oak brook.

Devin:It can be - if you pick a high quality blue chip stock that is presently at or below its intrinsic value, you can achieve yields of 5 - 7% based upon the dividends alone.  

This inspector's main concern was he found a paint chip on the floor and said all the paint had to be removed for he thought it was lead based paint but didn't understand there was no paint in the hallway where the chip was found and couldn't find out where the paint chip actually came from.