But they are often well maintained, with cut grass and potted plants out front: No matter how many people have left, for those that remain this is still home.There are also an estimated 2,000 city gardens, which environmental activist Shea Howell says popped up years before the idea of urban farming surfaced.

This accelerates when they're old enough (if they're not already there) to get involved in pop culture.

I have a couple wholesaling courses where the writer advocates this as a viable strategy.In my experiance most folks posting on Real Estate For Sale/By Owner on Craigslist are investors peddling a rehabbbed/refurbished house & are really looking for a retail buyer.I have found u have to wade thru 40 to 50 ads before you find an actual "Mom and Pop" seller with a fixer house for sale.Not a very efficient prospecting strategy.Any comments or insights greatly appreciated.

Small med Apartments, mom and pop ownership option flip, master lease option2.

At our Denver BiggerPockets meetup last night I was told I "pop a lot of bubbles".

I see your in Michigan but saw Colorado pop us in last post.

The main reason investors use YLs is to come across as a "mom and pop" or want the marketing piece to seem "informal".

When you are flipping a house (or even fixing up a rental) what are your favorite little things to add or do to make the place pop?

Thousands of 1.5 storey dobie houses popped-up across the country as a result] whose basements were similar to what you describe.After a fair amount of research, we concluded it would be more effective to insulate the basement walls and floor {we put down 2" of insulation and ran a new floor} turn the basement into a conditioned space rather than insulate the basement ceiling (and ensure all plumbing was on the warm side of the insulation.

I was told the smaller "mom and pop" banks, as opposed to the bigger banks.