Therefore, if a time comes that I might need to wait an hour or two for a response, I understand that they too have lives...as well as other students to mentor.Chris has been very upfront with all of us about the milestones happening within his family, and that he was taking some time to be with them.

That same person that loves luxury cars might not care less about a traveling RV but a camper type person might see huge value in it.Maybe each time you hit a milestone for paying off some debt you could take a small vacation or go out to eat etc.Each time I close a commercial real estate transaction within a month or so I take a small 3 to 7 day trip to relax.

Buying your first house is a milestone and you want to be comfortable with the person assisting you in the process.

I am 35 years old, not married for 35, although I look forward to reaching that milestone one day.

This would more or less get me on track to my next major retirement account milestone, which is a total size of 2x income by the age of 35.Reductions in taxable income: Contributions to the 401k would yield a few thousands of savings in tax obligation.Time and overhead: A 401k contribution is much easier than an REI transaction.

He runs the commercial division at Milestone Realty here in Lexington.

Looking at a different industry some employee recruiters will sometimes get paid on a monthly basis or at milestones.

They usually need payments from ongoing work to buy materials for the job they just won.The best way to handle payments with them is to set up a schedule of regular payments, triggered by objective milestones, and to hold back 5-10% in retainage until after the work is complete and approved.For example, if you are doing a roof for $24,000.$6000 @ demo (less 5% - $300)$6000 when roof material is delivered to the home (less 5%)$6000 when tiles are on the home (less 5%)$6000 when roof passes final inspection (less 5%)$1200 in retainage paid to the contractor once owner signs off that work is 100% complete (site is clean, no driveway stains, no stains on home, etc.).Granted this is a rough outline and your negotiation will vary, but you need to always stay just a little behind in them to motivate them to finish your work before running off to the next paying customer.Good Luck,Bob

Since the pre-board inspection is such a large milestone, it is a good time to review how long it took to get to this level of completion since framing started (Dec. 20 - March 6).

Using the pipe wrench and turning on the gas for the first time is one of the most satisfying milestones in a project.