I also have my title guy keeping an eye out for problem homes.

It happens all the time, especially with high speed printing, and that's the reason I decided to keep human eyes on the matching.

I was a painter interior designer for 10 years 15 years ago, and we painted brick often in black semi-gloss paint with cream stucco. and black trim.

This topic is eye opening.

These folks make big claims about the money to be made, spend their time pitching a dream few students will ever achieve and are purely focused on maximizing the amount of cash they extract from each student.I roll my eyes at anyone who says "I'm doing this to give back" and at the same time sells educational material.

Highway exits get the best eyes.  

A personality to keep an eye on for sure.

I know some people stay away from them because they are an eye sore. 

If you have no prior construction experience I would ask your contractor if you could Observe and help in order to gain knowledge and hands in experience while having a watchful eye checking your work.

Is this realistic say for a sandwich or ice cream type location?