The apartment units are identical, while the cottages vary in color, interior décor, etc.... 

I know when I did my very first investment 18 years ago I was much more tolerant for risk, of course I had nothing to lose. ( Ahh the beauty of youth) Now I find I am not only much more conservative, I also am less tolerant of time taken away from my family and other pursuits. 

I was in SF two weekends ago on a beautiful Napa tour...missed the big quake by 1 week!

The other half of this twin is a beautiful property and much better than my side.

I've heard it's beautiful as well, but expensive?

The front range was very beautiful but it seems to me it is looking like one giant town now. 

New appliances,new countertops, new windows, paint,refinishing hardwood floors, installing a beautiful backsplash, new doors, landscaping, etc. 

Over the years I’ve read many books and understand conceptually how it all works, but I’m definitely lacking real world application.I live in beautiful Long Beach, CA and would love to buy property here but it’s unrealistic on my accountants salary.

While regrouting I find myself whispering promises to the "Grand dame", telling her of how we have a friend who is preparing moulding identical to the original which will be put up next month, and assuring her that, soon, there will once again be laughing children decorating a Christmas tree in her front room window, and that maybe, just maybe, I;ll be able to convince the next people living within her protective walls to hang one of the Christmas ornaments unearthed in the deepest part of the crawl space onto that tree.Not almost, this has definitely become a spiritual experience for me.

I am a father of four, and have a beautiful wife who has been a trooper with me for 10 years.