Black looks incredible as trim paint and then placing a single black piece of furniture in that room.

I'm sure after the 2008-2010 "recession that was more like a depression" there are many out there who got hit hard and are wondering how to pick up the pieces again.

If you want to remove the piece from the cement, make sure the inside of the post is fairly clean and not filled w/ rust and dirt, then with a chisel, (or power chipping hammer) "GENTLY" fold the old post into the hole in the middle, it should loosen up and be able to be pulled out.

Do I have any missing pieces that you see that I can include to have a better chance of approval?

Even though the subfloor had the same cracks/gashes, the extra underlayment we bought and put down (underneath the laminate's built-in underlayment padding), plus the fact that the floor is one solid piece, seems to be much better for our situation.If you're on a 100% flat subfloor you might have better luck, but especially if this stuff is going to hold up to tenants, I would advise against it.

Two weeks after graduating I was in escrow on a 5,000 square foot piece of dirt a block from the beach with the intent of building three homes on it fashioned after the typology one my teachers and mentor, Brett Farrow had pioneered here in San Diego.

I found a duplex that required minimal work that allowed me to rent the property quickly.Depending on your experiences with rehabs, it might be better to start with something that doesn't require a ton of work so you can focus on learning the landlording business, developing relationships with contractors, so when you're ready to do a full rehab you have the pieces in place.

Mechanic's liens are more complicated than just filing a piece of paper.Is the contractor licensed?

Why would anyone buy or lease this piece of land for any purpose?

I feel like I am starting to get an idea of how to calculate all this information but yet still feel like I am missing out so many key pieces.