I run my own marketing design company and work 80+ hours a week while kicking off our new Property Management company. 

Once you know your market well, and know what segment of the market you want to serve, it should be fairly simple to whittle down the list of possibilities to between one and a few that will serve nicely, and concentrate on those.

All you need to do is to have complete understanding of three disciplines:1 - How Money Works2 - Market Analysis3 - What is, and how to design, a REI Business Plan...and stick to it.Miss any of the above and you will be mired in frustration.  

Hi, I am an interior designer who has been on HGTV and have staging packages starting at $500/month (minimum 2 months) that includes furnishing a master bedroom, livingroom, dining room, breakfast area, spare room, kitchen, and master bath.

I would not personally pay a local architect to design buildings when the kits will cost less, erect more quickly and make your live immeasurably easier.  

Learning terms and your way around.CCIM is a concentrated education in commercial real estate that some of the classes could be very helpful.Join a Real Estate Investors Association for networking, education and opportunities.Regards,Joe Scorese

Italian Village is such a nice area, mine are all concentrated in Old North Columbus.

Empress Eugenie opened the original in 1862 and Le Grand Hotel opened as a palatial 800 rooms that she designed “like a home” that celebrated French science and art.

I am looking for the classic 'fixer upper' due to my father being in the carpenters union so I obtained general knowledge of design and construction (I also had a short 'career' with the union so I find this as only beneficial).

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