What you see on Loopnet and MHP Store is not a valid representation of the space.

In our best deals, we actually refi it for more than what we have in it and we can now start to stack cash stores.

I just pick up some nice ones at the thrift store.

Then she took over the whole house, and did no work and paid no money.Then , 4 weeks into her staying there, when I asked her to leave, she turned on me:Became insanely and instantly hostile, ghosted me, either discarded or appropriated or destroyed or sold many of my personal belongings and renovation materials that I had stored in the house, changed the locks, and blocked access to backyard w her car. 

Limited office space nearby but even more limited store front space.

For example, I’ve been getting carpet for 20 years from one store so he will put me down for just about anytime I want/need and just reschedule another client out of the way.

This is how a floor layer deals with it.Just do a search on "floor scraper" at any home improvement store.

Another alternative is to go to a carpet store and get some remenants (leftovers) from their old installations.

My builder references primarily get their supplies from big-box stores. 

C'mon, like our govt overlords like to say it can happen to any of us - Unless you're a public employee that can sit home at full pays in sweats for eight months of COVID and look forward to a fat retirement check I'm funding.