Ten years ago, a company like Target or Walmart didn't give a damn what their ranking was for valuable products, but thanks to Google Product Listings (now a paid service) and the success that independent SEOs found in marketing products via Google, they pay lots of money to rank highly for competitive terms.

The production costs of running a grow operation in the boonies in Humboldt will eventually become a long term prohibitive factor once large scale production starts elsewhere.

Granite is a natural product and can and will have a different look between the different slabs.  

If you want to get into rehabbing it will be a good chance to see a finished product and here about how the whole process went from acquisition to getting it on the market for resale. 

@Vonetta Booker  - my mentoring group recommends a "best product, best price" business model along with good tenant screening.

I have learned a lot over a short period and I am thrilled to have a place where I can network with others, learn, contribute and not feel like I am being scammed viewed as a potential buyer of some kind of product or service.As my post says, I am now officially a real estate investor after purchasing my first 2 properties in the Cleveland area. 

If not a lot of Capex sometimes you just run across a motivated seller in life with a good product to sell at a great price.When you find those things lining up you have to move fast.I would make sure a large tax assessment rise isn't fixing to happen or a large increases on charge per gallon of water usage etc.Capex and utility is always the cash flow killers.

At first I didn't like it but now that I've had it for nearly two years I like the product. 

It is time to cut your losses and put your efforts and money to work in more productive scenarios. 

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