He has well organized the material and offers excellent insight from his extensive experience.When starting out these books are an excellent foundation to your education.

Really, I just want to be a rock star for the money and fame, I'm not really interested in promoting the music industry or making any contributions to the community, so, what's the quickest way to be a rock star?

In many cases, the net is negative.If you buy into the "starter house", "move up house", "mini-mansion", "downsizing house" scheme that's also promoted you're almost certainly negative.

Here are the numbers to put this into perspective:4 identical 2 story units2bed, 1.5 bath w/ parking and laundryPurchase price $150k + $5k buyer premium 25% down = $37,500 cashRepair estimate $40kActual repairs so far $55k (mostly credit)Rent $900min $1100maxMonthly Expenses $2200mo estimated (plus credit payments until paid off)I have utilized my excellent credit to fund a majority of the repairs on 0% interest credit card offers in hopes of having the tenants pay a majority of the debt prior to the promotion expiration.

If one partner is an interior designer, he should be picking out materials and doing design work, as that's his highest and best use.But, nobody should get paid more because they have a unique skill -- if it's an equal partnership, everyone has a unique skill and the "payment" for that skill is an equal portion of the profits.Now, if one person contributes more value to the partnership -- either they have more skills, more money, more time, etc. -- then that to me isn't an equal partnership and the profits should be divided as appropriate.So, perhaps we should let the OP address the comment about the partnership being "equal"...is it truly equal?

<g> So why should I knowingly set myself up for more trouble rather than less by using cheap materials?

Granite slabs would have been the last thing I'd think of, I'd think logistics would be a real issue.I can see and know we could get signs, banners, home welcome gifts, anything printed, embossed, hats, work and casual clothing, gadgets for advertising such as cards, pens, pen-pencil sets, calculators, watches, phones, really any small item for home, auto or business and promotional novelties.

Just like with cats, they use a litter box but too many owners take the easy route and dump more litter material in the box verses changing it out.

The problem is a function of the temperate environment and the underlying geologic parent material that produces expansive clayey soils.

I guess your "...get back together next week..." comment materialized Donald.