Of course they choose to paint the bedroom, and ceiling, black.

As a matter of policy, you advise clients to stay well in the black and away from the grey. 

But when it’s black & white, I should advise the client to follow the law.

I'm still in the black by a good margin but I don't want to maintain the property all winter and there's no sure thing of selling in spring.On the other hand, my Greenlake rental flew.  

That's why I choose to try and keep things as black and white as possible with actions that I can directly tie to a statute. 

Good stuff up there.With me, especially because I've only accrued about 12 months experience in Chicago where we are buying right now, anytime I cannot identify true, apple-to-apples comparables, I might just pass on the deal altogether.Especially in Chicago where you have several types of homes (bungalows, ranches, cape cods, georgians, etc.), you really cannot comp one with the other unless it's the same style.Here are some general tips when comping homes:Never cross any major highways, and try not to cross any major streets if you can.

cold glass, ice clicking in the glass.. ptchhhht, bottle opens.. gobble gobble pssshhhhhht as the gas settles pouring in that black liquid heart attack goodness... glub glub.. and the famous "Ahhhhhhhhhh"?

Sometimes a black hole passes through and devours a room.

The wife swore she saw 3 cats (all black) & after finishing the repairs she spent an hour searching for the 3rd cat.

We love pretty much everything within a half-hour drive of Asheville and are partial to Woodfin, Mars Hill, Marshall and Black Mountain.