According to the 'Global Luxury Landscape of 2021' report, the Baixa do Porto and Cedofeita areas have attracted foreign investment, specifically United States and Israel.

Hello BP community, I found a house in a great neighborhood that looks to be abandoned due to the overgrown landscaping and no furniture in the house.

Wanna-be-entrepreneurs are a dime a dozen.Whether you are looking to-Invest in real estate-Open a bar or a restaurant-Open a service shop (hair salon, barber shop, mechanic, jeweler, dry cleaner, etc)-Start an online business (amazon FBA, dropshipping, content creator, education, etc)-Build a car rental fleet-Become a real estate agent-Build a landscaping route-Build a pool cleaning route-Start a vending machine business-Invent a new product (i.e. shark tank)-Etc etc etcAll of these pursuits can still be profitable, but there is just more competition than ever before due to the exposure and all of the relatively simple business models being exposed online.Real estate has fit into the bucket with all of these "simple" business models because investing in real estate is a very basic, simple concept to wrap your head around.

Property management, realtor, landscaper, inspector, appraiser 

A couple of the big cost items are insurance, computers & software (one software seat can be $5k+/yr or more), employee pay and benefits, mortgage for office building, license fees etc.Some items that people don't realize is included in our fees (most of the time) is our consultants such as structural engineer, MEP engineers, civil, landscape architect, etc.

I was planning to do some landscaping work this weekend and my yard is a soggy mess.

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Buy rental homes.Manage AirBnB.Run a cleaning, demo, cleanout, landscaping, pool service, construction, handyman, business.....any service clients need....pest control might also work.

Did a full rehab: new kitchen, bathrooms, tore down a load-bearing wall separating kitchen and living area, floors, paint, landscaping....the works What was the outcome?

We took on some landscaping and re-painted a good bit of exterior decking.