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15 January 2014 | 13 replies
There is probably a slightly higher chance of fire with open flame, but leave either unattended and you get fire.
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6 January 2014 | 2 replies
You are improving a house you do not own.
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22 January 2014 | 22 replies
The real estate market here never ceases to amaze me, when I bought this place it was in a "undesirable" part of Berkeley which has seen numerous improvements over the last 5 years and I thought I was paying to much 5 years ago.
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6 January 2014 | 12 replies
I feel like I might have a better chance of getting this deal to closing if I speak with the buyers myself.
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7 January 2014 | 9 replies
My wife and I are willing and able to do hands-on work to improve the the property for resale and increase rental income.Looking forward to chatting with some locals. :-)Cheers!
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23 March 2014 | 2 replies
The new features and user interface are only a minute improvement.
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14 January 2014 | 7 replies
As long as you can structure the situation as win win, chances are that someone will be interested.
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23 May 2014 | 17 replies
Hello and welcome to BP @Mathias B.Hopefully you also have a chance to check out the BP Podcast which comes out every Thursday.
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6 January 2014 | 1 reply
Improving economy creates more buyers 4.
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14 February 2014 | 10 replies
That can be good or bad.Hey may be eager to help people out in his Ward to improve it and put his stamp on things before he is up for re-election, or he may not have the pull to sway things to change.