Plumbing is definitely a piece of cake compared to some other stuff.

As I grow I will probably integrate desktop programs (like MS Office, or OpenOffice, or Applix), to use MySQL as a backend, but this is only to make it easier for employees, or helpers.For data entry, and retrieval, usually a web interface to the database works fine, and likewise a shell program, or curses-style interface.For printing flyers, and addressing direct mail pieces, I use PostScript, and shell scripts I write to create the output.I am in South Florida, and I can say that this state makes a lot of public record info available in electronic format at the state, county, and municipal level, usually free, and available on the net.My website is simple, but seems to be working.

I hold to the philosophy that a successful marketing campaign should use various methods or marketing pieces to numerous types of prospects for lead generation.

And even then, how could you be sure you were not buying in a bad neighborhood or a piece of c___ house?

Drawers are not much harder, though you may need a router to route the slot back in to the bottom piece of wood.

:oops: There's still a fire in me to get into investing into real estate, and with a few minor changes to my mind set I belive I'm ready to step up to a career to get some good hard money saved ( And hopefully have some fun and learn some lessons along the way ).I wanted to know in a nut shell what types of careers there are in real estate and what perhaps would be a recommendation for a 20 year old with no experience.I was thinking perhaps starting as a real estate receptionist ( one with VERY good ears, hint hint ) to break into the career and eventually the market.

It has metal bi-fold doors and every piece of me is saying "paint them and throw them back up" but I want to see if anyone has any alternative ideas to these loud clunkers.

I only wish I had known before I bought four lousy over priced pieces of junk properties.

Rumors are Cerebus Capital (owner of Chrysler) is looking breaking up the company and selling off the pieces (i.e., liquidating the company) and Ford and GM are rumored to be talking about merging.

Agents are our eyes and ears for the local mkts.