I sometimes put it like this: Everyone probably goes to the Grocery Store to buy Groceries.

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I live in Antioch, Ca, right around the corner from Sacramento.  

I have no employees to baby sit, no perishable inventory to move, no franchise fees to pay, and no store to maintain.

Repaint exteriorShould do's Complete rewire from 100 amp service with tube main breakers to modern 200 amp service.Replace old 1950's windows that are cheap aluminum balanced or wood channels that have been pained shut, but at the front of the lot near the road in the front corner of the property.

I always get an extra 50-100 sq ft depending on the price and store it in the attic.

I buy all my PCs at the Microsoft Store as I find their prices are competitive and they do not load the computers they sell with bloat ware (the "free" software that no one wants).

also I should add that to me having it be right around the corner from my current house and knowing the area are big plusses for me.

Go to  Kinkos or UPS store and print your resume.  

They are super clean and are capable of sliding or 'opening' corners  Many systems are more limiting and can only do double track meeting double track at a corner, for example, but minima has options beyond double track doors!