Of course the other massive difference is the diversity and size of employers in Chicago, which I think is absolutely critical to Detroit experiencing continued growth by drawing other industries to the city.Great thread 

We frequently run cabinets first in order to compress our critical path and get to countertop fabrication faster than if we waited on the floors, then did the cabinets, then did the countertops.

The addition of the word successful is critical. 

The remodeling work tends to overlap and phasing the work is critical to avoid additional work or delays.

I appreciate the precise distinctions.

There are a few in meetup.com but I do want to make a distinction because a master mind group is typically for investor already working deals that need info, opinions or resources from other investors vs if you haven't done any deals there are groups in meetup that they teach how to invest, they do walkthrough of properties and things of that nature so it depends on what you are looking for and where exactly you are on the journey.

People dealt with the situation in two distinctly different ways: The first group (the civilized ones) went out of their way to accommodate the banks, maintain their properties and keep it in tip top shape, showing it to prospective buyers in hopes of minimizing the bank’s loss and trying to get the best short sale offer.

Hey Roy, happy to debate the points.Scale is critical in commercial, either have big land big project or be doing enough development that you scale your other costs down to the $140 range, but no beginner on a small project is going to achieve that.

Hi Shireen, Pensacola is a great market for STR and has several distinct areas that do well with STR like Pensacola Beach, Downtown and Perdido Key.  

There are also prohibited transactions, self dealing issues of a loan originator or an RMLO financing their own property, it's rather hard to show you have no vested interest in extending that credit, so compliance becomes more critical.