When investors start talking about returns in the double digits, as opposed to simply double or triple the return in a risk free investment then, naturally, the risk is elevating.  

They reprogrammed the digital clock to the stove and then it started acting up.

Here is where I bring value, and it's in a number of ways.I worked as a data analyst + strategist, and can use available market data to spot trends and opportunities.I work in marketing + advertising, and my primary background is in social/digital media which works wonders to market properties (I usually rent the properties I've managed within 2 days) AND it works to find and build networks of professionals in marketsI have successful experience land lording and property managingI have knowledge of the SoCal markets and am familiar with much of the West Coast.

Then you can aim for the double digit growth rate and hope to reach $100 mil.

This would be the sinks, exterior faucets, hose bibs outside, shower and tub hardware, and all drains.At the same time, the electrician would now come in and install the light fixtures, plugs, and switches.

Is this merely an appearance thing or is there a trend towards no hardware?

Now, you can live in Blue Eye and walk to the café, pizza joint, hardware store, church, garage or the C-store, in about 4 city blocks, you won't get run down and you can smoke inside anywhere if you want to.

Perhaps no people skills, but I know BS when I hear it...Some of us have been around long enough to remember Renatus when it was Nouveau Riche and before that, Nouveau Riche University -- the companies have many of the same high-level people involved, including Jim Piccolo and Bob Snyder...And regarding Nouveau Riche executives, this is from Wikipedia:"In a February 17, 2011 press release, the Arizona Corporation Commission announced that "[T]he Commission ordered James Piccolo of Scottsdale, Craig Cottrell of Tempe and Michael Roberts of Scottsdale and their affiliated companies to pay $5,577,226 in restitution and a total of $300,000 in administrative penalties for defrauding 105 investors with unregistered deed of trust investments.The Commission found that the men promoted the unregistered deed of trust investments at real estate education seminars where they convinced students to become investors, promising them double-digit returns."

All the plumbing parts are still stocked by Ace Hardware, and a new lightweight clawfoot can be obtained economically from http://www.vintagetub.com/asp/american_bath_factory.aspThe advantages as I see it:1.

However they had a looooooooooong list of questions for me [I gave answers in writing] & tons of requests for documents [which amounted to reams & reams of paper, maybe boxes of paper, however much of it was digital thank god], which I relayed through the enrolled agent.