The most beautiful thing about real estate isnt the fact that its pound for pound the best way to generate wealth, but a lot of the mistakes can be prevented simply by spending time on this message board alone.

When I finally got to the property, after driving past the many neighboring, beautiful, bigger, newer homes on acreage along the way,  I quickly realized what the "problem"  was (or at least one of the problems): a huge power pole, complete with a transformer high up on it, was located about sixteen feet from the front of the house, centered on the front door!

I too enjoy seeing a home transform from ugly Betty to beautiful Betsy.

I had the entire house's hardwoods refinished and it ended up looking absolutely beautiful.  

Arizona is a beautiful place, and once I've found my success in Sacramento, I'm planning on expanding back to my hometown out there.I'm not too familiar with the Northern California market yet, but I know AZ is ripe for the picking!

I'm guessing ones that look as beautiful as that one you just completed will sell, but the market may get wonky after the Germans leave.  

Tackling a nearly 5,000+ square foot Victorian ... a gorgeous home with stunning woodwork, 7 beautiful oak and maple original mantles ... but also, a fire-damaged nightmare which I'd like to renovate for under $200,000 -- wish me luck!

Even if you want to get back into real estate, the beauty is that you start over with a new cost basis in the property and fresh depreciation.

Whether that experience is sitting on a beautiful beach with my wife, or if that experience is fixing a leaky faucet in one of my rentals, or renting to upstanding, wealthy, Class A tenants, or dealing with a low income, but hard working tenant, who is having temporary financial issues. 

I live in Yarmouthport, MA which is in the middle of beautiful Cape Cod.