Please don't put dark slate tile or skinny molding.

Once we have dry wall in I'm hoping by Sunday the kitchen can begin and I will be getting the tile guy out here to fix the bathroom.

We had all the units rehabbed and completely redone with the stainless steel, square tile, refinished hardwood, the works.

Except now I'm on BP even when I'm sitting on the couch watching TV or laying in bed trying to sleep.

An engineer or experienced builder can tell you about what the infrustructure will run, depends on the location and lay of the land, from that and the market you can value the land, you can shoot for 70% but more likely it will be half as a sale price and at that you should retain the listings.

And I am not thinking maybe it makes sense to put in ceramic wood-look tiles in the first floor (maybe everywhere except wet areas -- so you still have a "two-tone" look).

I'm comfortable living a distance from where I invest--I'm prepared to invest plenty of time finding the right investment.To begin, I'm trying to lay a solid foundation in Real Estate knowledge--I've particularly enjoyed @Brandon Turner's Real estate in your twenties blog, as I am in my twenties.At this point, I want to put together a 10 year plan, and begin to do research on good areas to invest in.

Today though I can usually get by with leaving the cabinets (even oak) and saving most of the tile.

I'm looking for advice on the best places in Houston to find high end appliances, flooring, tile, and granite.

We swap out the old gas hotwater tank as well and no more need for a chimney, or liners.If you are a diyer, why not knock out the chimney yourself, buy seconds or discontinued brick, lay the chimney yourself or hire a handyman.... most of the chimneys we needed to rebuild are only the top sectionsfrom the attic through the roof, its rare that the entire chimney is bad.