A lot of people don't understand what it takes to actually do an entire deal. I've seen people get involved with renovation projects that cost more than they initially thought. A lot try to do their own general contracting to decrease the cost. Then they find they can't put in the new granite countertops because the cabinet guys haven't installed the cabinets yet. I've seen people underestimate what it takes to sell a property. They underestimate the holding costs, the mortgage, insurance, selling expenses, taxes. They think, 'If I sell it for $500,000 and buy it for $350,000, I'll make $150,000.' It's not like that. |
A lot of this stuff was used to barter for drugs, |
He fought for this community, ... And whether he succeeded or not, whether each task he took on was successful or not, it was the fight that was important — that 'By God, I stood up for my community and fought for 'em, and I'll do it next time too.' |
The saddest thing to me is closing after all this time. |
They (the handguns) were loaded and pretty much laying around the house, |
This is a Wal-Mart of drug paraphernalia and other hardware, |
Tony was always the engine that could. |
We brought her in to housebreak her and the customers fell in love with her. |
We wrote out 100 property tags, |
You can do three things with a fixer-upper: You can buy it to live in it. You can fix it and flip it. Or you can fix it and rent it out. I've done all three, and all three have worked for me. |