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If You Fear Chaos, You'll Never See Opportunity
A step-by-step guide to align your strengths with the right real estate strategy
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Framing Out a New Roof On This Victorian Beauty
Working in historical districts is a little more complicated. but the beauty of the buildings is unmatched.
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Raising the roof and building the parapets
Getting ready to raise the roof on our Troy project
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Why Understanding Risk, Not Money, Is the Key to Real Estate Success
On a quiet street in Brooklyn, a friend of mine who had purchased an apartment building the year before thought he had everything under control.
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Countering Contractor Bullshit That Can Cost You Millions in Real Estate
When I was a child, I was confounded by the reality that interpreting the real meaning of what other people said sometimes has little to do with the…
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Crane, carriage house, or wrecking ball...
Should we go over the carriage house or demolish and rebuild?
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The Art of Letting Go: Why the Best Business Owners Know What Not to Do
A big part of starting and growing a business is knowing when to hold on and when to let go.
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The Rehab Delay Playbook: 5 Moves That Saved My Project
It’s the first rainstorm after we removed an asbestos roof when we get a call from out tenant letting us know our contractor left the job site exposed…
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Time to raise the roof!
The asbestos is cleaned up.
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