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Sometimes Going Forward Takes Compromise

Posted by Richard Cartright

· June 30, 2016

People have different reasons for wanting to get something built. Usually, there is a disconnect between what they want to build and what they can afford to build. Recently a friend was working on a project for a non-profit, where the design committee had stated that the project budget was 20 million dollars. The project was well into designs and…

Top 10 Renovation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Posted by Richard Cartright

· April 3, 2014

Renovating your home is almost always a good idea. As we go through life and our families grow and change and as that happens, you can find that your home needs to change with you. That leaves you with a couple choices; renovating, or selling and moving. Renovating is a better choice, because it’s less expensive and causes less disruption…

Spring Cleaning Means Spring Repairs Too

Posted by Richard Cartright

· March 15, 2014

Winter has thrown its last temper tantrum at us and now it looks like we can finally settle into spring. People are starting to think about spring cleaning; opening their windows to get some fresh air into their homes. Mops and feather dusters have come out as people try to clean off the dreariness of winter and enter the joy of spring….

When do you make money on the property flip?

Posted by Richard Cartright

· December 12, 2013

Often, investors tell you that, “In real estate investing you make all your money by buying right!” The truth is, “Buying Right” is only part of the ‘flipper equation’. Most property flips need repairs and upgrades as part of working the flip. Even when holding property, eventually repair and maintenance is needed. This makes property flips, a three-step process: Buy,…

How much contingency should you budget for your project?

Posted by Richard Cartright

· November 26, 2013

Contingency is a part of the budget set aside to cover possible project problems. Generally, contingency is there to cover ‘unknown conditions’ or conditions that could not have reasonably been known. Unknown conditions are a fact of construction and there is really now way to completely avoid them, contingency prepares you for them. How much contingency you put in the…

About tall ceilings

Posted by Richard Cartright

· October 21, 2013

Tall ceilings help make a space, any space, feel larger. Raise the ceiling and instantly you feel like a weight has been lifted off your head. Buildings and houses built in the late 18th and early 19th century before the advent of air conditioning often had tall ceilings as a natural design element to help keep people cool. This was…

Sometimes Going Forward Takes Compromise

Top 10 Renovation Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Spring Cleaning Means Spring Repairs Too

When do you make money on the property flip?

How much contingency should you budget for your project?

About tall ceilings

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