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November 2014

30 Nov

Posted at 17:53h in Angel Investor, Appraisal, Architect, Architecture, Communication, Demolition, Design, Flooring, General Contractor, Inspections, Interior Design, Investment, Investor, Mediation, Mistakes, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Shim, Shims, Small Business, Staircase, Stairs, Stairway, Start-Up, Venture Capital by

Ahh, Thanksgiving week - excess amounts of turkey (no matter how realistic a size we buy), wine, cider, cheesy stuff...

21 Nov

Posted at 17:45h in Angel Investor, Architect, Architecture, Cement, Communication, Demolition, Design, Finance, General Contractor, Inspections, Interior Design, Investment, Investor, Plumbing, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Rough-Ins, Small Business, Staircase, Stairs, Stairway, Start-Up, Venture Capital by

Another exciting week at the Kenwood house! As you saw last week, the concrete set beautifully. The plumbing inspector gave us final approval (thanks to my investor) and we're back on a moving freight train. Wesley and Sebastien are back in the house (yeah!) and...

17 Nov

Posted at 17:33h in Angel Investor, Appraisal, Architect, Architecture, Design, Finance, General Contractor, Interior Design, Investment, Investor, Mistakes, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Small Business, Start-Up, Venture Capital by

If it seems quiet regarding the Kenwood house, that's because it has been. Very quiet. Why, you ask? Two words: Plumbing inspection. What do I mean, you ask? One word: Failed. So, here's what happened. First, in the City of Chicago, you need to allow a minimum...