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04 Mar

Posted at 18:39h in Angel Investor, Architecture, Communication, Contractor, Demolition, Design, Finance, Flooring, General Contractor, Hardwood, HVAC, HVAC Contractor, Integro, Integro Rehab, Interior Design, Investment, Investor, Mechanical, Mediation, Mistakes, Negotiation, Plumbing, Project Management, Project Manager, Project Scheduling, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Schedules, Scheduling, Small Business, TIle, Tiling by

We are so close to being done with Kenwood! SO CLOSE...

12 Feb

Posted at 18:31h in Angel Investor, Appraisal, Architect, Architecture, Communication, Finance, General Contractor, Investment, Investor, Mediation, Negotiation, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Stress, Venture Capital by

While we're submitting for Permit at the Hoyne house, drywall is going up in Kenwood - that is, of course, after we figured out how to get 10-foot sheets onto the upper floors (we took out a plank of the floor from the master bedroom...

17 Dec

Posted at 18:15h in Angel Investor, Architect, Architecture, Audio Visual, AV, AV Consultant, Communication, Contractor, Demolition, Electrical, Electrical Contractor, Finance, Flooring, General Contractor, HVAC, HVAC Contractor, Inspections, Interior Design, Investment, Investor, Mechanical, Mechanical Contractor, Mediation, Mistakes, Plumbing, Project Management, Project Manager, Project Scheduling, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Rough-Ins, Saving Money, Schedules, Scheduling, Start-Up, Venture Capital by

Let me just say, I've heard no silver bells in the Kenwood house this week. Last Monday, the house was a flurry of activity - my new favorite Mechanical/HVAC contractor, Marcin, was incredibly professional and on-task, Tomas was going to town on plumbing, Sebastien and the other...

05 Dec

Posted at 17:59h in Angel Investor, Appraisal, Architect, Architecture, Audio Visual, AV, AV Consultant, Communication, Contractor, Demolition, Design, Electrical, Electrical Contractor, Finance, General Contractor, HVAC, HVAC Contractor, Inspections, Interior Design, Investment, Investor, Mechanical, Mechanical Contractor, Mediation, Mistakes, Plumbing, Project Management, Project Manager, Project Scheduling, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Rough-Ins, Saving Money, Schedules, Scheduling, Shim, Shims, Small Business, Start-Up, Venture Capital by

So, I locked myself out of the Kenwood house today. Not my brightest moment. The very front door no longer has a key, we've been locking the 2nd front door behind it. The 2nd front door was removed apparently. I was knocking on the door as a...

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...

18 Oct

Posted at 17:24h in Angel Investor, Appraisal, Architect, Architecture, Demolition, Design, General Contractor, Interior Design, Investment, Investor, Mediation, Mistakes, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Saving Money, Small Business, Venture Capital, Workplace Politics by

Robert, my GC, is still on vacation this week which creates a stressful dynamic in the renovation process. There were quite a few responses to questions that started with "I think what he meant is...

13 Oct

Posted at 17:21h in Angel Investor, Architect, Architecture, Communication, Demolition, Design, Finance, General Contractor, Human Resources, Interior Design, Investment, Investor, Mediation, Mistakes, Politics, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Small Business, Start-Up, Uncategorized, Venture Capital, Workplace Politics by

The Kenwood house is moving like a freight train right now. We're on our second week jacking up the floors - this is not something that is done in a day, the house is a century old so we have to inch up the floors...

02 Oct

Posted at 17:14h in Angel Investor, Architect, Architecture, Communication, Demolition, Design, General Contractor, Interior Design, Investment, Investor, Mediation, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Small Business, Start-Up, Venture Capital by

After biking home from the Kenwood house today, I decided to move the car into our brand new spankin' parking space behind my building. As I was pulling out of our parallel parking spot on the curb, a car at the stop sign decided he...

28 Sep

Posted at 17:11h in Angel Investor, Appraisal, Architect, Architecture, Demolition, Design, Finance, General Contractor, Interior Design, Investment, Investor, Mediation, Mistakes, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Saving Money, Small Business, Start-Up, Venture Capital by

I cannot tell you how many of the million (or 7) GCs that I've met over the past few months have said "Drawings look pretty on paper, but don't always show what's really happening." This was a particularly annoying statement following a demand that I...