home

projects

about

press

blog

process

contact

menu

Small Business

22 Aug

Posted at 16:45h in Angel Investor, Appraisal, Design, General Contractor, Human Resources, Investment, Investor, Mistakes, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Small Business, Start-Up, Venture Capital by

So, I was driving to get yet another iPhone 5 fixed today when I received a peculiar phone call from one of my sub-contractors asking about an invitation he received from a team member outside of my company about a client meeting that I have...

14 Aug

Posted at 16:39h in Angel Investor, Appraisal, Architect, Architecture, Design, Interior Design, Investment, Investor, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Small Business, Start-Up, Venture Capital by

So, a few weeks ago one of my favorite brokers in Chicago called me with an off-market listing (by the way, any broker that comes to you with off-market listings is a broker you keep close). After maybe 15 seconds of introduction, I knew exactly...

05 Jul

Posted at 16:35h in Angel Investor, Appraisal, Architect, Architecture, Design, General Contractor, Interior Design, Investment, Investor, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Small Business, Start-Up, Uncategorized, Venture Capital by

So, I was attending a non-politically correct themed party for Independence Day weekend and met someone who was taking his broker's exam next week in hopes to begin "flipping" houses *cringe*. He seemed very excited about his new venture and asked me some questions about...

28 Jun

Posted at 16:31h in Appraisal, Architect, Architecture, Design, General Contractor, Interior Design, Investment, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Small Business, Start-Up, Uncategorized by

We are in week 4 of the Kenwood house! Similar to week 3, the house is still empty. No clanging, hammers, body odor, crude jokes, or cigarette butts. I'll tell you what's not empty - the mailbox. It's filled with bills! A month of holding...