A Painter's Promise

Earlier this week, I was glad to hear that a close friend of mine, a NYC painter, had started to see a tremendous influx of work after a p...

Garage Sales

There was work going on at my mother’s neighbor’s house while I was home in Albany last week and I couldn’t help but inquire with my mothe...

Real Estate Investment Coaching

Students of real estate investing are often looking for mentors, internships or apprenticeships where they can study under more experienced ...

My Christmas Clean-Up

As we slog through that often near-comatose period that exists between Christmas and the New Year, it’s a bit of a chore to concentrate on...

Quick Class: Float Ball

A short post today, nothing fancy. We’ve been working on some videos over at Click and Improve and while writing a few of them, one thing ...

Scam Outs

As the hours tick away towards the holiday weekend, I find myself taking a look more and more at reports of contracting scams, which is upse...

And Here We Go...

Our introductory video is up and it's a humdinger! Check out this video and the other two we made. More to come soon!

The Trouble with Christmas Lists

It’s unanimous: I am an absolute pain to shop for. The latest ballot cast on this subject came from my darling girlfriend who opined that ...

Educational Overload

  Just as I was getting excited about reports that construction work and jobs showing improvement so early into December, a huge gain upon...

Green News

I’m writing a short post today but one of some measurable importance for those of you in the construction and remodeling game like myself....

Ryan's Artwork or: Dry Wall Delirium

The trip back home to Albany for Thanksgiving spurred a memory that is borderline cinematic to me. One of my first jobs, following a stint...

Crisis in Commercial Real Estate

Crisis = Opportunity The looming meltdown in commercial financing provides opportunities for savvy commercial investors. Hear what Elizabeth...