When renovating a house, my biggest problem has always been striking a balance between perfectionism and practicality. My propensity is to want every aspect of a project to be as close to ideal as possible, an especially challenging undertaking with older housing stock. To make matters worse, I sometimes focus too much on the aspects of construction that are unseen, at times unnecessary, and therefore unappreciated by potential buyers. As a contractor, I naturally have a tendency to want to concentrate primarily on the things that relate to structural integrity. But as an investor, I have had to learn not More >