Self Help

Inevitably when the presentation software comes up on the screen, the lights dim, some people begin to tune out. After all, it’s nice and dark. Some people know what will be said and others don’t really care. Some get irritated, particularly when the presenter simply reads the slides. Some will surreptitiously text their friends during the presentation. Others won’t bother to hide. While a small circle of people around the presenter may look attentive, a significant number of people will not be, which means the time spent in the presentation has not been terribly productive.

Many cities have neighborhoods of valuable older houses that have been snapped up. Prices in these neighborhoods are high. Often nearby are houses of a similar era, but the neighborhood is not as prestigious. These transitional neighborhoods have older families who have been there for years if not generations, houses owned by absentee landlords who are not particularly picky about their renters, and people who want an old house but don’t have the money for the prestigious neighborhood.