Today, Japan has largely moved away from these ultra-long products.

We’re currently developing a niche construction service in Los Angeles — stretch ceiling systems.This product is very common in Europe but still extremely rare in the U.S., and because of that, the demand from homeowners, designers, and contractors has been growing faster than we expected.This week we completed another project and learned a few things that might be useful for those working in renovation or home services:🔹 Stretch ceilings allow installation without demolition🔹 Jobs are usually done in 1 day🔹 Perfect for modern interiors, LED lighting, and high-moisture areas🔹 Strong margin business if the workflow is organized properlyWe’re currently building systems for:• faster installs• standardized materials• predictable pricing• and a scalable model for multiple citiesI’d love to hear from:— contractors— business owners— entrepreneurs who scaled niche construction services— or anyone who tested new-home-service models in the U.S. marketWhat challenges did you face when growing into new cities?

However, the stock market is the hyper representation of the general economy; extreme K shape.

Kentucky is doing something strange and kind of beautiful right now: we’re stepping off one train (coal) while a whole fleet of new ones—manufacturing, reshoring, logistics, data—are pulling into the station.Two headlines tell that whole story in miniature.Coal: from #1 producer to #7, but still powering the gridKentucky’s coal production fell 14% last year, dropping to 24.3 million tons.

Getting a contractor can be extremely frustrating especially if you need to make an offer without even looking at the property.

He was extremely knowledgeable, nimble, efficient, and pleasant.

SmartDeeds has been on product that has me extremely excited and interested in where the market will go in the future.   

Product or life cycle times have steadily sped up over the last 200 years.  

It is an extremely desirable neighborhood with extremely friendly people, kids playing outside and neighbors walking dogs, located in a above average school district.

Anyway, I have been on lenders websites all day researching products they offer.