By Artur Ciesielski | Immovables
This is an ongoing photo journal of a back yard. Photos will be added as time passes, with the oldest on top and newer photos at the bottom. The first photo was taken mid 2012 when a photographer came to take shots to be included in our Airbnb listing. In just 1 year the […]
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We, Joanna and I, decided to call the spaces by a flower, each of which does grown in our garden. Since this space is near a large lavender plant, it’s inspired by French rustic homes, lavender is often synonymous with France – this apartment is called the Lavender. And, it’s now done. It took 38 […]
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There have been some days where, at the end of the day, there is little to do. We have to wait for something to be done before proceeding: the counter top to arrive or the drywall patch to dry. So what you see is the place with lots of half finished things. The window in […]
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It’s been a busy week and things are moving along really nicely. I hope that continues, but it may or may not. There is always stuff that comes up: so far those things have been limited. I picked up the special order floor and it’s waiting in the bedroom. The windows should be here soon. […]
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It took about 2 and a half days to clear the place out. The built in cabinets were well made. Some of the wood will be repurposed for other projects and Joanna will use some of it for her art – specifically most of the doors. The biggest pain was removing some 450 square feet […]
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Here we go, another renovation. This time it’s unit 03 in a mid century modern building in Central Phoenix. This space is pretty much original to the 1955 build except for some mechanical items like plumbing and cosmetic plumbing like flooring. It’s pretty much all going away and what’s going to replace it is a […]
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We’re closing in on year 3 of activity for our first Airbnb listing. Airbnb has been a great service for me as a host and as a traveler. So I thought I would update some of the photos on our listing. While overall, the place is similar, some things have improved a bunch since the […]
Continue readingBy Artur Ciesielski | Challanges , Immovables , Independence Income
I was hired for an Airbnb conversion consultation – this is the result. The condo is in a small 4 unit community on a lush green yard in a fairly popular and in-demand neighborhood that’s close to the airport, two major downtown location and with many restaurants near by. It fits the profile of a […]
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It’s been confirmed, I don’t belong in Phoenix – a dying, fake, unsustainable, hypocritical (politically) city – not even a real “city” though so many are working hard to make it so, against the grain. What’s next?: Portland, Washington, somewhere in Slovenia, Krakow?
Continue readingBy Artur Ciesielski | Essay , Immovables
Have you heard the term sunken cost? These are costs which are lost whether you like it or not. It can be more than financial cost. Emotional costs are equally expensive and can easily hamper progress. When I started Phoenix Market Trends in 2007 it was a simple blog on an obscure platform, but it worked […]
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I get good comments on our Airbnb condo all the time, but some are more vocal, more animated than others like this one. OMG we want to move into that place permanently! Sorry we didn’t get to meet and we wish we could have stayed for weeks! We’ll be back! Thanks for such a great […]
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