# Brick & Yield

> Building Wealth, One Brick at a Time

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## Posts

- [Here's How I Started: Building Wealth, One Brick at a Time](https://brickandyield.org/heres-how-i-started-building-wealth-one-brick-at-a-time/): Meet Andy Shulkosky, founder of Brick & Yield — a real estate investor sharing practical insights on short-term, mid-term, and long-term rental properties.
- [DIY or Hire It Out? How I Decide: Skill, Time, and True Cost](https://brickandyield.org/diy-home-renovation-tips/): DIY home renovation tips from a former contractor: when to hire it out, what contractor markup really covers, and how I decide.
- [My Duplex Investment: From Accidental to Intentional](https://brickandyield.org/my-duplex-investment-accidental-to-intentional/): How a pandemic, a frustrating home builder, and one duplex investment turned me from accidental landlord into an intentional real estate investor.
- [Cash Flow vs. Appreciation: What Owning Both Taught Me](https://brickandyield.org/real-estate-cash-flow-vs-appreciation/): How I weigh real estate cash flow against appreciation, using my own duplex and a past condo as the real-world test case for building wealth.
- [Becoming an Incidental Landlord During Covid](https://brickandyield.org/becoming-a-landlord-during-covid/): The real story of becoming a landlord during Covid: hiring a property manager, going absentee, and whether it was worth it.
- [Our Long-Term Rental Playbook: Building Predictable Income](https://brickandyield.org/long-term-rental-property-playbook/): Our long-term rental property playbook: the $1,770 floor, Texas deposit and late-fee rules, tenant screening, and what I got wrong on our duplex.
- [How to Choose a Contractor, From Someone Who Used to Be One](https://brickandyield.org/how-to-choose-a-contractor/): Learn how to choose a contractor from someone who was one. License checks, reading a bid, and the red flags that cost me over $15,000.

## Pages

- [Home](https://brickandyield.org/): Real estate investing for beginner and intermediate investors: cash flow rentals, deal analysis, and renovation lessons from a hands-on owner.
- [About](https://brickandyield.org/about-2/): Meet the Founder
- [Blog](https://brickandyield.org/blog-2/): Practical real estate investing strategies, deal analysis, and honest insights for aspiring investors. Building wealth, one brick at a time.
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## Categories

- [Investing Strategy](https://brickandyield.org/category/investing-strategy/)
- [Construction & Value-Add](https://brickandyield.org/category/construction-value-add/)
- [Rental Properties](https://brickandyield.org/category/rental-properties/)
- [My Story](https://brickandyield.org/category/my-story/)