The idea for this post came from a friend I know who's trying to sell a house. If there was a book on how not to sell a property, he'd be the author. He really let the place go, beginning by renting to bad tenants.

After that, he failed to do even basic maintenance, causing the place to fall into disrepair. There's a strange odor in the building, as if something died in the walls, and I wanna make sure we clean it out before he starts showing again.

Now, many troublesome rentings and court cases later, he's finally pulling the plug. Events have worn him down, and he seems to have lost his sense of pride in ownership as he was just going through the motions. I'm doing all I can to help him get his mojo back.

"In My Father's House Are Many Mansions"

And that brings me to Hive. With the long-awaited overhaul at LeoFinance from #threads to Project Blank, I can't think of a better time to rededicate ourselves to ensuring that we don't run into the same pitfalls that my buddy did in the world of real estate.

I view the structures that we inhabit as noble houses - The House of Leo and The House of Hive. Each post that we write contribute to the structural integrity of the home and can either strengthen the entire edifice or bring the whole complex tumbling down.

The users are "renters" at first, who've yet assumed that sense of ownership that usually comes over time. Some never reach that level, and like my friends tenants, tear up the place because they haven't put in the sweat equity as an owner does.

That sense of ownership is what I'd like to see more of here. Renters destroy, but owners build. Which one are you? I know which one I am, an owner.

Take posts for example. You can almost picture each one as an attempt at making a fine piece of furniture for your new home. You can just slap something together, paying no heed to form or function, or you can take the time to do it right.