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Other Stuff => The Pats-Hater Parking Lot => Topic started by: dcm1602 on April 23, 2015, 05:59:27 PM
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I'm fucked
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Wut
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Thanks, Obama.
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Dude works one day of overtime and then goes and buys a house.
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no, I don't want to come to your rave.
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I'm fucked
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If you want to know the truth,I just bought it so yall can come over my house and I can show you what a warrior is.
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I also have one. Look at us, adults.
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Congrats also. Where? How much? What's your mortgage payment? Is it big enough for a well in the basement for people to spend the night?
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Congrats also. Where? How much? What's your mortgage payment? Is it big enough for a well in the basement for people to spend the night?
Miller Place
325
1400 (+ 450 in hoas)
The wells gonna have to be outside
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Did you purchase the playboy channel?
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I might cut the cord
And go internet only
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A house for $325k. God bless everywhere that's not here.
I couldn't even get a one bedroom apartment for that in my neighborhood. I need to move.
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A house for $325k. God bless everywhere that's not here.
Well its actually a condo
A house for 325k here and id need to wear a bulletproof vest to bed
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A house for $325k. God bless everywhere that's not here.
I couldn't even get a one bedroom apartment for that in my neighborhood. I need to move.
You could build a brand new 1250 sq ft bungalow for that kind of bread here.
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Can I come over and freak you in the bum?
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Can I come over and freak you in the bum?
Heismans got first dibs
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We can run train
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I hope it burns down.
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We can run train
Jetoffensive.com does not support going family style.
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Jetoffensive.com does not support going family style.
What if we just call it tough muddin ?
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Miller Place
325
1400 (+ 450 in hoas)
The wells gonna have to be outside
That's not bad at all, that's cheaper than renting an apartment monthly.
I'm at $179,000 paying $920+$400 for taxes.
I'll never live in an HoA. Never happen ever I don't freaking care how rich or poor I am. The neighbors across the way were trying to start an HoA last year, I said I would only join if I was President for life and I had full veto authority on every decision, however minor. The application went nowhere, thankfully.
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Can SJ stay at your place for tailgate weekend this year? It's right by the stadium.
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Well its actually a condo
A house for 325k here and id need to wear a bulletproof vest to bed
Just for the hell of it, did a Zillow search to see how close I could get to that. Found a 625 sq ft 1 bedroom for $388k. I'm not sure what's wrong with it, though, because the next cheapest 1 BR is $750k.
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Haha, 325K could easily get over 2000 sq ft in my city.
If you people fail to crash dcm's house for your tailgate I'll be extremely disappointed.
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How is my house near the stadium?
It's probably a 4 hour drive
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How is my house near the stadium?
It's probably a 4 hour drive
I was measuring in Puck miles.
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Good luck Miller Place was pretty decent when I left the Island 20 years ago.
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Can someone give me the quick breakdown on Oil vs. Electric heating costs?
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Can someone give me the quick breakdown on Oil vs. Electric heating costs?
There's a lot of factors in this. How well insulated is your house? How much is oil per gal? how much is electric kw/h? What region do you live in?
I bought a house as well guys! In TN $143K 3400 sq ft. CT was too damn expensive.
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steves is pretty spot on. before i bought my house, i was able to chat with a couple neighbors and gauge cost of living in the area(utilities, internet/tv, heating, etc), maybe try that.
in general, i've always found oil to be more involved, and if it's traditional style oil(tanks on the side of your house, having a tanker come and fill your tank up every so often), it will likely be a bit more expensive to upkeep and more involved(unless you get a contract with a company that will monitor your tank levels and do all the maintenance, but thats expensive as well).
I used to live up north, near ottawa, in a rural area that was heated with oil, and during the 3 winters i was there, we had to replace the tank the second winter, and the next year we had to do it all again because the company we contracted didnt get proper permits for the work, and our insurance threatened to drop us unless we had it redone properly. expensive.
i live near toronto now, and i have electric and will never ever go back to oil. i have 0 maintenance other than cleaning my filter every 3 months. pricing is a bit more, buts thats only been the last year since ontario hydro rates went bananaS.
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There's a lot of factors in this. How well insulated is your house? How much is oil per gal? how much is electric kw/h? What region do you live in?
I bought a house as well guys! In TN $143K 3400 sq ft. CT was too damn expensive.
Good questions. I'll look into getting that info.
You were in CT? What part? It's all far too expensive
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Good questions. I'll look into getting that info.
You were in CT? What part? It's all far too expensive
Bristol - company I worked for was bought out - headquarters in Nashville, cost of living is about 40% cheaper than CT and I got to keep my CT income. It made sense to relocate.
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As a Queens resident I have no sympathy for CT housing market woes.
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Can someone give me the quick breakdown on Oil vs. Electric heating costs?
Yes
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Bristol - company I worked for was bought out - headquarters in Nashville, cost of living is about 40% cheaper than CT and I got to keep my CT income. It made sense to relocate.
I would do that in a heartbeat. how did you feel about Bristol?
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As a Queens resident I have no sympathy for CT housing market woes.
As a Toronto resident I share your lack of sympathy.
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maybe you'll see chris berman bumblin and stumblin his way to a dunkin
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I would do that in a heartbeat. how did you feel about Bristol?
Bristol is a pooper - I have a soft spot because it's where I was born and raised but it's gotten a lot worst in my lifetime. Are you in CT? I'm familiar with most of the state.
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At least you guys have pro sports teams
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As a Toronto resident I share your lack of sympathy.
out of curiosity, what was your price range/neighborhood/house size?
im on the toronto side of london, newer development/semi.
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Bristol is a pooper - I have a soft spot because it's where I was born and raised but it's gotten a lot worst in my lifetime. Are you in CT? I'm familiar with most of the state.
For those unfarmiliar with CT, Bristol is where Aaron Hernandez was born and raised, carried out some of his first hit jobs for the Bloods.
Grew up on the shoreline, moved to West Hartford after college. Im looking at houses in the general area but taxes are insane, and you get a much smaller, older house in a cramped neighborhood when compared to other areas.
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For those unfarmiliar with CT, Bristol is where Aaron Hernandez was born and raised, carried out some of his first hit jobs for the Bloods.
Grew up on the shoreline, moved to West Hartford after college. Im looking at houses in the general area but taxes are insane, and you get a much smaller, older house in a cramped neighborhood when compared to other areas.
My family knows his family. I didn't know him personally but his aunt is my mom's best friend. I dated the girl that was in the car the car that crashed and killed one of his associates:
for reference. (http://articles.courant.com/2013-07-02/news/hc-aaron-hernandez-thaddeas-singleton-20130702_1_aaron-hernandez-bristol-lt-shayanna-jenkins)
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My family knows his family. I didn't know him personally but his aunt is my mom's best friend. I dated the girl that was in the car the car that crashed and killed one of his associates:
for reference. (http://articles.courant.com/2013-07-02/news/hc-aaron-hernandez-thaddeas-singleton-20130702_1_aaron-hernandez-bristol-lt-shayanna-jenkins)
how's it feel to be eskimo brothers with a murderer?
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how's it feel to be eskimo brothers with a murderer?
I gotta be honest, it feels right.
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out of curiosity, what was your price range/neighborhood/house size?
im on the toronto side of london, newer development/semi.
Didn't really have a price range, coming from Ottawa everything was going to be expensive so we just held our noses and went for it. House size wasn't especially important, certainly compared to location, because there are only two of us. Neighbourhood, we originally wanted to be West End in the Roncesvalles / Junction type of area but it was insane money.
In the end we went east and bought a run down old 1930s semi in Leslieville which was still stupidly expensive and into which we have put well over $100K in the two years we've been here. Values have gone through the roof though - we recently remortgaged to lock in the rate long term, and current market value is about 50% more than we paid. Obviously it's irrelevant, it's just money on paper - we can't actually do anything with it.
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Can someone give me the quick breakdown on Oil vs. Electric heating costs?
Oil as in oil on site? Cheaper for sure but a massive pain in the derriere. Pretty shitty for the environment too.
Natural gas is the way to go if it is available where you live. Cooking with gas is better too, not to mention your water heater bills. The latter is where you save the most money on electric.
Unless you invest in a hot water on demand system. Expensive up front, but saves money over the years.
If on site oil and electric, I would grudgingly choose electric.
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I switched from a tank to an on demand system last year. Tank was old and knackered, and I wanted to save space.
Best thing I ever did. excrement is awesome. Only makes sense if you have gas though, tankless hot water is crazy expensive with electric.
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It's been a crazy year and an even crazier month, but this Friday I will be taking the plunge. I'm moving into dcm's house.
Nah but seriously, if all goes well I will be closing on my house this Friday and my derriere is supposed to be out of my old house the very same day. It all seems a little surreal right now, except for all of the bills and responsibilities I'm racking up. That seems very real. A lot to be excited about in between the moments where I'm not experiencing crippling fear. Guess I'll have to grow up a little bit.
Nah
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It's been a crazy year and an even crazier month, but this Friday I will be taking the plunge. I'm moving into dcm's house.
Nah but seriously, if all goes well I will be closing on my house this Friday and my derriere is supposed to be out of my old house the very same day. It all seems a little surreal right now, except for all of the bills and responsibilities I'm racking up. That seems very real. A lot to be excited about in between the moments where I'm not experiencing crippling fear. Guess I'll have to grow up a little bit.
Nah
Pro tip from someone who has owned a number of houses over the years: make sure that within a couple of weeks of moving in you start at least three different renovation projects, preferably ones that you kind of think you know how to do but aren't really sure. Then, once they're all to a stage where you can kind of just about live your life around the gaping holes in walls, missing sinks and non-functioning electrics, but not without some degree of inconvenience, down tools and pretend that they're just going to magically do themselves if you ignore them long enough.
This has a number of benefits to your life: it provides an excuse to buy a never ending list of increasingly complex and expensive power tools, thus making you feel more manly, and it will ensure that you and your missus are never without something to argue about ever again.
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It's been a crazy year and an even crazier month, but this Friday I will be taking the plunge. I'm moving into dcm's house.
Nah but seriously, if all goes well I will be closing on my house this Friday and my derriere is supposed to be out of my old house the very same day. It all seems a little surreal right now, except for all of the bills and responsibilities I'm racking up. That seems very real. A lot to be excited about in between the moments where I'm not experiencing crippling fear. Guess I'll have to grow up a little bit.
Nah
Congrats man. That's some real adult excrement.
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congrats man. its a rewarding, expensive, stressful experience. good luck
Pro tip from someone who has owned a number of houses over the years: make sure that within a couple of weeks of moving in you start at least three different renovation projects, preferably ones that you kind of think you know how to do but aren't really sure. Then, once they're all to a stage where you can kind of just about live your life around the gaping holes in walls, missing sinks and non-functioning electrics, but not without some degree of inconvenience, down tools and pretend that they're just going to magically do themselves if you ignore them long enough.
This has a number of benefits to your life: it provides an excuse to buy a never ending list of increasingly complex and expensive power tools, thus making you feel more manly, and it will ensure that you and your missus are never without something to argue about ever again.
this dude is right. my kid broke 1 rail on the staircase, convinced the wife i needed a brand new lathe. i just got a new router because the wife wants some shelves. lst summer i got a new table saw to make her table. im looking at a new mitre box to make some potting benches.
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I agree with JE. Bought all kinds of excrement at the hardware store that I used once.
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Congrats bro, we are doing excrement a bit.out of order with the kid already a year old.but we are saving our asses off for a house as well. Hope to be joining you in crippling fear and anxiety in the next few years!
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Congrats and GFY SFD!
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I agree with JE. Bought all kinds of excrement at the hardware store that I used once.
At least you lot have Harbor Freight, which is specifically designed for that market. Mostly excrement quality tools, but which will last long enough for the couple of times you're likely to use them.
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Be sure to spend a little extra on quality home owners insurance.
Something will always be breaking. Guaranteed.
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Be sure to spend a little extra on quality home owners insurance.
Something will always be breaking. Guaranteed.
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This is a key tip.
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Until you have enough in savings to replace your a/c unit on short notice, you haven't saved enough. Even then, you still haven't. You haven't lived until the a/c goes out when it's 100°f outside
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Congrats dude.
I'm gonna dump mint all over your lawn.
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Congrats, SFD. Sound investment.
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Thank you all. Open invite to anyone if you ever find yourself around here (why?, loss4u). 20 minutes from Hartford and 20 minutes from the airport.
Thanks for the advice. I'll probably keep using this thread for that since I'm functionally retarded. Got a good homeowners insurance policy from a legit company but I honestly need to read more into the fine print to understand the coverage.
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Thank you all. Open invite to anyone if you ever find yourself around here (why?, loss4u). 20 minutes from Hartford and 20 minutes from the airport.
Thanks for the advice. I'll probably keep using this thread for that since I'm functionally retarded. Got a good homeowners insurance policy from a legit company but I honestly need to read more into the fine print to understand the coverage.
Do. You will pay pennies on the dollar, not if, but when your water heater and central air system fail.
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Thank you all. Open invite to anyone if you ever find yourself around here (why?, loss4u). 20 minutes from Hartford and 20 minutes from the airport.
Thanks for the advice. I'll probably keep using this thread for that since I'm functionally retarded. Got a good homeowners insurance policy from a legit company but I honestly need to read more into the fine print to understand the coverage.
I'll take you up on that - I'll be back in CT this summer and rather not stay with my family. Sounds like you're in the Manchester area.
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I'll take you up on that - I'll be back in CT this summer and rather not stay with my family. Sounds like you're in the Manchester area.
I'm moving in with you.
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I'm fully torqued.
I feel like we said the same thing here....
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3rd time to Home Depot to buy boxes this week. If it wasn't next to a brand new chik fil a I would have given up already
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I'll take you up on that - I'll be back in CT this summer and rather not stay with my family. Sounds like you're in the Manchester area.
Let me know man. Not Manchester but less than 10 minutes from the Buckland Hills area.
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do they not have a walmart or something there? get your boxes there mate
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3rd time to Home Depot to buy boxes this week. If it wasn't next to a brand new chik fil a I would have given up already
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I bought a tractor yesterday and was pumped up afterwards. freaking kill me now please
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I bought a tractor yesterday and was pumped up afterwards. freaking kill me now please
I was telling my wife the other day how you can tell you're getting old when you get excited about boring purchases. 15 years ago I was fired up about heading to the beach for a weekend drunk fest. Now I get fired up if I buy a couch.
BTW, mowing your lawn drunk is a fun and legal way to drink and drive. If your lady doesn't kill you for mowing over her flowers or mowing the Jets logo in your front lawn.
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Being excited about buying a lawnmower is a matter of perspective. Looked at in isolation mowing the lawn is a pretty dull and futile exercise because it's only going to grow back anyway, so I can see why you'd resent spending money on a mower. However, viewed in the context of what she'd have you doing around the house instead if you weren't mowing the lawn, sitting on a tractor in the sun with a cold beer and some good tunes or a ball game on your headphones, suddenly mowing looks like a really rather pleasant way to spend a couple of hours, and the best thing about it is that you get to do it every weekend if you really need to get out of going to the grocery store, seeing her mother or clearing out the basement.
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Ive been saving for a house but I'm hesitant on buying because the market seems inflated in the North Jersey/NYC Metro area. A shitty little 2 or 3 bedroom house goes for minimum 300k. I don't see that being sustainable considering everyone in their 20s to early 30s is saddled with tens of thousands of student loan debt
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Unless you're planning to flip it quickly it shouldn't really matter. Now's a good time to buy because money is still cheap, so you can lock in a decent long term rate. There's no real reason for prices to crash any time soon - economic fundamentals are fairly solid unless Emperor Fuckwit decides to break excrement, which is obviously possible - so as long as you're comfortable with your payments and looking for a medium to long term home (i.e. five years or more) I don't think there's any reason to be overly concerned about market stability.
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Ive been saving for a house but I'm hesitant on buying because the market seems inflated in the North Jersey/NYC Metro area. A shitty little 2 or 3 bedroom house goes for minimum 300k. I don't see that being sustainable considering everyone in their 20s to early 30s is saddled with tens of thousands of student loan debt
This is a non sarcastic, serious response.
A couple of things here I think over ride the frothy market. I have owned a home for 20 years and currently renting. I have seen the hills and valley's in the market in that time.
1.) Rates are at a historic low. If you have good credit, you can get a very low rate. A rate that is about as low as you could have received in the last 40-50 years. This will save you tens of thousands in interest payments. I am not sure how long rates will stay this low and it really doesn't matter. You can get a 15 or 30 year fixed rate mortgage. All things equal it's better for you to pay a little more for the price of a house and much less on the interest.
2.) As long as you buy a house you can afford, with payments you can afford, and get lowest term for your mortgage you can afford, it doesn't matter how much you pay for your house. The daily, weekly, monthly and yearly fluctuations in the market are just noise. You just keep making the mortgage payments and eventually your principal will start going up and up and up. Certainly, some years will make your house purchase seem like a good investment and other years not so much. However, after 10-15-20-30 years however long the mortgage is for, after an appreciable amount of time, you will have a good deal of equity.
3.) The deductions and write offs will be substantial enough to really make up for the price of the house even if it was a little bit higher than you would have liked to pay. For instance, from 2011-2015 I was getting back a substantial amount on my taxes in part because I was writing off the interest and the taxes on my house. You can not do that as a renter.
Again, it all depends on what you can afford. If interest rates climb substantially there will be some carnage in the real estate market to be sure. I don't think it will be nearly as bad as what happened in 2007-08, where the market collapsed by at least 50% and in many area's way way worse. However, you will be paying a ton more in interest and the banks would be happier lending to you because they're going to make a bundle on your mortgage.
So it's a catch 22, buy now with much lower rates or buy later and pay higher interest. There are good deals out there, you just have to find them. When you do find them don't be concerned with the day to day pricing of real estate, unless of course you're strictly doing it for the investment. If that's the case then it's a completely different conversation.
edit: I don't think there's a danger of interest rates climbing substantially. They will probably climb slow and steady if at all. I don't think the economy both here and abroad is all that great right now. So we have a period of time that's more or less price stable. At least I don't see any catalysts other than a terrorist attack or something stupid perpetrated by N. Korea. That's stuff way beyond anyone's capacity for prediction.
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the market seems inflated in the North Jersey/NYC Metro area.
Slight understatement, it's like saying the bubonic plague seems like a bad time.
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Slight understatement, it's like saying the bubonic plague seems like a bad time.
Well this area will naturally be much more expensive but I think it's grown even beyond the typical NYC+burbs rates. West coast is even worse, something's gotta give
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Well this area will naturally be much more expensive but I think it's grown even beyond the typical NYC+burbs rates. West coast is even worse, something's gotta give
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Why does it? A 2/3 bedroom house for $300K is incredibly reasonable, and well within a huge amount of household budgets. A $350K house with 5% down over 25 years is probably going to cost around $1500 a month. I don't see that crashing, at all, without massive employment issues occurring.
Bear in mind as well that houses get cheaper on long term fixed mortgages, because barring economic crisis your $1500 will actually be worth less in five years' time than it is now. Reasonable and normal inflation combined with the fact that your salary is likely to increase as a combination of market forces and promotions.
I think that people standing by with the ability to buy in the current market but waiting for the market to crash so that they can jump in and get a steal are doing themselves a disservice, because if the market crashes it's likely because of some far more significant economic factors that will likely affect their employment security, and as a result they're going to find it far harder to get the mortgage they need to buy that bargain house. There are lots of good reasons someone might have for not buying a home, but waiting for a price correction isn't one of them.
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Why does it? A 2/3 bedroom house for $300K is incredibly reasonable, and well within a huge amount of household budgets. A $350K house with 5% down over 25 years is probably going to cost around $1500 a month. I don't see that crashing, at all, without massive employment issues occurring.
Bear in mind as well that houses get cheaper on long term fixed mortgages, because barring economic crisis your $1500 will actually be worth less in five years' time than it is now. Reasonable and normal inflation combined with the fact that your salary is likely to increase as a combination of market forces and promotions.
I think that people standing by with the ability to buy in the current market but waiting for the market to crash so that they can jump in and get a steal are doing themselves a disservice, because if the market crashes it's likely because of some far more significant economic factors that will likely affect their employment security, and as a result they're going to find it far harder to get the mortgage they need to buy that bargain house. There are lots of good reasons someone might have for not buying a home, but waiting for a price correction isn't one of them.
The number is not insane I agree, especially compared to the Bay area and places like Vancouver and Toronto. I think where the issue is is that many young adults are facing a mortgage payment in their student loans before they even buy a home. My girlfriend pays $1100 a month for her student loans and I'm sure she's not too unique in that regard.
There is a huge group of people in my age group that are in no position to buy because they're already in the process of paying off these huge sums. It is going to be a renters market for a long time and as a result I think you will see housing decline. Granted I'm no expert, just going off gut feeling
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Why does it? A 2/3 bedroom house for $300K is incredibly reasonable, and well within a huge amount of household budgets. A $350K house with 5% down over 25 years is probably going to cost around $1500 a month. I don't see that crashing, at all, without massive employment issues occurring.
Bear in mind as well that houses get cheaper on long term fixed mortgages, because barring economic crisis your $1500 will actually be worth less in five years' time than it is now. Reasonable and normal inflation combined with the fact that your salary is likely to increase as a combination of market forces and promotions.
I think that people standing by with the ability to buy in the current market but waiting for the market to crash so that they can jump in and get a steal are doing themselves a disservice, because if the market crashes it's likely because of some far more significant economic factors that will likely affect their employment security, and as a result they're going to find it far harder to get the mortgage they need to buy that bargain house. There are lots of good reasons someone might have for not buying a home, but waiting for a price correction isn't one of them.
It's a bit more than $1500 when you include property tax and homeowner's insurance in the escrow acct. Probably up above $2000. And that's a 30 year mortgage. 25 year would be more.
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I calculated the number on a 25 year amortization at 2.29% with $17500 down.
You're right about tax and insurance, but you're paying those anyway if you rent.
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I calculated the number on a 25 year amortization at 2.29% with $17500 down.
You're right about tax and insurance, but you're paying those anyway if you rent.
Damn, wish I could get 2.29% here. I don't remember paying property tax when renting. I bought renter's insurance, but didn't have to. Do they make you do that stuff in Canada or UK when renting?
Either way, you're right. If you are buying a house for the long haul most anytime is a decent time if you buy what you can afford. We bought our house at the absolute worst time. In 2006, right before the housing bubble burst. Ridiculously inflated prices on homes, high mortgage rates (compared to now anyway). Ugh. Hindsight is 20/20, but man we'd have saved so much money if we waited a couple of years to buy. Can't predict the future I guess.
Refinanced once to get our rate down. Doing well. We weren't buying to upgrade later. If it happens, it happens.
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You definitely paid property tax and full property insurance when you were renting. You may not have received a separate bill for it and your landlord may have called it something like "rent", but you definitely paid it.
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You definitely paid property tax and full property insurance when you were renting. You may not have received a separate bill for it and your landlord may have called it something like "rent", but you definitely paid it.
In that case, I probably paid for the landlord's wife's fake funbags too.
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In that case, I probably paid for the landlord's wife's fake funbags too.
That's the problem with renting. You're buying a house for someone else.
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Why does it? A 2/3 bedroom house for $300K is incredibly reasonable, and well within a huge amount of household budgets. A $350K house with 5% down over 25 years is probably going to cost around $1500 a month. I don't see that crashing, at all, without massive employment issues occurring.
My chances of surviving 25 years decrease slightly after I move in to my $350K house in Jamaica, Queens.
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I'm also taking into account the golden rule of 20% down when buying. I'm pretty convinced a huge majority of people in my age group (I'm 28) do not have 60k to readily out down on a $300k home, and I'm using 300 as a minimum. It's probably closer to $350k when taking into account homes not needing extensive work, where that number climbs to nearly $70k down.
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I'm also taking into account the golden rule of 20% down when buying. I'm pretty convinced a huge majority of people in my age group (I'm 28) do not have 60k to readily out down on a $300k home, and I'm using 300 as a minimum. It's probably closer to $350k when taking into account homes not needing extensive work, where that number climbs to nearly $70k down.
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On a scale of 1 to buying a house in 2007, how bad of an idea is it to take out a separate loan for the down payment?
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On a scale of 1 to buying a house in 2007, how bad of an idea is it to take out a separate loan for the down payment?
Interest would be insane probably
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On a scale of 1 to buying a house in 2007, how bad of an idea is it to take out a separate loan for the down payment?
I think you might be better off looking into an fha loan. You don't have to put down much for a down payment. Downside is mortgage insurance, but you can always get rid of that down the road by refinancing when the time is right.
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I'm also taking into account the golden rule of 20% down when buying. I'm pretty convinced a huge majority of people in my age group (I'm 28) do not have 60k to readily out down on a $300k home, and I'm using 300 as a minimum. It's probably closer to $350k when taking into account homes not needing extensive work, where that number climbs to nearly $70k down.
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Eh, I don't know if that's a golden rule. It's a good idea, because 20% means that it would take a major market correction to put you into negative equity, but again - as long as your job is safe, and your income remains steady, and you can still comfortably pay your monthly mortgage payments, and your home is your long term domicile, does it really matter whether the market says it's worth $310K or $370K? I guarantee you that no one who bought a house ten years ago anywhere in North America and didn't take equity out is underwater.
There are two things they're not making more of. Time, and land. One of those you should treasure and the other you should own.
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I wish I could find a house in Queens for $350k. Like Badger said, it would be in the worst part of Jamaica and my chances of living to pay off that mortgage would be slim.
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BTW, mowing your lawn drunk is a fun and legal way to drink and drive. If your lady doesn't kill you for mowing over her flowers or mowing the Jets logo in your front lawn.
However, viewed in the context of what she'd have you doing around the house instead if you weren't mowing the lawn, sitting on a tractor in the sun with a cold beer and some good tunes or a ball game on your headphones, suddenly mowing looks like a really rather pleasant way to spend a couple of hours, and the best thing about it is that you get to do it every weekend if you really need to get out of going to the grocery store, seeing her mother or clearing out the basement.
This is elite advice and needs to be reiterated for the good of mankind. nice #lifehacks
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Just gotta remember not to buy one of those pivoting, super fast lawn mowers or even a big yard is done in half an hour or less.
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Just gotta remember not to buy one of those pivoting, super fast lawn mowers or even a big yard is done in half an hour or less.
"Darling, I couldn't possibly justify spending so much on that large, high tech, super efficient machine. I'd much rather save some money for you to spend on doing something about covering up that two square feet of bed that I notice somehow still isn't covered with unnecessary freaking pillows and cushions. I'll just settle for this much slower tractor which, coincidentally, might not be so reliable and thus might require me to sit in the sun surrounded by oily bits of engine and drinking beer while I fix whatever the latest issue is. Honestly, I don't mind at all."
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"Darling, I couldn't possibly justify spending so much on that large, high tech, super efficient machine. I'd much rather save some money for you to spend on doing something about covering up that two square feet of bed that I notice somehow still isn't covered with unnecessary freaking pillows and cushions. I'll just settle for this much slower tractor which, coincidentally, might not be so reliable and thus might require me to sit in the sun surrounded by oily bits of engine and drinking beer while I fix whatever the latest issue is. Honestly, I don't mind at all."
Pillows. Oh hell I can't complain enough about that excrement.
I could write an article about lawn mowing delay tactics. Stop to clean out grass from deck every 15 minutes. Mow on slowest gear possible. Periodically hear a "clicking sound" you need to "fix". Change blades often, even if you just sharpened them.
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man i hate mowing the lawn. i bought a new gas mower that was way faster just so i could be done sooner. i can do my freaking gigantic front yard and stupid shaped back yard in like 40 minutes, down from the 2 hours with my old excrement electric mower.
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I'm also taking into account the golden rule of 20% down when buying. I'm pretty convinced a huge majority of people in my age group (I'm 28) do not have 60k to readily out down on a $300k home, and I'm using 300 as a minimum. It's probably closer to $350k when taking into account homes not needing extensive work, where that number climbs to nearly $70k down.
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In addition to JEs sound advice.
What are you paying in rent now, or if you wanted to upgrade a bit, what could you afford and still feel secure? The latter number should be your mortgage payment. Figure out what that could get you on a 30 year fixed, and that is the price of home you should be looking for. Don't try and do it the other way around.
If I was your age, I would much rather find a place with solid bones, but bathrooms and kitchen that need updating. Those are pretty much the only places you will get 2-1 equity per dollar spent. It will also get you into a better house, in a better neighborhood, within your budget.
If you walk into a place and are blown away by the kitchen, you are going to be paying 25-50k more. You can build that same kitchen for 15k.
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dont forget to find out the tax amount on the property, and factor that into your monthly payments. add 30% to energy/water bills. factor in insurance changes and car things.
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In addition to JEs sound advice.
What are you paying in rent now, or if you wanted to upgrade a bit, what could you afford and still feel secure? The latter number should be your mortgage payment. Figure out what that could get you on a 30 year fixed, and that is the price of home you should be looking for. Don't try and do it the other way around.
If I was your age, I would much rather find a place with solid bones, but bathrooms and kitchen that need updating. Those are pretty much the only places you will get 2-1 equity per dollar spent. It will also get you into a better house, in a better neighborhood, within your budget.
If you walk into a place and are blown away by the kitchen, you are going to be paying 25-50k more. You can build that same kitchen for 15k.
Eh, it's financially sound advice but not necessarily practical. Anyone can operate a paintbrush with a modicum of effort, but kitchen and bathroom renos are complex and expensive and disruptive regardless of whether you're doing them yourself or having contractors in. Not knowing Pope's work schedule or his interest in doing work to his house, I don't think there's any issue with buying somewhere that has the kitchen and bathroom already done.
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Eh, it's financially sound advice but not necessarily practical. Anyone can operate a paintbrush with a modicum of effort, but kitchen and bathroom renos are complex and expensive and disruptive regardless of whether you're doing them yourself or having contractors in. Not knowing Pope's work schedule or his interest in doing work to his house, I don't think there's any issue with buying somewhere that has the kitchen and bathroom already done.
He's young. Was just throwing it out there. If he can get a 250k house in a 350k neighborhood, fix the kitchen and baths over a few years, he's early 30's sitting on 100k of equity, living in a beautiful house.
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freak mowing the lawn, I got a nice Haitian guy to do it. I couldn't understand a freaking word he said but he was cheap. Oh and I lived in HOA neighborhood, another 150-200 a month but they took care of the front of the yard, I only had to mow the back.
In New York find a nice Mexican gentleman to mow the lawn and freak the wife while you're at work. Your life will be so much happier.
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If I buy a place with a front lawn I'm turning into a garden. freak grass.
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My situation is a bit complex. My pizza is in no position to contribute financially towards the purchase. It would be me buying solo, after that she would pay me rent (until we get married if that's the plan) and there would be potential for a friend or two to live with us to contribute to rent.
At least that's the plan in my head, nothing concrete at the moment
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My situation is a bit complex. My pizza is in no position to contribute financially towards the purchase. It would be me buying solo, after that she would pay me rent (until we get married if that's the plan) and there would be potential for a friend or two to live with us to contribute to rent.
At least that's the plan in my head, nothing concrete at the moment
That's pretty normal, and a solid plan. If you can afford it now, with only one person contributing, you'll be in great shape when she is in a place to contribute. And if you do decide to go all in and become a fully out of the closet flaming homosexual, you only have to evict her as a regular tenant rather than buy her out.
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If I buy a place with a front lawn I'm turning into a garden. freak grass.
Fieldturf?
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Fieldturf?
I have at least 6 houses on my street that have it. It doesn't look half bad.
Desert weeds are the worst. They are growing out of soil so compacted it may as well be rock. King Arthur couldn't pull this excrement out.
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It doesn't matter in Vegas, but in places with normal climates that are actually suitable for human life you often aren't allowed to have artificial grass because it prevents rainfall and snow melt from soaking into the ground and instead overloads the sewers and catch drains.
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It doesn't matter in Vegas, but in places with normal climates that are actually suitable for human life you often aren't allowed to have artificial grass because it prevents rainfall and snow melt from soaking into the ground and instead overloads the sewers and catch drains.
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freak mowing the lawn, I got a nice Haitian guy to do it. I couldn't understand a freaking word he said but he was cheap. Oh and I lived in HOA neighborhood, another 150-200 a month but they took care of the front of the yard, I only had to mow the back.
In New York find a nice Mexican gentleman to mow the lawn and freak the wife while you're at work. Your life will be so much happier.
All I got from this post is that you freak a Mexican dude and a Haitian dude on a pretty consistent basis
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My situation is a bit complex. My pizza is in no position to contribute financially towards the purchase. It would be me buying solo, after that she would pay me rent (until we get married if that's the plan) and there would be potential for a friend or two to live with us to contribute to rent.
At least that's the plan in my head, nothing concrete at the moment
This isn't crazy. I have a few friends that are in very similar scenarios
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It doesn't matter in Vegas, but in places with normal climates that are actually suitable for human life you often aren't allowed to have artificial grass because it prevents rainfall and snow melt from soaking into the ground and instead overloads the sewers and catch drains.
I will take my abnormal climate, thank you very much. I have not shoveled snow or raked leaves or seen mold in 20 years. It was 95 today though.
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I will take my abnormal climate, thank you very much. I have not shoveled snow or raked leaves or seen mold in 20 years. It was 95 today though.
I love visiting your climate but seasons are healthy.
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All I got from this post is that you freak a Mexican dude and a Haitian dude on a pretty consistent basis
As much as I can.
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I love visiting your climate but seasons are healthy.
If I feel like needing seasons I drive an hour to the mountains. Was laughing today when the heat kicked in, and I can still see snow.
I think I love it so much because excrement just dries, no matter the time of year. I spent 6 years living in Buffalo, where it would just rain for 2 weeks straight. It was always wet. Now I love the rain when it comes.
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Take me home
Kerry Rhodes
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After almost a full week of money and effort, my pool filter is operational.
Spent half of Sunday opening the pool. Got to one of the last steps and discover the gasket is busted and needs to be replaced. Ordered a replacement for that, go to install it, they gave me the wrong part. Find the right part on Amazon, 2 days later try to install, and the valve spring is so old and rusted it won't compress at all in order to hammer the pin back in to attach the handle. Order an entire new multi port valve and successfully installed that yesterday. Got the filter up and running after some trial and error, go to put it into backwash mode to drain the water level before I shock and filter the pool, and the backwash hose busts. Pizza went and got a new one today and now finally everything is up and running more or less.
Currently draining the algae swamp.
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Finally got the pool good to go. I think I had to replace and install 2-3 other critical components since the last update. Spent most of the rest of the time figuring out how to vacuum and treat the water with chemicals.
Went in tonight when we had some free time. freaking freezing but it was fun. Got my dog in there too, which was pretty hilarious because he has to wear a life jacket in order to swim for longer than 10 seconds without sinking.
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Finally got the pool good to go. I think I had to replace and install 2-3 other critical components since the last update. Spent most of the rest of the time figuring out how to vacuum and treat the water with chemicals.
Went in tonight when we had some free time. freaking freezing but it was fun. Got my dog in there too, which was pretty hilarious because he has to wear a life jacket in order to swim for longer than 10 seconds without sinking.
Going to be 115 degrees today. Hating you and your pool right now.
I highly recommend you get one of those robo skimmers. Keep the surface clean and you'll hardly ever have to vacuum.
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Going to be 115 degrees today. Hating you and your pool right now.
I highly recommend you get one of those robo skimmers. Keep the surface clean and you'll hardly ever have to vacuum.
When it hits 85+ it's too much for me. I couldn't imagine another 30 degrees on top of that
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When it hits 85+ it's too much for me. I couldn't imagine another 30 degrees on top of that
Get a gun for when some annoying queynte says, "it's the dry heat". 115 is freaking ridiculously hot humid or not.
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Finally got the pool good to go. I think I had to replace and install 2-3 other critical components since the last update. Spent most of the rest of the time figuring out how to vacuum and treat the water with chemicals.
Went in tonight when we had some free time. freaking freezing but it was fun. Got my dog in there too, which was pretty hilarious because he has to wear a life jacket in order to swim for longer than 10 seconds without sinking.
[insert Schmitts Gay skit here]
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[insert Schmitts Gay skit here]
Beautiful girls!
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Get a gun for when some annoying queynte says, "it's the dry heat". 115 is freaking ridiculously hot humid or not.
Once it breaks 98.6 you are sweating regardless of humidity. Once you go indoors you dry almost instantly when the AC hits though.
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Once it breaks 98.6 you are sweating regardless of humidity. Once you go indoors you dry almost instantly when the AC hits though.
Must be that dry heat.
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Just had to do some rewiring in my breaker panel to connect up the new laundry room and to replace a breaker which has been a bit flaky recently. I quite like doing electrical stuff but breaker panels give me the heeby-jeebies, that excrement's big boy electricity that can kill you. Thankfully all went smoothly.
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Finally got the pool good to go. I think I had to replace and install 2-3 other critical components since the last update. Spent most of the rest of the time figuring out how to vacuum and treat the water with chemicals.
Went in tonight when we had some free time. freaking freezing but it was fun. Got my dog in there too, which was pretty hilarious because he has to wear a life jacket in order to swim for longer than 10 seconds without sinking.
Year 2: Everything is up and running a few weeks earlier than year 1. The water is in a sad state because I went to open it a week and a half ago and needed to replace small parts on the pump and filter. Finally got through that today and shocked the excrement out of it and it’s already looking better. Everything from here should hopefully be much easier, everything is in much better condition and I kinda know what I’m doing this time.
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Year 2: Everything is up and running a few weeks earlier than year 1. The water is in a sad state because I went to open it a week and a half ago and needed to replace small parts on the pump and filter. Finally got through that today and shocked the excrement out of it and it’s already looking better. Everything from here should hopefully be much easier, everything is in much better condition and I kinda know what I’m doing this time.
I'll be round at the weekend.
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Can’t believe we’ve owned our house more than 10 years now. Thank God, we just had some major work done downstairs and our kitchen is basically done now because I don’t know if we could have afforded it now. Plus, I don’t sleep 15 feet away from my kids anymore which helps immensely.
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I'll be round at the weekend.
Maple. Whiskey.
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Maple. Whiskey.
You have a pool. I have an unlimited supply of maple whiskey. It's kismet, baby.
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MB showing up in his speedo.
Now it's kismet.
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MB showing up in his speedo.
Now it's kismet.
Pool's closed
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Pool's closed
You'll like it....the speedo is green/white with #14 on my crotch and "Darnold" across the back.
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MB showing up in his speedo.
Now it's kismet.
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haha
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Year 2: Everything is up and running a few weeks earlier than year 1. The water is in a sad state because I went to open it a week and a half ago and needed to replace small parts on the pump and filter. Finally got through that today and shocked the excrement out of it and it’s already looking better. Everything from here should hopefully be much easier, everything is in much better condition and I kinda know what I’m doing this time.
What kind of cover do you have? Since we switched to the non-permeable mesh cover a few years back, when we also swapped the liner and added a salt cell, opening the pool is a breeze. With our old cover, the pool would be pea-green with algae even when opening the pool at the beginning of May and before temps started to spike.
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Since we are on the subject of homes, the best move I ever made was taking out my living room and building a bar! A room that was used for about 4 hours Christmas morning now sees alot more use.
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my fence blew down in a wind storm and im debating just taking the insurance settlement and going on vacation and fixing my fence with 2x4 cause idc anymore
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my fence blew down in a wind storm and im debating just taking the insurance settlement and going on vacation and fixing my fence with 2x4 cause idc anymore
Plant a barrier of mint.
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Plant a barrier of mint.
How about a mint-leaf speedo
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How about a mint-leaf speedo
Enjoy your rash.
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Enjoy your rash.
#mintyfresh
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I had a woodchuck/groundhog living in a small cavity under the stairs in my garage. Discovered him a couple days ago and he gave me a heart attack. Who knows how long he’s been in there or how he got in.
Had just got home from Lowe’s after buying a ‘Coon trap and heard this fucker running around. Hiding behind a table against the wall like I wouldn’t find him. Tried to shove him into a 5 gallon bucket with a snow shovel but he kept juking me. He backed himself into a corner I couldn’t reach and refused to move.
Literally scooped him up with a longpole lacrosse stick and dumped him into another bucket.
Animal control was off for the night so I drove for a good distance and released him into the wild.
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Good man. Groundhogs are awesome.
I have the world's cheekiest raccoons. Fuckers aren't even scared of my dog any more, just run up on to the garage roof and stare at him like he's some kind of queynte while he loses his excrement on the deck barking at them.
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Here's my dilemma:
We can buy in the suburbs north of Austin in one of several different new communities in a brand new house (boring and about 30 minutes to the city)
or
We can buy in the Mexican hood two minutes away from downtown Austin where homes in the same and surrounding neighborhoods are being flipped and sold for $600K or more
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There's a neighborhood we've found in southeast Austin on a hill and all of the homes have foundations that are complete excrement, so they are selling well below market value. A few have sold for $100K less than their value. It's a huge gamble that could pay off immensely because everything cool in the city is on the east side.
Anyone ever had foundation issues or even a fixer upper?
Obviously this isn't a situation where we can just repaint it and get some new windows/doors. It could be a complete disaster even after the foundation is fixed.
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I don't think I'd gamble with foundation problems. If this is your first house, I'd avoid the temptation to gamble. Any house you buy is going to have some problems when you get it inspected. Nothing wrong with taking on a fixer upper, but a foundation issue is a different animal. Foundation issues can be anything from a few grand to "oh excrement we have to rebuild the whole thing, hand over your wallet". I can't really give any advice on location. Perhaps there's locations that are somewhere in between.
My Dad had to spend about $20K on his mother's house to fix a unlevel foundation from a huge oak tree root. Had to jack up the whole corner of the house to be repaired. I inherited the same house and had to spend another $7K because it settled again in several places. I feel I was lucky it was only that much.
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Here's my dilemma:
We can buy in the suburbs north of Austin in one of several different new communities in a brand new house (boring and about 30 minutes to the city)
or
We can buy in the Mexican hood two minutes away from downtown Austin where homes in the same and surrounding neighborhoods are being flipped and sold for $600K or more
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There's a neighborhood we've found in southeast Austin on a hill and all of the homes have foundations that are complete excrement, so they are selling well below market value. A few have sold for $100K less than their value. It's a huge gamble that could pay off immensely because everything cool in the city is on the east side.
Anyone ever had foundation issues or even a fixer upper?
Obviously this isn't a situation where we can just repaint it and get some new windows/doors. It could be a complete disaster even after the foundation is fixed.
Foundation issues are the grand poobah of red flags when purchasing a house. Honestly, i would steer clear.
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I don't think I'd gamble with foundation problems. If this is your first house, I'd avoid the temptation to gamble. Any house you buy is going to have some problems when you get it inspected. Nothing wrong with taking on a fixer upper, but a foundation issue is a different animal. Foundation issues can be anything from a few grand to "oh excrement we have to rebuild the whole thing, hand over your wallet". I can't really give any advice on location. Perhaps there's locations that are somewhere in between.
My Dad had to spend about $20K on his mother's house to fix a unlevel foundation from a huge oak tree root. Had to jack up the whole corner of the house to be repaired. I inherited the same house and had to spend another $7K because it settled again in several places. I feel I was lucky it was only that much.
One we're looking at specifically has an estimate of $19K for repairs with steel piers (no idea what the hell that means) with a lifetime warranty after repair, but resettlement is the biggest concern because that jacks up the walls, doors, and floors.
Even blowing around $20K to fix it places it about $80-$90K under what it's worth without any other sprucing up. That's why it's enticing.
I doubt we'll buy in this neighborhood, but I'm keeping a close eye on what's happening around it. I was able to get a lot of paperwork and inspection information on three houses and I've sent them to a good friend of mine that's a structural engineer. He should be able to let me know his thoughts today.
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Foundation issues are the grand poobah of red flags when purchasing a house. Honestly, i would steer clear.
It's a major issue, but the property itself has insane value. I could most likely make at least $50K on the lot in less than a year.
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One we're looking at specifically has an estimate of $19K for repairs with steel piers (no idea what the hell that means) with a lifetime warranty after repair, but resettlement is the biggest concern because that jacks up the walls, doors, and floors.
Even blowing around $20K to fix it places it about $80-$90K under what it's worth without any other sprucing up. That's why it's enticing.
I doubt we'll buy in this neighborhood, but I'm keeping a close eye on what's happening around it. I was able to get a lot of paperwork and inspection information on three houses and I've sent them to a good friend of mine that's a structural engineer. He should be able to let me know his thoughts today.
Good idea with the structural engineer. That's the go-to person.
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It's a major issue, but the property itself has insane value. I could most likely make at least $50K on the lot in less than a year.
If you go through with this, you'll need to pray that the foundation issue doesn't cascade into other issues with the house. That 50k could get swallowed up pretty fast.
Consulting with a structural engineer was smart.
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If you go through with this, you'll need to pray that the foundation issue doesn't cascade into other issues with the house. That 50k could get swallowed up pretty fast.
If there's serious issues where I'd have to spend more than the $20K, we'd likely demo it and sell the lot.
Wouldn't go through with purchasing it unless the steel piers can fix it.
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If there's serious issues where I'd have to spend more than the $20K, we'd likely demo it and sell the lot.
Wouldn't go through with purchasing it unless the steel piers can fix it.
Would you come out ahead after paying to demo it?
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Would you come out ahead after paying to demo it?
Almost certainly.
I could likely get one of these houses with a lowball offer for well under $200K and the lots on surrounding streets are selling for $300K plus because everyone wants to live in this area.
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Almost certainly.
I could likely get one of these houses with a lowball offer for well under $200K and the lots on surrounding streets are selling for $300K plus because everyone wants to live in this area.
It sounds like this isn't your home you want, but one you want to make money on.
If that's the case, the gamble is clearly worth it, IF you have a fully inspected home, and trust the hell out of the structural engineer (I would get multiple people to assess, but that's just me). If you can make 50-100K it will be worth it. If you have that type of wiggle room, when accounting for 20k (I would probably double the highest estimates to be safe when planning, if it comes out better than that, all the more money too you) then I think it's probably worth it.
It would enable you to get a huge head start financially on your life, and put you in a much better home in/around the area you want to live for at least the foreseeable future. If you feel you can clear 50+ thousand accounting for double the financial headaches, I would go for it, but I would drastically overestimate the amount of money you expect to pay in fixing things. If it actually sticks to estimates, you will be well off, but if it doesn't, and a worst case, or near worst case scenario happens, then you are still in a space you feel comfortable working in.
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It sounds like this isn't your home you want, but one you want to make money on.
Ideally, we'd like to live there for a few years and let the area around us appreciate as much as possible. But the investment opportunity is there in multiple ways, worst case scenario is demo.
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If you can flip things so easily, why are so many properties available? Seems like real estate investors would have beat you to it.
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One we're looking at specifically has an estimate of $19K for repairs with steel piers (no idea what the hell that means)
I'm not an expert on foundations but I believe that steel piers are generally more expensive and better than concrete. They're essentially the same thing, long columns mounted beneath the foundations to support the house, but with steel they go all the way to the bedrock so once they're in you don't have to worry about it ever subsiding again. MB's point about insurance is a sound one though, even with the piers installed I don't know if a lot of insurance companies will want to know and if you can't insure it then most mortgagees won't be interested.
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If you can flip things so easily, why are so many properties available? Seems like real estate investors would have beat you to it.
Not sure that extensive foundation work or demo and rebuild constitutes an easy flip. Investors tend to want projects with known costs and timelines, and which are easy to resell quickly.
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If you can flip things so easily, why are so many properties available? Seems like real estate investors would have beat you to it.
Lots of them are selling 48-72 hours after hitting the market. Mostly to investors for what seems like cash.
Normal home buyers likely aren't being approved for most loans because a lot of the homes aren't considered structurally sound.
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I removed, re-wired, and installed a new light fixture today. Without dying.
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I removed, re-wired, and installed a new light fixture today. Without dying.
I replaced my doorbell yesterday. The first thing I did afterward was call my dad to tell him I’m not useless.
#smallvictories
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I replaced my doorbell yesterday. The first thing I did afterward was call my dad to tell him I’m not useless.
#smallvictories
Did he say "jury's still out"?
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The more stuff you are able to do around your own house, the more you will be expected to. If the perception is that you are useless, you have an excuse for not doing it.
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The more stuff you are able to do around your own house, the more you will be expected to. If the perception is that you are useless, you have an excuse for not doing it.
My title around the house is grill master
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Need some flooring advice.
We are closing on our house at the end of the month and want to replace all carpet upstairs with ...something that isn't carpet (or tile)... before we move everything in.
Trying to decide between Vinyl Plank, Laminate, and actual hardwood. Anyone have any success or failures with any of these?
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Need some flooring advice.
We are closing on our house at the end of the month and want to replace all carpet upstairs with ...something that isn't carpet (or tile)... before we move everything in.
Trying to decide between Vinyl Plank, Laminate, and actual hardwood. Anyone have any success or failures with any of these?
Hardwood is most expensive and most complex to put down, although still not that difficult. Looks best.
Laminate is least expensive and often looks it, but there are decent ones. Very easy to lay.
LVP is popular with contractors because it's easy to lay and can look good.
I have laminate in my basement and hardwood everywhere else. No horror stories. Consider engineered hardwood, which is basically fiberboard with a top layer of hardwood. All the visual and endurance benefits or hardwood, lower cost.
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Hardwood is most expensive and most complex to put down, although still not that difficult. Looks best.
Laminate is least expensive and often looks it, but there are decent ones. Very easy to lay.
LVP is popular with contractors because it's easy to lay and can look good.
I have laminate in my basement and hardwood everywhere else. No horror stories. Consider engineered hardwood, which is basically fiberboard with a top layer of hardwood. All the visual and endurance benefits or hardwood, lower cost.
I mirror what he said. In my previous house, I put down some decent laminate myself in a room upstairs. Fairly easy, was a little tough for me because I had zero experience with that type of stuff. Looked pretty good. Depends on what level you buy. There was low grade Home Depot excrement in there when we moved in. Looked like someone photocopied a generic picture of wood and pasted it to fiberboard. So fake looking. The stuff I installed was mid-grade. Looked good.
Had someone else put in LVP throughout the rest of the house a few years later because I didn't want to do it myself. Looked very nice, not as cheap as laminate but is waterproof. Vinyl planks aren't anywhere near the shitty roll out vinyl from the 90's. So much better.
Moved to our current house that has real wood throughout. Nothing beats the appearance of real wood, but it doesn't hold up well to abuse. But it can be refinished, so there's that.
I'd go with LVP or some laminate that looks good. If the stuff you can afford looks shitty, wait until you have some money saved up for some decent stuff. Don't need to get the most expensive stuff.
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I'd go with LVP or some laminate that looks good. If the stuff you can afford looks shitty, wait until you have some money saved up for some decent stuff. Don't need to get the most expensive stuff.
I found some pretty decent looking laminate flooring at Lowe's that comes with free installation. We looked at the same brand and type of flooring in a design center and it didn't look as cheap as I thought it would.
It'll be upstairs, so while I don't want it to look super shitty, I don't really care if it doesn't look fancy. I just hate carpet and want it outta there.
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Thanks for the input, brodies.
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I found some pretty decent looking laminate flooring at Lowe's that comes with free installation. We looked at the same brand and type of flooring in a design center and it didn't look as cheap as I thought it would.
It'll be upstairs, so while I don't want it to look super shitty, I don't really care if it doesn't look fancy. I just hate carpet and want it outta there.
Awesome. My current house just has carpet in the upstairs, wood or tile everywhere else. I like solid flooring so much better. Easier to clean, looks nicer. The only thing I missed about carpet was if I was wrestling with the kids or on the floor, carpet is so much friendlier to your pointy parts, elbows, knees, etc. But you can get a few area rugs and do OK.
Be there when they are installing it. I think the installer might be as important as the floor. A shitty installer can make a nice floor look bad. Then again, the best installer can't make excrement flooring look good.
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Awesome. My current house just has carpet in the upstairs, wood or tile everywhere else. I like solid flooring so much better. Easier to clean, looks nicer. The only thing I missed about carpet was if I was wrestling with the kids or on the floor, carpet is so much friendlier to your pointy parts, elbows, knees, etc. But you can get a few area rugs and do OK.
We thought about getting carpet in the master, but the area rug idea was The Great Compromise of 2020.
If think if/when we have kids, we'll look to potentially get some carpet in one of the spare bedrooms. I'll need some padding so I can powerbomb and piledriver some toughness into them when they are babies.
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We thought about getting carpet in the master, but the area rug idea was The Great Compromise of 2020.
If think if/when we have kids, we'll look to potentially get some carpet in one of the spare bedrooms. I'll need some padding so I can powerbomb and piledriver some toughness into them when they are babies.
Area rug and solid floors looks better than carpet. When you have kids you're gonna really want the solid floor for when they excrement/pee/color all over it. Plus when they get a little older, it's more fun to run and slide on with socks. Padding is for pussies. Don't raise pussies. Those babies need to learn the proper reversal move for a piledriver.
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Area rug and solid floors looks better than carpet. When you have kids you're gonna really want the solid floor for when they excrement/pee/color all over it.
2nd for area rug.
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Be there when they are installing it. I think the installer might be as important as the floor. A shitty installer can make a nice floor look bad. Then again, the best installer can't make excrement flooring look good.
Second this. Two most important things when laying a new floor:
- Substrata. If the floor underneath is shitty and uneven and has soft spots, your new floor will lay shitty and uneven and have soft spots. Even if you have a contractor doing the work, I would make a point of walking every square foot of floor beforehand and marking where there's the slightest bump or depression or squeak, and tell them to make sure they fix that before laying the new material.
- Expansion gap. All hard floors will expand and contract dependent upon temperature and humidity, and if there isn't a half inch or more gap between the new floor and every wall then there's a good chance that when the weather changes your floor will start to buckle.
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We have vinyl plank in the kitchen and half of the ground floor and it’s freaking dope. It’s this cool grey color and not the type or color of flooring I’m used to. I prefer it to the rest of the house which is hardwood. Carpet in the basement which needs to go.
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We have vinyl plank in the kitchen and half of the ground floor and it’s freaking dope. It’s this cool grey color and not the type or color of flooring I’m used to. I prefer it to the rest of the house which is hardwood. Carpet in the basement which needs to go.
We're likely going with a greyish color too.
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We have vinyl plank in the kitchen and half of the ground floor and it’s freaking dope. It’s this cool grey color and not the type or color of flooring I’m used to. I prefer it to the rest of the house which is hardwood. Carpet in the basement which needs to go.
I think that going with a laminate or LVP that isn't trying to look just like real wood is a smart move.
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Getting the new trim and LVP put in today.
Our contractor sent a guy over to get the old carpet and trim/framing out. He was MAGA Jesse Pinkman. The dude has "Trump MAGA" painted on the back of his POS truck.
The first thing he said to me is: "Don't worry, I won't vape in the house"
We definitely wouldn't have had him do the work had we known he was a turd, but he did a solid, efficient job.
The new neighbors aren't getting the best early impression.
(http://mobileimages.lowes.com/product/converted/836214/836214588511_11463878.jpg?size=pdhi)
Talbot Oak Smartcore from Lowe's
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I woulda let him Vape in the house for handiwork like that
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Looks good. Sometimes the people that are a personal trainwreck are really good at one thing.
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Looks good. Sometimes the people that are a personal trainwreck are really good at one thing.
He was nice enough, I guess. I was there painting when he was working and he didn't say much.
Came in, took care of business, brought me the invoice, and went on his way. Just glad my in-laws weren't still in town to see what was parked in the driveway when I drove up.
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Now you need to do this:
(https://i.gifer.com/4uhp.gif)
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We're gonna do the bathrooms in January. That should be ...fun.
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We're gonna do the bathrooms in January. That should be ...fun.
No, that might interrupt the Jets Super Bowl run.
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I'm starting my search for a house. Doing this solo in DC does not leave me with a lot of great options.
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I'm starting my search for a house. Doing this solo in DC does not leave me with a lot of great options.
A guy on my team moved to Austin from Arlington. He has a gargantuan home here because of how much money he and his wife made selling their townhome up there.
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I'm starting my search for a house. Doing this solo in DC does not leave me with a lot of great options.
A guy on my team moved to Austin from Arlington. He has a gargantuan home here because of how much money he and his wife made selling their townhome up there.
$$$. Live far away and ride the train.
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I'm starting my search for a house. Doing this solo in DC does not leave me with a lot of great options.
A guy I know who works in DC has a house out somewhere in Maryland or Virginia, and lives through the week on a boat in DC.
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A guy I know who works in DC has a house out somewhere in Maryland or Virginia, and lives through the week on a boat in DC.
That would suck derriere in the winter
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A guy I know who works in DC has a house out somewhere in Maryland or Virginia, and lives through the week on a boat in DC.
My agent actually sent me a listing for a house boat parked at the Waterfront.
I know I would get a lot more for my money living in VA or MD, but the problem is that I would have to live in VA and MD.
I'm only here on three year orders and if I decide that I don't want to finish those orders out, I can be transferred to the inactive reserves 9 months later. I'm basically just doing this out of curiosity right now since I plan on a career change pretty soon.
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I'm starting my search for a house. Doing this solo in DC does not leave me with a lot of great options.
I think your best shot is looking in VA
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Northern VA in Alexandria/Arlington has some nice spots.
Single family homes are expensive as freak though.
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There are a few condos and co-ops that have caught my eye in today's listings.
I'm not too concerned with getting an actual house. It's just me for now and I don't need that much space.
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There are a few condos and co-ops that have caught my eye in today's listings.
I'm not too concerned with getting an actual house. It's just me for now and I don't need that much space.
What about all the whores?
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What about all the whores?
Get a futon. Problem solved.
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Self-draining garage floor tiles. Highly recommend. Do it.
Took me about 2 hours and I'm an idiot when it comes to home improvement stuff. Still have to trim pieces to finish the edges, but maybe another day.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200928/b6574a683f8fa92cac64cc64bc534c74.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200928/c9a95d0f8453ccb65caf3ff084f51e1f.jpg)
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Looks great, but why do you need a self draining floor? Isn't that why there's a roof?
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Looks great, but why do you need a self draining floor? Isn't that why there's a roof?
what if he pisses his pants while passed out drunk in the garage? C'mon man....of all people, you should know about this.
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Looks great, but why do you need a self draining floor? Isn't that why there's a roof?
Water dripping from car after coming in from rain. The garage floor was slippery as excrement when any water was on it. Busted my derriere several times. Dust and dirt also flows through it. what if he pisses his pants while passed out drunk in the garage? C'mon man....of all people, you should know about this.
Also this.
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That would be pretty useful in the winter if you park your car in the garage after driving around in the snow
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That would be pretty useful in the winter if you park your car in the garage after driving around in the snow
Do they even get snow in Virginia?
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Do they even get snow in Virginia?
Couple times a year. Not much.
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Aspirations.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4707-Lucerne-Lakes-Blvd-E-APT-102-Lake-Worth-FL-33467/46563232_zpid/
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So I just made an offer on a DC condo. Here's to hoping.
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So I just made an offer on a DC condo. Here's to hoping.
Good luck - I bought a condo (in a very different market, to be fair) a year and a half ago and it's been among the best financial decisions of my life. I'd be paying double my mortgage in rent to be in the same area if I hadn't committed.
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So I just made an offer on a DC condo. Here's to hoping.
Good luck man, are you stationed there for a while now?
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Good luck man, are you stationed there for a while now?
Thanks. I'm here for two more years but I'm leaning to resigning at the end of my orders and using my GI Bill for grad school. We'll see how it goes but this is a big first step.
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we were looking at a condo before we had a kid and i just couldnt come to grips with some of these buildings insane monthly fees on top of everything else.
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we were looking at a condo before we had a kid and i just couldnt come to grips with some of these buildings insane monthly fees on top of everything else.
I've been lucky with the ones I've found. Most usually include water and sewage, some even include gas. I think part of it is that a lot of DC condos are conversions from row houses (the one I'm looking at is one of these).
It's just me so I don't need that much room and honestly, most of the housing prices in VA and Maryland along the Metro are in line with the prices in DC proper.
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Thanks. I'm here for two more years but I'm leaning to resigning at the end of my orders and using my GI Bill for grad school. We'll see how it goes but this is a big first step.
I imagine that even if you did need or choose to move elsewhere after two years, the market in DC is strong enough that you'll either turn a profit or be able to rent it out without too much trouble.
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I imagine that even if you did need or choose to move elsewhere after two years, the market in DC is strong enough that you'll either turn a profit or be able to rent it out without too much trouble.
It’s definitely going to appreciate once the house next door finishes its renovations as well.
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It’s definitely going to appreciate once the house next door finishes its renovations as well.
if you're next door to Arbys....should be able to triple your investment.
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Aspirations.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4707-Lucerne-Lakes-Blvd-E-APT-102-Lake-Worth-FL-33467/46563232_zpid/
You don't have to aspire to become a Yankees fan, you're welcome to join any time.
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So I just made an offer on a DC condo. Here's to hoping.
Where about a in DC? I’m over in Alexandria paying two arms for rent. I need to get myself a place, the pizza and I were looking earlier this year, then Covid and a few other things and we fell apart. So now I need to focus on finding myself a place, ideally by next summer
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Bought another house today. Kinda have to sell this one now.
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Where about a in DC? I’m over in Alexandria paying two arms for rent. I need to get myself a place, the pizza and I were looking earlier this year, then Covid and a few other things and we fell apart. So now I need to focus on finding myself a place, ideally by next summer
Condos:
-Petworth
-Eckington
-Bloomingdale
-Brookland
-H St
Houses:
-Michigan Park
-Benning Road Metro
-Deanwood
The annoying part is that since my office is in Alexandria, it's more convenient for my commute to live out on Bemming Road than it is to live on H ST NE.
If you have a car (I don't even have a driver's license) Bellevue, Shipley, and Congress Heights have some nice options, but I'd be stranded oit there.
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Condos:
-Petworth
-Eckington
-Bloomingdale
-Brookland
-H St
Houses:
-Michigan Park
-Benning Road Metro
-Deanwood
The annoying part is that since my office is in Alexandria, it's more convenient for my commute to live out on Bemming Road than it is to live on H ST NE.
If you have a car (I don't even have a driver's license) Bellevue, Shipley, and Congress Heights have some nice options, but I'd be stranded oit there.
Head to Reston
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Head to Reston
No.
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Where about a in DC? I’m over in Alexandria paying two arms for rent. I need to get myself a place, the pizza and I were looking earlier this year, then Covid and a few other things and we fell apart. So now I need to focus on finding myself a place, ideally by next summer
Bo, Libero, Cato Redskins tailgate 2021
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Bo, Libero, Cato Redskins tailgate 2021
Racist
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Racist
Not in 2019
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I'll support Tulsi before I support Dan Snyder.
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Bo, Libero, Cato Redskins tailgate 2021
Yass girl
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No.
but it's good
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We should actually make that happen. When we play the NFCE in 2023 will we be on the road for Washington?
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I need to invest in a bb gun. We have a squirrel problem.
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I need to invest in a bb gun. We have a squirrel problem.
Red Ryder Air Rifle SZN
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I have a squirrel, chipmunk, mouse, and mole problem
A bunch of rabbits too but they’re the least destructive
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You guys should stop living in Sherwood Forest.
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I need to invest in a bb gun. We have a squirrel problem.
I like squirrels. They are persistent little assholes. I love it.
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we have squirrels, rabbits, and skunks.
the skunks dig up holes to eat the grubs. the rabbits eat my tomatos.
we had a pretty annoying ant problem this summer that i solved with gasoline and matches and a water hose.
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we have squirrels, rabbits, and skunks.
the skunks dig up holes to eat the grubs. the rabbits eat my tomatos.
we had a pretty annoying ant problem this summer that i solved with gasoline and matches and a water hose.
Do skunks like mint?
Funny story, I planted some mint in a basket, that excrement tried to grow out of the basket and onto the ground. You weren't kidding. I thought I might have to call the authorities to prevent an invasive species.
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I have a squirrel, chipmunk, mouse, and mole problem
A bunch of rabbits too but they’re the least destructive
Mice and moles are a problem. Squirrels and chipmunks are too cute to be a problem.
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Mice and moles are a problem. Squirrels and chipmunks are too cute to be a problem.
Mice are even cute as long as they aren't in my house. Moles are creepy looking fuckers like possums.
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Do skunks like mint?
Funny story, I planted some mint in a basket, that excrement tried to grow out of the basket and onto the ground. You weren't kidding. I thought I might have to call the authorities to prevent an invasive species.
grubs love mint, so the skunks have taken to digging up the mint invasion of my compost to get at it and getting it everywhere.
and lmao i freaking told you. its insane, grows in cracks in my driveway through the sealer.
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Mice and moles are a problem. Squirrels and chipmunks are too cute to be a problem.
their nest smell like pee and excrement and get moldy in the spring.
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grubs love mint, so the skunks have taken to digging up the mint invasion of my compost to get at it and getting it everywhere.
and lmao i freaking told you. its insane, grows in cracks in my driveway through the sealer.
At least it smells good. You need to learn to make mojitos and drink your way through the yard.
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I have Canada geese in my back yard off and on. The ones I have aren't mean. They are basically the same as squirrels except they excrement everywhere. I don't mind them. They are cute when they have their little babies waddling behind them.......also shitting everywhere.
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Mice and moles are a problem. Squirrels and chipmunks are too cute to be a problem.
We have meth head squirrels. We planted citronella around the porch and they ate it. We had lethargic, puking squirrels on our porch this morning. They ate our basil plants late last week.
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I have Canada geese in my back yard off and on. The ones I have aren't mean. They are basically the same as squirrels except they excrement everywhere. I don't mind them. They are cute when they have their little babies waddling behind them.......also shitting everywhere.
When i was in Reston, VA a few years ago for a training course. The first day i walked up to the building through the parking lot, i walked past a goose nest. This is essentially what happened next
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/69/26/98/692698a5a3a7899bb7a4b707e08280ad.gif)
I never ran so fast in my life.
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When i was in Reston, VA a few years ago for a training course. The first day i walked up to the building through the parking lot, i walked past a goose nest. This is essentially what happened next
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/69/26/98/692698a5a3a7899bb7a4b707e08280ad.gif)
I never ran so fast in my life.
They can be quite aggressive when they have babies, but mine must be potheads, they don't care so much.
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I have Canada geese in my back yard off and on. The ones I have aren't mean. They are basically the same as squirrels except they excrement everywhere. I don't mind them. They are cute when they have their little babies waddling behind them.......also shitting everywhere.
stratford, ontario has a ton of clipped geese who excrement freaking everywhere and are aggressive af half the time.
but the half they arent dicks, they sure are pretty
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I need to invest in a bb gun. We have a squirrel problem.
Beto is in the pocket of Big Squirrel
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Beto is in the pocket of Big Squirrel
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Lol.
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Bought a house two weeks ago. Just sold my current one this evening. Signing a contract in the next two weeks to build another one. Also looking at buying another one as an income property.
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Bought a house two weeks ago. Just sold my current one this evening. Signing a contract in the next two weeks to build another one. Also looking at buying another one as an income property.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2a2aVlRoSM
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Bought a house two weeks ago. Just sold my current one this evening. Signing a contract in the next two weeks to build another one. Also looking at buying another one as an income property.
this guy is about to star on Million Dollar Listing Mississauga
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2a2aVlRoSM
No. The bank is. I owe them a lot of money.
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this guy is about to star on Million Dollar Listing Mississauga
Why in the ever loving freak would you think I'd go anywhere near Sauga?
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Also looking at buying another one as an income property.
The real reason you hate Corbyn finally emerges, you've been a landlord deep down all along
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The real reason you hate Corbyn finally emerges, you've been a landlord deep down all along
Hahaha, I knew that was going to make you mad.
If you ever decide to move to Canada I'll cut you a deal on the rent.
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Hahaha, I knew that was going to make you mad.
If you ever decide to move to Canada I'll cut you a deal on the rent.
If I ever move to Canada it'll be because of climate catastrophe at which point all the landlords will be liquidated
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If I ever move to Canada it'll be because of climate catastrophe at which point all the landlords will be freaking cashing in
FTFY
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FTFY
Their families will be cashing in their life insurance policies?
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What about all the whores?
Is Cato Tommy
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JE,you guys are moving? Good luck
I am going to be a house owner in the next month too.good times
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Is Cato Tommy
i dunno...does his dong look like a supreme pizza from Pizza Hut?
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i dunno...does his dong look like a supreme pizza from Pizza Hut?
lmao jesus
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How was “it hurts when I urine” not a thread started by Tommy?
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How was “it hurts when I urine” not a thread started by Tommy?
He asked that question in the 90s and already knew how to deal with it
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the bigger question is how many times has Tommy had Covid. The over/under is 3.
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the bigger question is how many times has Tommy had Covid. The over/under is 3.
Doesn't really matter when you have AIDS
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Doesn't really matter when you have AIDS
I guess if you factor this into euclidean geometry....the 2 diseases are congruent and cancel each other out.
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Is Cato Tommy
I haven’t had the urge to punch myself in the face recently so...no?
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can we get tommy back yet or what?
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can we get tommy back yet or what?
We have to wait for Tommy's divorce from IJR's daughter to go thru first.
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We have to wait for Tommy's divorce from IJR's daughter to go thru first.
Oooof
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oh no
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We have to wait for Tommy's divorce from IJR's daughter to go thru first.
can someone DM me what happened between these two prior to both of them being blasted off the board
i was at work and missed the entire thing, by the time i logged on everything was deleted, and we lost UKK as well, which sucked
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can someone DM me what happened between these two prior to both of them being blasted off the board
i was at work and missed the entire thing, by the time i logged on everything was deleted, and we lost UKK as well, which sucked
IJR was harrassing Tommy, Tommy made a remark about IJR's daughter in defense. Schadenfreude ensued.
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i wasnt posting at the time and missed it, it was quite the surprise to come back to.
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can someone DM me what happened between these two prior to both of them being blasted off the board
i was at work and missed the entire thing, by the time i logged on everything was deleted, and we lost UKK as well, which sucked
My take: UKK is a bitch
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IJR was harrassing Tommy, Tommy made a remark about IJR's daughter in defense. Schadenfreude ensued.
Love to defend myself by saying I'd freak someone's child
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That's not ...really... how it happened. It's how IJR spun it.
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That's not ...really... how it happened. It's how IJR spun it.
"It's ok because he said he would freak her when she was older"
IJR was "harrassing" Tommy for being a rapist because he admittedly raped someone
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Love to defend myself by saying I'd freak someone's child
I'm sure Tommy wouldve "pulled out"
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IJR was "harrassing" Tommy for being a rapist because he admittedly raped someone
Literally all IJR did for his last few weeks on the board was troll Tommy. He even thought about doxxing him.
I still think the counter punch was well-earned and hilarious.
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Literally all IJR did for his last few weeks on the board was troll Tommy. He even thought about doxxing him.
I still think the counter punch was well-earned and hilarious.
This
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IJR was "harrassing" Tommy for being a rapist because he admittedly raped someone
I only saw it after the fact but this would not surprise me.
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"It's ok because he said he would freak her when she was older"
IJR was "harrassing" Tommy for being a rapist because he admittedly raped someone
I'm sorry, what?
Please elaborate.
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you guys gotta stop beating around the bush and spill it
i know there are screenshots that exist, i know you fckers
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Literally all IJR did for his last few weeks on the board was troll Tommy. He even thought about doxxing him.
I still think the counter punch was well-earned and hilarious.
He did this for over a year, maybe more. It intensified towards the end for sure.
I thought the joke was way over the line, but funny. And an obvious joke with no implication of reality involved. I didn’t think it was acceptable behavior at all but I was not in the least bit shocked considering IJR’s repeated behavior directed at Tommy.
I also think it’s exactly the type of reaction IJR was looking to provoke so he could say I toldya so.
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I'm sorry, what?
Please elaborate.
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He nonconsenually removed a condom during sex with a girl and finished without it. He boasted about it.
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If someone posted that they would be going after my daughter I would definitely flip the freak out.
I have not seen the posts that caused it, but it seems like they were both acting like assholes at the best case scenario
Edit:
He nonconsenually removed a condom during sex with a girl and finished without it. He boasted about it.
Yeah so this is totally rape.
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If someone posted that they would be going after my daughter I would definitely flip the freak out.
I have not seen the posts that caused it, but it seems like they were both acting like assholes at the best of the situation.
Since we're airing it out, to the best of my recollection:
"I'll gladly pay to freak your daughter when she's 18 to help pay for her college since I know you can't afford it with your job"
IIRC his daughter was not yet 10 years old at the time Tommy posted that
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Since we're airing it out, to the best of my recollection:
"I'll gladly pay to freak your daughter when she's 18 to help pay for her college since I know you can't afford it with your job"
IIRC his daughter was not yet 10 years old at the time Tommy posted that
I probably would have punched him in the face the next time I saw him.
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Back on topic: I made another offer today. Hopefully it works out.
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Back on topic: I made another offer today. Hopefully it works out.
I like this topic way more. Another offer on the same place, or a different one?
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I like this topic way more. Another offer on the same place, or a different one?
Different one, same neighborhood, about 2 blocks away.
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Different one, same neighborhood, about 2 blocks away.
Are you in a multiple bid type market?
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Are you in a multiple bid type market?
Not for this one. That sunk me last time since I’m going with a VA loan and can’t really afford a large down payment at the moment.
Right now I’m the only bid in for this unit so hopefully they decide soon instead of hold onto my offer to leverage it.
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Not for this one. That sunk me last time since I’m going with a VA loan and can’t really afford a large down payment at the moment.
Right now I’m the only bid in for this unit so hopefully they decide soon instead of hold onto my offer to leverage it.
They are using you like free agents use the Jets.
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Not for this one. That sunk me last time since I’m going with a VA loan and can’t really afford a large down payment at the moment.
Right now I’m the only bid in for this unit so hopefully they decide soon instead of hold onto my offer to leverage it.
So in this market buyers sell themselves. I had 5 bids on my house last night, and one of them included a letter explaining why they felt this should be their future home. They got it because they bid the most money and if they hadn't it wouldn't have made a difference to me, but my wife loved the letter and if there had been a comparable bid it would have swayed her.
People get emotional about homes, so you might consider trying something like that - the whole active service looking to put down roots story might play well and make them less inclined to hold out for another offer and give it to you.
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So in this market buyers sell themselves. I had 5 bids on my house last night, and one of them included a letter explaining why they felt this should be their future home. They got it because they bid the most money and if they hadn't it wouldn't have made a difference to me, but my wife loved the letter and if there had been a comparable bid it would have swayed her.
People get emotional about homes, so you might consider trying something like that - the whole active service looking to put down roots story might play well and make them less inclined to hold out for another offer and give it to you.
We'll see how it plays. This is the one neighborhood I wanted to live in the most but if it doesn't work out then I have a backup plan on a different neighborhood I'd be completely happy with.
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He nonconsenually removed a condom during sex with a girl and finished without it. He boasted about it.
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In contract.
Inspection is next Monday.
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JO housewarming party?
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In contract.
Inspection is next Monday.
congrats mane
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JO housewarming party?
Duh. I'll bring the banana pudding.
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congrats mane
Thanks dude!
JO housewarming party?
I’ll post the zoom password later.
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In contract.
Inspection is next Monday.
Congrats. I thought you were buying a condo? Why are you getting an inspection on a condo?
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Congrats. I thought you were buying a condo? Why are you getting an inspection on a condo?
New renovation. It’s a garden level condo in a row house.
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Brave to buy a ground level in the battlefields of civil war 2.
Forreal, congrats dude
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Brave to buy a ground level in the battlefields of civil war 2.
Forreal, congrats dude
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Can't get trapped on the top floor of a burning house when you're on the first level.
Forreal, thanks.
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Congrats Cato!
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Way to go Cato, next time I'm in DC we can get a beer.
BTW Cato is moving there to yell at Trump.
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Congrats on the new digs, Cato. Hopefully there's an Arbys nearby.
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Congrats on the new digs, Cato. Hopefully there's an Arbys nearby.
It's in Trump town. Arby's Melt comes with a side of capital gains deductions and court appeals.
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It's in Trump town. Arby's Melt comes with a side of capital gains deductions and court appeals.
and Stormy Daniels sauce
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and Stormy Daniels sauce
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#CatosHouseTailgate2021
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we should have a board vacation to one of JEs sprawling ontario estates next summer
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In contract.
Inspection is next Monday.
Congratulations - that's awesome.
Fingers crossed that your new neighbors aren't weirdos. ; )
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Congratulations - that's awesome.
Fingers crossed that your new neighbors aren't weirdos. ; )
Thank you!
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I’m 0 for the century on not having weird neighbors
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I’m 0 for the century on not having weird neighbors
Anything good in the local FB group lately?
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Anything good in the local FB group lately?
Phil Murphy
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Anything good in the local FB group lately?
Somebody posted a link to a local racism education seminar and the comments were left open
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Somebody posted a link to a local racism education seminar and the comments were left open
I hope this mens anti-racism education.
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Phil Murphy
You got the wrong tard rage target governor, it's Ned Lamont.
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Somebody posted a link to a local racism education seminar and the comments were left open
"What about reverse racism"
"The Irish were slaves too"
"BLM antifa thugs"
"Gommunism/soshulism"
How close am I?
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"What about reverse racism"
"The Irish were slaves too"
"BLM antifa thugs"
"Gommunism/soshulism"
How close am I?
The winner was this guy with multiple comments talking about how diverse his neighborhood is (it’s not) and how none of his “minority friends” think racism is an issue in our town. And then a bunch of comments under his from minorities saying racism is a problem in our town.
Also: “No one that is a racist would ever attend this seminar, so it doesn’t serve a point”
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I hope this mens anti-racism education.
It does. Although I’ve seen enough to think that Boomer Facebook needs to be educated on what racism is before they’ll understand anti-racism concepts.
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It does. Although I’ve seen enough to think that Boomer Facebook needs to be educated on what racism is before they’ll understand anti-racism concepts.
I can't say I disagree with this.
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i think part of the problem with regards to that generation is that if something hasn't happened to them personally in their own lives, they tend to discount the possibility of those sorts of things happening to other groups of people.
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Gas technician came to service the fireplaces in the house I'm moving into on Thursday. He capped and red tagged both of them for being unsafe, so that's going to cost me a few grand on day 1.
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I've been way too much of a nomad in my life to look at seriously buying a house, but after a nice poker cash last night, I started looking at housing prices in Las Vegas on Zillow. I feel like I turned into an adult doing that.
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I've been way too much of a nomad in my life to look at seriously buying a house, but after a nice poker cash last night, I started looking at housing prices in Las Vegas on Zillow. I feel like I turned into an adult doing that.
Buying houses doesn't mean you have to live in them forever. If you decide to move on, just rent it out. That's what I'm doing from here on, I'm not selling another house again if I can help it unless it's a profitable flip.
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Buying houses doesn't mean you have to live in them forever. If you decide to move on, just rent it out. That's what I'm doing from here on, I'm not selling another house again if I can help it unless it's a profitable flip.
Do you handle the landlord duties, repairs, etc or do you farm it out?
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Buying houses doesn't mean you have to live in them forever. If you decide to move on, just rent it out. That's what I'm doing from here on, I'm not selling another house again if I can help it unless it's a profitable flip.
If I wind up not staying in DC that’s exactly my plan for this condo. And if I do leave, I’m going full van down by the river for a year.
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Do you handle the landlord duties, repairs, etc or do you farm it out?
Depends. If I were renting a place out in a different city I'd probably use a management company and give up the 10-15% in exchange for not having to deal with the bullshit from afar. Flipside to that is that I have no interest in living in the same village as my tenants, I don't want to see them when I'm doing my groceries or having a pint at the local. It's a current bone of contention in my household, the place we're going is a great market for rentals but I'd rather we buy in the larger and shittier town up the road whereas Mrs E wants to keep it local.
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If I wind up not staying in DC that’s exactly my plan for this condo. And if I do leave, I’m going full van down by the river for a year.
I think I mentioned to you before that one of my partners lives on a boat in DC through the week and keeps his house in Virginia for retreating to. I also discovered recently that another partner moved full time to her boat somewhere in the panhandle because it's closer to her kids, and rented her house in DC out for a fortune. It seems to be a pretty accepted way of life for many.
I'm way too much of a hoarder to live in a space that confined.
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I think I mentioned to you before that one of my partners lives on a boat in DC through the week and keeps his house in Virginia for retreating to. I also discovered recently that another partner moved full time to her boat somewhere in the panhandle because it's closer to her kids, and rented her house in DC out for a fortune. It seems to be a pretty accepted way of life for many.
I'm way too much of a hoarder to live in a space that confined.
I've lived on a boat enough.
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I've lived on a boat enough.
LOL that's fair.
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My mortgage was finally approved by the VA. I should be closing on Monday. Hopefully nothing fucks it up between then and now.
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My mortgage was finally approved by the VA. I should be closing on Monday. Hopefully nothing fucks it up between then and now.
congrats and good luck!
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My grinder sump overflowed outside. Ugh. Now my yard and me are full of excrement.
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My grinder sump overflowed outside. Ugh. Now my yard and me are full of excrement.
Why do you have one?
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Why do you have one?
My house sits downhill from the cul-de-sac, so sewage has to my pumped uphill to the street.
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Just mint the yard and it'll be fine
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My house sits downhill from the cul-de-sac, so sewage has to my pumped uphill to the street.
Ugh, that sucks. Did the pump fail on its own or have you been shoving diapers and wipes down the toilet?
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Ugh, that sucks. Did the pump fail on its own or have you been shoving diapers and wipes down the toilet?
The plumber just got done. He said the sump pit is too large for him to handle so I have a different pump company coming out this afternoon that handles this type of thing. Right now I don't know whether someone flushed a rag and it just got clogged up or if the pump is shot. We don't flush things you aren't supposed to down the toilet, but I have kids so who knows what they do when I'm not looking. Or guests that come over. Hopefully something just blocked up the piping. That'll be much cheaper than a new pump.
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I'm just going to assume that one of my massive dumps made the pipes beg for mercy.
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The plumber just got done. He said the sump pit is too large for him to handle so I have a different pump company coming out this afternoon that handles this type of thing. Right now I don't know whether someone flushed a rag and it just got clogged up or if the pump is shot. We don't flush things you aren't supposed to down the toilet, but I have kids so who knows what they do when I'm not looking. Or guests that come over. Hopefully something just blocked up the piping. That'll be much cheaper than a new pump.
I'd be less concerned about the pump and more about the remediation of the yard, if it's covered in human sewage then you can't just put your hose on it and pretend it's fertilizer.
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Imagine one of Bo’s kids flushed mint
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I'd be less concerned about the pump and more about the remediation of the yard, if it's covered in human sewage then you can't just put your hose on it and pretend it's fertilizer.
Both the plumber and the pump company said it wasn't a huge deal seeing that its such a small amount. Bushes will grow better there hopefully. Haha.
Seriously, I'm sure the pump guy will clean it up properly or tell me what to do since it's contained in a small area. Maybe some lime and bag it up.
I was exaggerating when I said it overflowed out into my yard. It just pooled a little bit on top of the cap
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Flush a few packets of Arbys sauce...should clean it right up, easy peasy.
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Flush a few packets of Arbys sauce...should clean it right up, easy peasy.
Hey Badger, can you mail me some Shilla to flush?
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I was exaggerating when I said it overflowed out into my yard. It just pooled a little bit on top of the cap
LOL OK. That is a little different.
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Hey Badger, can you mail me some Shilla to flush?
Bulldoggy?
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Bulldoggy?
Haha. Burrdoggy?
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Buying a house is one gigantic pain in my derriere. I am going to kill the builder and his lawyer, those cunts.
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The culprit. I think they are hairbows? No freaking idea how they ended up there. Maybe came off a toy in the tub or something. Kids. At least the pump is fine, the clog tripped the circuit.
Also this is a picture of the Jets franchise.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201207/2e18c00f72245b0d5a236396bdb60105.jpg)
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Just so everyone's clear, that's Bo's macerated excrement we're looking at.
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those look like collars for animals.
what the freak kind of joint you running here?
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So Bo is probably a serial killer. Not my first choice.
Just did a walkthrough of my condo, they failed to correct three safety violations AND we just found an active leak in the ceiling for my master bedroom closet. Looks like I am not signing any time this week.
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those look like collars for animals.
what the freak kind of joint you running here?
I don't think it's animals, it looks like Bo has been shoving Christmas elves down the shitter.
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So Bo is probably a serial killer. Not my first choice.
Just did a walkthrough of my condo, they failed to correct three safety violations AND we just found an active leak in the ceiling for my master bedroom closet. Looks like I am not signing any time this week.
At least they found that, better to be dealing with it now than after the vendor has your hard earned in their pocket.
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At least they found that, better to be dealing with it now than after the vendor has your hard earned in their pocket.
I found it today. Not sure how long it’s been going on for because one of the contractors took the keys with them and didn’t return them until yesterday.
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those look like collars for animals.
what the freak kind of joint you running here?
My wife recognized them. They are hairbows for my daughter that she never wore. Best I can tell, they were on a shelf in the bathroom and fell in the toilet. She probably didn't notice and flushed them.
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My wife recognized them. They are hairbows for my daughter that she never wore. Best I can tell, they were on a shelf in the bathroom and fell in the toilet. She probably didn't notice and flushed them.
Or, your daughter hates them and decided that the best way to avoid ever being forced to wear them again was to send them the way of daddy's dinner.
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So Bo is probably a serial killer. Not my first choice.
Just did a walkthrough of my condo, they failed to correct three safety violations AND we just found an active leak in the ceiling for my master bedroom closet. Looks like I am not signing any time this week.
Was this the inspection or final walkthrough? How did 3 safety violations make it past inspection?
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Or, your daughter hates them and decided that the best way to avoid ever being forced to wear them again was to send them the way of daddy's dinner.
She's only 5, she doesn't hate me that much yet. I don't care if she likes them, I didn't pick them out. I think hair bows are stupid. Now I really do.
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Closed yesterday. Got really drunk last night. I Am now VERY hung over and I have to finish packing before the movers come tomorrow afternoon.
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Closed yesterday. Got really drunk last night. I Am now VERY hung over and I have to finish packing before the movers come tomorrow afternoon.
congrats!
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Closed yesterday. Got really drunk last night. I Am now VERY hung over and I have to finish packing before the movers come tomorrow afternoon.
congrats
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So we bought a house at the end of August and still have not closed.
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Just installed an ecobee smart thermostat. Had Nest in my last house so wanted to see how the two compare. On first impressions ecobee is edging it already, and when I start getting into the interop functions with other tools I suspect it will become a bigger margin.
If you don't have a smart thermostat you should get one. They're awesome, they save you money, and they're so simple that even MBGreen could install one.
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Just installed an ecobee smart thermostat. Had Nest in my last house so wanted to see how the two compare. On first impressions ecobee is edging it already, and when I start getting into the interop functions with other tools I suspect it will become a bigger margin.
If you don't have a smart thermostat you should get one. They're awesome, they save you money, and they're so simple that even MBGreen could install one.
I have Nests. What's better about ecobee?
MB could install a swear filter on your thermostat. "It's hot as.. fecal material..in here"
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A friend of mine has an Ecobee thermostat with Nest smoke detectors. He really likes that combo.
I have a Nest thermostat and plan on getting the smoke detectors later.
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I have Nests. What's better about ecobee?
MB could install a swear filter on your thermostat. "It's hot as.. fecal material..in here"
I prefer the interface on the ecobee, and its range of interops (i.e. other applications it can interoperate with such as Lutron, IFTTT etc) is much better. I understand that the data and reporting side of the ecobee is much better as well but I haven't had a chance to play with it.
The advantage I give to the Nest is that it's a better looking device. It was all becoming a bit walled garden for my liking though.
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These all sound great but have any of you considered having a steam radiator in each room that you have no control over?
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These all sound great but have any of you considered having a steam radiator in each room that you have no control over?
No swear filter. Would not bang.
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These all sound great but have any of you considered having a steam radiator in each room that you have no control over?
No control over until you flood the unit and need to upgrade
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These all sound great but have any of you considered having a steam radiator in each room that you have no control over?
I live in an incipient war zone, not a excrement hole.
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I live in an incipient war zone, not a excrement hole.
Does insurrection insurance cost extra?
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No control over until you flood the unit and need to upgrade
;)
One time ours leaked but it just went straight down into the neighbor's apartment. Landlord sent a guy to replace a part. No leaking since then.
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Does insurrection insurance cost extra?
I think the Condo association has that one covered.
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These all sound great but have any of you considered having a steam radiator in each room that you have no control over?
You get no sympathy from me. Pennsylvania is still a thing.
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If you don't have a smart thermostat you should get one. They're awesome, they save you money, and they're so simple that even MBGreen could install one.
So it just plugs into a wall
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So it just plugs into a wall
You need to be able to operate a screwdriver, but if you can replace a plug or a light fitting you can fit a smart thermostat. It's probably easier than either of those.
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I installed one and I'm retarded.
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You need to be able to operate a screwdriver, but if you can replace a plug or a light fitting you can fit a smart thermostat. It's probably easier than either of those.
*Screwdriver and a breaker box.
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You need to be able to operate a screwdriver, but if you can replace a plug or a light fitting you can fit a smart thermostat. It's probably easier than either of those.
This isn't MBGreen easy then, liar.
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Agreed a deal a couple of months ago to buy a house off market from an older couple who are moving into a retirement community (nothing sketchy, I am paying them fair market price). We take possession October 1st so did a walkthrough today to determine what work we need to do to it before we can rent it out. As we're going through the old boy says to me, "Oh, there is one thing I need to show you in the basement workshop." He pulls a paper calendar aside on one of the walls to reveal a safe. "We don't have the code for this so we've never opened it. We were told it was empty by the guy we bought the house from 14 years ago, but because he was in the early stages of dementia he couldn't remember the code for it either."
I wonder how one goes about hiring a safecracker.
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Agreed a deal a couple of months ago to buy a house off market from an older couple who are moving into a retirement community (nothing sketchy, I am paying them fair market price). We take possession October 1st so did a walkthrough today to determine what work we need to do to it before we can rent it out. As we're going through the old boy says to me, "Oh, there is one thing I need to show you in the basement workshop." He pulls a paper calendar aside on one of the walls to reveal a safe. "We don't have the code for this so we've never opened it. We were told it was empty by the guy we bought the house from 14 years ago, but because he was in the early stages of dementia he couldn't remember the code for it either."
I wonder how one goes about hiring a safecracker.
Call a locksmith and see if they know anyone. Can't do it till October anyway.
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Agreed a deal a couple of months ago to buy a house off market from an older couple who are moving into a retirement community (nothing sketchy, I am paying them fair market price). We take possession October 1st so did a walkthrough today to determine what work we need to do to it before we can rent it out. As we're going through the old boy says to me, "Oh, there is one thing I need to show you in the basement workshop." He pulls a paper calendar aside on one of the walls to reveal a safe. "We don't have the code for this so we've never opened it. We were told it was empty by the guy we bought the house from 14 years ago, but because he was in the early stages of dementia he couldn't remember the code for it either."
I wonder how one goes about hiring a safecracker.
You just put on a pair of Ray-Ban's and say "I'm putting together a team" and then there's a brief montage and thirty seconds later you've got your safecracker.
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Agreed a deal a couple of months ago to buy a house off market from an older couple who are moving into a retirement community (nothing sketchy, I am paying them fair market price). We take possession October 1st so did a walkthrough today to determine what work we need to do to it before we can rent it out. As we're going through the old boy says to me, "Oh, there is one thing I need to show you in the basement workshop." He pulls a paper calendar aside on one of the walls to reveal a safe. "We don't have the code for this so we've never opened it. We were told it was empty by the guy we bought the house from 14 years ago, but because he was in the early stages of dementia he couldn't remember the code for it either."
I wonder how one goes about hiring a safecracker.
C4 plastic explosives are effective....or so i hear.
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Probably just full of tiny First Nations skeletons
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Probably just full of tiny First Nations skeletons
doubt it....they were probably burned to heat the house.
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You just put on a pair of Ray-Ban's and say "I'm putting together a team" and then there's a brief montage and thirty seconds later you've got your safecracker.
You son of a bitch, I'm i....HEY WAIT STOP THAT!!!
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Think I've finally found the one
https://twitter.com/rebeccamakkai/status/1482049099717386240?t=FuoAkqMg2ElRx3xRBm9Hfg&s=19
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Think I've finally found the one
https://twitter.com/rebeccamakkai/status/1482049099717386240?t=FuoAkqMg2ElRx3xRBm9Hfg&s=19
worth it for the moat.
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worth it for the moat.
Wish I had a moat.
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Agreed a deal a couple of months ago to buy a house off market from an older couple who are moving into a retirement community (nothing sketchy, I am paying them fair market price). We take possession October 1st so did a walkthrough today to determine what work we need to do to it before we can rent it out. As we're going through the old boy says to me, "Oh, there is one thing I need to show you in the basement workshop." He pulls a paper calendar aside on one of the walls to reveal a safe. "We don't have the code for this so we've never opened it. We were told it was empty by the guy we bought the house from 14 years ago, but because he was in the early stages of dementia he couldn't remember the code for it either."
I wonder how one goes about hiring a safecracker.
Watch Red Notice again, and you should be able to open it yourself.
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Watch Red Notice again, and you should be able to open it yourself.
When we renovated the place we pulled it out of the wall and took an angle grinder to it. It was empty.
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Built this today for my beer fridge on the porch. Gonna paint it later. I borrowed a Kreg jig and learned how to do pocket holes. I don't know much about woodworking, but I'm willing to drink and try.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220213/7a7985c8fa43e60f63b56aa245354540.jpg)
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That looks pretty good.
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I noticed what I thought was brown moss/lichen growing up from my floor boards. Took a few photos and posted to the r/homeimprovemnt for questions on how to pull up the floor boards and replace them. Turns out it's mold. On the phone with insurance now and I feel really, REALLY bad about touching it to get a photo.
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I noticed what I thought was brown moss/lichen growing up from my floor boards. Took a few photos and posted to the r/homeimprovemnt for questions on how to pull up the floor boards and replace them. Turns out it's mold. On the phone with insurance now and I feel really, REALLY bad about touching it to get a photo.
No worse than touching the portajohns at the tailgate.
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I noticed what I thought was brown moss/lichen growing up from my floor boards. Took a few photos and posted to the r/homeimprovemnt for questions on how to pull up the floor boards and replace them. Turns out it's mold. On the phone with insurance now and I feel really, REALLY bad about touching it to get a photo.
Is it brown fuzzy excrement? We won a bid on a house in East Austin and the bank wouldn't approve after the inspection.
There was serious water damage covered up by molding/paint and the hardwood floors were jacked. Hopefully it's confined to a small area.
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I noticed what I thought was brown moss/lichen growing up from my floor boards. Took a few photos and posted to the r/homeimprovemnt for questions on how to pull up the floor boards and replace them. Turns out it's mold. On the phone with insurance now and I feel really, REALLY bad about touching it to get a photo.
hopefully you cut off the offending hand.
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Is it brown fuzzy excrement? We won a bid on a house in East Austin and the bank wouldn't approve after the inspection.
There was serious water damage covered up by molding/paint and the hardwood floors were jacked. Hopefully it's confined to a small area.
It is the brown fuzzy excrement. Not sure how long it has been there, but the visible affected area looks like it's about 10-15 ft2. A few warped spots in the hardwood plus discoloration and visible mold.
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It is the brown fuzzy excrement. Not sure how long it has been there, but the visible affected area looks like it's about 10-15 ft2. A few warped spots in the hardwood plus discoloration and visible mold.
godspeed
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godspeed
Waiting for the claims adjuster to get back to me.
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Found the culprit. The developers either cracked the cleanout plug on the tie-in line for my upstairs neighbor's sewage or installed one that was already broken.
Bout to find out where the project lead lives and go full Amber Heard in his place.
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Found the culprit. The developers either cracked the cleanout plug on the tie-in line for my upstairs neighbor's sewage or installed one that was already broken.
Bout to find out where the project lead lives and go full Amber Heard in his place.
Oh man, it's excrement?
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Oh man, it's excrement?
Yuuuup
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Contractor doing estimate: Since your floorboards are continuous we're probably going to have to replace all of them, including ripping out the cabinets since the original developer put floor boards under there.
Me: Get the freak out of my house.
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Contractor doing estimate: Since your floorboards are continuous we're probably going to have to replace all of them, including ripping out the cabinets since the original developer put floor boards under there.
Me: Get the freak out of my house.
maybe JE can give you hand...he likes to dig holes and install toilets.
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Contractor doing estimate: Since your floorboards are continuous we're probably going to have to replace all of them, including ripping out the cabinets since the original developer put floor boards under there.
Me: Get the freak out of my house.
Lol, that sounds like my reaction.
Fortunately I'm in an area of Long Island where there are so many contractors, roofers, masons, plumbers, landscapers within a stone's throw.
Plenty of estimates and opinions to get, and the crappy ones tend to disappear after a while....kind of like bagel places or Chinese food places in the area. Yet it's always a throw of the dice as a homeowner.
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I'm in an area of Long Island
See you at the tailgate then?
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See you at the tailgate then?
Haha, i've been hoping for a while. I will do my best.
Hard to convince wife "good luck with the toddler and working this weekend...daddy is getting f--ked up and Jets Chanting for the next 20-something hours."
Again, though, I would love it if/when I can make it work. By the time the kid is in college, I promise. With his CRT And Flag-Kneeling Degree.
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nothing like coming home from a mini vacation to a flood in the basement.
The arcades live as do the memorabilia and my electronics by the tv so it could've been much, much worse.
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nothing like coming home from a mini vacation to a flood in the basement.
The arcades live as do the memorabilia and my electronics by the tv so it could've been much, much worse.
The only time I’m glad I don’t have a basement is when someone tells me their’s flooded
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nothing like coming home from a mini vacation to a flood in the basement.
The arcades live as do the memorabilia and my electronics by the tv so it could've been much, much worse.
That is excrement. Leak from above, or water table from below?
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That is excrement. Leak from above, or water table from below?
water table from below unfortunately, so there very likely goes the carpeting. honestly, if that and some of the wooden items are the ultimate loss (especially if homeowners picks it up as opposed to the evaporation of my vacation fund) it's not the end of the world-just a major pain in the derriere.
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water table from below unfortunately, so there very likely goes the carpeting. honestly, if that and some of the wooden items are the ultimate loss (especially if homeowners picks it up as opposed to the evaporation of my vacation fund) it's not the end of the world-just a major pain in the derriere.
Damn bud, that sucks. Presume you don't have a sump pump? I know it doesn't fix the problem now, but it does stop it happening next time and they're not stupid expensive to do - just need to dig a pit, wire it in, and install an exit pipe (or have someone do it). Also your insurance will likely give you a discount if you put one in.
And don't replace the carpet with more carpet. The only smart thing to use in a basement is LVP - it's not expensive at all these days and some of it looks and feels really high quality. Doesn't absorb water like laminate or carpet if it happens again, and it provides a waterproof barrier so that if you get a bit of damp below it won't permeate through and get absorbed into wood or soft furnishings.
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Damn bud, that sucks. Presume you don't have a sump pump? I know it doesn't fix the problem now, but it does stop it happening next time and they're not stupid expensive to do - just need to dig a pit, wire it in, and install an exit pipe (or have someone do it). Also your insurance will likely give you a discount if you put one in.
And don't replace the carpet with more carpet. The only smart thing to use in a basement is LVP - it's not expensive at all these days and some of it looks and feels really high quality. Doesn't absorb water like laminate or carpet if it happens again, and it provides a waterproof barrier so that if you get a bit of damp below it won't permeate through and get absorbed into wood or soft furnishings.
i had a sump put in when the basement was first finished, luckily (or from what I understand this would've been a million times worse), it wasn't the sump pump that went but the ejector pump. The ejector pump is more pricy to replace, but whatever I'll take that over the absolute nightmare of damage that the sump pump going would've brought on. Just sucks that the carpet and some of the furnishings (the wooden shelves specifically) are going to have to go. I'm realllly hoping my tv stand is spared, and idgaf, i'll do anything not to toss the couch.
That's a fantastic idea with LVP (I had no idea what it was before your post), and most likely the route I'm going to go. Looks way cleaner than carpet anyway, and I saw some layouts that were fairly cost effective.
Just the whole hassle pisses me off and the fact that the ejector was put in, in October of 2019 so this shouldn't have happened. Here's hoping homeowners insurance comes through, that my initial hunch that the arcades/electronics/memorabilia isn't fucked with and that no mold is setting into the walls.
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Just the whole hassle pisses me off and the fact that the ejector was put in, in October of 2019 so this shouldn't have happened. Here's hoping homeowners insurance comes through, that my initial hunch that the arcades/electronics/memorabilia isn't fucked with and that no mold is setting into the walls.
I don't see why insurance wouldn't cover it, especially if you need to do any kind of mold remediation. That said, as long as you dry the basement out properly any mold shouldn't last - I presume you've already taken off the bottom strip of drywall given it will have been soaking up water? How deep was it?
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I don't see why insurance wouldn't cover it, especially if you need to do any kind of mold remediation. That said, as long as you dry the basement out properly any mold shouldn't last - I presume you've already taken off the bottom strip of drywall given it will have been soaking up water? How deep was it?
Luckily I got to it before it got too deep and the restoration guys for mold are here stripping off the bottom molding/drywall. I was able to get coverage today for work so I'm home if they need anything. I don't expect the adjuster to reach out until this afternoon at the earliest, and if they need a walkthrough that might be an issue since I'll be in court the next two days.
I'm supposed to go to columbus for a little mini weekend getaway on friday so if the wife has to deal with showing the adjuster the basement, so be it.
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Dealing with a mouse problem upstate. We've caught 10 mice in traps (regular snap style) since mid-August.
Any suggestions regarding different brands or types of glue traps? I am not concerned with being humane.
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Dealing with a mouse problem upstate. We've caught 10 mice in traps (regular snap style) since mid-August.
Any suggestions regarding different brands or types of glue traps? I am not concerned with being humane.
Glue traps aren't very good for catching mice, snap traps are more effective (and more humane).
But you need to have an exterminator put down poison, which is the only way of really getting rid of them.
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Glue traps aren't very good for catching mice, snap traps are more effective (and more humane).
But you need to have an exterminator put down poison, which is the only way of really getting rid of them.
Poison not an option with my parents' dog and my kids around.
The issue I was having with the snap traps is some of the mice are so small that they aren't sufficiently disturbing the bait pad to set off the kill bar. Whereas I think a really sticky glue trap would doom them the moment they get on it.
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Poison not an option with my parents' dog.
The issue I was having with the snap traps is some of the mice are so small that they aren't sufficiently disturbing the bait pad to set off the kill bar. Whereas I think a really sticky glue trap would doom them the moment they get on it.
Poison goes in the walls where they live, unless the dog is chewing through drywall then as long as it's used correctly there's no risk. It's so effective because it doesn't kill them instantly, they take it back to the nest and they all eat it.
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Dealing with a mouse problem upstate. We've caught 10 mice in traps (regular snap style) since mid-August.
Any suggestions regarding different brands or types of glue traps? I am not concerned with being humane.
Bring the cats.
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Bring the cats.
Actually the best idea. Nothing gets rid of a mouse infestation quicker than a couple of cats.
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Bring the cats.
My sister brought her cat up last month and it was absolutely useless.
Of my 2, only 1 of them has killed before and that was in 2011.
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My sister brought her cat up last month and it was absolutely useless.
Of my 2, only 1 of them has killed before and that was in 2011.
sounds like you have a couple Teamsters for cats...Local 442.
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sounds like you have a couple Teamsters for cats...Local 442.
We don't get mice at home, the cats' only security function here is alerting me to the presence of an occasional bug. The 1 kill came at the cabin I was living in for work in summer 2011.
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We don't get mice at home, the cats' only security function here is alerting me to the presence of an occasional bug. The 1 kill came at the cabin I was living in for work in summer 2011.
Usually just their presence is enough for mice to take a hike.
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Leave them alone in the house for a couple of weeks with plenty of water and no food. They'll figure out how to kill quickly enough.
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Badger, I have your answer.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy743w/scientists-create-ai-powered-laser-turret-that-kills-cockroaches
Build this, ratchet up the power a bit, job done.
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Badger, I have your answer.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy743w/scientists-create-ai-powered-laser-turret-that-kills-cockroaches
Build this, ratchet up the power a bit, job done.
That's awesome but after all that it seems like we got them all, there was no new mouse activity while I was up there this past weekend.
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Contractors just finished my floor and wall repairs today.
I snapped my key off in the front door moving my things back in.
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Contractors just finished my floor and wall repairs today.
I snapped my key off in the front door moving my things back in.
Depending on the rest of your day, this could be a breakdown moment, or a laugh it off kind of “wtf” moment.
Here’s hoping you can get in to your home soon and get your stuff fixed.
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Had to set up a ladder in a 2' deep snowbank this morning so I could fix a piece of loose siding halfway up the side of the house. Sometimes owning a house sucks.
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Had to set up a ladder in a 2' deep snowbank this morning so I could fix a piece of loose siding halfway up the side of the house. Sometimes owning a house sucks.
Well, at least if you fell off, you'd have a softish landing.
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Well, at least if you fell off, you'd have a softish landing.
Funny, I not only had that thought, I actually said that to my wife when she questioned whether I should be going up a ladder in those conditions. She wasn't completely convinced but knows that if I've set my mind to doing something stupid and found equally dumb justifications for why it's not stupid, I'm unlikely to be dissuaded.
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Funny, I not only had that thought, I actually said that to my wife when she questioned whether I should be going up a ladder in those conditions. She wasn't completely convinced but knows that if I've set my mind to doing something stupid and found equally dumb justifications for why it's not stupid, I'm unlikely to be dissuaded.
Did you give thought to jumping off for shits and giggles?
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Did you give thought to jumping off for shits and giggles?
You are aware of my injury history over the last few months, are you not? I am not jumping off, into or over anything for shits and giggles given the choice.
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You are aware of my injury history over the last few months, are you not? I am not jumping off, into or over anything for shits and giggles given the choice.
It's snow, what could happen? *Laughs inconsequentially*
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You are aware of my injury history over the last few months, are you not? I am not jumping off, into or over anything for shits and giggles given the choice.
That's what came to mind. Snow's child's play vs. stadium stairwells...
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Had to set up a ladder in a 2' deep snowbank this morning so I could fix a piece of loose siding halfway up the side of the house. Sometimes owning a house sucks.
Me whenever something breaks: Wow, the landlord is going to be pi...yup.
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Never buying a house with a yard (specifically trees) ever again.
Maybe palm trees.
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Never buying a house with a yard (specifically trees) ever again.
Maybe palm trees.
Move to the desert.
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Move to the desert.
thinking about it
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thinking about it
Say hi to hank schrader for me
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Dealing with a mouse problem upstate. We've caught 10 mice in traps (regular snap style) since mid-August.
Any suggestions regarding different brands or types of glue traps? I am not concerned with being humane.
Now I have a few. I've trapped a couple and drove them a few miles away and released them. I don't have the heart to kill them myself, but I won't get in the way of the pest control dude.
Amanda Peet was hot BTW.
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I’m coming home, baby. For a bunch of reasons I need to get the freak out of the Deep South (mostly medical for my family.)
Strongly looking at New Jersey, near Philly. I’m not actually from NJ, what should I look for? What should I avoid?
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I’m coming home, baby. For a bunch of reasons I need to get the freak out of the Deep South (mostly medical for my family.)
Strongly looking at New Jersey, near Philly. I’m not actually from NJ, what should I look for? What should I avoid?
Head north of the wall...to Manitoba
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Head north of the wall...to Manitoba
Oh believe me, if I could move to Canada I would. Get me job and it’ll probably be easier.
They don’t want deadbeats coming in and stealing your job or sucking off your socialism.
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Oh believe me, if I could move to Canada I would. Get me job and it’ll probably be easier.
They don’t want deadbeats coming in and stealing your job or sucking off your socialism.
We just hired some chick from Poland. She looks like Velma Dinkley.
I could probably get you a gov job up here...not sure how you would adapt to -30 weather for 3 months of the year though
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We just hired some chick from Poland. She looks like Velma Dinkley.
I could probably get you a gov job up here...not sure how you would adapt to -30 weather for 3 months of the year though
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I’m coming home, baby. For a bunch of reasons I need to get the freak out of the Deep South (mostly medical for my family.)
Strongly looking at New Jersey, near Philly. I’m not actually from NJ, what should I look for? What should I avoid?
Cherry Hill? Maybe a real NJian can confirm if this place is good or sucks.
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Cherry Hill? Maybe a real NJian can confirm if this place is good or sucks.
He needs a jughandle map
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Strongly looking at New Jersey, near Philly. I’m not actually from NJ, what should I look for? What should I avoid?
Move to East Rutherford so MB can campout in your backyard the night before the tailgate
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Move to East Rutherford so MB can campout in your backyard the night before the tailgate
I'm planning on sleeping in the dumpster behind the Arbys
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Oh believe me, if I could move to Canada I would. Get me job and it’ll probably be easier.
They don’t want deadbeats coming in and stealing your job or sucking off your socialism.
Experienced senior technology leaders have zero trouble finding a job or getting a work permit up here. We are desperately short of people in all sorts of industries.
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Experienced senior technology leaders have zero trouble finding a job or getting a work permit up here. We are desperately short of people in all sorts of industries.
FTR, i could move up into a tech leadership role, but then i'd have to work harder. That's not fair to Flair.
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FTR, i could move up into a tech leadership role, but then i'd have to work harder. That's not fair to Flair.
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Experienced senior technology leaders have zero trouble finding a job or getting a work permit up here. We are desperately short of people in all sorts of industries.
This is me, I'm somehow an Assistant Vice President of IT. I don't know what happened.... If there's legitimate opportunity, I'd be interested.
Cherry Hill? Maybe a real NJian can confirm if this place is good or sucks.
Yep, this is the general area we're looking.
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This is me, I'm somehow an Assistant Vice President of IT. I don't know what happened.... If there's legitimate opportunity, I'd be interested.
Yep, this is the general area we're looking.
So basically "anywhere except Camden".
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This is me, I'm somehow an Assistant Vice President of IT. I don't know what happened.... If there's legitimate opportunity, I'd be interested.
We're connected on LI hence my comment about senior technology leaders. If you're serious hit me up on there and I can connect with you some people.
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So basically "anywhere except Camden".
Is that a general rule? I'm actually looking at a house in Camden County?
We're connected on LI hence my comment about senior technology leaders. If you're serious hit me up on there and I can connect with you some people.
I would absolutely consider it. I'm not sure all the rules & regulations. I have this terribly family that has to follow me everywhere....
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I would absolutely consider it. I'm not sure all the rules & regulations. I have this terribly family that has to follow me everywhere....
Unless you have a string of convictions for being a wrong 'un, or a DUI, getting a work permit for a US citizen to work in Canada in a skilled and/or senior role is a very simple paperwork exercise. Once you've interviewed and been offered, the company takes care of sponsoring it - if we had people available to do those roles in Canada then companies wouldn't bother, but a lot of Canadian IT staff head to the US for a variety of reasons. One of them is money, I think it's fairly well established that the wage ceiling is often much higher in the US but only you could make that decision based on your own circumstances.
As I said, happy to connect you with a couple of people to see if there's anything worth exploring. There's one guy in particular I know (although I haven't spoken to him in a couple of years) who specialises in executive placement at senior levels. He'd be my starting point.
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Unless you have a string of convictions for being a wrong 'un, or a DUI, getting a work permit for a US citizen to work in Canada in a skilled and/or senior role is a very simple paperwork exercise. Once you've interviewed and been offered, the company takes care of sponsoring it - if we had people available to do those roles in Canada then companies wouldn't bother, but a lot of Canadian IT staff head to the US for a variety of reasons. One of them is money, I think it's fairly well established that the wage ceiling is often much higher in the US but only you could make that decision based on your own circumstances.
As I said, happy to connect you with a couple of people to see if there's anything worth exploring. There's one guy in particular I know (although I haven't spoken to him in a couple of years) who specialises in executive placement at senior levels. He'd be my starting point.
I'd be in interested in learning more, for sure. I'll hit you up on LinkedIn.
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Is that a general rule? I'm actually looking at a house in Camden County?
I just mean the city of Camden.
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Anyone familiar with Berlin? Strongly looking at a house here. Realtor says the school system is amazing (Voorhees? I love the name but want to make sure my kids aren't murdered at Crystal Lake or gunned down in class.)
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Anyone familiar with Berlin? Strongly looking at a house here. Realtor says the school system is amazing (Voorhees? I love the name but want to make sure my kids aren't murdered at Crystal Lake or gunned down in class.)
I heard it was a dicey place to live back in the early 40s.
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I heard it was a dicey place to live back in the early 40s.
That's OK, I'm a white Christian, I should be fine.
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https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/4/17/23685258/speculators-black-brown-homes-deeds
The system works!
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hawaii-property-owner-left-stunned-095700264.html
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Sounds like neither the developer nor the owner did anything wrong, and they should both be suing the broker.
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i'd like to live in Hawaii