All Forum Posts by: Account Closed

 It has nothing to do with being ignorant or uneducated either. My post was not meant to offend I only said I am surprised it has not caught on yet in America. 

But since this isn't a "safe space"; if you use only TP it absolutely has to do with being unclean. But you just don't know what you don't know. 

@Fareed R. I think she is trying to imply she would still need toilet paper to dry.

@Sylvia B. It has nothing to do with sophistication, more with cleanliness. I'm sure you will figure it out once you get one.

+1 on the bidet can't believe America hasn't learned to use them yet. Now is a great opportunity though.

Simple double pane windows will be fine. Don't need anything fancy. Most companies will offer low e and argon on the windows but they are typically worth only a few dollars per window. Some companies try to charge a lot for them in that case I would opt to not get it. They make almost no difference to R value. A double pane window might have an R value of 2-3 and adding low e and argon only adds 0.5 R. % wise for the window its a decent amount but in reality 3R vs 3.5R is not  a big difference

@Bjorn Ahlblad You must have been quoted by some companies with huge overhead, I guarantee you that job could be done for less than 50k easy. I know some window companies will quote you 60k on those windows alone but they don't offer anything that the 20k window company doesn't. 

This guy is obviously a professional renter trying to scam his way to get as many months of free rent as he can or is looking for a payday to leave. Renter obviously knew the condition of the house prior to move in and during move in.

Probably made a deal with homeowner before moving in and acknowledged the condition of the house with the intention of moving in and then trying to squeeze the owner to sweeten the deal.

100 pages? Get a job.

@Ron A. You don't need an architect and full set of plans for a zoning variance. You will need those later if the zoning variance is approved and decide to get building permits. 

Typically you just need to show a site plan and present your plan to zoning/the community. It may help to get say, an environmental report to ease any concerns zoning or the community may have but usually isn't the case with a smaller project. 

Get a site plan and some renderings and present it to zoning and see what other suggestions they have. All for a grand or less. 

I've worked with several architects, as long as they are familiar with the municipality's rules, and your project doesn't have some type of special focus (obviously they should have previous experience with your type of project), they will generally be fine. BUT their prices will vary wildly and usually there is no justification for the huge markup. If you want to save time simply submit your plans earlier and save 30k. No brainer.

@James Wise seems like all these guys are too passive aggressive to comment

Ill just leave this here since the thread is about him... @Michael Ealy

Love hearing both sides of an argument

@Matthew Paul What price point do you buy your rentals at? Do you rehab them or are they ready to rent when purchased?

In the meantime swap out your shower heads to lower flow 1.5-2.0 gpm and your faucet aerators to 1.0-1.5. Should see a nice decline in your water bill and gas bill for hot water. I am assuming you pay the water anyways so the water savings will stay with you even after switching to electric water heaters. 

It'll also make sure your tenants don't pay too much towards their hot water once you switch since electric tanks costs more than gas to heat.