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26 April 2022 | 7 replies
However, you assume the risk of a spike in the oil prices.
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31 January 2021 | 49 replies
I know it seems like a lot now, but the way rents are spiking, these will be way under market 2 years from now.
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4 February 2021 | 12 replies
I would tell them there are cameras and if I catch them again they will be reported for trespassing and charged for damage to my lawn.Then I would either install a camera or I would install some very long, sharp spikes in the dirt to guarantee at least one flat tire if they did it again.Then, and only then, would I consider the additional expense of a fence, boulders, or whatever.
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12 February 2021 | 7 replies
So if you pm and do your own maintenance Id say 400 a month average if you dont spike the expenses upto 600 to 700.
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23 April 2022 | 8 replies
Based on your clientele I was hoping for something with spikes and chains on it - so I give you a 6 :D
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16 February 2021 | 8 replies
Most gutters are attached to the fascia with long spikes or screws so it is entirely possible that gutter being pulled off could take the fascia cover with it.
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21 February 2021 | 14 replies
If you have compression cracking you may need to replace the beam (cracking above the mid point).When you get a contractor to fix it make sure they drill and dowel some #3s or at the very least some forming spikes with tie wire strung between them, you need something for the patch to grab onto otherwise it'll just fall off in a year or two.
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23 February 2021 | 107 replies
Steel has seen a recent sharp spike in price, but like I said, this spring from what I hear from metal building suppliers, they seem to feel as if steel will crash, and that would make those types of buildings more affordable.
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19 October 2022 | 13 replies
Apple, Google, Xerox, Fuji film, and Meta are all coming into the area. 5k people a month move to the area which has created a housing shortage, rent spikes, major appreciation (not just due to inflation) and you can still find single family homes for sale on the MLS in good condition for ~250k+ Tenant-landlord laws are landlord-friendly and taxes are low.
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16 August 2022 | 0 replies
Census Bureau shows construction costs went up by 17.5 percent year-over-year from 2020 to 2021, the largest spike in this data from year to year since 1970.