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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.
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17 August 2022 | 15 replies
Then the actual meter read happens and suddenly there is a spike because the bill is reflecting the ~$50/mo that wasn't billed for a few months.
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19 August 2022 | 5 replies
We still have a good amount of inventory (compared to 2/3 fewer listings during winter), we have lower "fall" prices (compared to the spike we see in spring) and we have a dropping "sold to list" price ratio.
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29 August 2022 | 12 replies
It is the Achilles heel of STR in this battle, because the motel/hotel industry being as intensely concentrated as it is can descend an army of lobbying backed with mountains of capital, and the reality is YES democracy IS for sale.
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1 September 2022 | 4 replies
Electric can also spike in the summer with A/C.
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2 September 2022 | 1 reply
Rental market is hot in this small town on the heels of Ann Arbor.