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5 January 2016 | 9 replies
Nope.But when I get to the point that my time is so valuable that I would rather pay someone else $300 per hour, I will surely hire out things like property management and easy repairs.I think that day is a long way off for me though.You should note that property management further will not include services for "basically maintaining a livable home" like mowing grass, shoveling snow, and keeping the landscaping reasonable.
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2 September 2022 | 3 replies
They likely have a minimum of a year of additional effort before being a shovel ready project.Looking at the design entitlement drawings they include on the MLS documents I think there are personally several unnecessarily expensive items the designer implemented (likely at the owner's direction) that make this a completely infeasible project at the price point being considered.
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3 August 2017 | 173 replies
It was something along the lines that an elderly person could volunteer "x" amount of hours doig babysitting or tutoring and in turn receive lawn care and snow shoveling service that they have a hard time doing.
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20 February 2014 | 30 replies
Recycled cart has broken shovels, various brake fluids, steering fluids, razor blades, Draino, harded laundry detergent, rocks and concrete hunks etc...I really don't want to call and hire someone to sort trash...so I had to dump out all three carts in my front yard and sort through them, the broken glass was a challenge.
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31 August 2016 | 13 replies
For a lot of people, that would mean renting your primary residence while you shovel all your extra money into investments.
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2 January 2022 | 12 replies
I feel like I need to see the “after” video, so I can get rid of my desire to grab my hazmat suit and a shovel and get to work 😂
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4 May 2017 | 24 replies
Yup, a permit is needed, sidewalk - maybe needs dug up (I'm hoping I could dig underneath it with a hand shovel without it collapsing/breaking?)
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12 March 2018 | 16 replies
Pay the kids from your personal household funds for work at home- cutting grass, shoveling snow, washing cars, windows, etc. then no self employment tax is necessary under approx $7500.
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19 March 2023 | 54 replies
@Joshua Berube I know you are out on the left coast where it's near tropical compared to the rest of the country, but around here flat roofs on small buildings are a deterrent as the roofs are more expensive to operate (you need to shovel snow off them more frequently) and to replace.
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5 May 2016 | 130 replies
You hire someone to shovel the snow or mow the grass or replace carpet, or fix loose boards, etc.