Thanks,Chris They don't have any purchasing power why not sell to a firm who is well capitalized and has a lot of purchasing power?

Just a thought.Depends on if you have cash reserves to cover the pipe replacement now; if not, you could save a certain amount each month to put towards eventual replacement.I guess you just have to decide if you want to pay to have the pipes replaced now, or at an unexpected time in the future. 

Dan Powers - New Western

Tree clearing, grubbing, moving dirt for cut/fill operations, storm water, power, gas, water, fire access etc. not a small task but doable.  

The rise of FAANG+Nvidia stock is giving lot more buying power to some tech employees although layoff is also widespread. 

Wow what a gas and the power of cell phones!!

When I dare to be powerful – to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”R.E.I Christopher McCann

The power of networking was put on full display as one of the biggest takeaways from the event was showing that your potential is unlimited with the right team and goals in mind.

The agent you spoke to is probably referring to the crazy boom of the covid years where buyer's literally had zero negotiating power. 

You don't know how many times I coul get conventional loan in this way.In my case, my actual DTI is very low, but the way the gov calculated the income is so 1990-style that it doesn't reflect our true buying power.