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26 April 2024 | 11 replies
Plus a separate crew to clean up the spilled fluids.
27 April 2024 | 21 replies
Hey Mica,There's a load of good thoughts and things to think through in some of the other responses, and I'll add this:- when you are house-hacking it is fairly fluid and normal to be the live-in-PM.
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26 April 2024 | 4 replies
Here's what the quote covers:- Conversion of 2 bedroom, 1 bath main house to 3 bedroom, 2 bath (~1040 sf footprint)- Demolition of existing walls (existing dining room wall, wall between kitchen and living, bathroom closet)- Finished Shell (Reframing opening to living room and kitchen, shifting openings for bathroom/bedroom, new walls at bathroom and dining, level - Replace all aluminum windows with fiberglass windows and screens- Upsizing plumbing, and relocating fixture locations as necessary- Upgrading electrical panels- Assume heat pump and ductless mini-split for heating and cooling- An allowance for kitchen appliances including combination range, hood, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, and washer/dryer- An allowance for mid-grade plumbing and lighting fixtures (Delta, Kohler, or equivalent)- Mid-grade plumbing and lighting fixtures (Delta, Kohler, or equivalent)- Ikea cabinets or equivalent with solid surface countertops, includes island- Assume solar system to be installed on the house including battery storageFor the garage ADU, the garage would need to be demoed and rebuilt, but we would benefit from building within the setback since the garage is on the property lines.
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26 April 2024 | 145 replies
Electric baseboard heat is a cheap way to replace an old furnace that feeds several units which you pay for.8.
25 April 2024 | 60 replies
Opening windows and wasting heat if they can control heat is... if they are totally inconsiderate that way a large rent increase is in order partly to cover increased and out of control heat expense.
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25 April 2024 | 3 replies
Walkable, heated garage, nice building.Is it nuts to contemplate these days?
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25 April 2024 | 3 replies
In order to determine NOI, do I include only annual repair and maintenance expenses or also a budget for long-term capital expenditures (roof, heating, etc)?
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24 April 2024 | 2 replies
It's my opinion that you should use a heat treatment and not a chemical treatment as heat treatments are comprehensive and can be guaranteed, and spray treatments do not always kill all bed bugs and can be a waste of money.
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24 April 2024 | 10 replies
If you had to cut it yourself would you use a propelled push mower on a quarter acre every couple of weeks during the summer in the heat???
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24 April 2024 | 2 replies
, but I hit the gas and bought it.Among the work that needed to be done was a new heating system.