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Run 14-3 (for a 15-amp circuit) or 12-3 (for a 20-amp circuit) electrical cable from the switch box to the ceiling box so that you have one hot conductor for the fan motor and another for the light.

2% pffft...If you're looking to simplify data entry with hardware and big box store type purchases why not look at a charge account at your local hardware.

I had a contractor come out to a house I just purchased and he told me I needed to have a Master Electrician come out to replace my electrical box and also to do the plumbing, and change out the HVAC.

this is the scope of work. the dimension of the roof is roughly 45X151) Tear-off all layers of roofing and gravel down to wood decking and legally dispose. 2) Inspect wood decking and replace all deteriorated and broken areas at $ 2.50 per sq. ft. 3) Inspect existing Ceramic Copings and replace all deteriorated and broken at $ 35.00 Each.4) Install Fiber Cant Strip at the base of the walls and curbs.5) Install 1 layer of Base Sheet over wood decking using corrosion resistant screws and plats. 6) Install 1 layer of Modified Bitumen CertainTeed GTA Granulated. 7) Install Metal gravelstop and gutter flashings at the roof edges. 8) Flash all vents, soilpipes, and chimney using the same Modified Bitumen. 9) Install 5” Galvanized Box Gutter and 3x4 Downspout to replace existing. 10) Pick up and haul away all roof debris generated by Presidential.

I have looked at some of the big box stores and there seems to be an issue with quality control (bowing, scratches, chips).

This was going to include Unlimited Funding up to $1 mil through Box Loans (would like feedback on them as well), access to their Deal Desk software (property report).

It’s pretty rotten if you’re just using it for a few isolated tasks, because absolutely, it doesn’t do any one thing perfectly and it’s not as fast as other apps.It really starts to show its brilliance once you start using it as your default bookmark/webclip app, notetaker, recipe box, repository of all your reference material, and so on.

Andrew Johnson “I use Appfolio out of santa barbara, ca its definitely not free and my property mgmt company passes those costs down to me which I think is around 50-60 bucks a month based on number of units under the service.I am able to see all reports from rent rolls, cash flow statements / trailing 12 month cash flow, tenant ledgers, maintenance requests, dialog between tenants and mgmt staff, resolutions to maintenance requests, move in pictures, move out pictures, or video, and many more features.What I like is that it allows the vendors to be in a dialog/text/chat box so they are prepared (vendor) prior to job assignment with lockbox codes, scope of work and pictures before they even go to the site so we dont waste time figuring things out and run up a huge $$$ bill for lack of efficiency.”

You would need to have an exit clause if the house becomes a buy and hold, and probably other stipulations but I'm trying to think of the box.