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26 March 2024 | 5 replies
Renter: BBecause of the appraisal, my lender, seller agent, 2 appraisers are now in a heated email discussion.
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26 March 2024 | 14 replies
.- remember that you'll be paying all utilities if you rent by the room, so factor that into what you charge for rent, and consider using remotely-controlled nest thermostats so they can't jack the heat up beyond what any normal person would pay for (if you're in a cold area). the same could be said for a home with central air in a warmer climate.- consider baking into the rest biweekly housekeeping, so that you know that the property is being kept up with (prevents pest issues), and you won't have to deal with any quarrels over who's cleaning the common areas more than who.- always have the parents co-sign the lease.- make a manual for them. what would your own kids be calling you about when they first move out on their own?
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25 March 2024 | 3 replies
When were the Electrical, Plumbing, and Heating last updated3.
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24 March 2024 | 3 replies
The strange thing though, is that the MLS shows the home to be 1,895 sq ft even though the sunroom is heated and cooled, and attached to the house securely, with windows (this sunroom is an amazing add-on and in great alignment with the rest of the home compared to other sunroom mods I’ve seen).
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23 March 2024 | 1 reply
The strange thing though, is that the MLS shows the home to be 1,895 sq ft even though the sunroom is heated and cooled, and attached to the house securely, with windows (this sunroom is an amazing add-on and in great alignment with the rest of the home compared to other sunroom mods I’ve seen).
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22 March 2024 | 8 replies
When it comes to electric and gas is that heat related?
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21 March 2024 | 2 replies
**Heating System: Lack of Heat in Some Livable Rooms** - Several 'livable' rooms had no visible source of heat.
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22 March 2024 | 10 replies
IMHO, the summer heat is more than made up for by the year-round sun....you will rarely be rained out.Just my $0.02
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21 March 2024 | 28 replies
And be sure to smell behind cabinets-especially kitchen cabinets that don't go all the way to the ceiling (cats sit on cabinets and pee right there), bottom of doors (urine drips down door and runs across the unpainted bottom, it gets absorbed and still smells), any heat/ac vents on the floor or low on the walls (looks like a litter box to cats), thresholds (pee at the door and the pee runs between all the cracks) behind toe strips, baseboards, etc.)
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22 March 2024 | 19 replies
And with what -- at least here in Denver and Colorado Springs -- is a market that's heating up again, I'd want to keep my momentum going sooner rather than later. 2.