I've driven through Avon on the way "up north" to my parent's cabin. I'd love to say more but all that I know about it is that it is along I-94. What was the draw to Avon?
Wife and I are native Minnesotans and she grew up 30 minutes from Avon. Biggest draw was the tenure-track job at SJU I took last year. Great campus to work at and area to live in given my love of fishing/hunting/outdoors.
I wondered if it was SJU related. I spent some time visiting friends at SJU for their concert in the spring. I'm dating myself but the last headliner I remember was Soul Coughing. My wife is a Tommie so I've gone to that side as far as the rivalry. Well, that and the girls at St. Thomas are so much hotter than the girls at CSB.
I didn't go to either school so I haven't really gotten into the rivalry, but it is a good one they have going between those schools. Decent community. Obviously not a bustling metropolis, but we've enjoyed living near the outdoor amenities while still being a quick hour drive or so down to the Twin Cities. This is our first house so I'll undoubtedly be frequenting this thread more in the future. Already picked up some helpful ideas.
Sheet rock can handle some moisture, but I damn sure wouldn't want wet sheet rock hung on my walls to start out. Once its dry check the firmness and make sure it is equally as firm as a totally dry piece or else they need to replace it. Its probably gonna run them around 8 bucks per sheet so that gives an idea of cost. Won't break the bank but it can add up. I've had to replace it a time or two due to a similar scenario or the GC making a scheduling mistake.
Troof. My training partner is a Tommie alum. Being a professional athlete, the athletic director allowed him to train at their facility long after graduation and I got to go with him sometimes. The talent that would stroll into the gym was fucking unbelievable. SEC level.
painted the paneling in the den. huge difference. forgot to take a before pic but this is what the color was before while I was filling holes with wood filler: after: think we are gonna get some of those faux beams to cover up the shitty ones and new blinds are en route from blinds.com for the picture window. long term I also want to put recessed lighting in across the entire room because the one fixture isn't enough. we gotta figure out decorations too because the room is huge now. next up is some easy painting of the drywall in the rest of the house before I tackle the kitchen.
yeah first thing i notice GFA is that some lighting in that room would do wonders i see pottery barn in your future also, some steer horns on your mantel would look cool
interesting. wife's SL variable rate went up 20 basis points. granted, its tied to LIBOR, but surprising to see mortgage rates not move as much
It is only surprising if you paid no attention to me mentioning multiple times that (30-year) mortgage rates are correlated to the 10-yr bond rather than Fed Funds Rate.
I've been rate-watching with our lender on a daily basis for the past week or so. My 50-day lock period starts just today. Between a couple mortgage servicers I've seen them go from 4.0% (no points) or 3.875% for $1080....all the way down to 3.875% no points and 3.75% for a few hundred bucks. I actually think I might lock today. 3.75% for a few hundred sounds good to me.
My guess is that you'll get the same or better rate tomorrow. :2cents: At the moment the 10 year is 2 bps lower on the day. I don't work in that industry but from my experience the rate they show is usually a little behind the market.
that is a new, very bright light. it was one of the first things I did when we bought the place. it's just a big ass room with low ceilings and we don't get a ton of natural light because of all our trees. the prior owners had a dim as fuck yellowish light up there that was awful, you could barely tell when it was on my plan is to pull the center light and rewire it as 8 recessed led lights, two in each section between the beams.
I think I need some winterizing done to my house. It seems to be struggling right now. I put new silicone around all my windows and I have what appears to be a good amount of insulation in the attic. Guess I could be losing heat around the doors. What can I do about that?
pier & beam or slab? if it is the former you can get cover for your vents but if you live in a moist climate that could lead to some other issues
GoodForAnother it looks like the same person that did my ceiling did yours. I am tempted to scrape it all because I have a couple spots in the house that the sheetrock has popped and I hate to think of how many hours I would waste trying to recreate that trowel pattern
Well boys, joining the slumlord club. Pulling the trigger on an investment property I think in the next few weeks.
What's the deets? Willing to share location and price points? Leverage, etc? Buckle up and hoard cash. Focus on placing a good tenant above all else.
Listed our house again. Didn't think we would get much activity but 2 more showings this week. Just spent 5 hours putting the last coat of spackle on. Fuck that forever. So many angles and inside corners what a pain the dick.
Jax Teller wouldnt hurt to put towels on the floor around your doors. In my old house i rented i could feel air coming in fast on two shit windows and the backdoor. Towels down saved like 15 bucks the next month. And got damn i was a poor back then.
We really like it. My mom tells me it isn't that hard to do but I can't imagine it being easy. We have some spots that have shifted too but overall we like the effect too much to get rid of it.
I am going to purchase a starter home in Southern Dallas. Its expected to be rented at about $1200 for a three bedroom house. Its about 1200 sq feet. If possible, I would like to buy something similar once a year and start building a portfolio. Good tenants will of course be the number one priority.
Yeah for a rug. I want to spend between 1-2k on something quality, but it's hard to judge what's good and what's a piece of shit online.
For any real estate folks...how likely/easy is it to be able to rent a house and then have the freedom to sublease out rooms of the house yourself. Is that ever done?
We did our pre-construction meeting with the contractor for our basement remodel this morning. One idea the contractor had was doing a finished concrete floor and covering it with rugs instead of doing carpet throughout. My only experience with it is touring warehouse condos and it always seemed kind of cool. Does anybody have any thoughts or likes/dislikes about finished concrete in basement? We will have a big tv/surround sound set up and we've got a 14 month old so potential concerns would be acoustics and falling on a hard surface. TIA.
It would definitely affect the acoustics negatively. That may not be a big deal for you but if I do a home theater, the last thing I want is a concrete floor.
So I've come in here before with a more open-ended version of this question, but it looks like we're going to tackle this project sometime within the next 6 months or so; anybody have any brand recommendations for engineered hardwood flooring? To preempt, solid hardwood is out due to our slab foundation and necessity of having to first install a sub-floor, as well as the grade issue that would cause with the rest of the flooring in the house. After careful consideration, we're not interested in laminate or vinyl, and the wife nixed wood-look tile; so only interested in engineered hardwood. Considerations: cost- $10k or less (including installation if I don't do DIY and finishes with baseboards, thresholds and room transitions, etc.), would prefer to stay in the $6k-$8k range which would enable us to pay in full, in cash size- 1,000 to 1,200 square feet (one sizable living area, an "L" shaped hallway, master bedroom, and two hall closets and a walk-in closet) installation- willing to consider self-install if wife will allow it (would likely take multiple weekends which she may not have the stomach for); would prefer click-lock install if I am doing it DIY other- needs to be durable (looking mostly at hickory for this reason), and am considering "hand-scrapped" and/or "distressed" for added durability, but a little concerned that may be a dated look 5 years from now; also would prefer a "green" solution, looking to avoid installing something then watching a piece on 60 minutes three years from now telling me my floor will kill me, but I understand that's the nature of engineered Any one have experiences or suggestions? In addition to Lowes and Home Depot, we do have a Lumber Liquidators local, as well as at least one other discount flooring wholesaler.
Lumber liquidators or home decor would be a good bet. You can find a very quality engineered hardwood for $4/sq ft. When I was installing flooring, I would typically charge about $2-3 per sq ft. For 1,000-1,200 you should easily be able to stay around the $7k range.
The floor will have radiant heat so the temperature should not be an issue. The sound is definitely a concern. We will have rugs in the space that should help.
Place we're currently house-sitting has in-floor radiant heat. Love that shit- especially in MN. Excellent choice on that!
I goofed big time when redoing my master bath. It's not big at all, and I have marble tile. With it finally getting cold would have been so nice to have radiant heat under it.