That can be difficult. Word of mouth is the best way, but even that can lead astray. Unfortunately, the best way to find out is to work with them. We’ve bought and sold through 4 different realtors in Denver. All came recommended one way or the other. Had problems (big and small) with the first three before finding the fourth and we'll never use anyone but her ever again.
If any of you guys are looking to purchase vacation homes in Birmingham, Alabama then just let me know!
I was only kidding. I know that weirdly enough there are some people who buy vacation homes in the Birmingham area but probably not many. If you want a vacation home in Alabama then it should probably be on the Gulf Coast, on one of the many lakes, or in the mountains in northeast Alabama. Or in Tuscaloosa if you love the Crimson Tide.
our realtor came recommended word of mouth. She was awful. Cost us own house and prolonged our search 2+ months. Obviously will use someone different next time but wondering if there is an easy way to find a really good one.
I know so many stories like this. Don’t just take a realtor who someone else used. Take one that someone else raves about.
As a result of this post I had hot dogs for lunch from one of Birmingham’s finest establishments https://gusshotdogs.com/
Trex $ per lin/ft (not square foot) Enhance- $1.85/ ft Select- $2.85 /ft Transcends- $4.25/ ft I can double check this Monday, but these are close. Some other notes: -Max joist spacing 16" o.c., 12" if decking on diagonal -Hidden fasteners look nice, but you still have exposed screws at perimeter and for stair treads -Buy the special composite deck screws, they have left hand machine threads under the head to eliminate "mushroom" -Trex railings are expensive and PITA -Common sense, but the dark colored decking gets very hot -Pay attention to spacing guidelines
HOA retroactively approved me painting the shutters on my house I'm now trying to decide whether or not to screen in my back porch while extending it around the house or just buying one of those huge porch shades.
Closing on our house next Friday. Going from a 2/1 condo in the city to a 4/2 w/ finished basement, 2nd living space, large backyard & deck, etc in the suburbs later this month. The amount of things I need to buy and the cost that comes with it wasn't unexpected but still surprisingly costly. We will move in without blinds. I was told to get the paper ones from Home Depot to hold us over. Anyone experience with those as I wait for my cash flow to settle down a bit?
Well, I did it. Closing on a new place the 17th and selling my place the 15th, after being on the market for four days and for list price. I'll now be a resident of downtown Austin, which will rule if the world ever stops being on fire
We got this used fridge from a family friend when we first moved into our new house. It's 6 or 7 years old and works fine, but the freezer does not seal so it's starting to frost over. It looks like the door is sagging enough that the top doesn't seal by a couple of millimeters. But on the inside there's no signs of anything to adjust or tighten to get it to sit flush, everything looks like it's supposed to. I replaced the gasket around the door hoping the old one was just not expanding enough any more but still have the same problem. Anyone have any tips or suggestions?
It's more than likely the Cam assembly on the top of the freezer door. Happened to my fridge. Edit: I can offer nothing else. I didn't replace it, I called my appliance dude. I just know he had to take the door completely off to replace the part.
lived for 3 months without blinds. used a shower rod to hold up a black out curtain over the bedroom window. Worked fine until we were ready to install our blinds. Do that imo instead of spending money on paper blinds you will tear down a few months later.
Hello... About to build my first home. I've been scouring plans the last 5 days, and have finally narrowed them down to 3 -- I hope -- unless my builder says it's impossible, because my lot is on a pretty steep slope, and they may also be over my budget :(.
We've used them, we also take them on vacation to black out our kids' rooms if the blinds in the rental houses suck. They're like $6/ea for the blackout ones (white ones to just block people seeing in are cheaper), and they work great. Just cut to size, stick them to the top of the window frame, and you're done. They come off easily and in our experience, don't take paint with them or anything.
we've used the paper blinds while waiting for permanent ones the last two places we moved into. they work great and are pretty cheap.
They will fall down after about a week. Get some masking tape or painters tape to hold them up. They are fine. I had them up for about 6 weeks while I waited to get real blinds. I'd recommend SelectBlinds.com
Well, I'll be moving into an already built home in Reynoldstown once I get married. I don't own that house, it's my GFs (fiance/wife to be), but have a lot on Lake Burton, so I'm starting the process of building a house there.
getting some tree trimming quotes for our house. have 8 trees, 3 or 4 of which are mature (50 ft) and need a trimming. A couple are over the roof, driveway, or a powerline. So far i have one quote for $1,400 from someone fully insured. I kinda want to go the facebook marketplace route to get some quotes as well, but these trees are pretty damn tall and i don't want to be liable.
We used the Redi-Shade ones from Home Depot and never ended up replacing the one in our closet because who gives a shit about that window, and we just pulled it down after 4.5 years since we sold the house.
If that quote includes all 8 trees that's a good price. I have a regular guy that stops by about every 6 months or so to thin out the oaks (especially needed before hurricane season) and I usually pay him $250 per tree. It's a bitch of a job and they do it well and clean up everything.
SIL's house has a attic that was converted into a bedroom and bathroom. The house was a flip that the guy cut every corner he could with the renovation. The converted attic has zero insulation and only one supply vent, so it's mostly an unusable space, especially in the summer. It's a really nice space and it's where we stay if the weather is nice. We went up over 4th of July weekend and I volunteered to install a mini split system for them as that was about the only way to cool the space. Pretty handy so felt comfortable doing the project but I've never done any HVAC work like that before. Project went pretty straight forward other than one fitting on the line set gave me trouble getting tight. Was a very satisfying project though and I saved them at least $5,000+ so that's neat.
I’d recommend checking out some estate sales. Scored a ton of that type of stuff for next to nothing when we moved into our first house from an estate sale a couple of house down.
Saved them 5k on install cost? How does that thing work? They seem pretty effective. I would’ve been tempted to try to spray in some foam insulation or something in the walls or ceiling instead
Easily would have been $5,000+ if they had paid a company. Spray foam or insulation would help of course but that would have been super expensive to tear drywall down to get access, plus you still wouldn't be getting any air to the space.
They are fucking annoying. Don't hold a temperature. Why the fuck does the dial say 74 and it's 76? Why did I set it on 73 and now it is 71? I don't give a fuck if you want to learn my schedule. I'll give you the schedule...oh but you don't want to follow it for some reason?