All Forum Posts by: Bryan Devitt

@Gal Shapira all of them if bought right. Spend some time reading the forums and you can find the 27 threads from each week where people answered this with detail and find the one that fits you best

@Scott Rogers you're not factoring the cost of the labor to replace it. It might not be self managed

@Jennifer White do what @Pat L. Said. Use the existing box as a junction box and move the panel to a near by area. Solves the problem relatively cheap, passes code and eliminates worry about liability

@Bryan Cavellier keep in mind that even if you can't get more per month it can still be more desirable and therefore lead to less turnover and vacancy. There is a limit to that but a little extra helps if there is a lot of competition in the area

You need to get the W9 before you pay them. As far as I know you're SOL but maybe there is a way my accountant doesn't know about 

 I don't know how your inspections work there. In MA if the locals are being PITA you can just call state officials and ask them. Get a copy of the town zoning laws and see what they say. If they say you can't do it, tell them to show you where it says you can't do it. If it isn't in zoning or the codes in black and white, then you're either good to build or good to sue them to force them to give you permission 

What is considered "multi" there? Here you can build a duplex in areas zoned for singles, so they go up everywhere guys are trying to max their profits. That might be worth looking into to try and get closer to break even. 

If anyone replaces subfloor in the future, Advantech makes waterproof subfloor. It is an OSB type material that is saturated in resin so it won't absorb water while buildings are going up but not water tight yet. It is worth the extra cost vs cheap OSB that will soak it up like a sponge. They also make a foam subfloor glue that will bond to the joists like you wouldn't believe and you won't have any squeaks 

@Corben Briggs they're very common in MA, no need to worry about it hurting the sale. As stated by others, spend the extra money and have them truck in some extra soil to make it not look like a box in the middle of the property. 

@John Teachout in MA most companies try to tell people to pump every 1-2 years if the house is at capacity or close. We just pumped for the first time at 12 years and the driver told us it looked great and was barely anything in there, but still suggested to do it every 6 just in case. It all has to do with how many people are living there, what they're dumping into the system, what TP is being used, etc 

Markets move in waves, if your market is at a peak right now, it will come down. How much is anyone's guess but nothing stays at it's peak forever. With that said the only way to be successful is to sacrifice. If you can only get low wage jobs right now, get two of them. Eat Ramen for a year straight, don't go out, don't buy alcohol, don't buy anything for a year. If it isn't life or death, don't spend money on it. If your job doesn't have big upside, find a place that does. Many jobs start out at minimum wage or close but a few of those are large companies where you can go from minimum wage to $50k in a handful of years where most will always be low wage. With the right combination of sacrifice, planning and the right decisions you can overcome anything and get to where you want to be