All Forum Posts by: Pete Perez

Going through inspection on a duplex and need to replace both electrical service panels. They are 60A Zinsco panels and need to upgrade them to 100A. I will be getting quotes this week, but does anyone have a ballpark on what they paid to have this done?

Labor in my area has gotten expensive. I am assuming ~$65 an hour. I just don't know how long it should take, and how much the material should cost?

Any help? Thanks!

Hi Everyone,

I am in the process of purchasing my first duplex and I have a question about asking for closing credits. We had inspection and sewer scoped today. Sewer looked great, both service panels need to be replaced, and sections of the siding are rotting under shower windows, and just a lot of cosmetic work. This house has gone pending 3 times previous to me. 

The property (if in tip top shape) comps at $430k and we are purchasing at $365k. We are thinking of asking for closing credits to the total of the cost to repair the panels. We are going to get 3-5 quotes on replacing both panels and come to an agreement on a price to ask for. 

My Question!

Would it be better to have this meeting to ask for this face to face and discuss it in person? 

Thanks!

I agree with your point. I have been retraining my brain for the last year because of the degree I received. A lot of skills are transferable, but the risk tolerance that is built into engineers is what I had to overcome. I used to think in terms of "achievements". "If I graduate college I will be happy, if I get this job I will be happy, etc." Now I just view life as one big resource collecting game. The more resources I have the more time I have to go fishing, or kayaking with a cooler down a lazy river. Thinking of it like a game makes the fear much more manageable. Its a simple mental change, but profound effect.

Also an update: I am 2 months into a 6 month marketing campaign of "test" letters that I wrote personally after reading Claude Hopkins, System's Business Correspondence, and Robert Collier. I am sure my media sucks, but I am focusing on improving my message right now. It will get better. Thanks for the tips about those books, again.  

This is probably the most true statement I've ever read on BP. I've had to retrain myself to think in order to overcome "Paralysis by Analysis". It has been an uphill battle, but I am conquering it at every step of the way. Still have a ways to go. 

@Ethan Summers

lol damn food allergies. Forgot about those! 

@Account Closed

The city of Seattle is also proposing an income tax on people that make over a certain amount of money. I think they are going back and forth on what that number should be. But no state income tax has been a big appeal of this city for a long time. That might be going away. There is also a team at the state level trying to do the same for the entire state. That might put a dent in the velocity of home sales. 

@Account Closed

The North Korean dictator can't be that stupid. A nuclear attack on U.S. soil would surely mean the end of that country forever. There is a reason that such a large portion of the U.S. budget is placed in defense. There is also a reason that it is so publicly advertised how much is spent. I believe he is just trying to be taken seriously. McCain probably shouldn't have called him a fat baby.  

@Bryan Collins

Just sent you a PM

I'd go to the county assessor's site and type in the address of the vacant property. Someone has to be on title. If nonowner occupied their mailing address should be listed on title. If owner occupied, but vacant you will have to try and skip trace, or some other method I am not aware of. Maybe take some cookies to the neighbors and ask if they have a phone number?

http://www.adacountyassessor.org/propsys/TermsCond...

@Ryan Substad

That has been my exact experience lol. It is VERY scarce. That is why I am trying to get some off market deal flow happening.