If you don't have kids (or your kids don't eat food yet), allow me to warn you:
If monthly childcare costs = as much as your mortgage, then monthly berry costs = as much as your utilities
Anyone have experience with modular/panelized/prefab building? Iโm looking at some options like Avrame for putting up a few small cabins in WNC.
Would appreciate any feedback!
Trying to get in touch with a broker about a listing of hers. No website or email address anywhere. Finally found a phone number, called, goes to voicemail, VM box is full, so I can't leave a message.
A+ work, Diane.
My friend is planning for an addition on her house. Her GC wants to open up part of her ceiling to see whatโs load bearing, & she was like, โShouldnโt this be documented somewhere??โ
Oh, my sweet summer childโฆ
@theficouple
Working spouses should charge stay at home ones rent
Stay at home parents should charge working ones for childcare
You and I should charge each other for this engagement bait
NIMBYS: another building demolished, further degrading the beauty and history of our downtown in the name dense housing and developer profits ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
The building:
Just heard from some realtor friends that the average due diligence (non-refundable deposit) amount in Durham is now $50k, even for purchases prices around $300k.
Insane.
@jasoncoxnc
Also feel like dads today are more open to relating to their kids based on kidsโ interests vs. when millennials & gen x were kids & we pretty much just had sports. Itโs great.
@RyanDanz
He should run for Governor (of TX?) instead. Presidents canโt really do much, so I think his get-shit-done talents would be kinda wastedโฆ
Closed! On a wee OZ deal in WNC.
Plan is to build a design-forward cabin for STR using a modular construction system. If all goes well, weโll replicate this model throughout the area.
Gonna be an adventure! Looking forward to sharing it with yโall.
(Not our view ๐)
On my monthly call to pay my mortgage*, they always ask me to verify my name, DOB, & SSN before accepting payment. Why does it matter who's paying?
*Don't get me started on this
I respect that people have different experiences with parenting, but this thread doesnโt resonate with me.
Being a mom is the greatest joy of my life, and I feel that way pretty much 24/7.
I just spent 3 days with dear friends, all of whom have kids ages 8mo to 4y.
Something I need to get off my chest about being a parent of young kids and the culture we live in:
Next year we want to:
โข finish or be on schedule to finish our 4plex
โข acquire 3 new properties & begin value add work on 1+
โข buy a vacation house for personal use & STR (stretch goal!)
Putting it out into the universe - LFG 2022!
Just did a virtual estimate via FaceTime with an electrician for adding a new fixture box to our guest bath & loved it. Super easy for me & I bet it saves them a decent chunk of $!
Anyone else seeing this become more prevalent?
#retwit
#smbtwit
I somehow got added to a former neighborโs email distro that details their post-retirement move from the Bay Area to Portugal, & wow am I ever living vicariously through Bill & Anita
Flipper challenge: hire anyone even remotely competent at floor plans to review your ideas
Couldโve just rotated this island 90 degrees w/ sink across from range for much improved circulation & functionality + no addl install effort!
I'm bringing some Boomer energy here, but wtf is going on with Girl Scout cookie sales these days?
I haven't come across anyone selling, and my freezer needs to be filled with several boxes of Thin Mints...
Iโm convinced everyone has a soft spot for one mediocre, inauthentic appetizer.
Mine are those tiny fried spring rolls. Could eat ~infinity of them even though they almost certainly went freezer โ> fryer โ> my takeout order.
Whatโs yours?
Could not more highly recommend hosting a Sunday morning birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese.
You rent out the whole place, no set up or clean up, kids get unlimited game play, parents drink coffee and chill. 100/10, will do it every year if my kids will let me.
Lol @ โleader,โ but I agree with everything else!
The RDU retwit crew is good people, so much so that they humored me by taking a group photo today ๐
I greatly appreciate the small group of friends I've met on here that collaborate once a month. Big shout out to our local leader,
@Breck_Maynokur
, for keeping the chapter going.
I split my time between RE & managing our household/family.
I love that Iโm able to do both, but that also means my brain is defcon 11 chaos every morning thinking about everything that needs to get done.