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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 months

Mosaic flooring from @AnnSacks coupled w custom marble slab shower

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

11 months

@JakeSherman "damm too crowded gotta raise rates..."

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

5 months

@LeadershipAcad1 that's the cost of our regulatory system

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

5 months

Carpenter love notes

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 months

Rented a Tacoma... not gonna buy one

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

9 months

Permit issued 3pm Friday. Lets go!

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

4 months

@shawngorham don't compete w lipstick flippers... there is no limit to lack of care & bs the highest bidder will do to compensate. seen too much. instead find the heavy rehabs... fewer buyers

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

9 months

Business introduction for new & old followers. We build custom homes as GC for clients. Mostly this involves a lot of organizing & counseling owners to make decisions that create their dream without damaging their life. 3+ decades. We also build spec customs, flips &…

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 years

@girdley Trade contractors & fab shops we work with are now changing their attitudes towards no vax after getting hit hard the last few months w huge sick leave costs combined with lost revenues due to #COVID .

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 years

most homes are designed & built by men who don't comprehend the clients are primarily women

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 years

@girdley The fab shop (glass) lost all installers for 2 weeks & they're now drifting back each working approx 50% productivity. Estimated $10k/day lost revenue + $3-4k sick pay/day plus continued overhead & support staff. Ouch.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 month

Scale this.. the hoop is at NBA height

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 years

@WSJRealEstate In SF its easier to rent out the dining room if its separate.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 months

18yo sighting in the wild Empty debit card motivates brought bff

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 months

PSA Your remodel will cost more than the sponsored HGTV show filmed 5 years ago in the town you don't recognize. Prolly 2X. 1/2 due to inflation, 1/2 to location. just a WAG.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

6 months

Tile contractor learned to manage his work more profitably, refused to engage in a 7000sf job until the owner ordered & paid for 100% of the materials. After 3-4 months of talking after drywall, owner committed & ordered. Client refused to hire GC to rescue abandon project at…

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

If a small bank fails your construction loan may terminate mid project.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

8 months

@shawngorham Often many of those "ex" made a single big mistake before their brain matured & are great workers.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 years

Garage doors arrived!

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

Drywall turns on the "light" in a project #customhomes

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

7 months

"How long will it take to build?" building permit issued 10/17/22 grading permit issued 6/16/22

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

4 months

Construction sites will be thinly staffed this week 1. many suppliers are closed for the week 2. workers w family south of the border are often gone for up to 2 weeks 3. a few who committed didn't get permission from the boss at home 4. inspections & plan check - you must be new…

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 years

@EricEyre @RexChapman Marlboro man marketing. Sugar. Consumer lending. Student loans. They have better lobbiests. It's criminal. Who's next?

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 months

Comparable #lumber costs during the 1st price spike of 2021 here is some data from a 3 level 5000sf home we built (7500sf of structures as Artem Tepler would have reminded us): Repriced lumber list for home frame started May 1 '21 2021 - $166,000 2024 - $ 96,000 60% of the…

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

@TyronMcDaniel @NickSwagyPYoung so it wasn't elder abuse?

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 months

getting close

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 months

Excited for our son:

donovan

@donovann_grenz

2 months

100% committed! Thank you to my family, coaches, and supporters who helped me get to this point. I’m very blessed and grateful to say I will be continuing my academic and athletic career at Simpson University! @CoachSDD @coachcasados @RTS_9 @coachj_bo21 @WCPSacramento #blessed

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

5 months

Questions every builder gets asked: "What's your cost per foot" - a range depending on complexity & finish "When are costs going down?" - October...... 2008 "When can we move in?" - usually about 90-120 days after those seemingly unimportant "little" decisions are finalized,…

Geoff Black

@SactoGeoff

5 months

Questions every lender gets asked; “You still doing mortgages at 8%?” - they’re not. Followed by everyone telling you “My FICO is 860” - it’s not. And they have a 2% rate. - they don’t. Just smile back and grab another drink.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 months

framers saved the hardest parts till last

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

11 months

For those of you who "save" by hiring the laborers vs the licensed framing trade contractor: Understanding Shear Wall Construction

Understanding Shear Wall Construction

Watch as Tim Uhler breaks down everything you need to know about building shear walls.

www.jlconline.com

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 years

@MaxGhenis Common impact of both rent control and poorly constructed inclusionary housing ordinances (most).

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

Ready for "Frame" inspection Friday (MEP & some framing). Permitted Oct 22, "sheet/shear" inspection Jan 23 during a 2 hour rain break. OK progress for 4700sf+ living space, 6300sf+ total covered. Straightforward framing. #customhomes 1/

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

6 months

2021 compl, client sent this

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

Big builders know how to create buyers.

LongConvexity

@LONGCONVEXITY

1 year

"Pulte has offered 30-year fixed rates as low as 4.25% in recent weeks"

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 years

@sweatystartup Did you birth a golf course?

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

4 months

@GrulkeLamonte Don't expect something like this to build anywhere close to costs you are used to seeing windows, masonry, chimneys, platelets, etc

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 month

@Stephanospi clearly the drywall is holding up the lumber w t f

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 years

Had to buy lumber today instead of a BMW.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

4 months

this is a fun job

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

9 months

Large format porcelain going in!

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

7 months

99 yo neighbor

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

7 months

Great way to start a morning 4000sf+ slab

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

6 months

Installing glass tile made for pool installations. The wrong material will fail. You'll find out.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 months

Freshly filled pool greeted me at the job site

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

Good morning unstaffed jobsite

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

10 months

@about_dave @DPOURBABA UC Merced authorized in 1988... opened 17 years later UC city branches might be a more feasible, less cumbersome concept.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

@shawngorham Over half the builder/flipper world is a sausage fest. Designed by the clearance pile.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

NAHB has updated its "housing affordability pyramid" for 2023 and the latest data show that 64.8 million households out of a total of 132.5 million are unable to afford a $250,000 home. via @NAHBhome

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 months

@Sac_DSA @tclift Here's it killed housing in Portland

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 months

Yesterday @mjwoodsmj caught early am photos of the home we're completing for clients.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 years

We completed our flip. Time to let it fly. Part investment, part team building.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

5 months

Clients wanted rustic... we go all in on details in 2019 for long time friends of family

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

framers rolling in before 7am pick up work warms my heart

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

8 months

@DallasAptGP @GuyDealership Similar pricing structure with the introduction of calculators, cell phones.... Housing cycles similarly seem to start with the high end

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 years

US plans to double the tariffs on Canadian lumber shipments into the U.S. from 9% to 17.9%.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 months

@meetmikehiggins Staging, pro photos huge ROI. Great photos on Zillow generate more hits. I usually don't use front of house as my first photo. Might be a great kitchen or backyard.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

@GCiams When the market slows sloppy work, poor design, poor locations are exposed.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

4 months

Work gets done between rains #customhomes

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 years

@ShaneDPhillips Developer likely paid the city $600k in permits & school fees.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

5 months

Have a great weekend! (checking camera angles)

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

5 months

Crane day... erector set

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

6 months

@shawngorham @GuyDealership I love mustangs, F150s, etc but Tesla is a superior electric product & purchase experience.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

11 months

@moseskagan Briefly house sat in a 55+ community on golf course (harassed weekly by the HOA for ID but was 55+ a few months). Dead quiet by 8pm. Never any kid noises. Regular ambulance visits around 730 am - at least a couple times weekly. Be careful what you wish for.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 years

@amyliztweets By killing off production of thousands of market rate multifamily..... those buyers shut out probably displaced more low income renters than the program produced for a net loss of targeted housing.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 month

California "flipper" law AB 968 requires the seller of a single family residential property to disclose work done on the property, if the seller obtained title of the property within the previous 18 months. Specifically, the law requires the seller to provide information…

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

9 months

Took over this job. Suggestions welcome #customhomes

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 month

Residential panels getting more anoying

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

Part of how the pro ⬇️ meets schedule: finishes selected before drywall. ✔️

Antonia

@antonia_mdprjct

1 year

Released 40% of interior finishes.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

7 months

Inspection 10am Special inspection done 7-830am my "mini" sets: 70 pages 50% size at 18x24 vs 36x48

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

Just rehabbed a 2001 home in 10 home project we developed. 1. patch & refinish Hickory floor 2. new carpet 3. 3000k lighting 4. ceiling repairs 5. repaired a lot of water/pet damage 6. Professiinal clean incl windows Ready to sell!

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

5 months

What rate impacts? 4 prospective clients reaching out over past 48 hours... #customhomes

Lance Lambert

@NewsLambert

5 months

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate comes in today at 6.65% Spread: 270 bps

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 years

Why we don't have affordable housing:

benmaritz

@benmaritz

2 years

@pushtheneedle @rbarnesen @ChrisWPhoto Our 49 unit project is taking at least an extra year to permit due to DR and related delays. The costs will be at least $2m higher due to that delay. Honestly, I don’t even know if we can build it anymore

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

6 months

@RussellLowery10 In other words the government takes 90% of the margin after costs before taxes, leaving "big oil" with 14 cents. In exchange they restrict CA from outside competition that would lower prices to consumers.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

Any GCs out there not named "Matt" that prefer mineral wool insulation? #rockwool Also seeking insulation contractor to install without whining.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

9 months

@DovKadin This size also expands the number of capable developers significantly. Which is how much of the existing multifamily was built.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 months

Popped up in memories today. 2016 spec. 4000sf single level. Mom had purchased the lot then passed. Brother & I split the duties. Siblings were patient during a slow market.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

5 months

First peek at the room no sense of scale? Side beam is 39" tall Top plate ~22'-6" with about a foot of ceiling builddowns.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 months

Had the boys hang the net & tighten bolts on the hoop I installed while they loaded the dumpster. Great Room: "does this make me look tall?"

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 months

@JoshInEncinitas "we're going to start at 7am & leave at 7pm (your local ordinance)

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 years

Buddy GC asks "is Jerry cabinet guy any good?" yea but he's kinda cranky & no good at marketing... here:

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

11 days

Babies! 3-4 day old chicks

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

@LandlordRev Big deposit. Certificate of insurance. LLCs vanish.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

Pismo bound time out!

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

Honored to have @NewsLambert quote me for this article this week. "Homebuilder stocks are trying to tell us something about the U.S. housing market

Homebuilder stocks are trying to tell us something about the U.S. housing market

Homebuilders' stocks are back near all-time highs. Here's what that could say about the state of the market.

fortune.com

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

#customhomes Bidding complex projects? Almost always there is a lower bidder. - Are they vetted, competent & with skills matching project? - Are the bids accurate & inclusive? - Is the scope well defined? - Are allowances defined & adequate? Often not. We'll hear about it…

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

11 months

@moseskagan "Children having fun" is a glorious sound of life

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 years

Be generous & courteous to service workers, employees, trade contractors. They have plenty of work & can easily choose not to work for a**holes.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

6 months

Big crew Saturday

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 years

@LumberTrading Everything before "up" is the hard part.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

5 months

@shawngorham your 50% equity IS your app & credit check IMHO far superior than any FICO score

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

11 months

We have a 400 amp panel at an undisclosed location. #supplychain #customhomes

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

5 months

Prepping for 7am cold color pour

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 years

@realEstateTrent Twin lane Chick-fil-a performs like an F1 pit stop.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 month

@chernobelskiy all I got was this t-shirt

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

2 years

@MeanestTA "conferences from the 1900s"

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

8 months

@GuyDealership Owners don't maintain homes either.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

4 months

$29 mil for 89 lots do the math $325,843 per lot Production homes. Top of a hill. Spectacular area.

Sacramento Business Journal

@Sacbiz

4 months

A total of 89 lots recently changed hands over two transactions totaling $29 million, public records show.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

9 months

@homeservguy Tearout & dump run, prep, new pan w new drain, new valves installed in wal, build/buy niche, 90sf of tile (100 w waste), 3-4 sticks metal tile trim, install cement board replacing drywall, redguard. $9-12K but I don't do these.

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

1 year

excavator, plumbers, electrician, scaffold setters... good day

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Jeff Grenz | Custom Homes Northern California

@JeffGrenz

3 months

Reminding a client for the 4/5/6th time that landscaping must be complete including bark, inspected & passed by the city BEFORE we can call a final inspection for CofO. Welcome to California.

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