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i say swears online posted:chip and joanna gaines (and a dozen related shows) did a number on the whole country what do you mean, having dozens of house flipping shows with advice like "New Stainless Steel Appliances - Cost 5000$ - Added value 20,000$" wasn't sustainable
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actionjackson posted:wow that seems like a pretty low price 
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RealityWarCriminal posted:what do you mean, having dozens of house flipping shows with advice like "New Stainless Steel Appliances - Cost 5000$ - Added value 20,000$" wasn't sustainable I wonder how it easy to be on these shows so I can at least know a contracting job will be finished without a ton of cleanup maybe there is an income requirement because I don’t feel comfortable trying to spend anything liquid or getting a heloc
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Mar 5, 2023 20:58
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those shows have fantasy contractors. it literally never works out like in those shows.
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my friend tried to put an uncovered deck in his back yard and hired someone cheap. they in turn hired other contractors to do it. built without a hitch, but it turns out the contractors who did the work never got paid. the first guys took literally $100,000 of my friend's money and disappeared, then the real contractors came back and ripped up the deck they just built. i'm shocked my friend dumped that much money into it but apparently the shady guys kept asking for more and bullshitted about delays and cost overruns and bidenflation
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when will Biden’s reign of terror on the downtrodden homeowner and deck-buyers end? ??
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Mar 5, 2023 21:45
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didn’t we already have a talk about idiots spending $100,000 on decks?
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i may have brought it up while being built but don't remember mentioning that they ripped it all out
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yes we have discussed the $100k deck people and I still refuse to feel bad for anyone that has $100k to spend on a deck
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we keep talking about these loving decks and im going to just go outside and make myself a new one out of sheer anger
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house prices should be higher
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Anyone got some banging M/ML/MLM quotes on landlords I can use to spice up a speech I'm giving at a housing crisis open mic event? Something to either open or end my little rant about how landlords were still able to evict people for no good reason despite there being rent control and regulations where I lived.
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palindrome posted:I mean, you can do decently as a public school teacher .... for working 9 months of the year.... Are you absolutely certain that teachers, even top tier ones, work for only 9 months of the year
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Mar 6, 2023 02:10
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it’s like 10.25 months of 70 hour weeks
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sonatinas posted:I wonder how it easy to be on these shows so I can at least know a contracting job will be finished without a ton of cleanup A couple here was on House Hunters a few years back and did a tell-all about how it's all fake. To be on House Hunters, you've got to supply the three houses to be viewed so people just get the one they closed on + borrow two friends/family members' houses for the show the jobs are made up, the budget is made up, the prices are made up The show is basically there for product placement, everything else is fictional
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i say swears online posted:my friend tried to put an uncovered deck in his back yard and hired someone cheap. they in turn hired other contractors to do it. built without a hitch, but it turns out the contractors who did the work never got paid. the first guys took literally $100,000 of my friend's money and disappeared, then the real contractors came back and ripped up the deck they just built. i'm shocked my friend dumped that much money into it but apparently the shady guys kept asking for more and bullshitted about delays and cost overruns and bidenflation If they've got $100K to drop on a deck and they're dumb enough to spend it, you should probably get some of that money too before they lose it all
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Mar 6, 2023 02:22
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i do drink pretty good bourbon when i visit
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Mar 6, 2023 02:33
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what is going on with this lady's shirt
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Wraith of J.O.I. posted:what is going on with this lady's shirt she’s photoshopped to have a Barbie doll figure. it’s done poorly in the lower left corner.
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Wraith of J.O.I. posted:what is going on with this lady's shirt She's building wealth
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This is a real description that someone wrote for a real house for sale. quote:Introducing 3253 Josephine st, the latest creation from nationally renowned remodeling experts Reveal Renovations. Featured on HGTV and known for their attention to detail, they painstakingly hand crafted and sculpted what was once just a pile of clay into a masterpiece akin to Michelangelos David. Quality and creativity are the hallmarks of this beautiful turn of the century home nestled on the burgeoning hill side of the South Side slopes. Capitalizing on the unique personality of home, sliding glass doors were installed maximizing the view of surrounding the woods. The open style floor plan allows for your guests to naturally flow from the modern kitchen equipped with Stainless Steel appliances to the living and newly built deck area. Two full bathrooms, one on each floor, and ample off street parking round out an impressive vision that will leave you saying Reveal has don't it again . https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/3253-Josephine-St_Pittsburgh_PA_15203_M43874-52316
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They should definitely don’t it again. Must be a Pittsburgh thing, but I am not sure I want a rebuilt house nestled between two rotting hulks towering over it. Especially on a hillside to make things extra likely for catastrophic failure.
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how is the square footage literally not listed did I miss it
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the always popular eagle scout project style deck
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euphronius posted:the always popular eagle scout project style deck That's a thing that's happening all over here and I could show you ten more listings like that, flippers just don't finish the lumber on their new projects. I saw an entire porch + railings like that. No paint, no finish. seems like a great idea in an area that gets a lot of snow and constant rain when it isn't snowing.
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Like it has to be illegal to not list the square footage.
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euphronius posted:the always popular eagle scout project style deck that seems like a lot of work for an eagle scout don't they usually make mailboxes or some poo poo i poured a sidewalk through town and gave up halfway, what the gently caress was i thinking
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:This is a real description that someone wrote for a real house for sale. Let's see here. Listed for 4x what it was bought for two years ago. Boring, grey poo poo interior. Cheapass hanging light fixtures that are basically a few bits of wire around a bare bulb. Cheap  stainless steel appliances. A deck made of unfinished wood. More contractor-grade garbage in the bathrooms (tub, toilet, sink, etc.). Dark metal fixtures to offset the light greys, but without using color in any way. A railing around the stairwell in the attic that looks like it might be warping in places. A majestic view of a mine or something off the deck. Conveniently nestled between two houses which look as poorly-maintained as this one probably is.Needs more barn doors.
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That untreated wood decking makes my brain hurt
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Michelangelo would weep at the beauty
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Wraith of J.O.I. posted:what is going on with this lady's shirt Dan Flashes has branched out
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Nothus posted:That untreated wood decking makes my brain hurt    Someone needs to figure out what the gently caress is going on
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:
This one looks pretty good. They do make clear acrylic wood finish, I'd be curious if that one has it since its house siding not deck material.
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what the hell, 2 years ago someone on my street replaced their front posts and steps and has not painted the untreated wood during this time. we’ve had a blizzard and poo poo loads of snow since then. probably not related but what is going on with this poo poo.
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I don’t think anyone tells them that the paint helps to protect the wood
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