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I’m grateful for my guys It’s go time! At least for me and our current project it is. That’s because it’s November in Georgia, and we have some things to do outside while the weather is compliant. Let me tell you what I mean. We are working on a split-level house in Calhoun. This is one of those tri-level floor plans where the garage and the bonus area are on the ground floor, the kitchen...
Robbing Peter to pay Paul We just had our first real hot days for this year, which means landlords are about to get calls about air conditioning not working properly. Now, there are some normal things that can happen when central units go from being “off” during springtime to “on” full blast in the Georgia heat, and these typical malfunctions can hinder a unit’s ability to cool....
Builders, Handymen and Remodelers So, I was standing on some exposed floor joist talking to (but really interviewing) two contractors who had reached out to us for work on one of the many projects we have going. And as we talked, I thought the conversation would make a good column. Now, you may be thinking to yourself, “How did Joey end up on an exposed floor joist if he’s just now...
I’m so sore right now. My hands hurt, I have bruises and cuts all over the place, and my back is killing me. This is all from doing something I haven’t done in a long time: I’ve been framing on a house. Sometimes I get asked if having a contractor’s background has helped us in our investing career. To begin with, it did. When it was just Ashley and me, I could do most of the...
I had an interesting time with contractors last week. We have five rehabs going right now, which means we are dealing with lots of contractors and many different schedules. And last week’ workflow was, well, inefficient at best. I had one contractor go MIA. I chose that term because we didn’t know he was gone. He normally goes out, works and sends us his invoice when he is done. At...