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RE: ARE BUILDER REFERENCES REALLY THAT HELPFUL OR JUST FLUFF?
Totally get this. I’ve seen “glowing” references and then walked a site only to spot uneven baseboards or weird paint lines - stuff you’d never know from a phone call. References can be cherry-picked, too. I always want ...
RE: Weighing the pros and cons of switching to a 15-year mortgage
That’s the thing - houses are unpredictable. I’ve worked with clients who dumped every spare dollar into the mortgage, and then had zero left for the kitchen flood or the surprise mold behind the walls. Sure, the idea of...
RE: When Progress Hits a Wall: Surprising Facts About Failed Experiments
WHEN PROGRESS HITS A WALL: SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT FAILED EXPERIMENTS I’ve seen this push-to-open thing go sideways so many times. Once had a client who insisted on them for her rental property - looked great for about a...
RE: Color combos that oddly please the brain
Color Surprises That Actually Work I get the urge to repaint when a color just won’t play nice, but I’m not convinced it’s always the only fix. Sometimes a “stubborn shade of yellow” just needs the right neighbor - like...