>unless some is really lazy, its not that expensive to own.
>
>>Fridge breaks down, it's on you...
>craigslist...150 delivered tops


you can get a brand new refridgerator from home depot for $325 (maybe $250 if you buy an open box/dented floor model)
i'd never buy a used fridge or mattress or sofa as you dont get a warranty on that $150 fridge, so when that shit goes out, you'll spend another $150



>Heater or AC goes out...
>>it's on you.
>hit cg services section for a brother who is skilled but lacks
>the respect for authority to thrive in an institutionalized
>business environment. watch him do the repair and ask him to
>explain while he works. do it yourself next time.


LOL
you seriously gonna have someone that dont know shit about HVAC try and load refrigerant into their unit.
or even know the difference between r-22 and r-410?
then they have to buy the special tools/equipment to do the repair

you getting them fly by night mexicans from home depot means the quality of work on your house is suspect and it might be OK but you took a chance
own homes and rental properties for years i can tell you NUMEROUS times i've dealt with upstanding guys and got luck and times like this last time where i had a guy paint the entire interior of my house but did not patch/spackle the nail holes or this big huge gaping ole from a plumbing repair as we discussed. long story short he also ran off with 1,100 sq ft of pergo i had bought for him to install.
he was a side job hustler.

could the same would have happened using a licensed and bonded contractor?
yes.

but the probability of that happening is waaaaaay lower than some home depot parking lot mexicans.




>Roof leaks... it's on you.
>it is amazingly easy to patch a roof if you are not afraid of
>heights and can borrow a ladder.
>mold remediation is also easier than one would think.


jesus christ man!
many ppl on here cant even change the spark plugs/coil packs in their car and you're asking them to buy a $100 ladder and climb on their roof to try and patch some shit?



listen man,
some shit is better just left to a professional.
you will soon find that the amount of money that you are "saving" really aint shit when it comes down to it.
some times the handyman can get better deals on materials than you can get.
take my pergo example
shit was $2.50 at lumber liquidators
ol boy had some left over from a huge job and did my mans town house with some and even had some left for me
all at 75 cents per sq foot

my mans lucked out and got his job done PERFECTLY
by the time ol boy got to me his crack tendencies reared their ugly head again and i was left holding the bag



lastly,
if i walked in your house i could pick your shit apart and know what a professional with 30 years of experience has done
versus some hack job that you nigga-rigged
98% of the public wont know and wont care
but my eyes are drawn to details like grout lines and lintel beams



stay safe out there man.
sounds like you're pretty handy (like myself)
and pretty cheap too (like myself)
and through the years of me being cheap and trying to save some dough ended up costing me faaaaar more not only in time but also in cash

for the avg person that be on OKP
i'd direct them to hire a PROFESSIONAL
union if they can.
it's funny to hear one side of OKP be all pro-labor
but then at the same time eschew their local trades and run to home depot for some $100 a day mexicans
or even craigslist for dudes who aren't licensed or union


also too,
these shitty/hack repair jobs are whats keeping our neighborhoods behind and having them fall apart quicker and look raggedy
when you get a professional union man he will make sure shit is done PERFECTLY and won't have you with 10inch siding mixed in with 12 inch siding on your house
looking all mixed matched

let me take my butt to the gym...


>
>>We were renting for $800 and our FHA mortgage with PMI is
>>$900. We looked at places where our mortgage could be 500
>and
>>they were some real shifty places.
>
>try appealing your property taxes...usually they'll knock
>something off if you just do the paperwork. call your
>insurance company and make sure they aren't fucking you over
>on how they are calculating your replacement value. those two
>adjustments can really affect your monthly bill...and an
>escrow adjustment can put a quick thousand in your pocket.
>