nidena
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Post by nidena on Jul 14, 2020 10:14:08 GMT -5
In many areas you can call the utility companies and get the utility bills for your house and for similar houses in the neighborhood. This only works if the house has not been vacant for a long time. If your bills are higher than the neighbors, You might get more bang for your buck dealing with unsexy infrastructure things like weatherstripping, new appliances furnace and AC. And there’s something to be said for waiting a while and see how things shake out. You don’t know if your property taxes are going to go up by 50%, like Iurs did, or if a bunch of appliances are going to break at the same time. Yeah, there's a few things that I've found now that I've moved in that are along those lines. I can see some daylight under the front door when the door is closed. The appliances are all at least seven years old so I'll be replacing them in a few years. Just gotta see how it plays out now that I'm living in it.
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tskeeter
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Post by tskeeter on Jul 14, 2020 18:41:17 GMT -5
In many areas you can call the utility companies and get the utility bills for your house and for similar houses in the neighborhood. This only works if the house has not been vacant for a long time. If your bills are higher than the neighbors, You might get more bang for your buck dealing with unsexy infrastructure things like weatherstripping, new appliances furnace and AC. And there’s something to be said for waiting a while and see how things shake out. You don’t know if your property taxes are going to go up by 50%, like Iurs did, or if a bunch of appliances are going to break at the same time. Yeah, there's a few things that I've found now that I've moved in that are along those lines. I can see some daylight under the front door when the door is closed. The appliances are all at least seven years old so I'll be replacing them in a few years. Just gotta see how it plays out now that I'm living in it. Some door thresholds are adjustable. If you’ve got one of those, a screwdriver and 60 seconds of your time may correct the door gap issue. If the threshold isn’t adjustable, you may find that the door is equipped to use a rubber seal on the bottom of the door. The seal may be missing, worn out, or hardened with age. Replacement seals are available at home centers.
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