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... And transform our community into one where everyone rides everywhere free from dangerous vehicles and drivers.

Road diets for all municipalities. In fact, road starvation. Starve the roads, end the cars.

Soliciters claiming they can get insurance to pay for new roof due to storm damage - legit?

Recently in my neighborhood we've had soliciters going door to door telling people about storm damage to their roofs and claiming they will work with the insurance companies to get a roof replacement paid for (after deductible).

Is this legit? Is the work quality ok? How likely is my insurance company to not renew me if I go through this process?

My roof does have some wind damage on one side (lifted shingles) and a neighbor with same age roof has a small leak into his garage he believes is from his roof.

A few people on my street have gone for it - and had their roofs redone.

Looking for a boy name! The last name is Greek. Looking for short and easy to spell and pronounce name.

Any other suggestions appreciated!

Looking at stock awards seem to be taxed as ordinary income at time of vest, then regular gains taxes at time of sale, what is the advantage of being paid in stock awards vs taking the equivalent value in cash and buying the stock on the open market?

If I plan to make a cash offer for a plot, is it a good idea for me to teach out directly to the seller with my offer? Should I go through a realtor like I would for buying a house? Do I need to have a formal offer letter drafted by a lawyer or realtor?

Thanks for your insight.

I've found a few plots I'm interested in buying. How do I go about ordering a perc test and making a successful perc a condition of my closing? Do I need to contact the county or locale where the plot is?

It would be a cash deal; so no banks involved.

Thanks!

As a professional software engineer for about 10 years, I'm reading lots of news about how gpts will quickly transform our industry. On one hand, it's very exciting to read about people's workflows being rapidly accelerated and made more efficient. Surely this is a Good Thing for the industry. On the other, more shamelessly personal, selfish level, there's a bit of anxiety I'm getting with all this.

I love coding, but realize the days where that skill is marketable seem to be coming to a fairly quick end.

So, like any good developer, I'm looking for ways to keep myself competitive in the market.

What are those of you with similar thoughts doing right now to invest your time in your lear

Or do people generally talk directly to the listing agent? Maybe hire a lawyer (where to find one?) To review an offer before submitting?

I've been looking at MLS for land in west Virginia for a while now. I've also heard about land auctions and other 3rd party sites that lost plots.

Do you all have any recommendations for the best place to discover land for sale? Is it common to use a realtor for the transaction if the plot is relatively small (2 - 5) acres and around $60k or less? Do people get personal loans for these sorts of purchases and do they go straight to the seller?

I'm interested in buying a plot of land, maybe 2 to 5 acres, in west Virginia to build a small cabin or tiny home on.

How can I get started learning what I need to about permits, codes, requirements so that I can evaluate a plot for suitability to build on?

Also, what's the real difference between a "tiny home" and a cabin - if any? Do tiny homes by-definition (legal or otherwise) not have foundations?

I plan on my home to be permanent and not something I'd want to relocate once built. Does that mean I really ought to be researching cabins instead of "tiny homes"?

Thanks for helping point an ignorant person in the right direction so I can start my tiny (downsized?) home journey.

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This morning I saw some water pooling in my garage floor and determined the leak to be from the shower above. In the shower, I noticed a couple tiles had pulled away from the grout exposing a path for water to flow out of the shower into the floor/ceiling below.

Obviously I can't use the shower until this is remediated. If I'm interested in having the shower torn down and rebuilt anyway, should I just go ahead and call people who do shower renovations first, or call a plumber first?

Tldr my shower has caused some water damage and I want it renovated anyway. Do I call a plumber or shower remodel folks?

Thanks!

Just tonight I had a leak detector I placed near the drain pipe for the pressure relief valve on my gas water heater alert me.

I went downstairs and saw a small amount of water coming from the pressure relief valve. It had mostly stopped by the time I came down. Only thing calling for hot water at that time was the dishwasher.

I've had this leak detector downstairs for about a week and this is the first time it's caught water there. I don't know if this is "normal" or an indication that my water tank may be failing.

I have an expansion tank, and I've read elsewhere that the expansion tank is usually the solution to pressure relief valves being triggered, which has me concerned.

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