mark @gnostichippie.bsky.social

I have no earthly idea how to even estimate how much work a house needs. I would 100% be that sucker

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Alex P. 👹 @saddestrobots.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 20:23 UTC

i bought a house that was honestly in pretty amazing condition and we still did like $15k-$20k worth of upgrades during the move there's often a lot of stuff to fix up preemptively even if nothing stands out as catastrophically broken

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grg @grgd.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 20:17 UTC

We are extremely lucky to have a former contractor friend who is now a literal professor of carpentry. I had a general sense that we were in some kind of danger considering this house but he was very clear it was "do not touch this with a ten foot pole" danger

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nick @nrdd.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 20:38 UTC

For anyone in this situation, HomeWyse is a tool a lot of contractors use and you can do your own estimates for free with their calculators!

www.homewyse.com/services/ind...

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