Two Bedrooms into Three!
jessie_nippard86
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Two stories or three?
Comments (13)Met with the builder today and I think we've come up with a plan. As I mentioned in my original post, the primary living spaces including the master suite will be on the main level. We'll try to plan a partial third level to handle the two guest bedrooms and 1 or 2 baths. It will probabaly go above the master bed/bath/laundry area since the great room will have cathedral ceilings. Similar in concept to what Alison 0704 describes about her CO home. Then we'll build only a partial lower level walkout for the rec room (TV, pool table, etc). Basically longways across the back to maximize the windows/doors. The bath, wine cellar, etc can be behind the rec area. This way, all of the living areas will have windows/doors and not feel like/be a basement Hopefully, the reduced excavation (we're expecting rock)and smaller space will help offset some the expense of the third level. We'll see. I'm so glad we're not on a time table, this is going to take time to get just right....See Moretwo three-way switches with three lights in between
Comments (7)To describe more fully: These are 20 amp three-way switches. Switch 1, with the two wire plus ground wire power supply, is at the garage. Switch 2, terminating the line, is at the porch In between Switches 1 and 2 are three dome lights in a row -- call them A, B, and C. I can throw the garage Switch 1, and lights A,B, and C all come on. If I then walk to the porch and throw Switch 2, lights A,B and C all turn off. If I then walk back to the garage and throw the switch 1, only lights A and C will come on. The middle light will not light. If I then go back to the porch and throw switch 2, A and C go out and B remains out. Go back to the garage and throw switch 1, and all three come on. I have checked each connection several times to make sure I haven't mixed up travelers and common terminals on the switches, but I expect I'm missing something somewhere along the line....See MoreMy AirBnB foray (because Gooster asked)
Comments (45)Jorge, I was mistaken. the Traveler commission rates on AirBnb are 6 - 12%, depending on the rent. The higher the rent, the lower the commission. I don't know what the break off points are, though. The owner pays 3%. So AirBnb is getting 9 - 15%, which is very hefty. Consider the taxes the owner is paying, the rent the traveler is paying, esp. on a vacation rental/resort area where rents are high, mortgages, repairs and maintenance..it's absurd. There's a lot of upheaval right now in that industry because these sites are really gouging homeowners and travelers. In addition, these rental sites are getting income from THOUSANDS, even hundreds of thousands of properties, while travelers are making ONE trip and homeowners are renting ONE property. from which they make their livelihoods. It is pure greed on the part of the rental sites. I do think that commission and PPB model will collapse at some point. In addtion, as an owner, one thing about the commission/PPB sites is that, when you get an inquiry, they practically have to book the property before you can have any meaningful vetting conversation (for both sides). These sites have software that prevents - quite strenuously - any ability to give the inquirer a phone # to call (and vice versa), an email address, etc., and the reason is they don't want you referring the traveler to another site where you also advertise your property but where the traveler wouldn't have to pay the commission, which homeowners actually want to do for their guests. My feeling is, if you have to disallow free communication, cause people to try to write in code (and even then, it fails) in order to keep customers from finding your competition, there is something wrong with your model....See MoreApathy sets in...remodeling looking more like an option.
Comments (20)Thanks for all of the responses, everyone. Instead of quoting, I'll try to address much of what has been asked/stated. I suppose the first source of frustration is something buehl mentioned. We live in an area with a median household income of under $50k, and an average of $59K. My wife and I are very much above average, yet can't find anything affordable. Most places here that are over $300K aren't moving. We just don't have the market for it. If we were to remodel anymore, we would most likely not see that money again. We had a realtor come do an assessment a month ago, and prepared a formal analysis with comps. Based on her recommendations, if I put much more into it (even doing the work myself), I won't get that money back. So if we do remodel, we would have to suck it up and stay for the long haul. As for the house itself, I don't have a formal floor plan, but here is what was attached when we bought the place (ignore the arrows): Basically, the orange is the main/middle floor. Very open for a split level. The kitchen/dining/family sitting is all open (it was an addition put on years before we bought). The blue is the third floor, and not pictured is the lowest level (half below grade) right below the blue. That is also a great room we gutted and put in a stone fireplace: This room also holds out laundry and a half bath. There really isn't any option for expansion that won't cost a fortune, unless I'm missing something. Our lot is 2 acres, so I don't want to subdivide. In fact, I grew up on 90 acres, so 2 acres is a little tight :) Someone mentioned buying a large chunk of land and subdividing it, and I certainly have thought of that. The problem is if you find a big chunk for sale WITH the gas rights, it's often nearing $1 million. Again, we're not in the suburbs of a major metropolitan area or in the city. We're a rural community in Northcentral PA....See Moreauntthelma
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