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re: Price Sq/ft to build new home

Posted by Dennis ODell on 8/4/17 at 9:57 pm
Came across this thread looking for nola based framing crew. Bumping to see if/where this $3.75/sqft framing crew exists...
Let me explain from a woman's perspective: Wants something that looks nice if she's going to look at it everyday for the rest of her life. Cannot tell the difference between a CZ and a diamond. Still wants a diamond. ...
[quote]Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, [/quote] I'm pretty sure I remember reading that the demolition of penn station created a huge uproar and its demolition fueled a national movement for the preservation of historic landmarks. Eta: [link=(http://mashable.com/2015/07/20/original-penn-st...

re: Being a real estate agent.......

Posted by Dennis ODell on 12/27/15 at 8:54 pm
[quote] 98% of Realtors don't do anything more than put a sign up/ put it in the MLS and wait for the phone to ring.[/quote] Can they still get a market rate price doing this? ...

re: Being a real estate agent.......

Posted by Dennis ODell on 12/27/15 at 7:40 pm
Yes that proprietary method and the possibility of client steering are the two driving factors for why you hire an agent to sell your house. ...

re: Being a real estate agent.......

Posted by Dennis ODell on 12/27/15 at 7:05 pm
I say they should allow individuals to access to the MLS for a fee of x dollars per month. If a realtor's marketing, understanding of contracts, ability to negotiate a higher price, etc are worth the 6% the market will continue to use their service. Make all the information accessible to the masses ...

re: Being a real estate agent.......

Posted by Dennis ODell on 12/27/15 at 2:43 pm
[quote]How exactly does one get access to the MLS[/quote] By hiring a real estate agent......

re: Being a real estate agent.......

Posted by Dennis ODell on 12/27/15 at 2:25 pm
If open access to the MLS was available (for a fee) to buyers and sellers, I think the residential realtor would become obsolete ...

re: House building process

Posted by Dennis ODell on 12/11/15 at 9:08 am
[quote]Ok buddy. I understand. You are a GC and you believe it's best to hire you because you took a test and have some insurance. a-hole [/quote] Haha I was just being sarcastic, I am currently self building a house (not a GC btw). I was knocking the cost plus model earlier in the thread. ...

re: House building process

Posted by Dennis ODell on 12/11/15 at 8:53 am
But seriously, who's your granite fabricator in nola?...

re: House building process

Posted by Dennis ODell on 12/11/15 at 8:51 am
No you don't. And I doubt your ludicrous claims that you were able to hire a plumber capable of installing a claw foot tub all by himself. ...

re: House building process

Posted by Dennis ODell on 12/11/15 at 8:33 am
The same kind of coordination and oversight required when installing a high end quartzite vs uba tuba? ...

re: House building process

Posted by Dennis ODell on 12/10/15 at 9:46 pm
Cost + 10%: You pick a $500 standard tub. Builder makes $50. You pick a high end $5000. Builder makes $500. All the GC did in both cases was call a plumber. What did he do to earn an extra $450?...

re: House building process

Posted by Dennis ODell on 12/10/15 at 12:33 pm
Three ways a builder could do the job: 1) cost plus a % 2) cost plus a flat fee 3) one flat price to do the job (the contract will have details for what happens in the event there are changes) Option three is once you already have plans and specs etc ...
You saved $2000 on a tub? Got damn that must be some tub...
[quote]Many builders don't want you to supply your own stuff because if you do, they can't add their upcharge [/quote] frick that noise...
So sad. I wonder if more of these suicides start being linked to brain disease caused from repetitive hits to the head playing football...
What's a reasonable amount for a builder to charge over and above the cost of materials and labor?...

re: LaGuardia to Upper West Side

Posted by Dennis ODell on 7/21/15 at 12:55 pm
I love the M60 bus. We took it last time we went and it wasn't bad at all. Went to like 125th then got off and took the subway into the city...