Man, I hear you on the earthquake-proofing. I’ve definitely gone a little overboard with anchors and brackets in my rentals—one too many tenants treat...

Honestly, I get the urge to just tune out all the eco labels sometimes, but I actually kind of like that there are so many now. It’s a pain, sure, but...

Totally get where you’re coming from. I once tried to save a few bucks by skipping out on better insulation in a rental unit—big mistake. Tenants comp...

Cutting a hole’s never fun, but I totally get it. I once tried to track a leak in one of my rentals with a fancy camera—thought I was being clever. En...

Ha, totally get that vibe. Grout’s like the final boss of bathroom cleaning. I’ve had tenants swear by vinegar and baking soda, but honestly, I think ...

Can’t argue with that. I tried to DIY a leaky pipe in one of my rentals last year—figured it was just a loose fitting. Ended up chasing a slow drip fo...

This hits home. Last spring, I tried to just repaint a wall—ended up discovering ancient wallpaper under three layers of paint. One “quick” project tu...

When we built our guest house a couple years back, I was pretty casual about budgeting for groundwork—figured, "Hey, it's just a small structure, how ...

Yeah, inspectors can be unpredictable for sure. When we converted our garage into a studio, one inspector was totally fine with our plans, but then an...

Yeah, bass is a tricky beast... I've tried insulation upgrades too, and while they help with general noise, deep bass just seems to find its way throu...

Yeah, inspectors definitely bring their own quirks to the table. Had one guy who insisted on a specific railing height that wasn't even in the local c...

Ha, I feel you on that. It'd be awesome until the lights start dimming because they sense you're bored during someone's long-winded story... awkward. ...