Man, I’ve been there with the tape disasters—had a 1920s bungalow where the original trim was this deep, rich mahogany. Thought I was being careful wi...

Yeah, those “surprises” can really eat up your profit if you’re not careful. I once opened up a garage wall and found a mess of old wiring spliced tog...

I’ve wrestled with this exact thing in a couple of my flips, especially the older ones. One place from the 1920s had so many “mystery breezes” I start...

Your chamomile setup sounds lovely—I bet it smells amazing when you walk through there. I had a similar experience with Corsican mint...thought it'd l...

Haha, pointing chairs at the vacuum might be pushing it... I mean, I've tried rearranging furniture to encourage better habits too, but sometimes the ...

Haha, been there myself. I once tackled a bathroom renovation thinking, "how hard can plumbing really be?" Well... turns out pretty hard when you're k...

Definitely second the sink wipe-down trick—it saved me once when I had an inspector show up early and my kitchen was still a mess from painting cabine...

Totally get what you're saying about simplicity. We went through something similar—installed one of those fancy humidity-sensing fans thinking it'd be...

I get your point about paint cans, definitely makes sense to keep things neat. But honestly, I've had inspectors come through when my kitchen looked l...