Recent content by Hillbilly Deluxe

I forgot about the starter. Had a shop near my daughter's college put one on, about $350 total. I did the valve adjustment at about 180k. I'd say 5 of the 8 needed a minor adjustment. Kind of a pain. Make sure you order the special Honda valve tool before even starting. Get the Fel Pro...

I read the statement above about how people who are having babies and raising families need more space. Yeah, probably more than a 1-bedroom apartment. One of the issues today with the younger people is they expect a 3200 sf, 5br/3ba home for their 3-4 person family. They "need" a kitchen 3x...

Depends on location (#1 rule in RE) and price range. If it's a home in good shape, move-in ready and in the $275-325k price range, min 3/2, in a decent area, it will sell basically overnight. If it's a beater, needs $100k+ in renovation (everything seems to need $100k min in renovation) and a...

Yes, his has the 2.4L engine. Those were around since 2004 or so. These early years were the best. Honda screwed them up about 2011 or so...

I think there's about 202-204k on my 2008 CR-V EX-L that my daughter drives. It's "ok", I can't say it's "bone dry" underneath anymore. Looks like the front main seal is leaking, seems to be somewhat a typical issue for these K24 engines. I have an OEM seal and Bando belt ready to go...

American Standard Cadet III

I bet 95% of the people who are surprised aren't FROM FLORIDA. I bet they are from the northeastern states....

I'd have a heart-to-heart, sit-down talk with her husband first. My 25 year old daughter constantly tells me that I've made it extremely hard on her finding a boyfriend. She tells me that there aren't many guys out there that could come close to meeting my expectations. Before you start...

Can't stand it, either. I'm a big YT user IMO.

That don't have a Daikin or Mistubishi label on them. FWIW, I saw a Carrier "Branded" mini-split system several months ago. There was NO WHERE on any piece of equipment the name of the manufacturer. This is Carrier, supposedly a well-respected brand. They have their local reps pushing this...

I'm not asking the taxpayers to underwrite investment loans. I fully admit I don't know exactly how the mortgage interest rates are set, but it appears to me that Fannie Mae/The Fed seem to play a big part in free market interest rates. I doubt my investment mortgages would be "Fannie Mae"...

FYI, I talked to a mortgage loan officer yesterday, he advised me that average interest rates on a 30 yr investment property (25% down min) are hollering at 9% right now. He sent me a sheet based on ~730 credit score, shows 8.8%. He said that Fannie Mae raised rates on investment loans...

I don't buy (much) chinese junk from Amazon and I do leave a lot reviews, just not frequently. I'll do reviews about 3-4x a year and when I do, I'll do 15-20 at a time. Based on the above comments, I'd take a hard pass at being a Vine member. I don't think a manufacturer of decent quality...

For YEARS, I mean 7+ years, Publix was selling an 8 oz container of Heavy Whipping Cream for MORE than a 16 oz container. Math that up for me.

THIS I can't believe that Daikin is selling basic, packaged rooftop units with their name on it that come out of a Goodman factory.... Boggles my mind! One thing that makes me shake my head is to ride/drive my multi-million dollar houses and see 3-4 Goodman condensing units sitting outside...