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Originally Posted By: SubLGT My local Sears store is shutting down, and liquidation sales will begin soon. If the price is right, Don't expect any bargains. Sears has got a lot of experience with store closing sales now. First off, everything gets marked up to the already high Sears full...

Originally Posted By: Kestas I just spent 8 days in misery after eating a dish I ordered at a fancy, kitchy restaurant. The chef was named one of the top ten in Detroit and is reputed to use fresh food. I never had tummy problems when I made my own meals. Chipolte's big claim to fame was...

Originally Posted By: Triple_Se7en Eating dinners in restaurants is both fattening and loaded with sodium. Right, that is one of the main reasons I don't eat out much anymore, the prices and mediocre food packed with sodium and who knows what. I help out a wedding photographer friend of mine...

Originally Posted By: Mr Nice Originally Posted By: andrewg Originally Posted By: skyactiv I wish they did annual inspections in Ohio to get some of the junk fixed or off the road. You've got to be kidding, right? You actually WANT the government MORE involved in everybody's life than it...

Originally Posted By: Leo99 Now, in NJ, they assume you'll take care of the safety issues on your own and they just plug in an OBDII reader and verify there are no codes and give you a sticker good for 2 years. Yeah, that was one of the best things Gov. Christie did. Two year sticker and...

Originally Posted By: Bluestream I have a 1988 Maytag washer that has never had one issue in 30 years. I recently pulled it out and found oil/grease on the floor, and also have oil coated on the under panel of the machine where the belts are. Has anyone replaced the transmission seal on these...

I'm still woking on a sprial ham from Thanksgiving..

Originally Posted By: surfstar I wouldn't worry. Meeting today's building codes vs decades ago... I'd definitely go for new and quick. Yeah, especially the pre-WW II stuff. Building codes, what building codes? Even for years after, those tiny bedroom windows that would never be allowed...

Rough framing often moves fast with a good crew. In my area I've seen many two story 3000+ sq. ft. houses go up in about a week and sometimes in nasty cold weather as well.

Originally Posted By: Oro_O Originally Posted By: slowrench Ive had success with sticky lifter ,in my turbo diesel.I slowly added a QT. of diesel fuel to a hot idling engine.Let it idle or high idle for 15-30min.,then drain.I believe its good to do once in a while,in my old diesels. This works...

Originally Posted By: BrocLuno ...If it were me, I'd just run Valvoline Maxlife as shown above and monitor. Not sure what the big deal s about Maxlife? it just a semi-syn, as is the Rotella T5, and this VOA shows calcium levels are nothing to write home about for an HDEO...

Originally Posted By: 928 Does delo , valvoline or rotella have more detergents than conventional oils? Planning on oil & filt changes every 3000 until it hopefully clears up. Rotella T5 syn-blends and the T4 still have decent levels of calcium detergent...

Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm Originally Posted By: Rock_Hudstone noticed she had a big tattoo on her ankle, (this was before tattooed women were common) that alone gave me a bad vibe about her, but against my advice my GF rented to her and she turned out to be a nightmare. Tattooed chicks...

Originally Posted By: Wolf359 [Usually the first question I ask is when they were looking to move in. You mostly want people who are looking for next month after they give their notice. Then you can ask about jobs, if they have pets, smoke, why they're moving etc. Yeah, In the past I would...

Originally Posted By: Mr Nice Obviously if the person knows what they are doing they can make good money. Problem is that some people want to get into the game and loose their [censored]. Not really about making a lot of money, positive cash flow would be minimal. Its more about not dumping...

Originally Posted By: Wolf359 Only other suggestion is that if she thinks it's worth $1800, list it for $1700. When you price it below market, you get good tenants. When it's too high, the only people left are the ones rejected by everyone else. Get a feel for the rents in the area, you want to...

Originally Posted By: DoubleWasp Mostly going to come down to her. Takes a special kind of person to do bad area rentals. I know plenty of people with low grade rental properties, and most of them seem mean and unhappy when the topic comes up. One way or another, she needs to wait. Nobody...

Originally Posted By: JohnnyJohnson If she's so lazy she claims she doesn't have the time sell it. ! Thats what she is thinking about doing. Unfortunately she bought in 2006 at the very top of the last RE bubble and paid way too much, so even after all these years they'd still probably take...

A friend of mine is looking to rent out her former 3 bed single family home but doesn't have the time to find and screen for tenants. I suggested a property management company but most seemed to deal with multiple units or commercial RE. Any advice from those who have or had rental properties...

Originally Posted By: Leo99 I walked out of the local dollar store couple weeks ago due to slow check out. I have no patience for that. I do that too, but take the items with me... Hey, I wanted to pay but they were too busy with other customers.