Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
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Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:38 pm
Towport goes towing.
Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:12 pm
You moving?
Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 9:02 am
We paid a company to move us last time and it was great. Had to box everything up and purge but they did all the lifting. Worth it.
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 10:20 am
Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 1:04 pm
Yep, we will get movers... whatever the rule about not asking people over 30 to help you move feels applicable. I wouldn't mind helping with heavy lifting, honestly boxing up is my least favorite part.
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 1:06 pm
Closing on 8/1, going to move I think the following weekend, will be getting the current pad listed stat. We are going to try the renting it out thing, hopefully they don't destroy our house. I feel like at $2500/month you must generally get decent quality individuals. It's a great setup for a couple or people with one kid, not great for roommates, so that should work out well too.
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:31 pm
Had 
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in the 86 today.
and in the 86 today.Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:56 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 8:02 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 8:41 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 11:47 pm
Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 7:17 am
Well, just throwing this out there, thats 8% more you could be making. You could put it into its own savings for turnover expenses, house maintenance, and mortgage in between tenants. Its close enough to self manage without too much PITA. I can give you my lease template to help get started if you want.D Griff wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 6:53 amIt's like a 10 minute bike ride, maybe two miles. Looking at a property manager that takes an 8% cut, he thinks we can rent for $2500+, if we can take in $2300 we're breaking even.golftdibrad1 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 4:36 pm
how far away is it? Its doable, but choose tenants wisely....
I think it makes sense on paper, only thing that gives me pause is we're using a lot of our cash reserves to buy the new place, so we'll have a $2K more/month payment (doable) but it'll be hard to rebuild the savings and make the handful of improvements to the new place we'd like to do. I think if renting turns out to be not terrible, it's worth it in the longer run to just be a bit more tight with budgeting over the next couple of years.
Depending on how much the property manager actually does, it MIGHT be worth it. In louisiana they were pretty much just crap middle men, TN seems similar, but maybe NC has better options. If they really just deal with issues and send the bill, have handymen on staff, and deal with evictions and whatnot, its probably worth it. All the ones I looked into were basically a glorified payment processing service and literal middle men.
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 7:29 am
17.5 MPG, mostly highway.
PP towed really well, TOW mode disables VCM, so running on all 6 the whole time.
Backing up is really easy with a shorter vehicle, and the additional cameras are really nice.
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 7:29 am
Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 9:26 am
When I met my now Father-In-Law, he had 3 F-150s and 1 F-250.
Makes zero sense to me. He has since sold one of them. Upgraded his F-250. He'll lose his work F-150 when he retires in the next year or so.
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 10:02 am
It makes zero sense to me either... but obviously it's not an uncommon type
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 10:03 am
Jeremy uses this guy and he seems pretty legit. You can set a threshold on issues you want to hear about - like if you just want him to deal with anything sub $300, you don't hear about it other than your monthly statement where it gets deducted.golftdibrad1 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 07, 2025 7:17 amWell, just throwing this out there, thats 8% more you could be making. You could put it into its own savings for turnover expenses, house maintenance, and mortgage in between tenants. Its close enough to self manage without too much PITA. I can give you my lease template to help get started if you want.D Griff wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 6:53 am
It's like a 10 minute bike ride, maybe two miles. Looking at a property manager that takes an 8% cut, he thinks we can rent for $2500+, if we can take in $2300 we're breaking even.
I think it makes sense on paper, only thing that gives me pause is we're using a lot of our cash reserves to buy the new place, so we'll have a $2K more/month payment (doable) but it'll be hard to rebuild the savings and make the handful of improvements to the new place we'd like to do. I think if renting turns out to be not terrible, it's worth it in the longer run to just be a bit more tight with budgeting over the next couple of years.
Depending on how much the property manager actually does, it MIGHT be worth it. In louisiana they were pretty much just crap middle men, TN seems similar, but maybe NC has better options. If they really just deal with issues and send the bill, have handymen on staff, and deal with evictions and whatnot, its probably worth it. All the ones I looked into were basically a glorified payment processing service and literal middle men.
On one hand, you're
it's another ~$200 we could get each month, but between working, being parents, taking care of the new house, etc. it feels a bit daunting to take on another responsibility.Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 10:29 am
He had his pristine 90s F-150 that he sold to his brother. He has his daily ecoboost late 2010s crew cab w/ long bed as his daily (that he doesn't drive daily). He has his work F-150 that he drives to the office and job sites every day. His Platinum F-250 diesel is for towing the camper?
I always gave my wife's brother shit because he drove a Ford Fusion, but I had a Lightning. I was the son his dad never had, because I joined the Ford Truck family. He just bought a Ranger Raptor last week, so now his father can finally accept him.
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 11:41 am
Tom just gets it done. You’re in good hands.D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Jul 07, 2025 10:03 amJeremy uses this guy and he seems pretty legit. You can set a threshold on issues you want to hear about - like if you just want him to deal with anything sub $300, you don't hear about it other than your monthly statement where it gets deducted.golftdibrad1 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 07, 2025 7:17 am
Well, just throwing this out there, thats 8% more you could be making. You could put it into its own savings for turnover expenses, house maintenance, and mortgage in between tenants. Its close enough to self manage without too much PITA. I can give you my lease template to help get started if you want.
Depending on how much the property manager actually does, it MIGHT be worth it. In louisiana they were pretty much just crap middle men, TN seems similar, but maybe NC has better options. If they really just deal with issues and send the bill, have handymen on staff, and deal with evictions and whatnot, its probably worth it. All the ones I looked into were basically a glorified payment processing service and literal middle men.
On one hand, you're
If you manage your own property, it’s not truly mailbox money.
I don’t want to worry about anything. I don’t want to be called, and I don’t know what makes a good tenant. He does all that, which I think is half the value.
You’re not an individual that wants to deal with that. Well worth the 8%. Having known tom
And what he has to deal with, 8% is wayyyy too low for me to take that on for anyone. Property management is a different breed.
Charlotte is a vast metropolis Brad, we have several options here for services that just aren’t available in smaller towns.
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 12:24 pm
You got 18mpg while towing?
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 12:26 pm
I am genuinely curious how much the passenger seat has to move up to fit the rear facing baby seat. If possible can you snag a pic of the position?
And like can you sit in front of your kid (you not the wife). Or are your legs touching the dash at that point and you're in a fetal position?
Kinda cool that car still works in a pinch! That can't be said for corvettes , miatas etc.
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 12:27 pm
So how does that 8% work? Do you still get the cut if the building is unoccupied?J-Ho-Fo-Show69 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 07, 2025 11:41 amTom just gets it done. You’re in good hands.D Griff wrote: ↑Mon Jul 07, 2025 10:03 am
Jeremy uses this guy and he seems pretty legit. You can set a threshold on issues you want to hear about - like if you just want him to deal with anything sub $300, you don't hear about it other than your monthly statement where it gets deducted.
On one hand, you're
If you manage your own property, it’s not truly mailbox money.
I don’t want to worry about anything. I don’t want to be called, and I don’t know what makes a good tenant. He does all that, which I think is half the value.
You’re not an individual that wants to deal with that. Well worth the 8%. Having known tom
And what he has to deal with, 8% is wayyyy too low for me to take that on for anyone. Property management is a different breed.
Charlotte is a vast metropolis Brad, we have several options here for services that just aren’t available in smaller towns.
Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 12:41 pm
Naw bromax225 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 07, 2025 12:27 pmSo how does that 8% work? Do you still get the cut if the building is unoccupied?J-Ho-Fo-Show69 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 07, 2025 11:41 am
Tom just gets it done. You’re in good hands.
If you manage your own property, it’s not truly mailbox money.
I don’t want to worry about anything. I don’t want to be called, and I don’t know what makes a good tenant. He does all that, which I think is half the value.
You’re not an individual that wants to deal with that. Well worth the 8%. Having known tom
And what he has to deal with, 8% is wayyyy too low for me to take that on for anyone. Property management is a different breed.
Charlotte is a vast metropolis Brad, we have several options here for services that just aren’t available in smaller towns.
Car Talk 6: Best of times and Worst of Times
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 12:49 pm
I can look for or grab pics. On the bolded, hell no. Wife road in it once with the baby in the back, like four miles round trip to dinner, she was completely jammed in there, legs basically sideways and still in the dash with the seatback vertically upright, she is about 5'5". It's basically one or the other.max225 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 07, 2025 12:26 pmI am genuinely curious how much the passenger seat has to move up to fit the rear facing baby seat. If possible can you snag a pic of the position?
And like can you sit in front of your kid (you not the wife). Or are your legs touching the dash at that point and you're in a fetal position?
Kinda cool that car still works in a pinch! That can't be said for corvettes , miatas etc.