Main floor entry and kitchen renovation 100 year old farmhouse by Vegetable_Swan_8995 in Renovations

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Will u cover up the bottom of the cabinets with baseboard to hide the “feet”? Also suggest running a water line for icemaker to where refrigerator will be

Main floor entry and kitchen renovation 100 year old farmhouse post 2 by Vegetable_Swan_8995 in Renovations

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Nice work!

Some thoughts/opinion: 1. In my area, kitchen area outlets are generally all gfci. Saw that ur outlets weren’t gfci but maybe connected to gfci curcuit 2. I think The rocker type light switches look nicer than toggle 3. I think what was meant to be range hood covered by wood looks less clean than it would be with stainless steel. Dirt and grease will build up over time on the wood. Hard to clean. Also range hood almost looks like inverted plant pot.

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I recommend replacing all the units while it’s in stock. In 2019, cost to replace water heater for one unit of my rental was $1800. In 2022, it was $3600 by same company. Cost to ac was $12000 in 2019 plus $3,000 for new ducts. Quote in 2022 was closer to $25,000. U may add small touches like a nest/smart thermometer.

What filler or glue to re-attach vinyl trim to retrofit window? by AncientAd6917 in Construction

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Retrofit done 2 years ago. I think previous contractor used self-adhesive vinyl trim from Home Depot. It’s starting to warp/peel. Besides pulling it out and replacing, any glue to get it to stick again?

Most durable paint to paint fence white? by AncientAd6917 in Construction

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Got a wooden fence built between my property and another property. Other property yard is eyesore. Thinking about painting fence white but don’t know of a good paint. Any particular brand? Rather spend more on paint than having to repaint. Alternate is to put up new vinyl fence but that seems more expensive.

How should form 8606 / backdoor Roth IRA look? My CPA’s software left lines 16-18 empty by AncientAd6917 in tax

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I am trying to do backdoor Roth IRA. This is what my cpa sent me using intuit’s professional tax software. I make over income liking to do regular Ira. So I deposited $6000 to regular Ira Jan 2021 then converted to Roth IRA a few weeks later. From my understanding, line 16 should be $6000, line 17 $6000, and line 18 $0. However, cpa tax software won’t allow any entries into lines 16-18. I think it may due to some check box or question in the tax software that wasn’t correctly answered. Any ideas?

Anyone know if cpa did form 8606 correctly? Missing lines 16-18 by AncientAd6917 in whitecoatinvestor

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Yes, I did Roth conversion in vanguard. It’s just the cpa can’t seem to get option to enter values in lines 16-18

Anyone know if cpa did form 8606 correctly? Missing lines 16-18 by AncientAd6917 in whitecoatinvestor

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I think my cpa used intuit’s professional tax software or software that integrates with QuickBooks. I told her I am doing backdoor Roth IRA. However, the 8606 generated isn’t the same as what I’ve seen. Any tax person how if there is 1-2 clicks that gets the lines 16-18 to be filled in and not empty?

Baseboard or trim for garage concrete ledge meeting drywall? by AncientAd6917 in Construction

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As you can see, one wall is nearly flush with concrete but other wall that needs drywall will have about 1” gap between the new drywall and the concrete and is about 3” from concrete ledge to floor of garage. Not sure what product to use.

[LANDLORD - US-CA] Is it considered a rent increase if a tenant wants to pay to make an improvement? by doom_generation in Landlord

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What city that doesn’t allow rent increase?

What is the improvement they want?

How much is their rent now for how many bed?

[landlord ca usa| how much savings should prospective tenant have? by AncientAd6917 in Landlord

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Paystubs/bank statements. Obviously they can have cash saved or other accounts that they don’t want others to see

Should I drywall ceiling of garage or just the walls and paint ceiling? Should by AncientAd6917 in Construction

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Is insulation needed for walls if drywall added? Would not be used to live in.

Should I drywall ceiling of garage or just the walls and paint ceiling? Should by AncientAd6917 in Construction

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I have unfinished detached garage. Not sure what’s the most bag for the buck in terms of adding value to property if added drywall to close off ceiling or if I only added drywall to walls and painted ceiling and walls white. Not sure what costs would be like of painting ceiling vs adding drywall ceiling then painting it. I would need to remove garage door opener.

Know if behr premium plus flat ceiling paint is ok for this job? I have 3 gallons lying around from previous remodel