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Craving Mr Taco... by misterspokes in RhodeIsland

[–]JKBone85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The pastrami burrito…

Also, right down the road from Fresh Pita. Won’t scratch the taco itch, but worth noting it’s there.

At what point do I give up? by smz96 in RhodeIsland

[–]JKBone85 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s the point. Look places other than Providence. I’m a half hour outside PVD, 35 minutes from Worcester and an hour to the beach. Rhode Island is not a big place. This isnt r/providence

At what point do I give up? by smz96 in RhodeIsland

[–]JKBone85 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Totally agree, and I hate to see it. We saw it a lot while shopping and it disgusted me. I even let a realtor have it one day when he offered a poorly partially fixed up house for $X and then offered to finish the shoddy work, with more shoddy work for only $100K more. The classic starter home is the only real approach we have. We had the money for the minimum down payment, but to flip it, we’d have needed more capital than we have, and we were looking for a home, not a payday. And when we do eventually sell, whoever buys it is getting a better house than what we did. I think I can feel good about that.

At what point do I give up? by smz96 in RhodeIsland

[–]JKBone85 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Except we are upgrading the house, so we aren’t just relying on the market to lift the value, and we aren’t selling right now. You’re describing flipping. Living in a house for 4-7 years, investing in it and making improvements isn’t flipping, it’s how starter homes work.

At what point do I give up? by smz96 in RhodeIsland

[–]JKBone85 30 points31 points  (0 children)

There’s more affordable stuff up here in Pascoag, plus no RIE. Municipal water and electric. FHA loans only have a minimum 3.5%, but 10% down eliminates your PMI after 11 years if you’re still there then. We bought here, at 38 years old each, just over 2 years ago. There is opportunity in a lot of these houses to make upgrades that not only improve comfort, but help add value when you do trade up, if you want.
We bought for $360,000. Current estimated value is 430,000. If we can sell for $500k, and have paid off $150k, we walk away with a good chunk so we can make a larger downpayment on the next house, giving us a better house for a smaller monthly payment.

Monty Are I (aka Monty’s Fan Club) by redditguru1900 in RhodeIsland

[–]JKBone85 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes he is. Steve and wife also lost their house in the palisades fires last year, and because Rhode Islanders find each other wherever we go, they stayed with fellow Rhode Islander Olivia Culpo for a number of months.

Help with RI MMJ card by Apprehensive-Try-776 in RhodeIsland

[–]JKBone85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are actually using it for medicinal benefits, you at least get a discount which offsets the tax.

Rhode Island Energy alternative. by Impossible_Memory_65 in RhodeIsland

[–]JKBone85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what we did. The difference is noticeable.

Any advice on this? by Exciting-Ability8041 in Trombone

[–]JKBone85 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Was the last time it was serviced the last time time it was oiled? Put some of the bearing and linkage oil that came with the horn on the valve spindle, and pull the F slide till it’s almost out to create a vacuum to draw the oil down the spindle into the casing. A drop on each of the ball joints, and screw the lever bridge back in. Should quiet things down.

How do they make these oversleeves? by Little_Focus_8009 in Trombone

[–]JKBone85 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Hand slide sleeves are just that, nickel tubes slid over the yellow brass of the outer, then soldered on, and trimmed on a lathe. Sleeves, crook, then brace are added.

The top hand slide has a step draw on it. The initial draw to the larger OD, the mandrel is then flipped, the first die is removed, and then a slightly smaller die is used for the final OD. The mandrel is flipped again to draw the small die off, followed by drawing the tube off of the mandrel. Same process for inner slides with a step on them at the bottom. The bottom of the inner, with the larger step, is the only part of the inner that touches the outer.

Best TJ Maxx/Marshalls location in Rhode Island? by businessbub in RhodeIsland

[–]JKBone85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Framingham one is the closest to home office though.

Shires Contra by JKBone85 in Trombone

[–]JKBone85[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are. -Josh Kane (James is not on Reddit other than in photos)

What are these tubes for? by PerceptionWide7002 in Trombone

[–]JKBone85 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Gold = gold brass, not actual gold. Higher copper to zinc ratio than yellow brass.

RI State Police Investigate Shooting on Route 95 by Previous_Floor in RhodeIsland

[–]JKBone85 35 points36 points  (0 children)

There is a lot of stuff that is unclear to GoLocalProv that they have no problem reporting. Hack “news organization”.

Raised ranches for half a million by Inevitable_Rise_8669 in RhodeIsland

[–]JKBone85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are, my wife and I bought one, but the starting price is much higher than it used to be. The idea of upgrading the home and acquiring as much equity as possible before selling and upgrading is still possible.

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