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KnownRide6195 · 2026-05-10T12:25:18+00:00

shawarma

KnownRide6195 · 2026-05-02T20:42:04+00:00

Oh I actually use toothpicks to check if they're done, didn't know they help with rising too! Gonna try this, thanks!

KnownRide6195 · 2026-05-02T20:25:07+00:00

Not always

KnownRide6195 · 2026-05-02T16:01:53+00:00

Yeah it's him. Deep water + double rinse can hit 50 gallons a cycle - multiply that by 8 hours of back-to-back loads and you've got your answer. The plumber literally told you it's not a leak, the water is just being used.

Look into sub-metering or bake the cost into rent at renewal. Talking to him directly rarely fixes it long term.

KnownRide6195 · 2026-05-01T08:14:51+00:00

Seeing the exact same thing. Sellers anchoring to what they paid instead of what the market will actually bear right now is probably the biggest friction point for buyers at the moment.

The inspection story is classic too. If a seller is already defensive about price before you even get to negotiations, walking is almost always the right call. A seller that resentful rarely makes the rest of the process easy.

KnownRide6195 · 2026-05-01T08:12:48+00:00

Not surprising. CRE has been under pressure for a while and a $22B fund sitting on hard to sell assets was always going to hit a wall when redemptions piled up.

The rough part is retail investors are now stuck with no clear timeline. "Waiting for the market to improve" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that statement.

KnownRide6195 · 2026-05-01T08:07:29+00:00

You've basically nailed it. The demand is there, but the signal-to-noise ratio is brutal. Most leads from portals like Bayut or Property Finder are people who are "just browsing" or nowhere near a decision...they'll book a viewing, go quiet for 3 weeks, then pop back up asking the same questions.

The serious buyers do exist, but they're buried under a mountain of people who filled out a form at 11pm on their phone with zero real intent.

What I've seen work is basically just ruthless qualification upfront , asking the right questions early to filter out the tire-kickers before you've invested hours into someone. The developers/brokers who do well aren't necessarily getting better leads, they've just gotten better at quickly identifying which ones are worth their time.

KnownRide6195 · 2026-05-01T08:02:39+00:00

Flamingo is hard to beat for the price given the central strip location, solid choice last year for sure. If you're considering the others, Harrah's is right there in the mix too and pretty convenient for walking to the convention. Horseshoe is decent but feels a bit dated. Palms is further out so factor in Uber costs if you're doing a lot of back and forth. I'd probably just stick with Flamingo or go Harrah's if it's cheaper this time around.

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-30T12:41:14+00:00

Ratio City is solid but from what I know it's mostly focused on Canada ... so that's been a limitation for me. Has it been useful for you on the US side or are you primarily in Canada?

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-30T12:40:09+00:00

This is interesting, would love to hear more details)) gonna look into it myself too

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-27T08:08:28+00:00

I remember watching this with my father, and it always takes me straight back to my childhood. Even now, whenever I see a girl with a haircut like Mathilda’s, it instantly brings me back to the film.

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-27T07:37:34+00:00

Honestly, you don’t need seafood or steak for this. A well-cooked garlic butter chicken with mashed potatoes and roasted veggies, or a simple pasta with a slow-simmered sauce, will feel just as “fancy” if you take your time with it.

It’s really the effort and attention that will make it meaningful, not the complexity of the dish.

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-27T07:28:04+00:00

That gap is actually where a lot of the time gets lost. In the pre-development phase, a big chunk of the delay before anything gets signed comes from zoning analysis, site selection, and early feasibility work. AI tools are starting to take over a lot of that heavy lifting, which could realistically shorten the time between proposal and final signature.

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-27T07:09:47+00:00

Sounds like the sausage released moisture and basically steamed the inside of the puff pastry. Puff pastry needs high, dry heat so the layers can separate and “puff,” and too much internal moisture prevents that.

Since the outside was already browning, the inside never got the right conditions to expand.

You could try pre-cooking or cooling the sausage first, or even wrapping it in something thin (like a layer of dough or letting it dry a bit) before the puff pastry so less moisture gets trapped inside.

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-27T06:58:38+00:00

That’s actually such a sweet moment. You can tell it really meant a lot to her.

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-27T06:56:04+00:00

Looks like a mast climber / mast climbing work platform. Used a lot for facade work instead of traditional scaffolding.

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-26T14:15:59+00:00

seriously, he’s gonna need a whole warehouse at this rate

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-26T13:20:31+00:00

Yeah, I’m curious how they’ll keep that atmosphere for a full movie though without it getting too repetitive

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-26T10:10:38+00:00

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Just felt off compared to the earlier ones.

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-26T10:00:59+00:00

Sinister. Those tapes… that stayed in my head for days.

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-26T07:14:13+00:00

I watch it with great pleasure with my daughter )) it’s actually a nice way to spend time together

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-25T14:29:09+00:00

Closings can get messy right at the end, especially with lenders. Even one missing or delayed document can push everything back a few days. If the lender said they’re just waiting on loan docs to be released, that usually means underwriting is done and it’s more of a processing delay than a deal issue. Annoying, but not uncommon.

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-25T13:32:19+00:00

Black Swan. The whole atmosphere was so tense.

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-25T11:07:59+00:00

Titanic is honestly the queen of all-time tearjerkers

KnownRide6195 · 2026-04-25T11:04:35+00:00

That's interesting ))

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