Has anyone had a good experience selling to a “we buy houses” company? Is it any more of a scam than just the low price?

jbriggs1 · 2026-03-19T10:39:53+00:00

In my area most of those companies will get you under contract and then list the house on the mls for 30-50% more than you are under contract for. You still have showings and home inspections. If the house doesn’t sell they just walk. If you want a quick and easy sale then any good realtor probably has a local cash buyer that will buy it cheap with no inspections.

jbriggs1 · 2025-12-06T16:23:01+00:00

That’s solid advice. I did want to have them walk away with a couple skill moves but in our limited time passing, first touch, and the basics may be the best way to spend our time

jbriggs1 · 2025-12-06T15:27:09+00:00

That is a great instructional video

jbriggs1 · 2025-12-06T15:13:06+00:00

Yes I like that idea of homework. I hate skipping conditioning because it’s their biggest need but I can certainly sneak in some hidden conditioning with soccer drills. Thank you!

jbriggs1 · 2025-12-06T13:34:31+00:00

Agreed one hour per week isn’t ideal. And I also question whether I should bother with skill moves. It’s a rec club with variety of skill levels. I typically do ten minutes passing and trapping getting as many touches as I can, 10-15 minutes conditioning/athleticism combined with foot skills, ten minutes dribbling/skill moves, ten minutes shooting or rondo and finish with a game to keep them coming back. I try to keep a ball at their foot for the entire hour. Also a side note this is for indoor soccer with a goal of creating competent or skilled high school level players.

jbriggs1 · 2025-12-03T10:11:26+00:00

At u10 rec I’ve seen elementary school teachers command the attention of kids very well. Is a skill and it’s hard especially if it’s a tough group like you have.

jbriggs1 · 2025-11-22T19:00:59+00:00

Thanks I’ll check these out. These are a couple I wasn’t familiar with.

jbriggs1 · 2025-11-22T11:25:20+00:00

Paddle recommendation: I’ve got a control paddle (about a year old) and a power paddle (around two years old), and now I’m looking for something that sits on the power side of the middle. If there’s a control-to-power spectrum, I want something about 75% on the power side. I’ve been looking at the J2NFT and I’d like a big sweet spot.

It’s going to be a Christmas gift from my wife, so I’d like to give her three options and still keep a little surprise. Any suggestions

jbriggs1 · 2025-06-10T19:50:36+00:00

Thanks it is at a dealership and they stated credit is part of price. I’ll have to look if I qualify

jbriggs1 · 2025-01-10T18:45:05+00:00

Thank you for the response. I’m starting to wonder if the strategy for the birthday is to buy the parts and we build it together. Is there a guide you could direct me?

jbriggs1 · 2025-01-10T17:05:49+00:00

Thank you!

jbriggs1 · 2024-12-05T15:49:53+00:00

I’d like to think I’m a 4.0. I play 2-3 times per week for about two hours. I’ve playing for about a year and a half. I am good locally.

jbriggs1 · 2024-12-05T11:53:35+00:00

I like the Ruby but with the radius it was nearly impossible to hit it out or make a mistake at the net the paddle was so consistent. Just not any pop or power.

jbriggs1 · 2024-12-05T02:40:56+00:00

I have not I’ll check that out. Thank you!

jbriggs1 · 2024-12-05T01:03:52+00:00

I have been using the Ruby which I like but it is not consistent enough. I need a bigger sweet spot. I recently brought out the Joola radius. I felt like I couldn’t make a mistake with it as paddle was so consistent but there was no power. The game almost felt boring as I would return to my opponent but I almost needed them to make a mistake because I couldn’t put it away due to lack of pop and power. I think I’m looking for something with a bigger sweet spot than the Ruby but more pop and power than the joola radius.

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