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I rented a 20-year-old house in Vegas from Progress Residential, a very predatory investment corporation. When the gate pulled out of the wall because the wind blew, I could tell the house looked like it was built of styrofoam. The gate blew open several times, and these predators kept sending men down to "repair" it after every incident. They didn't repair it. They slapped a bandaid on it, which endangered my dogs' lives. PR won't pay for PARTS for any repair. The gate post needed to be cemented into the ground. I finally called repair people and paid $700 for repairs PR SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED ACCORDING TO THE LEASE because I didn't want my dogs to be killed on the road. They refused to repair ANYTHING connected to safety -- not the garage door opener, not the gate, not the front-door latch. They only pretended to repair those important safety features. They didn't even care that a greasy stranger entered by backyard and stared in at me. They continued not to care when I told them the house across the street was a known meth lab. DO NOT RENT FROM THESE PREDATORS, YOU WILL PUT YOUR AND YOUR FAMILY'S LIVES IN DANGER.
Dumbest thing ive ever heard. Your known as the country capital of legalized Marijuana before California got on board and not one of you burn outs thought... hmmnnm, heat + snow = liquid water 🤦♂️
I've never heard that before! I used to live in a couple of small mountain towns like 15 years ago. They were just too small for me. Maybe as I'm older though now it would be different? Don't know.
There is no inventory shortage. I was talking to my financial advisor and he pointed out a hidden reason prices are sky high. It has nothing to do with the "low" inventory. It has to do with the time the government shut down america and the multitudes of tax money lost. Funny how right after everything opened up property values shot through the roof.
@TheLivinginDenverPodcast do you think thr government is going to lower the value of property and lose tax money considering it is based on a percentage of the value of the house? I've talked to several property investors. And all have said there is no shortage.
@@zeppo4169 Maybe it's location dependent, I'm an investor, an agent etc.... And here in Denver, we're "balanced", as there are as many selling as are coming on the market, but the amount of options is still sooooo low. If you have any requirements, it's tough to find something that works. I also do and don't subcribe to the government control theory. I think we give them too much credit for being able to control things, and other times, I'm full blown illuminati controls us all tin hat man.
@@TheLivinginDenverPodcast last year I used 2400kw, so that's $720 for the units, plus the connection charge of $292 = $85 per month. But I have relatively low consumption of electricity. My heating system is gas and I have no EV or electric heaters.
How do you adapt your infrastructure to increased loads and futureproof it? - "You dont, you dont" Gotcha buddy. Lets see what planet you live on, it sure aint mine.
@@TheLivinginDenverPodcast Listen, sorry if I come across rude. Just take a look at the world outside man. How do they deliver power to huge cities? How does any infrastructure work. Wheres a demand, there is a service, thats it. We live in the developed world baby.
@@SunRunn3r No need to apologize, it's a real question though. If in your specific neighborhood let's say the usage increased by 20% or even 50%. How does the grid physically work? Do we have powerful enough lines currently? Or do those need to be upgraded? I've never seen an existing neighborhood be upgraded in their lines, but I couldn't imagine it would be quick, cheap, easy etc... So how do we adapt? What does that look like? Or, is part of the answer to have enough people get solar installed and therefore we don't "need" upgraded grids?
@@TheLivinginDenverPodcast So of course the grid would need upgrading in that case, but such demand levels dont explode overnight. What is happening right now however on a quite big scale is the following. We have surplus power during the day that has nowhere to go, to the point where you get paid if you consume energy. Its has a term "Netzdienliches Verhalten" which translates to Grid assiting behaviour. So market forces already push private households to adopt their own storage that takes cheap energy during surplus hours of the day and releases it (most of the time for personal use) during peak hours, where its common for the energy to cost twice as much, often at least 50% more. This is not unique to Germany, every place that has some kind of energy cycle, which is often linked to solar Sees this dynamic. So thats one way to greatly increase grid stability and capacity. Since those who charged their batteries wont need the grid in peak hours, thereby creating more capacity and also saving alot of money on their energy bill. Also, while not so cheap, generally Power infrastructure is quite cheap and space dense compared to the value it provides. A few cables already carry enough current for more people than we could imagine. Although I couldnt tell you any numbers on that. For housing, however, the overwhelming majority of households are equipped to handle for example an electric car, home battery or a solar roof installation with 0 modifications to the grid connection and with well timed energy usage the grid load can not just be mitigated, but reduced! Now you might think this is an optimistic fantasy, but if you pay 20ct/kwh vs 50ct/kwh people start to act accordingly. Thank you for your time, I hope this has given you a broader understanding.
When I hear someone say "the grid cannot handle EVs" I wonder how the grid is handling all of the new homes being built every year...Why is it that no one ever equates a new house to new grid demand. Only cars...Could it be agenda??? You win the pretzel logic of the day award... congratulations.
Your home HVAC is probably the largest electrical load in your home. It probably draws like 3500-4500 watts - it runs for 20 minutes an hour during the summer daylight hours (depends on the state, in FL it runs almost 24x7). A hairdryer can be like 1800 watts, you use it for a minute once a day. An EV charger can use 7000-10,000 watts and in some instances will be going for hours. New homes have new HVAC which can be much more efficient (SEER2), better insulation etc.. No, our 3 grids (West,East,Texas) have all been neglected for decades and can not take everyone buying and charging an EV.
@@InsidiousDr9 Using math and your numbers - Best case for AC is 3500W *8hrs = 28KWh daily. EV charging 100miles/Day (extreme worse case) 25KWh daily. Most only require 1/2 of that, and charge their vehicle 1-2times/Week. New homes use heat pumps on the east coast. Assuming 100% eff they are drawing power 30-40 minutes/ hour in the winter, and are by far the highest demand on the grid which you conveniently ignored. Typically drawing a min of 60KWh. I have yet to see a home built this century without 150A service or greater, because folks love their Christmas lights in the winter. I agree with the neglect, but charging EVs will make power companies rich, and they are not going to ignore the new market. The grid will fix itself thanks to good old fashioned capitalism.
In this context if you're in an older neighborhood built say 100 years ago, and the demand for power increases by say 20%, does that affect the infrastructure? Can our current setup handle that increase? New neighborhoods they're building with an increase in demand as the standard. It's a good point though on homes, but I think the nature of the question comes from my current load increasing in my current house, and if everyone's did, could we handle it?
Interesting point. But, I've never seen an existing neighborhood get upgraded lines to handle a bigger load? Or am I ignorant on the matter and the lines are fine it's just the source? Genuinely wondering.
I wonder what is the charging list of the battery. For EV, the charging lost is 15% for L2 and about 20% for L2. If this lost exist, using battery to offset peak electricity may not work out.
@@TheLivinginDenverPodcast when charging EV, there is a 15% lost. Meaning if you need to put 8.5kWh into better, the actual energy from grip drawn is 10kWh. I wonder if this lost exist in home back up battery
I don't think there will be much car charging in a black out. My battery is 27 kW-hrs. My house uses ~1 kW so 24 kW-hrs in a day. Not much left over for charging a car.
@@TheLivinginDenverPodcast Net metering is the purchase price and selling price of electricity is the same. So if you export juice during the day you can buy it back at night for the same price. But for people who put in solar now that's no longer the case. You sell wholesale and buy retail. So a battery helps with that you can save your juice for the night.
Interesting. I never thought of it like that. But, wouldn't the same be true of like a furnace? Or a roof? The homeowner doesn't have a say in who the company that installs is?
@@TheLivinginDenverPodcast not exactly because those cost are rolled into the building cost. Solar should be no different. Except they pigeon hole Homeowners into getting a lease (horrible idea) or buying a system at high interest rates are no choices as far as materials…. It should be on the builders to comply, NOT the prospective buyers.
I guess I just assumed if every new build in California has solar, then it would be treated like a roof. But they're still keeping them as separate thing from the house loan eh? Yeah, that doesn't feel right.
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Wow. Wish we had YOU guys do cleanup for us. OUR cleanup company made a bad situation WORSE. Took them a MONTH to just clean the area where my brother died, 3 months total to remove the belongings, and 4 weeks to get the dumpster out after I had to call them to tell them to get it out of there. AND there's still stuff in there, namely a part of the sectional couch he DIED on! HORRIBLE. Insurance company made the check out to my deceased brother, and I still can't do anything as probate was delayed. Today I received a certified letter from an attorney coming for me for 43,000$. So that's the charge for the cleanup plus attorney fees now. I CANT DO ANYTHING until PROBATE IS DONE. THESE people have been a nightmare since day one! Next time (God forbid) I'll clean it MYSELF. I felt so bad for the "crew". They sent ONE guy in there to clean a whole house, of course he couldn't do it alone. Kept getting the run around while my brothers secretions baked in the July heat and flies infested his home. Eventually they sent 2 women to clear an entire house. They couldn't fit the rest of the couch and I was fed up. JUST GO!
We agree with Alex, this sounds like a nightmare. We're so sorry you're still going through the pain of this experience, and thank you for sharing your story. Our industry needs to do better. We genuinely hope you never encounter another situation like this again, but if you do, there are over 140 Bio-One teams across the country that are experienced, can help quickly with compassion, and will assist with insurance claims.
Case workers for Public Guardian and Public Administrator offices have some of the most heartbreaking jobs there are. The things they encounter would crush your soul with the emotional devastation of it.
I am so grateful that we found our uncle the same day he had taken his life. We kept in close contact so when he didn’t return a call within the day we went to check on him. It was a horrible, traumatic experience to have found him that way, however I would never have wanted him to be left for an extended period. Unfortunately there was a significant cleanup to be done and the first company we asked took days and weren’t responding so it was over a week before the next company could do it. My husband was so angry with the first company and told them to remember that we had to be there in the house knowing what was in the basement. It’s a sensitive job for sure and takes special people to handle it with respect and for the family to be extended dignity.
We're so sorry to hear your experience. Our industry can be rough around the edges, and there's a lot of work being done amongst larger brands like Bio-One to change perceptions and customer experiences - including responding 24/7 and ready to help. Sharing your story and creating awareness is incredibly brave and important. Thank you.
My youngest sister passed unexpectedly in her apartment, unattended and was not found for nearly 3 weeks. We could not afford a service to handle the cleanup, and we had less than a week to get everything out of her apartment. We had to pay for the mattress dismantling/removal, and that alone was a couple thousand dollars. We did everything else. It was the hardest thing I have ever faced and had to do in life. I wish it on no one. Fortunately for those who can afford it, there are services available.
The mattress removal cost a couple thousand?? That sounds extreme. I just got a mattresses removed and it cost about $300 by 1800-JUNK. Was it the bed frame that was difficult to remove? Regardless, my heart goes out to you.
One phrase often used on our teams is, "If not us, then who?" During even the most difficult jobs, this reminds our team of our purpose and reframes the situation. It's not easy, but we are thankful for the opportunity to help.
