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I’m a travel nurse and on a 6-month contract, so I used Furnished Finder to find a place to stay. It’s a unit above a detached garage, with the landlord’s house on the same property. Signed a 6 month lease for this unit because that's the length of my contract

When I arrived, I noticed a Ring doorbell on the front door of my private unit. The landlord’s house is on the complete opposite side of the property. At first, I tried to ignore it, but I’ve become increasingly aware that he’s monitoring it pretty frequently.

The other day, I was walking my dog when one of the neighbors said, “That was a huge bear, wasn’t it?” I had no idea what he was talking about, so he showed me a picture of the bear from a few days earlier. It was obviously taken from the Ring doorbell at my private front door.

So, it seems like the landlord is actively watching the camera and apparently sending pictures taken from it to the neighbors. I have no access to the Ring account or camera, and I’m really uncomfortable with the idea that my comings and goings are being monitored and recorded. I checked my lease, and there’s nothing in it about video recording, surveillance, or a Ring doorbell.

Am I overreacting, or has anyone else experienced something like this? I could understand something like this on an Airbnb where new people are coming and going constantly maybe, but I signed a 6-month lease for this property and the landlord ran a credit check on me. I’m not concerned about the bear itself (it’s a rural property ), it’s more the fact that there’s a camera on my private entrance that I didn’t know about or agree to, and the landlord seems to be actively monitoring it.

I’m on a 6-month contract and used Furnished Finder to find a place to stay. It’s a unit above a detached garage, with the landlord’s house on the same property. The landlord seemed nice enough over the phone and requested a credit check, which was fine.

When I arrived, I noticed a Ring doorbell on the front door of my private unit. The landlord’s house is on the complete opposite side of the property. At first, I tried to ignore it, but I’ve become increasingly aware that he’s monitoring it pretty frequently.

The other day, I was walking my dog when one of the neighbors said, “That was a huge bear, wasn’t it?” I had no idea what he was talking about, so he showed me a picture of the bear from a few days earlier. It was obviously taken from the Ring doorbell at my private front door.

So, it seems like the landlord is actively watching the camera and apparently sending pictures taken from it to the neighbors. I have no access to the Ring account or camera, and I’m really uncomfortable with the idea that my comings and goings are being monitored and recorded.

I checked my lease, and there’s nothing in it about video recording, surveillance, or a Ring doorbell.

Am I overreacting, or has anyone else experienced something like this while staying somewhere for a contract? I’m not concerned about the bear itself (it’s a rural property ), it’s more the fact that there’s a camera on my private entrance that I didn’t know about or agree to, and the landlord seems to be actively monitoring it.

Starting my first job after graduating this spring and feeling very nervous about the first day. I’ve had about a 3-month gap between finishing clinicals and starting work, so I’m worried I’m going to be rusty. I definitely would’ve preferred to start a little earlier, but credentialing took quite a while.

Anyone have any tips for the first-day jitters? Did you review anything before starting your first job? I was really confident in my skills at the end of clinicals, but now it feels like it’s been forever. And I really used this time as a break after school, so I haven’t been studying up on anesthesia concepts since passing boards.

Would love to hear how other people handled the transition!

I don’t actually need to know the answer to this, I’m just being nosy. They get some pretty solid names for a small Vermont town (like Natasha Bedingfield, Shaggy, etc), and I can’t quite wrap my head around how they pull it off. When I was on the activity planning board for my college in the 2010s, we had to spend $75–100k just to book one mediocre performer each year. Not to mention the additional costs to pay for police, permitting, etc.

Are they getting some kind of major tax break, or is the resort really just that profitable that they can afford it?

Also, just to be clear, I genuinely love and appreciate that they put on this free concert series for the community. I’m just curious how it all works behind the scenes!

We signed a buyer’s agent agreement based on a friend’s recommendation, but we’ve been pretty frustrated with the responsiveness and communication so far. We've seen 5 houses total, and for 2 of those, we just went to open houses without them. We did have one offer accepted, but had to back out due to major structural issues.

Communication has been the biggest problem. Basic texts often take over 24 hours to get a response, usually followed by explanations about how busy they are. Scheduling showings can take several days to a week, and we usually have to follow up at least once and bug them a little bit for them to actually schedule it. We are in a VERY fast-moving market also, so time is of the essence. Most recently, we asked yesterday morning to put together an offer on a house, pending comps and their recommendation. They said they’d get it to us that day, but we still haven’t heard back.

At this point, it feels like we’re getting pushed to the back burner, possibly because we’re looking at homes under $500k in a HCOL area. Is this normal, or are we being unrealistic about expectations for responsiveness from a buyer’s agent?

My spouse works in sales (different industry) and feels their communication has been pretty poor. I think what’s adding to the frustration is that we signed a buyer’s agent agreement for 3% (we didn’t fully understand at the time and were told it was standard). At this point, based on the level of service we’ve received, it’s hard to feel good about paying that.

Where are people finding primary care providers in the Upper Valley right now? I’m a DHMC employee and have been on the waitlist just to establish care for quite a while, with no actual timeline on when I’ll even be able to book an initial appointment. Curious what others are doing to get set up with a PCP around here.

We recently completed a home inspection, and unfortunately the findings were terrible. The inspector identified significant structural/foundation concerns, including a rotating and unstable foundation caused by a poorly constructed addition. There is also a major moisture issue in the basement, which has resulted in extensive rot in the first-floor subflooring and an obvious mold issue in the basement.

Additionally, the home lacks proper ventilation in the bathrooms (no fans or windows), which has contributed to substantial moisture and further mold/rot issues in the attic. The attic itself is also poorly ventilated, and as a result, some of the roof-supporting beams are wet and rotting away. There are also multiple areas of the roof that need to be repaired.

Beyond that, the chimney requires full replacement. The inspector said it's one of the most poorly maintained chimneys he's ever seen. The septic system’s inlet and outlet pipes needs to be replaced, and have damage from being overfilled for a significant amount of time before the last pumping. Our inspector also noted several prior repairs that were done improperly and would need to be ripped out/removed and redone correctly.

There were multiple other severe concerns, but I don't want to make this post too long. Basically, it sounds like all the major systems in this house are falling apart due to lack of maintenance for the last two decades. Obviously, after hearing all this, we backed out. The sellers are now asking for the full inspection report, and our relator (who advised us to back out) told us the seller's agent is being completely dismissive of all these problems. The crazy thing is this property is being marketed as "move-in ready" and "well-maintained".

Does it make sense to even to share the inspection report at all? We are upset that we wasted time not looking at additional houses in our busy market, as well as wasting $1500 on the inspection, when this house was so obviously misrepresented. There were no issues disclosed on the listing or in their disclosures.

EDIT: We know the inspection was well worth the money to save us from this purchase.

We’re currently under contract on a home that has a small brook running along the back of the property. The house itself sits at least 100 yards away from the brook and is elevated on a hill, so the water (typically about 6 inches deep) would likely need to rise significantly (like around 10 feet) to reach the house. We’re also located a couple miles from the Connecticut River.

According to FEMA maps, the property is in Flood Zone X (unshaded), which is generally considered low risk. However, because the brook does run along the edge of our property, we started looking into flood insurance as a precaution.

The quotes we’re getting are around $400/month (about $5,000/year), which seems extremely high, especially compared to what we’ve seen online for Zone X properties, where premiums are often closer to $500/year. This would be for flood insurance alone, not including standard homeowners insurance.

Does anyone in the Upper Valley have experience with this? We’re trying to understand whether there’s something unique about this area or property that’s driving such high quotes despite this specific house being in a low-risk flood zone. The insurance agencies won't give any reason besides "because of what happened in Florida".

We’re currently under contract on a home built in 1863, with inspections still pending. One of my main concerns is moisture and humidity in the basement. The home has an old stone foundation, and when we toured it, the sump pump was actively running, multiple fans were set up, and there was a noticeable increase in humidity as soon as we stepped into the basement.

The sellers have disclosed ongoing moisture issues that they’ve been managing with fans. We didn’t see any obvious mold, which is reassuring, but I’m still unsure how concerning this level of moisture is. I’ve heard that some degree of it is typical for older stone foundations, but I’m not sure where the line is between acceptable and "run away from this house:

The home is priced below our budget, so we do have some flexibility for improvements. Our initial thought was to start with a large dehumidifier before moving on to potentially more expensive solutions. I’d appreciate insight from other people who've dealt with similar issues in an old home.

Recent grad here, currently in my credentialing/waiting around period. My partner and I are starting to look into buying a house, and I was fortunate to graduate with minimal loans thanks to a lot of travel nursing before school.

When we bought our first home, we went the conventional route and needed the usual 2 years of stable income, etc. Obviously I can’t show that now after being in school the last 3 years.

I’ve heard about physician loan programs that will accept a signed job offer letter since they understand the jump from low income to a much higher salary, but I’m not sure if we’d qualify or if there are programs that exist specifically catering to CRNAs.

Anyone whose dealt with this situation have any advice? Did you end up going through a specific lender or mortgage company that works with healthcare professionals?