What is everyone using for the 20-Pin code reader, and what makes it your favourite?
I'm seeing a few different options out there, but can't decide which to get. I'd prefer something with a complete library that has a good screen display, and tells you more than just a number.
Looking for ideas for a space on the main corner of a small town (pop 3000) in Rural Ontario.
The space is a former bank, previously converted to insurance offices. It has the safe intact, and 5 private offices plus boardroom upstairs.
Adjacent businesses are pizza shop, bar, coffee shop, book store, antique/used goods, and feed mill. There are 2 pot shops nearby. Town also has a theatre (small concerts and stage shows), flower shop, hardware store, and a functional bank.
Looking for ideas of what folks would stay in town for if it was offered, but struggling.
I know I'm screwed for this year, but is there anything I can use to treat for potato/tomato blight to kill it in the soil?
According to Google, it's fungal and lives in the dirt, and can be killed by exposure to sunlight.
Are there other ways? Last year it got my tomato vines. This year I planted potatoes in a different section of the garden and it got them.
I need options.
Hey folks, I have a friend offering to print a few replacement parts for the car, but not sure what filament to use. If you have had to print stuff, what filament did you use and did it get soft/melt when the car got hot? Right now I'm looking for interior bits like bezels and Air Bag tags in the door cards.
First off, what does that even mean, second why is it being brought up in conversations about things as disseparate as Hooters and homesteading? Is it just the trendy thing to say right now?
Back in high school, I struggled. I was rejected by a few Universities before I settled for a college education that has worked out quite well.
Supposing I became famous for... whatever, and I was offered an honorary doctorate, it would feel like sweet revenge to reject them. I wonder if folks who actually do get these doctorates ever look at the school and do just that, or if it is too politically charged and "career-changing" to make a move like that.
(This after seeing the folks on 8 out of 10 cats laughing about the schools that they have received honorary degrees from, and accompanying comments about how little the papers are worth)
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Preamble: There isn't appropriate flair for this. It is simply data for nerds, LLs, and TTs. If there was a "General Info" flair, I would use it. I find this stuff interesting, and thought others might as well.
I track average rents and unit availability in Belleville (my market) to keep a pulse on my business. Lately a lot of LL's have been bailing out of the market as cap values drop and rents have been stale. At the same time, Belleville has done a great job of getting new rental housing built with a bunch of new high-rise buildings going in.
The increase in high-rises mean that my unit count may be off. Some of the large corporate LLs are advertising whole buildings with a single ad. Also, many folks are migrating to FB Marketplace for their rentals - I just hate Marketplace as a data source because the search is freaking uncontrollable. It seems to ignore distance boundaries, filters, and even what you are looking for to feed you stuff based on your algorithm.
Anyway, the rent stagnation is great news for tenants as rents decline compared to inflation, but even with lower costs to buy houses, it makes it hard for small landlords to set up a business model that works - lower rents aren't supporting the mortgage, utility, tax, and maintenance costs on new buys. (I try to use 1% rent to value as a rule of thumb, and that's tight.)
Anyhow - my methodology, which is not scientific, and is likely influenced by folks moving from Kijiji to FB to advertise...
I've been doing this for years, but only started saving it all in one spreadsheet last summer.
So, for you viewing pleasure, here is the difference 2 years makes to rent values around here:
| 2024-08-07 | Room | Bach | 1br | 2br | 3br | 4+ Br |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 4 |
| Average | $850.00 | $1,048.75 | $1,623.50 | $1,968.76 | $2,502.73 | $2,687.50 |
| 65th percentile | $985.00 | $1,100.00 | $1,764.50 | $2,100.00 | $2,700.00 | $2,790.00 |
| Max | $1,250.00 | $1,100.00 | $2,260.00 | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | $2,850.00 |
And today's numbers... Which show low supply, but stale/soft pricing.
| 2026-06-03 | Room | Bach | 1br | 2br | 3br | 4+ Br |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | 3 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 3 |
| Average | $700.00 | $0.00 | $1,704.41 | $2,020.17 | $2,309.38 | $3,050.00 |
| 65th percentile | $695.00 | $0.00 | $1,758.00 | $2,130.00 | $2,332.50 | $3,115.00 |
| Max | $800.00 | $0.00 | $2,390.00 | $3,200.00 | $2,800.00 | $3,500.00 |
This is a fun one.
Tenant asked if they could replace the existing steel tub with a walk-in shower so their sick mother could bathe. I agreed, but was clear that the work was at the tenant's expense. I expected one of those cheesy side of the tub cutaway companies to come and cut into the tub.
Without letting me know, the tenant then proceeded to tear out the entire bathroom - toilet, vanity, walls, and flooring, leaving only the tub in place. It has been like this for at least 5 months while the tenant "got around to fixing it."
While doing this work, the tenant was using the mother's bathroom in a different unit.
The mother has died, and the separate unit is no longer available to them to relieve themself, bathe, etc. They now want me to fix the problem.
Whose responsibility is it to build them a bathroom? As LL, Do I need to install temp fixtures in a hurry and bill it back to the TT? FWIW, its been 3 mos since the mother died, and they just got locked out of her unit this week. I have tried to be understanding and give them room to grieve, but I can only do so much. There has been time for them to fix this on their own.
I feel like this is beyond my responsibility as a LL, but I am also aware that I am supposed to provide the basics of living - which includes a bathroom.
What say the masses?
Can I grow a palm tree in here?
We live on a country property that has masses of wild raspberries around its periphery. Unfortunately, they are flavorless, seedy, and small.
If I plant raspberry canes in our garden, will they hybridize with the wild plants to make more wood-flavoured berries? Should I bother?
