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Does anyone let their child watch them on the potty to "inspire" their toddler? We haven't been trying to potty train that long but it's been more than a week with somewhat frequent accidents and her just not wanting to even sit on the toilet. Yesterday, I was at my wits-end and decided that she'd shadow me when I pee to encourage her. Shockingly, we only had one accident which was a poop. So I'm curious, does anyone else do this or am I weird? Also, I've only let her watch me pee, do you think poo-ing in front of her would also be helpful? I have a 5 month old baby as well and I feel bad not doing things the proper way but I need as many short-cuts as I can (as long as I don't inflict any psychological damage!) because I feel so worn-out.

I’m curious on people’s thoughts in Edgewater NJ more specoficaly, the future of the town. A family member is thinking of buying here and I actually live here and I love it but she got me thinking of what the future might be like. On the one hand, I see a ton of construction which signals growth. But, I see several large empty lots that had businesses (golf, movie theatre) or empty store fronts. Also, while It does have some great coffee shops, cafes, and restaurant, I feel like there’s no real “heart” because it’s not too walkable and also feels like a lot of the people are only here for a couple of years and it’s more of a transitional place.

My husband and I are moving to Norther NJ (Bloomfield to be specific). We'll need to fix a sewage problem in the basement and would like to add a bathroom in the basement right after we fix the sewage problem. Does anyone have a contractor they've worked with that they recommend? Also, in general, what are some red flags that we should look out for in contractors. It's our first home and I don't know what to look out for.

We'll also need to do some more general tasks, painting, updating cabinet hardware, switching out sink faucets, if anyone knows of a general handyman that can take on these tasks, or should we just check thumbtack?

While under contract, we had a survey done which mentions,

"DWELLING

ENCROACHES ON 25' FRONT BUILDING

SETBACK LINE PER F.M..

POSSIBLE EASEMENT BASED ON FIELD

OBSERVATION BASED ON DRAIN."

We've reached out to find out exactly what that means (so we'll probably get an answer on Monday) but curious if anyone has ever had this mentioned in a survey and what it means...

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Hello, we just got our inspection report and a number of issues were flagged. When I initially spoke to the inspector, the biggest items he seemed to be concerned about were the sewage and water heater. With regards to the foundation, he said the garage foundation requires an expert but the foundation on the home looks fine, however I noticed this does not come across in the report. In general, I'm not quite sure what is realistic to ask for and what's not. Anyone have any idea on what's fair? I'll ask my agent but I would like to form my own stance before I speak with him, so insight would be helpful!

We're under contract for a home that is tenant occupied. The inspection will be June 7th because the tenant does not have availability this weekend and the inspection report is due June 9th. I'm concerned that if the inspectors determine specialists are needed, we won't have enough time to get them (because we only have 2 days). I mentioned this to our agent and he said "typically" owners will allow specialists in after that period but he also said that we cannot put that in writing because he knows the sellers won't agree to it on paper. Does anyone have any experience with this and/or any thoughts on what we should do? Technically, we could probably move the inspection in but that'd mean taking a day off work and we have a strong preference not to do that.

Hello! I'll be buying a home in Northern NJ and am looking for a great Home Inspector. Does anyone have any recommendations? The house is pretty old and we're worried about potential inspectors not catching issues.