Field notes
What we worked out this month.
Six notes, each one from a transaction that actually happened. When we learn what something costs, the number goes here.
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Aug 21 · How we work
Why the list refreshes every nine minutes
Most portals sync overnight. Here's what that costs you on a Saturday morning.
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Aug 14 · Bend, OR
A 2019 roof costs less than the inspector implies
Four quotes, one zip code, and the number that shows up on the actual invoice.
Buying -
Aug 02 · Boise, ID
Nobody sells in January. That's the point.
Three winters of closing data, and why thin inventory beats a warm afternoon.
Selling -
Jul 25 · Scottsdale, AZ
Reading an HOA packet before you sign
The four pages that matter, and the reserve line that predicts next year's assessment.
Buying -
Jul 11 · Renting
Seven questions we ask every landlord
Ask them in this order and you'll know by question four whether to keep looking.
Renting -
Jun 28 · Newport, RI
What a coastal flood map does to your rate
Two identical houses, one zone apart, thirty-eight hundred dollars a year between them.
Buying
Nothing under that heading yet.
Six notes is six notes. When we have written something worth reading about it, it will be here — and if there is a question you want answered with actual numbers, that is a reasonable thing to ask for.
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