Housing Inventory

COMMENTARY

• The Homeowner Handbook is mailed annually to over 10,000 Arizona homeowners and available through certified partners
• Housing affordability proposal from Dave Ramsey: raise the capital gains tax exemption to incentivize older homeowners to downsize by reducing the tax burden on home sales
• Discussion on steel homes and shipping container homes as alternative building methods

Container Home AI generated examples:

• Over a mountain stream
• Two story over mountain stream with observation deck
• Modern farm house stone cladding
• Farm house with open courtyard
• Narrow Three-Story Modern Condo
• Four spire Spark farm house
• Two-story L shape layout
• Spark Layout with common area
• Parallel layout with courtyard pool and patio
• Two-Story with observation deck and open patio
• Two-story, triple wide modern finish
• Single-wide studio model
• Three-story single-wide in mountains

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Weekly To Do Clearing The Clutter

COMMENTARY

• Focus on decluttering and organizing for 2026 with tips on donating to local charities
• Tackle one area at a time by using customized storage solutions designed by professional organizers
• Weekly To Do Article On Clearing The Clutter

CALLER

• Andrew asks why do shower pans cost more that the walls when installing a shower. We explain the construction of the pan requires weight support and drain placement

Homeowner Questions

E-MAIL

• A homeowner lives in a  2 year old home and getting bombarded by solar companies. Wonders if he actually needs solar. We discuss that solar isn’t universally beneficial and what you really need to consider before doing anything

E-MAIL

• A homeowner is looking to paint their block wall. What preparation is needed before painting? We explain how to treat block walls to prevent efflorescence with power washing and applying EFF-Stop as a primer/sealer before painting