Homeimprovement SquareOffs

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Hilary
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Hilary

Every few months we pay a friend to weed and do simple repairs for us. My teenage son also prefers yard work to indoor work for his daily choirs.

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Carl Evans
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Carl Evans

The apartment management provides maintenance for us.

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Carol Hawrylak-Giordano
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Carol Hawrylak-Giordano

Our HOA does our landscaping but we hire The Lawn Doctor to fertilize and condition our lawn to keep it nice and green. The deer in the area tend to leave brown patches. TLD fixes those for us.

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Tina Bouthillier
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Tina Bouthillier

Recently, I hired a lawn maintenance/snow removal company due to health issues, just can't do it any more but I still do everything else

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Lisa Gray
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Lisa Gray

We have gardeners, but take care of the inside of the home ourselves.

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Andrew Loftus
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Andrew Loftus

I live in a condo community, so although I live in a townhouse, all of the building and grounds maintenance is covered by the monthly condo fees. It's an ideal situation.

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Linda Tansey
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Linda Tansey

there is maintance

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Joyce Koch
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Joyce Koch

We have yard service plus I do a lot of the raking and trimming

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No

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Wendy Helsinger
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Wendy Helsinger

but should but can not find reliable people or they want way to much money!

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Sports Fam
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Sports Fam

I enjoy doing yard work and I actually like the cardio from mowing - I do use a riding for part though since we live on an acre lot.

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Christine Corbett
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Christine Corbett

I find it helpful to clean my own home with my own hands.

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rover6rover
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rover6rover

For a while we had a townhome where landscaping and snow removal were done for us. Now we have our retirement home and do for ourselves.

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No

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Thomas K. Marple
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Thomas K. Marple

It would just create another bureaucratic requirement for residents at the expense of homeowners and would not accomplish anything. Prospective buyers can already higher a home inspector to evaluate a home before they purchase. the City Council should BUTT OUT!

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Kathleen Cleavenger
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Kathleen Cleavenger

Another hidden tax!

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Sussie Due
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Sussie Due

That should be up to the buyer to do that NOT the seller.

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Paul Bianchina
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Paul Bianchina

Another perfect example of the hypocrisy of the current city council, who seems determined to ruin Bend. They whine and cry about affordable housing, then add more red tape to make houses more expensive. It's up to a buyer to understand the home they're buying, not the government!!

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Native Oregonian
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Native Oregonian

It only adds to the cost of buying an already over priced home. If buyers want to know what an energy score is, they can pay for an energy survey on their own when buying the house, at their own expense. This council needs to start listening to what their constituents want, and stop wasting time.

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Neil Mackey
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Neil Mackey

Just another example of government sticking their nose into private citizens' personal affairs! If a potential buyer and seller want to work that issue out as part of a (potential) sale, that should be THEIR choice, not a mandate by the City of Bend....

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Gabe West
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Gabe West

Another hidden tax

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Gabe West
Gabe West

Insurance pays for my wheelchair

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sharder8
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sharder8

I've considered it . . . but, the cost vs. efficiency makes it highly unlikely. At this point in life, taking out a $60,000+ loan to save maybe $3,000 a year is stupid.

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Christena
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Christena

Would love it, process is a bit daunting though

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DeBacker Melis
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DeBacker Melis

We have them and we are happy we're helping just a little bit..

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NO

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Gabe West
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Gabe West

It costs too much money and won't save you much

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Dianne Price
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Dianne Price

Can't afford them!!

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den b
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den b

At my age (75) not cost effective.

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k san
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k san

Don't have them, but did seriously consider them this past summer. They're just too much of a cash outlay upfront, even with the fed and state subsidies, It takes too many years to recoup the outlay.

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Larry Ewart
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Larry Ewart

Was told I would have to live in my present home close to 10 years before reaping any real benefits.

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Sussie Due
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Sussie Due

Waaaaaaaay too expensive.

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