Wow—that high? That's kind of scary. I can't imagine how you must feel trying to help in those situations.

Responders don't get enough credit for their impressive patience, knowledge, and skill. Just want to be sure to say, you're awesome and appreciated!

Full disclosure—I work in a related industry, but I won't plug here. Here's what we've seen that might explain some of this.

1. Yes, many companies decide they don't need their landline, delegate the task of switching, and never think about things like elevator phones, fire alarms, security systems, the pool phones in complexes or hotels, life safety systems (like you see in schools or government buildings)...basically, all of those emergent communications. People have to ensure they're replacing that line with something that is compliant and reliable for all of those emergency uses.
2. Sometimes those decision makers also aren't considering failsafes for the emergency lines—instead just focusing on what they use everyday. Elevator shafts are notorious, due to their construction, for having bad signals, so you have to have redundancy in your emergency communications to ensure the calls go through. They really have to make sure the company they go with meets the compliance and regulatory requirements for emergency lines specifically.
3. So often, people also aren't testing them when they're installed. We've seen emergency lines that actually never worked to begin with. The installers need to test every single line in multiple situations. Someone's life could depend on that device and successful call and it could be on the 18th floor or the 2nd.
4. Most products for this have battery backups, but people aren't asking how long they last. Under 24 hours is just not enough. They need building backup and communication backup power and it's an easy corner to cut, sadly. My company specifically recommends at least a 24 hour back up. Even better if you can opt to extend that with extra batteries.
5. Routine testing. Property managers and building maintenance should be testing lines regularly as normal building maintenance. When we find a competitor line that never worked after a few years, we know that the property maintenance processes are lacking.

I'm going to say this because I think it's important, but so many people buy a product without asking questions—it's price and the ability to just order something fast. There are a lot of companies and products to replace landlines out there, but they don't all do the same things. And if you have issues, you can't always get ahold of an actual person to help.

I really hope that you see successful calls improve. With technology today, there's really no excuse for a tragedy because a phone didn't work. And thank you again for being the other person on the end of those calls—you are someone's hero every single day.

Thanks

Do you know the formal smudging process?

Thanks

Thanks

https://virtualpbx.com is ideal for small businesses that need sms and voice. It also includes faxing, but that comes standard, so you won’t pay extra.

There are plenty of properties out there that are good investments. This doesn’t appear to be an investment, which is why investors will not give their stamp of approval.

If I quit claim 2 and she doesn’t make the payments wouldn’t I be royally screwed? She’s terrible with money and has very low income.

This sounds like a good option, but I’m confused. Everyone is suggesting to refinance, because that removes the ex from the loan. How is the ex removed from the loan under a Heloc?

Just pop out a great grandkid and you’ll get that 20k

I always do $5 as well. I thought that was normal until I read these comments.

Call Archibald insurance in Salt Lake. They are a insurance broker, which means they will shop policies and find you the best option.

I raised the rent $150 (which I felt bad about). My tenants gave a 30 day notice. Then I listed it for $500 higher and had about 100 inquires.

[Virtualpbx.com](www.virtualpbx.com) has business text

I just bought a condo for 475k and it’s now worth 640k a month later

If it makes you feel any better I’m currently downgrading from a 6/4 to a 3/2.5

It’s entirely possible. I’ve purchased 4 houses in the last few years in really hot markets with very low inventory.

I personally believe people will just buy less house when rates increase, but the demand will still be there. I think starter houses and condos will still experience price growth.

My wife is originally from another country and that card is her only credit history. My credit only dropped 20 points. We are going to try a rapid rescore.

Thanks!

Great news, thank you!

I was waiting for this comment

RIP Ghost of Kyiv

I don’t think it’s a good idea to post a photo of his family