Around the House with Eric G®: Upgrade Your Home Like a Pro

Having a business partner is like having another marriage but without that loving feeling. There are some very successful partnerships and there are ones that ended really badly. Here are the steps I would take before you even seriously consider taking on one. If you navigate this incorrectly it can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars and even your business itself. Here is my story and what you should be paying attention to in this process.

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Starting a project in 2020 and 2021 has a whole new set of issues. Where do you start? Should you tackle it yourself? Do I need help? We jump into this subject and give you some helpful tips on starting that luxury bathroom project.

We will talk about today's challenges with any project and how to navigate it.

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We have lost power five times in the studio here in the last 365 days. I expect more of this in the following year. We talk with Generac’s product manager about how these systems work and how you can create a seamless system to make sure no matter if the power company cuts your power due to a weather emergency or a wild storm you will be ready to go. For more information on Generac head to https://www.generac.com/all-products/generators/home-backup-generators#?cat=6&cat=214&cat=217&cat=249

Then we dive into those products I expect to continue to have major price increases for 2021 and 2022. What should you purchase now? Let’s find out!

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Taking on something outside of our skill level can be tough. There are some decisions you might make before you even get started that really can change the outcome of the project. We will dive into those key factors that can give you a winning project and the right tools to get the job done right.

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The National Association of Home Builders came out today with lumber prices adding $36,000 to the price of a new house. If it was a multifamily home, this costs a new renter $119 a month.

We dive into a short discussion on where we are at with remodeling and building and here are my predictions for the year ahead.

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Have you heard of Clubhouse? This is a new social media app that has started out for Apple users that will be expanding soon to all platforms. This audio only app is changing social media.

We teamed up with our friends Craig and Kevin at The Homeowners show  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-homeowners-show/id1436456683 and have started a room called Around the Home and we are teaming up to moderate this weekly space each Thursday at 9am PT on Clubhouse. We will be airing this room the following Monday on this podcast platform.

This week we dive into Real Estate Law with experts from across the country. You don’t want to miss this first episode!

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There are a lot of times you have features in your home technology that you were not even aware of. We talk with Steven Meyer VP of Xfinity Flex about products like FLEX you might have the ability to get at no additional charge that can change how you listen or view content on your TV. If you are a Xfinity internet customer, you might have available to you this 4k streaming tv box.

For more information on this head to https://www.xfinity.com/learn/flex?pc=1

Next up we have Aaron Emigh, CEO of Brilliant and we discuss how Brilliant will transform your relationship with your home.  Replace your light switches with the Brilliant Control and the Brilliant Smart Dimmer Switch and get touch and voice control over light, music, climate, doorbells, locks, etc. from every room in your house.

For more information about Brilliant head to https://www.brilliant.tech/home

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We talk with Caroline Blazovsky, America’s Healthy Home Expert about the right way to keep things clean and the mistakes you can make when trying to get things all cleaned up. It is that time of year that we start cleaning up the house from a long winter and get things all organized for summer.

Are you buying a home? We have some great tips on what to look for, what to test, and what steps are a huge mistake to skip in that home buying process.

You wont want to miss this episode!

For more information or to check out her testing kits and products head to https://healthyhomeexpert.com/

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Homeowners deserve to understand how much a project is going to cost before construction begins.

Many Designers and Contractors spend dozens of hours on each project working for free putting together extremely detailed free estimates. We dive into this subject of how you can get that information to the homeowner without spending hundreds of hours each year working for free.

We talk about how to estimate and budget and how to navigate this part of the building and design process.

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DIY projects are a lot like any other skill. You must practice them to get better. In this week’s mid-week special we talk about what you can do to get better and learn the craft of Home Improvement so your projects continue to get better. We will talk about the challenges that might make it harder to learn and what are the best steps for you to plan out that project that might seem like a massive one.

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