First of all, you can imagine my surprise when, after a late night of studying followed by an early morning of studying and an hour drive while studying, the first…

I’ve just decided I know absolutely nothing about soil testing, insulation, or siding a house with something other than hand nailed wavy-edged cedar siding, so unless the questions on the…

One of my favorite things about myself is my ability to be surprised– and I mean utterly astounded– at my own ignorance about things that I’m not sure why I…

You might be thinking, hey, I’m not insane and taking a contractors exam in a week and half, so why do I care about this? And the answer is that…

Needless to say, I do a lot of “working on houses” but this is the first time it’s been sponsored by my Actual Real Job, which has nothing to do…

We’re entering another one of those “sit back an wait for materials and/or while professionals do the work on our house” phases of construction. With the roof on (and the…

Sixty hours of sitting through contractors class and this is what I learned: No, you cannot rent an excavator and just start digging a bigass hole in the ground for…

Huh. It says it right here on my notes. When we got to this section of the course I gave MysteryMan a look that said, “Obviously this guy doesn’t know…

Last month I almost fell off my chair in excitement when MysteryMan agreed to take the Residential Builders Pre-licensure courses with me, and believe me when I tell you I…

Some time ago after I had finished my MBA, and MysteryMan was in the midst of studying for his Professional Engineer’s licensing exam, I was feeling a bit forlorn about…