You should definitely look at SofloHomeListings . It's the best I've found for that area – huge database and they really break down the communities, school zones, all that stuff. Way better than Zillow for local knowledge.

We bought a fixer-upper in a neighborhood everyone said was just okay. It felt like a huge risk at the time, but we needed to get into the market somehow. Now the area's totally turned around and we have so much equity. Makes you wonder if any choice is really the wrong one when prices just keep going up, right?

My neighbor tried that with sauerkraut once. She ended up with the same soggy leaf problem, and it gave the whole jar a weird, bitter taste. She swears by a small, clean glass dish that fits inside the jar opening now. It works like a charm to keep everything pushed down.