Yeah I bought a $20 one once, never again.

Yeah frozen veg is a lifesaver for meal prep.

Bring your own inspector from now on, seriously. I learned that lesson the hard way after buying a place that was "totally updated" and ended up with a 12k roof replacement six months later. Those fresh paint and new carpets are just covers for problems they don't want you to see. A good contractor will check the bones of the house before the fluff. It costs a couple hundred bucks but saves you thousands. Don't trust the listing agent's smile.

Oh yeah, "no contest" is putting it MILDLY. I tried a friend's Ocean Reef once and felt like I was breathing through a straw while doing lunges. The KM 37 is basically the Cadillac of cold water regs, your gas consumption difference is exactly what I'd expect. Honestly though, the real test is when you're hanging upside down trying to untangle a line and that Ocean Reef starts free-flowing like it's got a vendetta against you. Kirby Morgan just works, no drama, no nonsense.

Jumping off what @luna261 said, there's this weird loophole people exploit where they just keep moving their equipment around so you can't find it to threaten repossession... until you mention calling the cops on them for theft of services.