Realized I've been taping my inside corners wrong for years after a job in Asheville

Three years ago, I was finishing a basement in Asheville and the homeowner asked why I didn't pre-fold my paper tape. I always just creased it by hand on the wall. He was a retired taper and showed me his method: fold a whole box of tape at home on a table, using a metal ruler for a sharp bend. I tried it on the next room and it cut my corner time by maybe 30%. The line was just cleaner and faster. Anyone else have a little trick like that for speeding up corners?

Just tried to switch my home heating off gas and it took 8 months

I started looking into a heat pump for my house last fall, thinking it would be a quick project. The first company quoted me a price that was way too high, so I had to find two more for better bids. Then the city permit office lost my paperwork for a month, which was a huge headache. After that, we had to wait for a special part to come in, which took another six weeks. The whole thing, from my first call to the system turning on, was over 8 months. Has anyone else had a home energy project drag on like this? How did you keep it moving?

Dropped $800 on a pre-listing inspection for my South End condo... total waste of money.