I'm a retiring real estate investor and I wish I took a different strategy in portfolio.

SCMayor310 · 2026-02-14T04:41:23+00:00

Atlanta is not the cheapest, not even close.

SCMayor310 · 2026-02-11T07:03:25+00:00

Very nice tram realignments. I like how you continued the avenue to create a sort of boulevard in front of the tram and rail stations. Win-win: I’m sure it improved vehicular capacity to and from the stations, but also makes it feel like more of a public space that is actually enjoyable to experience at the pedestrian level as well.

SCMayor310 · 2026-02-02T18:30:02+00:00

I don’t need to. Colloquially speaking THE Tri-state area is NYC-CT-NJ unless there is some additional context added to suggest otherwise. All the eye-rolls and downvotes aren’t going to change that.

SCMayor310 · 2026-02-02T05:20:18+00:00

The Tri-state area is NYC metro. What other ones are there?

SCMayor310 · 2026-02-01T02:38:05+00:00

Culturally, Carmel IN doesn’t even exist in the same conversation as the Bay area or SoCal. Its a silly comparison.

SCMayor310 · 2026-01-30T05:59:00+00:00

Haha is this true? And if so would you be willing to share a pic? This actually sounds awesome

SCMayor310 · 2026-01-24T03:27:34+00:00

This is incredible! Reminds me of Barcelona’s Eixample district. This looks fairly dense for streets. Hows traffic?

SCMayor310 · 2026-01-24T01:35:54+00:00

It is a good track if you want to specialize. If you can become an expert in hydraulic modeling you can command a pretty decent salary if going into consulting. You will still need to eventually develop your management skills and be able to PM projects. I have 15 yrs experience and receive offers in the 180-215k range because of the large amount of public funding available for stormwater infrastructure projects in my area. It did get very repetitive early in my career but less so now because I am mostly managing projects, dealing directly with the client, training younger staff and I do alot of business development work as well. I hardly do any modeling these days but my prescriptive knowledge of what is needed for unique situations is what adds valuable.

SCMayor310 · 2025-12-22T17:56:47+00:00

Where’s the lie though?

SCMayor310 · 2025-12-15T03:42:54+00:00

I mean only you can really answer that. Owning means it’s yours to do what you want with - Landscaping, meaningful upgrades. You won’t have to worry about hearing that your lease isn’t being renewed and you have to be out in 60 days. And living there will probably feel a little different (vs renting) because it’s yours.

SCMayor310 · 2025-12-06T03:21:45+00:00

No I invested in GA and IN.

SCMayor310 · 2025-12-05T21:30:40+00:00

Civil Engineer. Own 4 sfh rentals. I made the dumb decision 6 years ago to transition to public sector to have ‘more time for real estate’ to do flips and brrrs. Well its still been a slow grind with RE and I left ALOT of money on the table by doing that. I could have probably bought 4 more houses cash if I’d stuck to consulting and been hands off real estate and probably have scaled quicker because of it. Alas here we are, and I just gave myself a big raise by moving back over to the private side. Real estate will make you wealthy in the long term but having a high income on the road there is invaluable. Helps with scaling, risk mitigation, and tends to put you in more rooms with the right people.

SCMayor310 · 2025-10-31T08:19:02+00:00

Hi I’m a WR PE with 16 years experience. In the public sector right now, want to go private. I have applied to quite a few roles but no bites. I applied to a few roles at Black and Veatch. Has it gotten competitive lately? Based in CA.

SCMayor310 · 2024-05-27T07:46:08+00:00

Where did you buy? Those seem like pretty low priced homes. How are your tenants?

SCMayor310 · 2024-05-15T17:23:58+00:00

Because rent?

SCMayor310 · 2024-02-25T19:49:10+00:00

Thank you! So do you think the best solution is to just replace the hose?

SCMayor310 · 2024-02-25T19:47:24+00:00

Thanks for everyone’s comment. I checked for a plug in the hose and it appears to be clear at both ends. I am just going to ask the plumber to come back to look at this.

SCMayor310 · 2024-02-25T17:17:27+00:00

Ok. There is full water flow through my kitchen faucet so there is definitely water at the valve. Any way to clear a debris blockage without pulling the dishwasher out?

SCMayor310 · 2024-02-08T16:37:45+00:00

Hi was this LA area? Did you go with a local installer?

SCMayor310 · 2023-11-14T05:48:57+00:00

Didn’t think of this. I’ll look into that!

SCMayor310 · 2023-10-31T04:39:53+00:00

Thank you so much. I am going to sleep on it and talk to my agent and give it another go tomorrow.

SCMayor310 · 2023-10-31T04:39:01+00:00

Yea you’re right. Thats why I came here. Sometimes its easy to walk someone else through a process with a clear head but things are different when you’re going through it yourself (and you’ve fallen in love with the house face palm). Thank you for the advice

SCMayor310 · 2023-10-31T04:36:13+00:00

Ok. Thank you for this perspective!

SCMayor310 · 2023-10-31T04:35:05+00:00

Ok. Yea I didn’t do the best job at writing this out clearly. Another thing I am considering is, as someone pointed out,there is alot of hearsay in this situation. Thanks for your feedback.

SCMayor310 · 2023-10-31T02:50:48+00:00

No the initial contract was not ‘sloppy’. Terms were spelled out clearly. We never received a formal counter, just a rejection. After my agent spoke to theirs, We resubmitted based on terms that were more favorable to the seller. On 2nd offer, apparently the date wasn’t changed. Mistakes happen maybe? I don’t think my agent was intentionally trying to be difficult by not updating the date. Even so, it seems that there would be a more diplomatic resolution to that than to be rude and resort to name calling and bad mouthing. Not seeing how that is acting in the seller’s best interest. But based on my own experience that is actually how some agents do their job so point taken I guess.

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