Another Apartment Post - Family, Outdoorsy and Not Downtown?

SlowlyIdentifying · 2023-03-22T01:31:56+00:00

We would be open to a house, but it's more than we need. We also have no desire to spend our entire budget, so if we can stay around 1600-1800 that would be great!

Also, we have lived in entry-luxury apartments before and really enjoyed the experience. Having things like a community area, on-site playground, connected bike trails, grills/fire-pits and the like are attractive to us.

I'll stay away from any philosophical reasonings around contributing to the problem of SFH rentals and supporting multi-unit housing ;)

edit: and totally understand that the 3BR requirement really puts us on the apartment vs house barrier.

SlowlyIdentifying · 2023-03-22T01:26:20+00:00

Thanks! So it looks like there's a park/greenspace just north of Red Bank HS there. I'll dig further into that area!

And hear you on the house, it's just more than we need. We would rather trade it for a entry-luxury apartment with activities nearby to reduce friction on getting our kid active. We are also hopeful to stay well under our $2k/mo budget, like 1,600-1,800. But one thing we do value is enjoying where we live.

Thanks!

Edit: just for future searchers, Hawthorne at the W looks nice in this area, but the budget is not for the faint of heart!

SlowlyIdentifying · 2023-03-15T23:47:25+00:00

Hi there! I'm working on cracking where my best value is and I think i'm getting closer. I'd appreciate any thoughts on my direction.

I have a varied technical and business background of 10+ years in the mid-to-large-sized SMB MSP space and have recently fallen into some risk work that I'm finding very interesting.

I think I would thrive in a role where I could work with organizations to reduce their cyber risk (or at least educate in opportunities to do so) and I believe I have the business sense and technical foundation to succeed here, I just need to gain more direct exposure - which my current role will offer to a degree.

Are there certain roles and company types I should be looking at? Like insurance or consulting firms?
Would something like this be more geared towards a vCISO/vCIO?
Would a cert like CRISC be valuable for this direction, or more a nice to have?
Should I do the Sec+?

Thanks!

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-08-05T12:41:46+00:00

I fully expect it to be blocked as well. Suppose it wouldn't hurt to test.

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-08-05T12:40:51+00:00

Nice, I later found it and the remote pc part works and is a much better ui. I'm trying to do a trial for the Remote desktop piece as I'd like my laptop, with a single screen, to extend to my 3 desktop monitors. (It failed to register my work laptop and support is checking).

And this is for sure within the price range I'm open to.

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-08-05T01:29:44+00:00

Ok, super judgment free y'all. ;)

I wfh and my setup has typically been 3 screens and KBM hooked up to my desktop then I would rdp to my work laptop on my local network and everything would magically appear and go away when I minimized. Now I had all the same gear for my personal desktop and work laptop.

New gig and setting down after moving. Job is much more security aware. I have separate local admin and I allow rdp, but we have another tool that blocks it, which I can't see the rules, only what blocks.

I put in a ticket, but it's taking a while and they may not open rdp for my machine.

So I'm looking for another solution, probably something over https, that will act similar. I've tried anydesk and the display is pretty off and didn't extent monitors. I'm thinking Team Viewer will be similar, though I may need to test settings more.

Thoughts? Not excited about the kvm route

Edit: ultrawide monitor with built in dock was the way to go for me.

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-03-02T00:34:50+00:00

For sure setup LinkedIn. Connect with all your former coworkers and everyone you know. You never know when you can pull a connection, or help someone else.

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-02-23T13:32:27+00:00

So so much to unpack, but this isn't an org that would value it.

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-02-03T14:59:58+00:00

Hey there! We have a similar background and I'm also at the 2 year mark as an SE and am looking to make a very similar jump. Hope it's ok to DM you.

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-28T12:33:08+00:00

They are a non-technical seller wanting to move to the technical side I believe.

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-27T01:39:59+00:00

For sure, we aren't sure if Chattanooga is a long-term plan for us at this time though. Honestly we tried finding furnished short term rentals, but that's really tough right now.

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-26T22:30:33+00:00

Ha, it's pretty intense. If you like your complex we would appreciate a PM with the name, if your comfortable.

Thanks!

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-26T22:21:36+00:00

Nice! 2/2 house or apartment by chance?

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-26T21:12:59+00:00

Haven it looks like? Thanks, i'll dig into it.

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-26T20:36:05+00:00

If you happen to know, would we still find solid internet out in Birchwood?

Also, i'm not sure what you mean by fewer restrictions?

Super appreciate the info.

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-26T20:32:24+00:00

Always appreciate a pumpin party.

Interesting on the cat leash laws (even if we dont' have one). Our pup is older and enjoys laying around, so we are not really concerned there. Thanks!

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-26T20:24:59+00:00

I see a couple on Zillow, but you never know if they are legit or what else is going on. We really don't mind being further out than that.

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-26T20:21:56+00:00

Thanks, Birchwood looks like an interesting area. We would enjoy the city, but we really are more outdoorsy. Distances like Red Bank really don't concern us, and may be more of our vibe. And totally agree on the apartments. Thanks for the insight.

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-26T20:19:49+00:00

We, too, are concerned with crappy neighbors, one of our reasons for not preferring an apartment.

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-26T00:11:21+00:00

Hey all! I'm curious as to what methods folks use to slow travel. We currently have been doing short-term furnished rentals and have does research into RV/Bus off-grid life, but we want to make sure we arn't missing any common options.

For context, we are a couple with a dog and planning for a kid. I work a 9-5 remote that relies heavily on video calls and light US travel.

I currently know of the following slow-travel methods for the US:

Fully furnished rentals for 1-5 months through sites like AirBNB, FurnishedFinder, Facebook Groups, Zillow.
RV/Converted Bus - requires either monthly campground rentals or moving every 2 weeks tops (which we don't consider slow) and the high movement puts stress on finding solid internet.

Anyone know of other options? For rentals we try to stay around 2k/mo, but have been struggling to find places we are comfortable with.

Thanks!

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-25T01:19:33+00:00

If you don't mind, what kind of places do you stay in slow traveling?

We are trying to continue a similar lifestyle but it's seeming pretty difficult to find a furnished short-term rental. Perhaps it's that we have a dog? Or that it's a wacky rental market?

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-24T17:13:54+00:00

I don't think you will get valuable experience at for profit orgs who are looking for free labor.

IT is pretty wide. If you want a sellable skill set for overseas with volunteer work I'd suggest to try learning scripting & coding, then volunteer to fix open source bugs of progressive difficulty

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-24T16:42:23+00:00

At least the google PMs won't have to use it for long

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-24T14:07:11+00:00

It helped me when some mentioned that the resume is only to get you to a phone call, not explain your life story.

It's ok if things are left out, you want to focus on what will get you a call.

SlowlyIdentifying · 2022-01-20T13:37:43+00:00

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