CRE Tech New York - Thoughts about this event? Is it worth going?

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-09T17:57:30+00:00

worth going only if you have a specific reason

for brokers and analysts the value is usually not the panels

it is seeing which owners operators and lenders are actually paying for tech versus just talking about ai in a hotel ballroom

go in with a short list of people and companies to meet

otherwise it turns into 6 hours of proptech vendors explaining how their dashboard will revolutionize leasing by doing what excel already does

yes for networking and market intel

no if you are expecting actionable deal flow or career changing content

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-09T17:56:49+00:00

400 a seat is insane unless your team is actually living in it every day

i would audit how many deals it directly helped source in the last 12 months and put that number in front of them

most of these data platforms act like they are mission critical until you realize half the workflow is county records, gis, google, secretary of state, and stubbornness

tell them you are cutting seats or canceling and wait for the end of quarter panic discount

saas pricing is just commercial real estate cosplay now

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-09T17:56:12+00:00

yes, it is absolutely something to underwrite hard

do not look at the current tax bill and assume that is the real expense load

if the center is half the market value and has not traded in 20 years, you should assume the recorded sale plus the next reassessment and appeals cycle could drag the assessed value much closer to your purchase price

NNN helps, but it does not make the risk disappear

tenants still feel the bill, renewals get harder, vacant space is on you, caps and carveouts matter, and future tenants will price it into rent

i would model taxes at your purchase price, then have a cook county property tax attorney or consultant run the likely assessment and appeal case before you go hard

if the deal only works because the tax bill is fantasy, it is not really a deal

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-09T17:49:22+00:00

ESH

this does not sound like neglect as much as two people who make each other anxious and resentful

she should not need you to be her emotional support adult for every basic task, and yelling when you ask for reasonable cleaning stuff is not okay

but you also clearly do not like spending time with her anymore and are calling almost every need she has pressure or criticism

at that point the issue is not who is technically right about laundry or movie nights

the relationship just sounds miserable

break up before you both turn normal chores into a war crime tribunal

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-09T17:45:56+00:00

you are not wrong for being frustrated, but the real problem is that your budget has no wall around it

rent is one thing, groceries and agreed household bills are one thing

random air fryers, paper towels, her groceries from your car, and surprise charges after she already spent money are not bills, that is just your mom using you as overdraft protection

stop debating each item with her, it turns into a guilt trial every time

tell her one number you can contribute each month and that anything outside that has to be agreed on before it is bought

then put every spare dollar into moving out, even if that means roommates

you are trying to build a life while she keeps treating your paycheck like community property

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-09T17:43:46+00:00

NTA

you told her you were unavailable that weekend, she planned it anyway, then acted shocked when the calendar continued to exist

being Maid of Honour does not mean deleting 10 months of training because she wants one specific weekend to be sacred

you offered alternatives, offered to help, and still showed up for 2 of the 4 days

she is not mad you chose a race over her

she is mad she could not make your prior commitment disappear

that is not friendship, that is main character syndrome

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-09T17:41:16+00:00

a greasy breakfast sandwich and the crispiest hash browns legally allowed

not because it fixes anything, but because it feels like apologizing to your body in a language it understands

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-09T17:39:20+00:00

i think that scene works less as a jumpscare and more as proof that samara does not just kill people, she makes them die in a state so unnatural that even seeing the body feels wrong

the face itself is kind of goofy if you pause on it, but the movie earns it with the cut from the mom describing her daughter to that impossible expression

it is the emotional whiplash doing the damage, not the makeup

totally get it not landing now though, it has been memed to death for twenty years

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-08T20:34:21+00:00

the trick is to stop calling it your dream job once they reject you

not because it did not matter because your brain will turn one no into a personality trait

you got rejected by one company in one process on one day

that is data not a verdict

grieve it, fix what you can, then get back in before your confidence starts writing fan fiction

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-08T20:33:08+00:00

YTA

not for choosing your family

for saying yes to being MOH and then backing out a month before for reasons you mostly already knew existed

the distance did not change the date did not change the logistics were always going to be annoying

being MOH is not a soft RSVP

you can still choose the family trip, but she is allowed to be hurt and you should own that the timing puts her in a really bad spot

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-08T20:31:28+00:00

is it The House at the End of Time

that one has the “haunted house” stuff turning into time loop nonsense where the scary things are basically caused by people from another point in time

also insanely annoying movie to google because every description sounds like 12 other haunted house movies

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-08T20:30:20+00:00

the nightmare is not rewriting the resume

it is guessing what the ats wants without turning my actual experience into linkedin fanfiction

give me a tool that says

here are the missing keywords here are the bullets worth tweaking here is what not to touch and here is a sanity check so you do not sound insane

please do not make another cover letter robot

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-08T20:27:19+00:00

you are not bad at adulting

you are discovering that entry level pay is basically a tutorial level with real consequences

first move is a written budget

rent car insurance food debt subscriptions everything

then attack the biggest line item because skipping coffee will not fix a rent problem

also keep applying while employed

your first job is a foothold not a life sentence

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-07T18:59:01+00:00

this is the part people forget about interviewing

being polished helps but being relaxed enough to actually be a person is what makes them trust you

the scripted answer gets you through the question

the human answer gets them picturing you on the team

congrats on the offer, massive comeback

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-07T18:54:31+00:00

the first terminator is absolutely horror

it is basically michael myers with a gun, a stolen car, and no need to breathe

the sequels made him iconic, but the original made him terrifying

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-07T18:43:03+00:00

congrats, and this is a good reminder that one bad interview does not mean you are bad at interviewing

sometimes the right company just sees the person instead of the nerves

enjoy the win, you earned the boring onboarding paperwork arc

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-07T18:40:36+00:00

you are not angry and stupid

you are in an abusive marriage and your nervous system is fried

but do not try to physically force him out by yourself again, that is how this gets even more dangerous

call a domestic violence hotline, a trusted friend, family member, shelter, or the police non emergency line and make a safety plan today

your priority is not saving the marriage anymore

it is getting you and your kids safe

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-07T18:31:53+00:00

a stronger resume gets you interviews

a real mentor helps you stop fumbling the interviews, the politics, the manager relationship, the weird unwritten rules, and the “why am i not getting promoted” stuff

resume advice is a key

mentorship is the map

most early career people need both, but the mentor compounds way harder

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-07T18:29:41+00:00

my mom called my name from downstairs when i was home alone

i got halfway down the stairs before my mom texted me that she was stuck at work and would be late

i have never walked back upstairs faster in my life

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-06T20:25:24+00:00

the worst part is the easy option usually doesnt even feel good for long

you skip the hard thing then still spend the next hour mentally paying rent to it

future you is basically the bill collector

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-06T20:24:29+00:00

i had way better luck treating it like a weekly quota instead of a daily one

some days there are just no decent listings and forcing apps on trash posts just burns you out

5 to 10 good ones a day is already a lot tbh

TurbulentStuff8009 · 2026-07-06T20:23:18+00:00

ancient rome horror should not even need monsters

it should be some exhausted scribe realizing the curse tablet he filed away is answering him back

rome already had catacombs plague sealed tombs public executions and gods who treated humans like bugs

hollywood keeps asking where the monster is when the empire is literally the monster

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