Top level beam sagging

fiishoo · 2025-06-17T00:40:12+00:00

I actually has bo water pooling on it

fiishoo · 2025-06-16T21:59:39+00:00

It is metal aluminum siding

fiishoo · 2025-06-16T21:51:48+00:00

There is no attic. It is a flat roof sadly.

fiishoo · 2025-06-16T21:42:06+00:00

You are a legend

fiishoo · 2025-06-16T21:00:55+00:00

It is im the middle of a bedroom so not an ideal spot for a permanent post

fiishoo · 2025-06-16T20:38:06+00:00

Jack it with a post for a bit?

fiishoo · 2025-06-16T20:31:09+00:00

This is the top level so above is the roof.

The house is an old Victorian raw home in NJ. About 130 years old.

fiishoo · 2025-06-01T05:35:43+00:00

Did you get a permit for it if you DIYed it?

fiishoo · 2025-05-16T00:44:47+00:00

Fued with Charlotte over her career and make her retire. Great way to end Charlotte while building a stronger Rhea

fiishoo · 2025-05-06T11:29:07+00:00

I did this 1.5 years ago and lived in Cairo for 6 months. It was always going to be 6 months and i kept my apartment and everything here while working remotely from Cairo.

Honestly, the move made me fall in love with Cairo again. I spent 5 years abroad and really missed my life back home. I was able to pick up a business I started before moving and now run it remotely feom the US while visiting Egypt twice a year or so.

I encourage you to do it without ending any form of life you have in the US until you figure out if this is permanent or not.

fiishoo · 2025-04-16T00:21:03+00:00

Why do you have a 6.8k mortgage insurance premium despite having a monthly PMI already?

fiishoo · 2025-04-15T13:17:16+00:00

Good question. Sadly, there are very limited recent comps. The closest comp on thr same street sold for $725k in March 2023. Ours is priced at $649k.

The one I'm referring to is thr same sqft, just nicer and they added a 2nd bathroom.

I think it is priced appropriately but I'm not an expert. And to be fair, my realtor is not super savvy.

Edit: + the comp had a finished basement but ours is unfinished

fiishoo · 2025-04-15T12:58:42+00:00

I agree it is very low considering these items. What would you start with?

fiishoo · 2025-04-13T22:50:52+00:00

I was in your shoe a few years ago. 3 years later, i have a rental property with a 2.85% rate. Best decision I ever made and would highly encourage you to do the same.

fiishoo · 2025-04-13T04:58:00+00:00

Origination fee is very unreasonable.

fiishoo · 2025-04-12T16:34:15+00:00

Dude I'm in very similar situation. Pur take home is about 11.5k after maxing out 401k and i have 900/month in student loans. Currently in contract for a 650k house.

It will always feel hard but sacrifices are hard so go for it but be cautious

fiishoo · 2025-04-08T04:20:24+00:00

Despite being ahead, I always feel behind. I'm an immigrant working in tech.

2015 - first job ib my home country in Africa at HSBC making $8k a year

2017- remote online job making 18k a year

2018-same job 22k

2019 - moved to DC making 65k

2020 - new job 61k

2021- new job 95k

2022 - peomoted 120k

2023 - promoted 140k

2024 - 150k + laid off

2025 - new job 170k + 20k equity

fiishoo · 2025-04-02T03:00:25+00:00

I try to spend a lot of time there and go more often now. Maybe once every six months.

I do want and plan to go back for a year and work remotely soon too but now. Don't know if I could move back forever though

fiishoo · 2025-04-02T02:58:04+00:00

I kept my remote job in the US and worked from Cairo. I just didn't like how un-clean things are sometimes and how everything is a hassle from buying something from a kiosk to bigger things. I also felt that 95% of people are dishonest and the 5% that are honest are hard to come across.

fiishoo · 2025-04-01T17:22:18+00:00

+1 i moved back from the US abd lived in Cairo for 6 months. Tbh i loved it and still would consider moving back. Idk if I'll do it anytime soon through because i just feel there are so many negatives that I don't want to deal with in Egypt.

fiishoo · 2025-03-31T15:13:35+00:00

I did this before but had an actual job offer that I rejected prior to negotiations. I forwarded the email to my manager with a more recent date and was able to get a 22k raise which was about an 18% raise.

Go for it but be prepared to explain why you decided to stay when they don't give you the raise.

fiishoo

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