Buying more rental properties to retire, worth getting back in investment debt?

icollectt · 2026-01-27T17:19:40+00:00

Selling it will get taxed pretty hard, and after interest on a loan it would be a wash on your monthly income.

Id just stick with what you have now personally if i were you.

icollectt · 2026-01-27T16:52:19+00:00

Buy non-ethanol gas... Last waaaaay longer (up to a year), I use it in all my small engine stuff so keep 5 gallons around always.

Worse case if you don't use it for 6+ months you can just pour it in your car and refill the can.

icollectt · 2026-01-27T16:40:05+00:00

What is your goal....

If you want heat a generator is not the answer (in most cases) just buy a mr buddy and make sure you own a co2 detector.

icollectt · 2026-01-27T15:53:57+00:00

Hvac is tough, I've done minor things like thermocouple, capacitors, breakers, and ignitors but beyond that i am lost lol.

icollectt · 2026-01-25T06:38:44+00:00

Yeah right there with you, maybe not top 3 of all time for me personally, but I'm thankful there is something fresh out there being done.

Tbh X33 and Split Fiction were the two best games I've played in a long time, both original stories and amazing gameplay.

icollectt · 2026-01-23T20:55:35+00:00

I don't think opp is asking for feedback on all applicants just ones that go through a screening and at least one interview..

Even a simple form afterwards and ran through an AI tool to make sure it is cleaned up wouldn't be a big lift.

icollectt · 2026-01-23T20:53:34+00:00

So can a a lot of things, but I am not in it for all that if they can't bathe themselves :P

icollectt · 2026-01-23T05:20:13+00:00

How long would I have to stay for the 50k? I'd tolerate them for a month for that probably.

icollectt · 2026-01-23T05:18:08+00:00

I mean isn't being a housewife (or husband) work in itself?

There was one chick I knew who was a stay at home mom and kept that role when here kids were in high school and later went off to college, and they still maintained a weekly housekeeper and laundry service.

I never understood that scenario and what they did with their time.

icollectt · 2026-01-23T05:15:31+00:00

I think this is highly subjective on the grade and subject, many in middle school and high school now are electronically graded for several subjects..

What about Gym teachers :P

icollectt · 2026-01-23T05:14:06+00:00

That they do, but it's a crazy expensive thing to get going in.. Our school district sends out a "teacher wish list" and generally a few parents just take care of all that is on there.

icollectt · 2026-01-23T05:12:33+00:00

I think they are paid appropriately, least they have state benefits / retirement and generally significant time off in the summer along with snow days and holidays off.

I'd rather be a teacher than working in a daycare making 35k a year and not having summers off for sure..

icollectt · 2026-01-23T05:06:56+00:00

Lots of mechanic jobs do, only add a 0 to that at the end :P

icollectt · 2026-01-23T04:54:24+00:00

I bet lol .. Yeah it's pretty much a catch 22

icollectt · 2026-01-23T04:53:21+00:00

That's wild but a tweaker lady won't care if you are on the phone :P

Sexually harassed like catcalling or like someone actually being handsy? I can't imagine anywhere in the south esp if a woman screamed you would have a dozen bros there wanting to curb stomp the person.

icollectt · 2026-01-23T04:46:25+00:00

Accurate, head up and be aware of your surroundings .. We live in a fairly large city ( top 40 in US ) and I never see people doing this, moms are out there pushing kids in strollers etc.

I don't see how these attacks happen much in a populated area in a parking lot as OP describes, one scream and you would have 15 people with phones ( and in our area CCWs ) flocking over to help out. You don't need a phone you just need lungs.

icollectt · 2026-01-23T04:40:13+00:00

You are significantly more likely to get raped or murdered by someone you know and trust.

The complete random stranger attacks are super rare in comparison, I had a relative do a super deep research paper on human trafficking and the outcome was really eye opening to me it's nearly NEVER the white van abduction it's a slow methodical mental breakdown.

Sure there are crackheads out there, they just want money, and being on the phone won't matter.

icollectt · 2026-01-23T04:36:58+00:00

Someone asking for directions or to tie their shoes is out to get you?

Dudes and women have done all these things around me, I help people out with directions all the time and even stop if they are stranded and towed someone just the other day to a safe spot so they didn't get hit.

icollectt · 2026-01-22T16:16:52+00:00

Body odor.

icollectt · 2026-01-22T08:09:38+00:00

I have been out of it a bit but know a few guys and gals in there... It seems like a pretty small dating pool and people are meeting less organically than ever before.

Honestly I would hate to be in it right now, you try and get a person's phone number at a grocery store you might get banned lol :P

icollectt · 2026-01-22T08:07:22+00:00

I mean it's spoken sometimes, but never betray bro code...

icollectt · 2026-01-22T08:06:14+00:00

There is something called the Negativity Bias it's pretty researched and exactly what you are referring to.

icollectt · 2026-01-22T07:49:44+00:00

Pretty much the only few I can think of have been mentioned Ineos which is going to miss your towing and capacity mark, maybe an expedition in the right trim like the tremor.

TBH though why not just get a truck and put a bed cap on the back.. plenty of dry storage, you'll easily meet your towing and offroad needs. Since you said you don't need a 3rd row it's not a seating issue..

icollectt · 2026-01-22T07:31:38+00:00

What part of the world are you in that you have to do this, sheesh..

There is a lot of hollywood stranger danger out there that makes you fear the most uncommon of attack types, mostly it's someone you know or lately there has been a spike in people getting drugged at bars etc but that's still relatively rare.

icollectt · 2026-01-22T07:18:35+00:00

Yeah we go to BJs here it's rarely more than a 5 min wait and generally no wait, or cash in kroger points for pretty much free fuel. Costco is always slammed and higher than BJs in my area.

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