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AbiH
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I’m convinced that I’ve joined a middle school cult here on what they call Newschoolers.... Are there any people on here that have careers to convince me otherwise? What do you do for a living?!
Dec 9 2018 10:55PM
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jjdsteeze
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I work in the finance department of a University.
Dec 18 2018 8:57AM
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Brenone
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Accountant by trade and am the chief financial officer for a real estate development company.
I also do some real estate on my own flipping houses and rental properties.
Dec 18 2018 11:33AM
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Crust_Station
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I coach the freeski program at an east coast hill, coach at hood in the summers and sometimes travel with a documentary crew to make bank when Im particularly broke
Dec 18 2018 2:32PM
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SKIINGISEASY
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GORILLAWALLACEnot sure what living in summit is like but if you're working 40hr weeks and aren't bad with money I think you'd be fine.

a good advantage to the job is free riding at most other resorts and cheap gear through proforms.


For sure, housing is just a bitch
Dec 18 2018 2:53PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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I shall use my banking expertise to help you out here:

Step 1:
Calculate all of your expenses, then decide what can either be cut down or is expendable. I mean everything, weed, booze, gas money, rent, the whole 9 yards. Figure out exactly how much you would like to spend given no financial restraints(within reason)then how much you can reasonably cut down.

Step 2: calculate the difference between the two(no restraints vs bare essentials)

Step 3: find out how much you get paid and then split your direct deposit into 2 accounts, checking and savings(most companies will let you do this, if not, schedule an automatic transfer once you get your deposit). Your checking should get your bare essential amount plus a tiny bit for luxury. Your savings should get the rest. You should try your damndest not to dip into the savings. Make it harder on yourself to pull from it, maybe have your checking in one place and savings at another bank entirely to make it more difficult to get at your savings. This will force you to actually adhere to your budget, and you will find that you can save money a lot more easily. Personally, I dont even have a card to my savings so I have to walk in or online transfer from it if I need any of the money.

Step 4:?????????

Step 5: Literally profit
Appreciate your savings. Having a financial cushion is a great feeling. So you lost your job, no worries, you've got 3-5k in the bank because you were financially smart. You can afford to go job hunting and not be forced to rely on your parents or suck a homeless guys dick for money. This feeling of appreciation for your savings will grow, as your savings grows, and it will make it so you are even less likely to spend frivolously.


TLDR: go back and read it for real, this will actually help you save money unless you literally have no impulse control whatsoever in which case none of this will help you and you need a psychologist.

KaneDogI'm thinking about taking a terrain job at Keystone, just got to figure out if I can swing living in summit on a budget. Any advice?
Dec 18 2018 3:11PM
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laws
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shit bag 19 year old
Dec 18 2018 4:00PM
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FastSpeed
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CluckaChuckI run a small digital advertising agency in Canada. Work remotely a quarter of the year. If anyone is interested in this line of work feel free to shoot me a message. I am always happy to answer questions or point people in the right direction.


just finished my 3rd semester at school, double majoring in marketing and global supply chain management. End goal being be able to work from home/remotely in the winter to get more days in, how did you swing this?
Dec 18 2018 4:16PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Small hedge fund analyst.
Dec 18 2018 4:40PM
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CalumSKI
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everlastmost of us are actually doctors and lawyers and do not have time to post


this post is a significant come back from ur first post on this thread
Dec 18 2018 5:47PM
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Willgum
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.MASSHOLE.Small hedge fund analyst.

What do you guys specialize in?

I work at a well known & private non-consulting investment research firm. 30+ years of running weekly publications of global macro themes ranging across sectors. Offer (typically contrarian) views on Commodities, Geopolitics, Equities, Current & Future Tech, Social & cultural shifts, overall trend movement etc...

It's weird to send this out on NS of all places but let me know if you want to check out a couple editions for free on my behalf. Hedge funds make up 75% of our client base, ranging from $5mm aum to >$2t aum*. Hell there's a decent chance you guys are already a client but shoot me a pm with your email if you want a couple freebies.

* $2t is a couple asset management companies. I guess our biggest HF client would be like $45b aum, but you get the idea.

**This post was edited on Dec 18th 2018 at 6:52:24pm
Dec 18 2018 6:45PM
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Nickc88
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Stay at home astronaut in training.
Dec 18 2018 7:43PM
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CluckaChuck
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36ChambersOfWujust finished my 3rd semester at school, double majoring in marketing and global supply chain management. End goal being be able to work from home/remotely in the winter to get more days in, how did you swing this?


Good stuff man. SCM is a great skill to have. If you're looking to break into freelance marketing remotely I have a few suggestions. It will mainly boil down to your hands on digital marketing experience. If you are already well versed in managing Google and Facebook/Instagram ad campaigns you should be able to scale your freelance business fairly easily with enough networking effort.

Do you have much experience in the creative side of marketing? ie: Videography, photography, graphic design/branding, front-end web design? This is what will save you the most money and will narrow down the amount of time you have to spend connecting with creative talent in a new environment, which can be really tough if especially if you're in a small remote community.

If I can get a better idea of what kind of experience you have with online marketing I can break down the initial steps you need to take to get the ball rolling. If you only have a little digital marketing experience there still are options. Such as outsourcing your client's needs on websites that have trusted freelancers. That can be a little risky though.

Feel free to shoot me a DM if you want to talk more.

**This post was edited on Dec 18th 2018 at 9:09:30pm

**This post was edited on Dec 18th 2018 at 9:10:24pm
Dec 18 2018 9:07PM
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Chunderface
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I'm a federal prosecutor.
Dec 18 2018 11:34PM
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RudyGarmisch
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TubeBroI'm a federal prosecutor.


THE MUELLER
Dec 18 2018 11:42PM
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WoFIowz
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TubeBroI'm a federal prosecutor.


Narc
Dec 19 2018 12:01AM
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Chunderface
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runforlove2018Narc


I'm not an agent, I'm a prosecutor.
Dec 19 2018 12:14AM
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WoFIowz
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TubeBroI'm not an agent, I'm a prosecutor.


That's exactly what a narc would say...... Ya narc
Dec 19 2018 12:38AM
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ahshit
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taco truck gang
Dec 19 2018 2:20PM
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BigBoyMac
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Imma a BSN nurse, chill i suppose! Work nights on the weekends and ski the weekdays. Going to go to CRNA school here in a few years to make a little extra cash
Dec 19 2018 5:06PM
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Dustin.
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I fly planes, but I'm working on creating forms of passive/psuedo-passive forms of income so I can take more time off and live back home permanently. I don't mind working hard at all and I love living/traveling in foreign countries, I just don't like having to travel to see family or drive to get to a good MTB trail or mountain to shred.

I also think I have ADD and need to set myself up with 2-3 good jobs that I can work part time to stay interested.
Dec 19 2018 5:48PM
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skiminnesota
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Joined a longggggggggg ass time ago, have not logged in for a while. 29 (old af) work in finance collateralising repo trades on UST's and MBS's living in PC. Ski on the weekends and a handful of weekend trips around the region a year.
Dec 19 2018 7:36PM
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Erikaaa
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Recently graduated college, but was a ski instructor for for the past 8ish years.. now I'm a ski bum living in a van for the winter dissapointing my parents! Hey! But Im searching for an internship for the summer now in my field.
Dec 19 2018 11:15PM
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aidanaughton
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sail some boats around, or getting there anyways, sadly a bit far from the mountains though
Dec 20 2018 12:22AM
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Titus69
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lawsshit bag 19 year old


miss that job, so easy, sadly i got a job being a 21 year old burnout ski bum, pay sucks but skiing a lot is pretty good.
Dec 23 2018 12:51PM
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Swervy.
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I work 3 days a week at Jimmy Johns and ski 4 days a week. Barley scrapping by even though im living with my parents
Dec 23 2018 3:13PM
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Forcillo
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freelance 1st assistant camera, probably gonna join IATSE in the next 3 years or so and work my way up to commercial DP work
Dec 23 2018 9:41PM
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Piste.Off
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I'm halfway through medical school and drowning in my med school and undergrad debt, but I ski almost every week so I got that going for me.
Dec 23 2018 11:05PM
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Dylan_
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I used to be a complete shitbag to be honest. Haven’t been on NS in YEARS still out of the loop a little bit. Long story short- I am now an environmental engineer and flip houses/own apartment buildings on top of the 9-5. Plan to leave my job as an engineer within 10 years.

SUP
Jan 9 2019 6:12PM
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Sharko
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Doctor, family medicine
Jan 9 2019 6:32PM
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methscratchface
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I build multibillion dollar walls along borders that dont actually do what they are intended to do.
Jan 10 2019 12:52AM
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OldSpice
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Retired corporate lawyer. Wasn't very good at retirement so now I build hotrods for a private party, hang out on NS and try and ski as often as I can.
Jan 10 2019 9:30AM
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Willgum
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skiminnesotaJoined a longggggggggg ass time ago, have not logged in for a while. 29 (old af) work in finance collateralising repo trades on UST's and MBS's living in PC. Ski on the weekends and a handful of weekend trips around the region a year.


How has the last 6 months been for you, given all the price action on UST's? Is it becoming more crowded as people move towards money markets, or less crowded as yields slide? I feel like I barely know what I'm talking about so maybe neither affect you.

I work more on the macro side of finance so for me it's not as hands on and I've only briefly been schooled on repo trading. Fixed income is an area that's becoming increasingly interesting to myself and probably others as a whole.
Jan 10 2019 12:14PM
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AbiH
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Piste.OffI'm halfway through medical school and drowning in my med school and undergrad debt, but I ski almost every week so I got that going for me.


Way to go!! Keep chugging through!
Jan 10 2019 2:44PM
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1337
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I'm a photographer and I get to shoot skiing all winter long.

I also dabble with video producing, directing, and marketing consulting.

And guess what? It all started because of NS. Wouldn't be where I am today without this website.
Jan 10 2019 10:03PM
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1337
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Forcillofreelance 1st assistant camera, probably gonna join IATSE in the next 3 years or so and work my way up to commercial DP work

Hell yeah bud, keep it up!
Jan 10 2019 10:11PM
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xxACIDTRIPxx
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I'm literally a ski bum
Jan 10 2019 10:34PM
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corona
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Brenoneflipping houses


Dylan_flip houses


Thanks for helping drive up housing prices for people who just want to buy a place to live.
Jan 10 2019 10:50PM
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Willgum
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VinnieFThanks for helping drive up housing prices for people who just want to buy a place to live.


It's understandable to say that about flippers, because at first look it seems to be a product of gentrification and greed. But flipping is a direct symptom of the changing housing market, and is inevitable in a free market. No point in getting salty about it.

One beneficial way to capitalize is on properties where the home is undervalued in relation to the land it sits on. By bringing the home up to free market value, it's satisfying the point at which supply = demand.

Just one of those things. Doesn't make Brenone a bad guy in my opinion, he's playing the game.
Jan 11 2019 12:04PM
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Evantheshredster
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KKK member
Jan 11 2019 1:00PM
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evaroni
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EvantheshredsterKKK member


Please elaborate on this acronym.
Jan 11 2019 1:15PM
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Evantheshredster
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evaroniPlease elaborate on this acronym.

The Ku Klux Klan, commonly called the KKK or the Klan and commonly misspelled as the Klu Klux Klan, is an American hate group. The Klan has existed in three distinct eras at different points in time during the history of the United States.
Jan 11 2019 2:04PM
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evaroni
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EvantheshredsterThe Ku Klux Klan, commonly called the KKK or the Klan and commonly misspelled as the Klu Klux Klan, is an American hate group. The Klan has existed in three distinct eras at different points in time during the history of the United States.


Was really hoping this wasn’t going here.

Please change your first name, not a fan anymore.
Jan 11 2019 2:18PM
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Dylan_
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VinnieFThanks for helping drive up housing prices for people who just want to buy a place to live.



Hahahaha. I’m sorry I put my money on the line, make your neighborhoods nicer, and contribute to the communities tax revenue via paying property and school taxes while I hold the property.

You can’t really blame people who flip for real estate prices, sorry- but nice try.

I’ve provided quite a few families with nice houses to live in at reasonable prices. I’ll remember you though next time and just leave that nasty eye sore sitting in your neighborhood declining your property values.

If you can’t afford to buy a home from me you can always rent an apartment off me. Feel free to contact.
Jan 11 2019 2:52PM
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Evantheshredster
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evaroniWas really hoping this wasn’t going here.

Please change your first name, not a fan anymore.

lol hah
Jan 11 2019 2:52PM
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McNoche
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XxAc1DtR1PxXI'm literally a bum


Figured as much
Jan 11 2019 3:06PM
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Willgum
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Dylan_You can’t really blame people who flip for real estate prices

+1

Do you mainly do SFH? I was under contract three different times, twice for duplexes and once for a triplex. All three had inspections that revealed too much and the buyers weren't budging cause the market was hot ( Boise in 2017 -2018). I've continued to stay up to date on REI think it's a great avenue with the right skills. Are you still active even though most places have high inventory right / sliding prices now?
Jan 11 2019 4:14PM
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Dylan_
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Willgum+1

Do you mainly do SFH? I was under contract three different times, twice for duplexes and once for a triplex. All three had inspections that revealed too much and the buyers weren't budging cause the market was hot ( Boise in 2017 -2018). I've continued to stay up to date on REI think it's a great avenue with the right skills. Are you still active even though most places have high inventory right / sliding prices now?


I only flip SFH. I buy and hold multifamilies (never sfh). Keep going man. Takes 10 deals to land 1. Check out biggerpockets.com if you’re interested in real estate. I prefer buy and holds though and have been able to scale quite a bit since the start. Never buy a single family for your first home. I am constantly buying. Most of my deals have been off market deals and I have an agent that sends me anything before she lists it. My market isn’t a market like Denver or California. My market has always been stable and believe will be stable. I invest in a small city in New York of about 20k people it’s a great niche. We saw quite a bit of inflated prices around here and they got bought. I held out for a few months though. Prices are dropping slowly but not much inventory here on the MLS.
Jan 11 2019 4:19PM
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Willgum
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Dylan_I only flip SFH. I buy and hold multifamilies (never sfh). Keep going man. Takes 10 deals to land 1. Check out biggerpockets.com if you’re interested in real estate. I prefer buy and holds though and have been able to scale quite a bit since the start. Never buy a single family for your first home. I am constantly buying. Most of my deals have been off market deals and I have an agent that sends me anything before she lists it. My market isn’t a market like Denver or California. My market has always been stable and believe will be stable. I invest in a small city in New York of about 20k people it’s a great niche. We saw quite a bit of inflated prices around here and they got bought. I held out for a few months though. Prices are dropping slowly but not much inventory here on the MLS.


Biggerpockets is great. I binged their podcasts when I was first getting interested, and the forums are so helpful.

Flipping SFH and holding multifamilys sounds like the way to do it. I recently moved to a wealthy resort town which has it's own unique REI landscape. Which is the really interesting part about the whole industry; each market is so localized and different.

I remember your ns icon as being a dude from the 518. I grew up in BHBL and I'll check Schenectady / Glens Falls/ Troy / Toga listings every now and then, seems like a great place to get cash flow, and there's plenty of SFH with opportunity to value add. Awesome to hear you're getting after it, thanks for the encouragement.
Jan 11 2019 4:51PM
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Dylan_
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WillgumBiggerpockets is great. I binged their podcasts when I was first getting interested, and the forums are so helpful.

Flipping SFH and holding multifamilys sounds like the way to do it. I recently moved to a wealthy resort town which has it's own unique REI landscape. Which is the really interesting part about the whole industry; each market is so localized and different.

I remember your ns icon as being a dude from the 518. I grew up in BHBL and I'll check Schenectady / Glens Falls/ Troy / Toga listings every now and then, seems like a great place to get cash flow, and there's plenty of SFH with opportunity to value add. Awesome to hear you're getting after it, thanks for the encouragement.


Awesome man! You’re from BH? Sick! I worked in Schenectady for a few years after college on Erie blvd. I invest in Glens falls and Queensbury. Reach out at any time my man 518-932-1546

If you ever need help analyzing a deal or anything REI send it over to me happy to help and give you some input/first hand experience with this stuff.
Jan 11 2019 4:54PM
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