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The Scientific Shitlord
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TJT said:
The only comment here I can reliably make is that Remote jobs are simply a lot rarer now and will get more rare. They exist and you can get them. But its much more difficult. Hybrids are far easier to get because so many are competing for WFH jobs now. If you are willing to continue working in your industry this can be an advantage. We all love WFH but its just not like it was in 2021.
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Customer service jobs are particularly well suited for it, because call centers are physically expensive and turnover is always insane. Much cheaper to ship someone a work laptop and not waste the millions every year to rent an office building and pay electricity. I also have a decade of customer service experience and can handle a shrieking Shaniqua trying to quibble over a $2 price increase. They are the majority of what WFH jobs are listed right now.

But yeah, engineering jobs aren't likely to be WFH. I am going to try to stay where I am, because Denver still has a lot of tech companies. I am open to moving because of my current situation, but if tech is crashing out, it's going to do so nation wide. WFH is ideal, but insurance and paying the bills is mandatory.
 
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Daidraco said:
Been dwelling on this today. I say change the way you're looking at it and view it as a personal challenge to yourself to spread your wings a bit financially.

Get a well known property management company to rent your condo out for you. After HOA fee's and such, you might break even - but hopefully itll give you a little pocket change. That way someone that knows the in's and out's of rentals is in control and its not all on you to learn with trial and error.

Then rent yourself something small, closer to wherever you land a job you're comfortable at. After you've regained some stability and found a better job (you will) - you'll have a record of payments coming in from your Condo as additional income. The collateral from the Condo (roughly 60k according to you), the history of rental payments, and your new job, should "walk the walk" for you to purchase your next property.

My main priority for you is to let your 401k continue to grow, and you also have some random tenant paying your principal for you, which also lightens your bills and sets you up for success in the long run instead of walking backwards.

This is roughly how I built my first 4 unit apartment complex, so Im not talking out of my ass. Just find a job quickly, any job, and dont let depression talk you into moping around. If you at least entertain this idea and have more questions, you know how to reach me big dog. :emoji_muscle:
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I personally feel that this is really good advice. I would think about this deeply. Maybe have a few AI tools also think about it deeply and get their opinion. You can be specific there; they already know everything about us anyhow.
 
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