Hem
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Three cheers to another XP fan.
Best damn rod,EVER.
Keep up with the Jones's
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Best damn rod,EVER.
Project management at 22 years old? mtmuley
huronmtns
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There could be this precursor called school for project management and dirty hands to support paying for that school. 
geetar
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The Jones’s are broke too from trying to stay one step ahead of the rest of us.
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I’m not sure about retirement but slowing down would be nice.
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grizzly_
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The timing of this thread is apropos. We're considering selling our house and downsizing into something I can pay for with the equity from my current home. The thought of being free of a mortgage sounds super enticing.
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I own but would go back to renting in a second if I found a place that could meet my requirements.
Home ownership is not that great. Something breaks I gotta fix it, maintenance costs are all on me. Tax bill came today, went up again this year.
Owning a house takes money and time away from things I enjoy.
Irrelevant
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Not to side track the discussion, but in terms of home ownership what's the goal @rjthehunter? If "the goal" is to be happy and get to recreate as much as possible than I think you're misguided, or at least there's a more nuanced story to tell.
I have an Uncle who'd been divorced, but had a decent job with an early out at 55. He took it, and was living in a small 2 bedroom condo. As my closes relative during college I spend quite a bit of time with him. When I questioned him as to why at his age he didn't own a house, and how he was wasting his money every month, he said, "when the lawn needs mowed, I go for a bike ride. When the facet starts to leak I call the landlord and go kayaking for the afternoon. When the carpet wears out, or the hardwood needs refinishing, I take a short vacation and it done when I get back. Tell me what exactly I'm missing out on?"
If the goal is to play more, renting has a lot of positives.
While renting may not make you as rich in the long term as buying, what exactly is the money good for, what is it's purpose? In my mind I make money so that I can recreate more often or in cooler places. As a home owner, and especially at the end of a long day on the tractor (or in the middle of the night digging up a water line), I wonder if I don't have this whole "happiness" thing backwards.
I have an Uncle who'd been divorced, but had a decent job with an early out at 55. He took it, and was living in a small 2 bedroom condo. As my closes relative during college I spend quite a bit of time with him. When I questioned him as to why at his age he didn't own a house, and how he was wasting his money every month, he said, "when the lawn needs mowed, I go for a bike ride. When the facet starts to leak I call the landlord and go kayaking for the afternoon. When the carpet wears out, or the hardwood needs refinishing, I take a short vacation and it done when I get back. Tell me what exactly I'm missing out on?"
If the goal is to play more, renting has a lot of positives.
While renting may not make you as rich in the long term as buying, what exactly is the money good for, what is it's purpose? In my mind I make money so that I can recreate more often or in cooler places. As a home owner, and especially at the end of a long day on the tractor (or in the middle of the night digging up a water line), I wonder if I don't have this whole "happiness" thing backwards.
SD_Prairie_Goat
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I'm going to take a guess at this one... Probably graduated with an engineering degree and went over to a construction firm which hires engineers to project manage. Total guess on my part, I just knew a couple kids from my class who went and did this very thing.
I know a lot of people in this very situation, spending all their time looking after their home. I bought a very modest house that doesn't require a ton of maintenance and up keep like many people I know. I personally bought a house because I hate people trying to tell me what to do, and more importantly the dog wanted a bigger back yard. You can't convince a dog he doesn't need a bigger back yard... the sooner you cave the better ;P
rjthehunter
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Yes sir, been in the construction industry for 6 years now. I'll be finishing up my Bachelors in construction management this spring. This semester I took 20 credits and am still working 45 hours a week. Been a busy guy this semester but it's paying off!
thusby
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As an engineer forced to project manage, I resemble that. High stress, total accountability, zero control over manpower/budget, customer yelling at you, boss yelling at you, foreman yelling at you. But at least you make $10 more than the guy at the car wash.
rjthehunter
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I enjoy the company I'm with. If I need something in terms of manpower, I can usually get it, it definately is high stress but I enjoy it so far. Phone rings almost nonstop for people looking for answers on just about everything under the sun...
Hem
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I get tremendous satisfaction designing and building homes for my family. Pretty much couldn't handle it any other way.
noharleyyet
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As a subcontractor we deal with PM's daily. Unfortunately most aren't trained nor construction specific matriculated. Often poorly compensated clerks whose GC owner has saddled them with a brokeazz 2nd or 3rd tier sub who has the schedule under water....so they bum rush the legit subs to spend their dough on catching the flow chart up.
....and we remind them of our perfected contract rider.
....and we remind them of our perfected contract rider.
In my experience, PM's benefit greatly from hands-on experience before the management part. mtmuley
rjthehunter
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100%. I worked 3 years as a Mason/concrete finisher and that's helped tremendously. I still love getting out there and helping when it's needed. Too many of these guys aren't willing to get their hands dirty. That translates into them not knowing the means and methods required to successfully complete/manage a job.
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Mortgage interest tax deduction
Irrelevant
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Never collected it. With interest rates at 3 percent it's always just the standard deduction
