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Regret It So Much

ETA: Ours is a condo in a four-unit building.

My husband and I just closed on a duplex down in Chicago. The finished, two-bedroom basement is below grade and has a nightmare of problems. Waterproofing has been done to the stone foundation, but we don’t know where the drain tile begins and ends, or if it even leads to the building sump (the only sump). Water gets into the foundation during rain storms. Impossible to tell where it’s coming from when the entire stone foundation is caked into spray foam insulation.

I would do anything to be able to go back in time and not buy.

u/Aromatic-Guard8122 — 11 days ago
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If you’ve bought a > 1900 condo

Please share any insight! We are first time home buyers and under contract. I know about the usual things to look for (lead service line, K&T wiring, sewage line). What was your experience? Would you do it again?

ETA: BEFORE 1900

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u/Aromatic-Guard8122 — 2 months ago
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Partner Shuts Down WFH

Fourth year at a V25. Sat next to a partner at a V75 at a conference. Started talking about WFH after a panel speaker mentioned seeing the benefits to working from home but stressing the importance of in-person face time and mentorship. I turned to the partner and mentioned that I go into the office to sit alone all day while I have Teams meetings with people across the country, and I don’t even interact in person with the partners in my office because they’re not there or sit on different floors and call me instead. Partner quickly shut this down, explained they don’t believe associates are more productive at home (“I know what associates were like 10+ years ago and what they’re like today”), and fully believes all of us are disposable (“If you don’t come in, they’ll fire you and find someone new.”). But they also mentioned they’re jealous of the flexibility they couldn’t have coming up the ranks. Pretty disheartening tbh. With ADHD, I promise you I do work better from home. It especially must suck for parents who commute an hour from the suburbs… so much lost time when most of us are grown ass adults who can manage ourselves.

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u/Aromatic-Guard8122 — 3 months ago