u/didyouseetheecho

So i want to put a lakehouse at my lakehouse. My lot had a dilapidated house trailer with water hookup and a separate septic from the main house. We had torn down when we bought it.

It's very uncomfortable having friends and family stay with us as were a family of 5 and the house is 1400 sq/ft. While a regular trailer does fit there, it doesn't fit well. We technically have an HOA, we clarified what we can put there and any camper, tiny home, is fine as long as its not a permanent residence. We would be allowed to AIRBNB it. Were located in Tennessee.

We looked at various park model campers, tiny homes, and regular campers. I don't have a tow vehicle big enough to consistently move it so whatever goes there is gonna stay. We liked Canterbury and airstream however for the price some of these "tiny homes" on facebook marketplace seem like a much better value. Some seem like scams.

I'd like to stay at about 50k. I have access to a Ram 2500, if that cant tow it we would need delivery. A family member can handle hookup to septic and electric.

Is this something i should even look into or should a just find a camper?

Long story short: we are a provider group that actually started at this hospital. We were non renewed and had a messy breakup. The hospital was at risk of losing funding due to poor metrics not related to us, we had a come to Jesus moment and took over certain aspects that would typically not be related to our jobs. The metrics improved greatly, but an internal power struggle saw us out. Basically bad blood between the medical director and higher management. We left and now cover other facilities.

We were contacted recently asking if we would come back. We loved the hospital itself but the underlying issues remain. It’s all the same people.

The core problem was they would come to us with key metrics Medicare cares about, we would implement a new policy and provide training, the metric would improve and then they would want to change something. The boiling point was we wanted to keep a scheduled icu pharmacist and respiratory therapist as well as 2 tier for nurse training. They would want to cross train everyone adding 6x to our training burden and getting people who really didn’t want to be there. We would implement it, new director would take it away, then we’d go back and forth. The director who was are point person was smart, but young and a yes man to his boss. He really tried to swing authority on issues he didn’t understand.

I reached out to some contacts and the unit is being staffed by locum.

We talked about it, and we have the capacity to take this contract should the money be right, but as a group we agree that issues should be handled before signing.

Main issues:

1. New point person
2. Written medical director approval on staffing changes/policy changes
3. Bonus based on metrics not RVUs
4. Accountability for delaying imaging or procedures (radiology/nm would delay test on weekends to not use the on call technician, delaying discharge and possibly outcomes)
5. No cardiologist approval for stat echocardiogram
6. Our old established pharmacy/resp therapy system
7. We don’t see overflow

How/when should we communicate this without restarting the bad blood time has apparently healed?

Not as bad as it sounds.

Backstory:

I work in a niche career and currently work two full time jobs (340k with both). I recently paid off all my debt and am pretty set for retirement given I’m only 39. My wife recently graduated with her doctorate and is contracted to make 135k.

I was contacted by a former coworker about two years ago as “they needed help”. He offered me a good chunk more pay per hour to work about 3 hours away, and completely worked around my regular work schedule. No complaints with the company or my boss. They have been more than fair.

We don’t “need” the money. I decided it was time to step back to one job.

I handed in my resignation and he said “you don’t want to quit, you’re just burnt out. Work 12 hours every 60 days for 6 months and if you still want to quit that’s fine. You’ll always have a job here if you want one. You just need time off, you’re doing too much. In six months will talk about what you’re able to work without getting burnt out.”

I didn’t know how to respond so I said sure. He deleted me off the schedule except for one day 2 months from now and recommended some vacation spots.

He also asked that if I choose to leave I help train a replacement.

Now in total hours I’m actually working less (my contract has a 90 day out). I’ve known this guy 6-7 years and he’s never done anything shady in the past. I understand this is a retention technique, just struggling with the best way to proceed.

I have a rule where I won’t buy into a company if another company can duplicate their product. Companies like Nike, lulu lemon, Pepsi, or Starbucks.

While some of these companies do well, I feel like you’re always one mistake away from tanking the whole thing. (Nike going online, what Gillette did to proctor and gamble).

I’m leaned heavily into companies like ISRG, CGNX, NDSN, AME, EMR, and PLTR which have high valuations (worse now than when I bought).

I really can never find wide moat companies and even reasonable valuations. I found myself trying to catch “falling knives” or looking at “zombie companies”.

Is this always the case? I’m stuck screening companies transitioning to new areas to find value and moats.

He was an extremely high net worth/income individual. Married with 2 kids.

He was pushing big projects at are company aggressively with long timeframes. He had scheduled appointments. No recent arguments with family. He was talking about buying a new car next week.

He was being super nice the last week. Which was odd for him. Normally nothing was good enough and he was the smartest guy etc.

Legitimately, what the fuck? The only thing I know he struggled with was insomnia. This shit is wild.

Portfolio from biggest to smallest:

MSFT
AMZN
CALM
BMI
GEV
TXN
BTI
ISRG
CGNX
GOOG
DG
NDSN
NFLX
IBM
NHI
CRM
POST
AME
OTGLY
EMR
PLTR
SWKS

I usually aim for undervalued high quality companies with a technical moat. I have a few odd theory’s on some. (DG being a major benefit from self driving trucks, smart factories)

Anything you wouldn’t keep in your portfolio? Aiming to beat the sp500 with less risk if a bubble pops.

Both used to sell basically one product to one company.

CALM- eggs to Walmart

SWKS- chips to Apple

Both have diversified where now 50% of CALMs revenue comes from prepaid food/quick cook restaurant eggs. And 40% of SWKS to auto/data center/wifi. Both are big post boom due to various cycles.

How do you price companies in transition? Mature businesses with high growth sectors.

My father retired and runs a small handyman business. There’s a lot of old people in the little subdivision by that lake he lives at and he just does odd jobs. He currently uses a grand caravan with a wheelchair lift but he’s selling it to his friends that have a disabled daughter so he needs a new whip.

He’s currently looking at a 2010 Chevrolet express 3500 shuttle bus and 2011 Chevrolet 3500 HD ambulance.

Both have 60kish miles. The bus was owned by a local church and the ambulance is listed by a volunteer fire department. Both have the 6.0 gas engine. He looked for the idle time on the ambulance but couldn’t find it on their system.

Is the truck better than the van better for any reason?

Thanks.

I work 2 jobs in an unrelated field making good money. I currently make $234,400 w2 week on week off work schedule. On my off weeks I make 97k 1099.

I’m completely over my field, and I’m looking to convert my 1099 business to stump grinding and keep my w2.

I rented a machine (Vermeer SC 292) and was able to do 40ish stumps last week just to get familiar with a machine and the process. Most were grind and go’s off Facebook marketplace, some were work colleagues, two for my dad I did for free. After my gas and equipment rental I made $29 an hour which is fine. I made a lot more on the cleanup and backfill jobs.

I’m hoping to get to $40-50/hr with an optimized system, and aim for 25 hours a week on my off weeks. I own 2 houses in two different states (Ohio/Tennessee) and I’d like to go between them.

I’ve already purchased the following equipment:
7k trailer with side and back ramps
Billy goat lawn vacuum
Log splitter
3 chainsaws of various sizes
Power wheelbarrow
Compact tractor with loader/backhoe
Rakes and shovels

I’m looking at a low hour Bandit 2250 but I haven’t pulled the trigger yet. It’s 17k.

The plan is to basically keep a pile of dirt at my house, load up the power barrel before I leave with the loader. Grind, rake, backfill, load the much in the power barrel, vacuum the lawn and seed grass.

Much disposal will go into the compost pile for my dad’s fields.

Ideally I’d like to be able to offer estimates off txt, as it seems that’s what the customer wants. This seems to be an unpopular opinion but it saved a lot of time on my end even if I underbid a job or two.

Marketing is a beast I have yet to write out a plan for. Facebook is unlikely to provide the steady work I need. I would appreciate any advice here.

All advice is welcome.
Thanks

I want to know how to handle this.

My spouse works all the time. He makes awesome money and are completely miserable in their job.

He is working 65-70 hours a week already. Makes ~320k. Is literally a zombie. All he does is sleep at home. Hasn’t taken a vacation in at least 5 years. Is on call 24/7.

He consistently takes our kids to work and they play in his office or call room. When he has to travel, which is twice a month, he’ll take our 11 year old and leave him in a hotel room all day by himself. It’s the only time he ever sees his kids.

He came home last week and informed me he took a promotion. He’s now going to have to spend a week in Atlanta and a week in Michigan every year.

He wanted me to be happy for him and I blew up. He made reservations at a restaurant to celebrate and I wouldn’t even go.

I want to move to be closer to my family, and it always seems “3 years away”. Everyone always seems to take his side. My family, his family.

We work in the same field and no one seems to understand that no one wants his job. It sucks. He thinks it’s gonna end with him collecting checks doing nothing and it’s not. They’re going to burn him out and force him out as soon as he’s inconvenient.

I want to give him an ultimatum but I honestly don’t want to leave. The marriage is fine. I want more of it not less.

His health sucks. He’s getting fatter. Has a cpap now. On cholesterol meds. Gets winded during sex, when he’s at home long enough to have it.

His dad and bother are/were the same way and his family thinks it’s normal.

Are kids miss so much school traveling with him they’re in truancy every year. The school basically doesn’t care if their scores are high enough.

TLDR: sick of never having my husband home and no one seems to understand or help me handle it.