How common is "work from home" in real estate?
The number one perk for a job to have in my opinion is being able ro work from home regularly.
I used to work in a large asset management office where we all got to work from home once a week and it was amazing. I have since left to go to a development shop where we are not allowed to work from home (although it'd be entirely possible). Meanwhile, my former mentor from my old job left to go to a different asset management office, where he is able to work from home 4 days a week if he wants to.
So is working from home only available to people in asset management? If you are able to work from home, how many days a week do you get?
Not common in Development or Construction. I feel like too much coordination needs to be facilitated to work from home. I work at a GC and a lot of what I need requires an ability to walk around our office and communicated with colleagues.
I work at a GC as well and second this. Much of my job requires face to face interaction. Estimating I could possibly do some from home but it would be difficult (need to talk to others about which subs are picking up what). Actual Project Management and Scheduling- I could not.
Wtf why
That is very common. I believe he is in CA. I used to live in CA as well. Many commute from OC or IE to LA. It can easily take an hour each way if not more.
Woof. Kind of shits on the fantasy of sand and surf in perfect weather after work.
Yup. Harsh reality. Housing costs are out of control. IE might appear cheaper, but its away from the beaches and extremely hot in the summer. There is a hefty price to pay if you want to live closer to the beach. Living by the beach and also living closer to where you want to work is a luxury. But all that being said, I am still going back in the next year or two. There is something special there and I am willing to look past the housing costs. Plus, with dual incomes, its becomes a little more manageable.
Not a fan of it. I hope I'm wrong, but I see it playing out like Brazil. Did more harm than good there.
The transit issue is more complex than the solution they are proposing. To me it's like trying to put a band-aid on a stab wound.
Personally I'm planning on being out of town for as long as humanly possible during that shit show if I'm still in the area by then.
Transit is a shitshow everywhere. I am in NY now and I used to live in CA. While the subway offers so much connectivity, NY'ers often complain about how often it breaks down and the frequent and unplanned changes to routes. It is a 100+ year old system and nobody knows how to come up with the billions that is needed to bring it to the 21st century standard. I dont know when we will see the transit systems that the rest of the world has. I would love high speed rail. Is the answer privatization? Many transit systems in Asia are privatized. I know the Brightline in Florida is a newer rail system and was fully privately funded and it offers rides from Miami to Ft Lauderdale, and Palm Beach and eventually it will connect to Orlando as well. I really think that model can work in the rest of the country.