This essay as told is based on a conversation with Rick Neuhoff, 65, a homeowner in Portland, Oregon, who rents out his indoor pool using Swimply. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Before COVID got worse, I did marketing for law firms. COVID had practically killed my business, because lawyers did not
This essay as told is based on a conversation with Hamza Mostafa, 21, who lives in San Francisco. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Growing up, I wanted to work in the medical field like most of my family did. But after taking a computer science class in high school, my ambitions
Be careful with the AI washer/dryer in the unit. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday announced a series of new tenant protection proposals, the result of his “Rental Scam Hearings” earlier this year. Plans included fixes for black mold, fire problems, and a growing AI problem. New York will now require real estate agents
In 2013, I threw reality out the window and contacted a real estate agent to try to buy a house. I had just turned 25 and felt it was time to have my own space, even though I had minimal savings and a large student loan balance that my high school teaching salary barely covered.
Louisiana is where Beyoncé’s mother, fashion designer Tina Knowles, was born and raised. In 2015, several media outlets reported that the couple purchased a Spanish Baroque-style mansion in New Orleans’ Garden District. The home on Harmony Street, known locally as La Casa de Castille, was listed for $2.6 million at the time of its purchase,
This essay as told is based on a conversation with Koyo Murata, 25, founder and operator of Villa ASO guest house in Taiki, Mie Prefecture, Japan. His words have been edited for length and clarity. I grew up in a quintessential rural town in Japan with about 8,000 people. My elementary and middle schools only