Middle East downstairs

But it’s also elbow to elbow crowded and deafeningly loud.

cool we'll just chill out for ten years waiting for that i guess

haters will tell you living with three degrees worth of debt in a nice one bedroom on a minimum wage salary isn't possible

preferable sometimes

Should be pretty obvious that the benefit is paying for a fraction of the house instead of the whole thing, with the downside being you have to share it with your weird coop roommates.

I get dominos delivered twice a month from a store two blocks away.

Check out r/icecoast

Nothing in MA is worth your time but there's good stuff within a 3 hour drive VT/NH/ME.

They don’t post every concert early, just the big obvious ones. Most of these rides get organized a few weeks out. Pretty sure there’s at least a couple busses leaving Boston to every show at xfinity so you should be good.

And yes, lol @ Brett Michaels. The need to get sloppy is now clear.

https://rally.co/xfinity-center

Did this for a dead show last year and it was amazing. They let the bus cut all the traffic leaving on the way out.

There’s a couple other bus services too. Highly recommend.

>the operator must live in a unit adjacent to the STR unit as a primary residence and own all the other units

This is the hangup here, the owner in this case is not living on the property. Cambridge added this part to prevent people from buying up housing to use as short term rental investments.

>The operator must live in the STR unit as a primary residence and may rent out up to a maximum of three legal bedrooms, called operator-occupied short-term rental;
AND/OR, the operator must live in a unit adjacent to the STR unit as a primary residence and own all the other units in a building which can only contain a maximum of four(4) residential dwelling units or less. An owner-adjacent short-term rental may only be rented as a whole unit, not as individual bedrooms.

sounds like no based on your description

you can't get there from here

Real estate agent can suggest someone, usually you repaint and do superficial repairs in addition.

Sila always comes in high, but they're available/fast/quality/and you get 5 years of free maintenance. Would definitely get at least two more bids to compare against.

I spent $9500 to replace an old gas burner + gas water heater with a single Navien unit, plumbed to three zones.

Sounds like you're doing AC too if there's a condenser involved?

I'd guess about 4x increase on insurance. ~$300 for my contribution to an employer plan, vs. about $1200 now, plus whatever dental costs. Also on a mid-tier plan, vs the premium one offered by the employer. That's for two people.

But again, insurance is 100% deductible, and so are most of your out-of-pocket medical/dental expenses, so ends up being not so bad. Still sucks to write the check.

It probably isn't the median income millennials who are relocating to Boston..

My partner and I have both been self-employed for a bit, I do love it and will have a hard time going back to a regular job.. Flexibility for travel/vacation offset the annoying parts.

Here's a few tips that helped me:

• Setup a bank specifically for receiving your invoice payments, separate from your personal bank. Every time you get paid, split the money you need for taxes out to the savings account. Pay yourself on a regular paycheck cadence from the remainder. That way your personal budgeting isn't messed up by irregular payments, and you always have your quarterly payments saved up.
• Get a good tax person, someone friendly who won't mind emailing/chatting informally. Avoid a big corporate accounting place.
• Insurance is expensive as hell, but also tax advantaged. Ends up being not so bad once you get over the sticker shock.
• One thing that sucks is not getting paid when you're on vacation. I work around this by planning out my hours in advance for the month, so if I have some planned time off I can still get a view for the monthly income, where to make up those hours, etc.

Oh no kidding.. so we get two arcades. Good deal.

idk but i'm guessing it will no longer be a nice 10 minute stroll for me 😭

hopefully not some huge space in Everett or something but that seems like the most obvious option

Cambridge water is great, but you are accurate that it is harder than typical New England water and has a higher pH, and you may notice that in the shower. But also it's winter, there's no humidity, and everything is gonna seem dryer than you might like.

I've never had an issue with plants though.

That place is terrible. Went once and never again.

You’re good. Travel together, it’s perfectly safe.

Moved here in 2003, haven’t owned a car since. Neither has my wife.

Zipcar is great for occasional errands/weekend trips, otherwise shoes/bikes/transit cover everything.

People complain about the transit, typical underfunded transit agenc issues that should be familiar from NYC. But if you're not relying on it for daily commuting, you won't notice most of the stuff people gripe about. It's a good system that covers the whole city.

Neighborhoods are orientated around the squares (central, harvard, porter, etc) and each has a subway stop. Finding one that meets your needs and you like the vibe of is a good way to narrow down where you might want to live, look at surrounding neighborhoods.

Some other fun stuff you can do without a car from Boston:

• go back to NYC obviously
• take a ferry to provincetown, the tip of cape cod
• take a train or bus up to portland me, which is also mostly walkable

I work here as a graphic designer too, there's plenty of good jobs available.

we say that in graphic design too

sometimes people listen