My ultimate goal is cash flow to be able to quit my job (self-employed) and focus on real estate full-time.

NYC's Human Resource Administration (Public Assistance)  has a program called S.O.T.A (Special One Time Assistance) specifically for employed people whom live in NYC shelter system.

The first step toward this goal is for the city council to recognize the harm caused by maintaining a high commercial tax rate, which drives companies away from the city.Hopefully, we can explore more avenues to generate employment opportunities for Worcester residents, empowering them to work and sustain themselves.

More big employers are coming here. 

The income isn't different because they are being employed by the same major metro.

Lenders may allow you to go up to 75% financing without having to get into your employment and income information. 

This may open you up to Self-Employment tax on all of your Self Storage income. 

If you have ever been confused as to why a big decrease or increase in CPI didn’t seem to move things, this is probably why.Jobs reportAnother key monthly economic data release from the BLS that can greatly affect interest rates is the jobs report, which estimates how many overall jobs (nonfarm payroll employment) were added or subtracted in the prior month, as well as a calculation of the unemployment rate.In 2024, this report may have overtaken CPI as the biggest market mover, as many financial experts expect the Fed to potentially cut rates if large job losses occur and the unemployment rate spikes, even if inflation had not yet returned to the 2% target.These reports are typically released on Friday mornings, also at 8:30 a.m.

But they (proportionately) got significantly better since the Global Financial Crisis, when their unemployment rate was above 20% and their young employment rate was way higher.$60 to $120 for a room isn't bad.

But they will bring the rates back down because our economy cannot afford a long-term freeze or destruction of housing, at least not without bringing something else in first to take its place as an employer.