Busy me - ignoring work
Jun. 9th, 2004 02:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fleaJust got a lovely email from a journal editor - I inetrviewed for the job of book review editor two summers ago. Was second choice. The position is open again and they'd 1) kept my resume and b) hunted me down at my job (which they did not have any info on - must've found me through google) to see if I'm interested. Flattered. Have not checked web site to see what salary is, but unless it's astronomical, no point leaving my current setup. Still, NICE!
Reading a survey of graduate students who need child care (graduate student association is pondering developing a co-op). It's HEARTBREAKING. The crying needs - down to "I had to send my baby home to China to my mother because I couldn't afford to keep her here." Boy does our country have a serious problem in this area.
My grandmother's house will be put on the market in July, unless I can come up with several hundred thousand dollars, or means to borrow same. Sob. Also, my mother called last night wanting money (half-fantasy, half-serious) to buy land her friend is selling on Martha's Vineyard, also in need of several hundred thousand dollars. Why don't we have scads of money??? (How sad is it that my mother wants to borrow money from me??) Actually, hivemind question - can anyone recommend resources (web or print) about researching buying real estate as an investment? The only way I can get my head around saving grandmother's house is to buy it and rent it full time (it is in a desireable/vacation area) to cover the mortgage. But I am not knowledgeable in this area, and don't know where to start to learn if this is feasible.
Reading a survey of graduate students who need child care (graduate student association is pondering developing a co-op). It's HEARTBREAKING. The crying needs - down to "I had to send my baby home to China to my mother because I couldn't afford to keep her here." Boy does our country have a serious problem in this area.
My grandmother's house will be put on the market in July, unless I can come up with several hundred thousand dollars, or means to borrow same. Sob. Also, my mother called last night wanting money (half-fantasy, half-serious) to buy land her friend is selling on Martha's Vineyard, also in need of several hundred thousand dollars. Why don't we have scads of money??? (How sad is it that my mother wants to borrow money from me??) Actually, hivemind question - can anyone recommend resources (web or print) about researching buying real estate as an investment? The only way I can get my head around saving grandmother's house is to buy it and rent it full time (it is in a desireable/vacation area) to cover the mortgage. But I am not knowledgeable in this area, and don't know where to start to learn if this is feasible.