#as a semi nomad family I cant tell you what a relief this is

[doulayogimama]

long, kinda-braggy-feeling-but-I'm-just-excited-post <3

I was so excited last night I could barely sleep. I can't believe we got this apartment. And after an entire week of thinking we would need a co-signer and then being told that we could do this ourselves!!! The happiness and relief is real. I needed one good thing this week and I'm very grateful that it was this.

We are WFH entrepreneurs -- Kevin has a lot of meetings, he runs daily IG Live meditations, he also has a gnarly case of ADHD, so he needs to be able to focus. I can't tell you how hard that has been since 2020. This building that we're moving into is a co-working building, set up with multiple types of offices for use by residents, it also has private pods for meetings that look like mini recording booths. The gym is INSANE, there is a terrace off the gym (17th floor) that they keep cycling bikes and there's plenty of space to do yoga outside while looking at the view. The pool is beautiful.

We are paying more in rent than we ever thought we would, but the fact that we can legally Airbnb this property (only building in our area that offers this, plus the building literally acts as property manager for you) is insane. We could go to NY for 2 months next summer and not only have free rent, we will make money.

For Xmas, my Mimi wants me to stay here with her, so we will Airbnb for Xmas + NYE and make a loooot. Next time we plan to rent out is after baby is born, for Ultra in April. Residents we met in the elevator told us they make baaaank that weekend. Like... $8k for the week.

You are allowed to Airbnb for 200/365 days, the most units you're allowed to lease and rent out are 4. This is literally a business for people and Kevin just happened upon it. So yes, we are paying a lot more per month but we now have in-house offices of all kinds, a 2b/2b unit, a gym, and a pool. And we will make back the difference and then some because we're allowed to rent it out while we travel or for whenever we want to make extra money.

We are so fucking lucky (we also work very hard and we had nothing when we got together 12+ years ago and I'm really proud of how far we've come).

Thank you Universe, G-d, Spirit, and ancestors for these blessings. They are not lost on me.