This market is unforgiving, you need equity, and need reserves to the keep the engine running. 

I am moving to King of Prussia for an engineering job in the next month or so.

I am an engineer and I've personally evaluated multiple properties in each subdivision we recommend.

I’d love some feedback on whether this 'Slack-as-a-CRM' logic is actually practical for a high-volume team, or if I’m over-engineering it."

so far it's been a labor of love, but i finally got it to scrape the entire site. now just trying to figure out how to improve my flow and other sites I should add to my sourcing engine. feedback would be appreciated!

I'm a software engineer working on a tool that allows landlords to connect to the bank accounts of potential tenants to verify their income, employment, previous addresses, and their identity.

BackgroundAge: 35Industry: Aerospace Engineering (W-2 income: $140k/yr)Household:Spouse (34), part-time nurse, stay-at-home momTwo children (4 years, 6 months)Location: High Cost of Living (South Bay, CA)Available Time: ~10–15 hours/weekFunds Available to invest: ~50kObjectivesPrimary Goal:Achieve W-2 income independence within ~15 years.Generate sufficient cash flow in the near term to allow my wife to be work optional.

Yes, but the marketing engine, or time spent with skill building includes a lot of money/time and resources.

Always hire an engineer first, then send the engineer's recommended scope of work to foundation companies and have them bid based on that report. 

Just make sure the STR meets material participation rules and get a proper engineering-based cost segregation study to confirm the exact numbers.