SFR Dream Jobs?

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Rob Allen

Rob Allen

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My dream job , I just found out would be to run a fly fishing school probably in western Montana. Sorry Bozeman you're just too darn cold.

I'd have a nice grass lawn, 3 or 4 small cabins with two students per cabin. I'd spend the first day teaching casting, types of fly fishing and theories and in general teach people in what ways they can explore the sport. Day 2 I'd pawn them off on local guides for a day of bank fishing, they day 3 they'd be with guides floating a river. Every morning would be breakfast, BBQ at night and a good sack lunch every day.

The days when a school is not in session the cabins would be air bnb'd..

This dream surfaced when I came across this...
www.zillow.com

25100 Downwind Dr, Clinton, MT 59825 | Zillow

25100 Downwind Dr, Clinton MT, is a Mobile / Manufactured home that contains 1568 sq ft and was built in 2000.It contains 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The Zestimate for this Mobile / Manufactured is $502,400.The Rent Zestimate for this Mobile / Manufactured is $1,933/mo.
www.zillow.com www.zillow.com

Sadly this property is 1, in the 100 year floodplain and no more structures can be added. Also it's likely to be sold by Wednesday.


Anyone else have dreams?
 
I want to be professional fishing client. Lodges and high-end fishing operations would hire me to assess and work with their guides and other operations staff, especially during the prime weeks of their season. I would pose various client-challenges to the guides and see how they responded. I would be in South America November to February and North America from June through September. In the "shoulder-seasons, I would be working in the tropics. A guy can dream can't he...
Steve
 
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Cabezon said:
I want to be professional fishing client. Lodges and high-end fishing operations would hire me to assess and work with their guides and other operations staff, especially during the prime weeks of their season. I would pose various client-challenges to the guides and see how they responded. I would be in South American November to February and North America from June through September. In the "shoulder-seasons, I would be working in the tropics. A guy can dream can't he...
Steve
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Actually, if I was a lodge owner who really cared about the clients experience I'd call that a valuable service. However I think most lodges and guides really lean on their location and slack off on making everything great for their customers.
 
Cabezon said:
I want to be professional fishing client. Lodges and high-end fishing operations would hire me to assess and work with their guides and other operations staff, especially during the prime weeks of their season. I would pose various client-challenges to the guides and see how they responded. I would be in South American November to February and North America from June through September. In the "shoulder-seasons, I would be working in the tropics. A guy can dream can't he...
Steve
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I used to be a secret shopper for Au Bon Pain, a Boston area French bakery chain. I would eat the food, and then evaluate the food, service and cleanliness. The only difference between me and the guys that got fired was I submitted legible reports on time. You will no doubt need a consultant on how to mooch with grace and elegance in exchange for small nuggets of timely advice. When you are ready Cabezon, I am available, my fees are mostly affordable.
 
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Dream Job? Touring blues musician. Perhaps in another multiverse
 
I worked as a stage hand for 10 years or so... got paid (good money for a young guy) to put up, watch/work, and tear down big concerts, small concerts, cultural events etc. in Sacramento and San Francisco.

Did M. Reagan and Gorbachev lecture to Jane's addiction from the backstage wings... puffing Cyprus hills discarded Js, stones, McCartney, Metallica, acdc, tool, big country acts and everything in between from late 90s early 2000s... drawer full of passes and guitar pics...

Dream job.... puts a hurtin to the body though.

Left it for dream job #2 - architecture and sustainable design. Good 10 yr run there too.

Dream job 3 yet to be discovered... but on the hunt.
 
How to define a dream job?
For me: pays a comfortable living wage or better, challenging, interesting, meaningful, improves the lives of others, sustains one's drive, leaves time for recreation.

I think I've captured all of those things being a teacher. Definitely not the dream job for 99.9% of people, but for me, I love it. Whenever I get burnt out on the classroom (5-10 years from now) I want to train teachers entering the profession.
 
Bambooflyguy said:
We’re a month into our dream NO job! Retirement is awesome......paid to not get up early and fish when I want.
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Seven years come the end of this July, and you are 100% right, retirement is the dream NO job (if, like us, comfortably situtated). Any more, alarm clocks are for getting up to go fishing not catch the 4:50 AM bus to the office.
 
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Gary Knowels said:
How to define a dream job?
For me: pays a comfortable living wage or better, challenging, interesting, meaningful, improves the lives of others, sustains one's drive, leaves time for recreation.

I think I've captured all of those things being a teacher. Definitely not the dream job for 99.9% of people, but for me, I love it. Whenever I get burnt out on the classroom (5-10 years from now) I want to train teachers entering the profession.
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Big respect for teachers. As the son and brother of them I appreciate what it takes to be a good one. Much more than the denigrating ones realize. My sister recently retired after 30+ years due to the idiot parents who were picketing her school, yelling at staff and kids who wore masks and actually threatening administrators with lawsuits.
I remember those who influenced me in positive ways With great respect.
 
Had my dream job for two decades while raising kids, managing facilities for a medical school/hospital ten minutes from my fave surfing at SF's Ocean Beach. Off work by mid afternoon most days, 8 weeks of paid vacation and really enjoyed both the work and the working environment. Gave me the time to coach T-Ball, girls soccer and assistant coach Little League with my kid's teams. Best years of my life.
 
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