{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Real Estate Addicts","title":"#142 - Massachusetts Rent Control Is DEAD (For Now) + Is College Still Worth It?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/16561c66\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1312,"description":"Marc, Ray, and Dan open with a multifamily update on the Massachusetts SJC unanimously killing the rent control ballot measure over a religious-exemption technicality, pushing any reintroduction to 2028, before pivoting to the \"Silver Tsunami\" - the roughly 41% of America's eight million tradespeople expected to retire by 2031 and the massive labor shortage it's creating. From there, the guys dig into whether a traditional college degree still pencils out against trade school, weighing the network effect of elite schools and co-op programs like Northeastern's against six-figure tuition and the real earnings gap. They close on side hustles, teaching kids entrepreneurship, and the coming wave of opportunities to buy aging subcontracting businesses as their owners retire. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LFCu2Fmmd4DpYs4c6TWeybzKeu10b_8iRdF1y1ymuF0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YzQx/YmQyYTRkMjE5NTcx/OTRhOGRjZWE2MTdi/Njc5NC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}