When an abandoned high school in Homestead, Pennsylvania, was listed for sale in 2019, Jesse Wig saw an opportunity. The sellers were asking for just $100,000.⁠ ⁠ The 34-year-old real estate agent bought the school, and together with 35-year-old real estate investor Adam Colucci and 41-year-old developer and multifamily property manager Dan Spanovich, the decision was made to convert the high school classrooms into apartments. ⁠ ⁠ After purchasing the school in May 2019, construction on the building started at the beginning of 2020 and wrapped in October 2021. Leasing started in October 2021, and after just six months, the building reached 100% occupancy.⁠ ⁠ The finished product boasts 27 one-bedroom apartments and four two-bedroom apartments.⁠ ⁠ Would you live in an apartment converted from a high school classroom? Take a closer look inside the building at the link in bio. (with @CNBCMakeIt)

Forget CEO, this fitness company wants you to be its CSO, Chief Step Officer.⁠ ⁠ For the new company’s first hire, GymBird is choosing one lucky person to walk 10,000 steps in one day for $10,000, according to its site. Accepting the offer requires the CSO to train for a month until they feel comfortable walking 10,000 steps in a single day. The CSO who lands the job will get a smartwatch from the company to track their progress.⁠ ⁠ Throughout the month, they’re also expected to share their experience on their social media accounts with one post a week, encouraging other people to walk more often.⁠ ⁠ Would you walk 10,000 steps a day for $10,000? Link in bio for more details about the job. (with @CNBCMakeIt)

Only 7% of American households earn $250,000 or more. For those high-income earners, however, certain cities will offer them the most bang for their buck — and others will offer far less.⁠ ⁠ The real purchasing power of a $250,000 salary depends on a city’s overall economy, taxes and cost of living. A recent report by SmartAsset investigated where high earners lose the most to taxes and cost of living. The study compares the after-tax income in 76 of the largest U.S. cities and adjusts the figures for the cost of living.⁠ ⁠ See how much a $250,000 salary is really worth in each of these cities at the link in bio. (via @CNBCMakeIt)

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are “absolutely dead serious” about trading blows in the Octagon, and fans will have to pay up if they want to watch.⁠ ⁠ UFC president Dana White on Thursday told TMZ Sports that he spoke with both billionaires about their social media beef this week, which saw Zuckerberg accept a “cage match” challenge issued by Musk on Twitter.⁠ ⁠ “This would be the biggest fight ever in the history of the world, bigger than anything that’s ever been done,” he said. “It would break all pay-per-view records.”⁠ ⁠ A fight between Musk and Zuckerberg — the No. 1 and No. 10 richest men on earth with a combined net worth of $340 billion — would easily set a new record, White said.⁠ ⁠ Will you watch Musk and Zuckerberg’s “cage match?” Link in bio for more details on White’s comments. (via @CNBCMakeIt)

Having ample cash set aside can help prevent an unexpected emergency from turning into a financial catastrophe.⁠ ⁠ But when it comes to emergency savings, more than half of Americans — 57% — are uncomfortable with the level of money they have set aside, according to a new Bankrate survey. Of those respondents, one-third are very uncomfortable, the May online and phone survey of 1,025 respondents found.⁠ ⁠ How much money in emergency savings would you need to feel comfortable? Link in bio for details on the survey results.

U.S. President Joe Biden dismissed concerns about his comment referring to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a “dictator,” saying his remarks did not undermine diplomatic efforts to mend fragile ties between the two countries.⁠ ⁠ Biden labeled President Xi a dictator during a campaign fundraiser in California on Tuesday, just one day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his first official visit to Beijing.⁠ ⁠ Within hours of Biden’s remarks, China shot back with a sharp response, calling the comment “utterly absurd and irresponsible” and a “provocation.” The Chinese Embassy in the United States reiterated Beijing’s position on Thursday.⁠ ⁠ More details on Biden’s comments at the link in bio.

Skills-based hiring is becoming increasingly popular among companies, while formal qualifications like degrees are becoming less important — especially as labor markets remain tight.⁠ ⁠ According to LinkedIn data shared with @CNBCMakeIt, 45% of companies are now explicitly using skills-related metrics to find candidates, 12% more than a year ago.⁠ ⁠ See how this type of hiring works – and find out how you can tailor your resume to use skills-based hiring to your advantage – at the link in bio.

Warren Buffett has made another annual donation to five foundations, boosting his total charitable giving to more than $50 billion — significantly higher than his entire net worth in 2006 when he first scheduled the grants.⁠ ⁠ The 92-year-old legendary investor said Thursday he has converted over 9,000 Berkshire A shares into B shares in order to donate 13.7 million B shares to five foundations. As of 1:30 p.m. ET, the B shares were worth about $336 apiece.⁠ ⁠ The “Oracle of Omaha” said the schedule for annual grants was made on June 26, 2006, when he owned $43 billion of Berkshire A shares, which represented more than 98% of his net worth. Buffett pledged in a 2006 letter to make annual gifts of Berkshire B shares throughout his lifetime for the benefit of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. ⁠ ⁠ Full story at the link in bio.

For months, Meta has been working on a Twitter-like, text-based social media network that would compete with Twitter and the bevy of clone apps that have gained prominence since Elon Musk took Twitter private in 2022. ⁠ ⁠ News of the plans have inspired a public spat between Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, culminating in a joking challenge to engage in a physical “cage match” fight in Las Vegas.⁠ ⁠ See what’s been reported so far about Meta’s Twitter-like app at the link in bio.

Maxine Sharples purchased her 796-square-foot Victorian house for just £1 as part of a “homes for a pound” program created to revive a small run-down area in Liverpool. But there was a catch: the home was in complete disrepair. To qualify, she had to be a first-time homeowner and be able to fix it up within a 12-month period. For more on the renovation process, check out the link in bio.

The U.S. Coast Guard says a missing submersible imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic, killing all five people on board.⁠ ⁠ Coast Guard officials said during a news conference Thursday that they’ve notified the families of the crew of the Titan, which has been missing for several days. Debris found during the search for the vessel “is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,” said Rear Adm. John Mauger of the First Coast Guard District.⁠ ⁠ “The outpouring of support in this highly complex search operation has been great appreciated. Our most heartfelt condolences go out to the friends and loved ones of the crew,” Mauger said.⁠ ⁠ Full story at the link in bio.

The company leading the Titan submersible trip says the five missing crew members are believed to be dead.⁠ ⁠ OceanGate Expeditions on Thursday says its pilot and chief executive Stockton Rush, along with passengers Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet “have sadly been lost.”⁠ ⁠ OceanGate did not provide details Thursday when the company announced the “loss of life” in a statement or how officials knew the crew members perished.⁠ ⁠ Link in bio for the latest updates on the search for the submersible.