Any Chicago 🐠 buy their first place in the city? I’m 1-1.5 years away from buying a condo here. How long did the process take you? What do you think a comfortable price is for 2Bed/2Bath? Continue:

like
Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at

Neighborhood is going to make a huge difference. Even those that seem similar (let’s say LP and Bucktown) can be very different when looking to buy. LP is more expensive to buy since so many people rent. Bucktown is more affordable to buy since less people are there looking to buy investment properties to flip and rent out.

I bought a 1 bed/1 bath for $275k about 2.5 years ago. Loft style so price is inflated ~10%. You won’t find new construction for 2/2 for under $400k, most of the 2/2 in my building go for 350-450 depending on size. Building was converted from factory to lofts in 2010. $400 HOA, but covers everything except gas and electric.

High rises will all have HOAs of 650+...comes down to how much you care about a doorman. IMO high rise is kinda stupid to buy in, may as well just rent at those HOAs.

like

I’m finding most places under $375k tend to be older and need work done. Or I find a nice condo in a high rise with an $800+ HOA fee. Is that even real?!

like

My HOA started at $300/mo 15 years ago and now its $600 unfortunately. It does cover all utilities including internet and cable. Good thing is my rents fully cover all expenses pretty easily and is very easy to find tenants. Its in the south loop which I loved.

like

Did you find a condo, same boat now and can’t figure out the right HOA to pay

Related Posts

Silly question but if you are auditing a bank. How do you audit cash without a confirm

like

Totally, new to cryptos and thing of buying partial BTC. Someone told me BTC sell is hard and different from stocks. Is it easy to sell ? Is there a thing like someone should be there to buy a BTC in order for me to sell? Can anyone pls explain crypto trading?

like

I received my fnf from Accenture today. I don't know why 18k as 'other perquisite' is mentioned in income tax computation sheet?

like
like

Is there anyone from Canada here? I’m looking for some information on working out of the country, but selling insurance.
Thanks

like

I’m leaving my job soon but I’m wondering if I should be truthful when I hand in my letter of resignation. There’s a ton of reasons but it boils down to: I’m worth more than they can pay me and I need to pay off these student loans. What should I say?

like

How to best calculate the loss of value(diminished value)to my car due an accident? Insurance agency quoted a really lower amount.

like

My monthly salary after employees pf deduction and professional tax of 200 is 96,500.
How much income tax will be deducted on this amount without any investments and all.

like

I bought my starter home recently. Want to dump everything else i saved into vti (will be about 70k). Would buy a forever home in say 5-6 years. 5 year time horizon is pretty safe right?

like

At what income level should one be comfortable to spend 2400/mo on rent in HCOL? Assuming single, no kids, no debt or major expenses.

like

I got a decent deal on a small 1 bed in a luxury building (hell’s kitc). Should I do a 12 month lease or 24m?

Got the rent negotiated to under 3k + free amenities for a year (gym, pool, etc.). I’m afraid rent will atleast go back to the original price (+5%) and then some. The building has some sort of rent control but that’s predicted to go away in less than 1 year as per the lease. The legal rent limit is way higher.

Would love some perspective on renewal experience after 1 year. TIA.

like

With a @BlockFi Interest Account (BIA), your cryptocurrency can earn up to 8.6% APY. Interest accrues daily and is paid monthly. There are no hidden fees, no minimum balances, and no reason to wait.

like

Now that’s what I wanted - good bowl. Come on real estate folks!

like

Hi lads,
Anyone please help me understand what would be my monthly salary that will get credited, with/without the tax deduction on monthly basis.

And I'm new to all this I don't know what is variable pay, basic etc. Please help understand this by writing few description on above points. Also by submitting the home rent agreement how much will be saving, and will that only be sufficient or i can add more bills to avoid the dedication. If yes what types of bills i can submit like fuel bills etc.

Post Photo
like

Has anyone here used infinite banking to fund their real estate investments? If so, could u share details about the policy design you got? Is there a way to tell how different insurance agents have different fees before engaging them in discussion?

like

I am wanting to start investing in real estate in the new year
 I’m using this month to read up on it and familiarize myself with it. I am a true beginner and wanted to ask for any tips, tricks, advice, books, videos, magazines, podcasts, etc to start? Please let me know!

like

Where in Atlanta do you live and how much is your home? I thought Atlanta was supposed to be an affordable city? In the market for a town home and it’s only getting more expensive .... single income.

like

Any recos for a fee-only financial advisor that’s under $300/hr? Need to understand sole proprietor/small businesses.

like

How to save tax for the money from freelance work? As i already have a full time job.

like

More Posts

New addition to the collection.

Post Photo
like

Do you need an engineering degree to go into product management? I have a bachelors degree and a Masters degree in Digital Transformation, and I work as a C (soon to be SC) im Tech Strategy and Transformation. What are the next steps I should to to pivot into PM? (certifications, types of projects, etc)

like

Google onsite to HC rate? Is it around 50%? Do you need to get 3 leaning hires to make it to HC?

like

In terms of total comp, who do you think makes more: an EP at an agency or a mid level producer at a FAANG company?

like

How is dubai first bank project in wipro and how is morgan stanley project in wipro please tell 🙏🙏🙏

like

which is better to join atos or T-Systems ICT India Pvt. Ltd. atos offering slightly higher ctc
YOE : 7+
Tech stack : Java, Spring boot.

Looking for WLB and long term stay..

like

Going to an office to meet the team and see the office after being offered a position. After much thought I think it is best to stay at my current position for now. How do I go about declining an offer/ask for a day to think about it?

like

What's your date of Jalsa??

like

Co nsidering an offer from A&M which requries relocate to DChow‘s the relocation reimbursement worksHow is DC office in general

Note to writers: the phrases are “centers/ centered on” and “revolves around.”
You cannot “center around” something.

Post Photo
likesmartfunny

Leaving the US after 3 tries of H1B lottery. I’m on OPT STEM, what should I NOT forget before I leave the country? Thanks!!

like

Almost midnight here and I'm cleaning my medicine cabinet so I can reboot having a regular skin-care routine. I'm listening to one of my favorite musicals, "Ragtime", specifically the song "He Wanted to Say". Living 9 time zones away from home out of the US and watching the BLM movement there, unable to do anything concrete about it from here - this song I've listened to countless times, today about brought me to tears.

I really don’t mean this to virtue signal - just wanted to share a moment.

likefunny
like

Anyone here from Monitor Deloitte? Would you be open to a quick chat? I am interested in the consultant role. Please DM if you are available.

like

Is TikTok promoting fake news? I mean every social media could post fake news and spread it, but I feel TikTok's algorithm knows exactly who usually believes fake news and their videos spread faster than on any other platform. And I know you can report it, but is it maybe too late then?

likehelpfulfunny

Hi there, I’ve been told that Deloitte (London, UK) is going to make me an offer but haven’t heard back and it’s been over two weeks. The recruiter mentioned it would be around the “m2 grade”. Any idea what this pay range is? 
 I have 3 YOE working in NHS finance and have applied for a position in Risk Advisory, public sector. Curious what life at Deloitte is like? Does a work life balance exist?

like

What would be monthly in hand ?
Considering full HRA used and 50K 80D ?

Post Photo
like

Has anyone ever gone through the interview process at Citi for HR roles? I have a question

like

What is comp like at a pension fund?

like

First manager role, high pressure to deliver. Tips to succeed?

like

Additional Posts in Personal Investment Chatter

Just started my career and looking for advice. Other than putting money into my 401k what opportunities should I be looking at? I live for free so I have a decent amount of money.

like

I’m finally getting significantly greater than 1% return on Yotta. I hope someone on here was the one that won the Tesla!

Post Photo
like

Advice & resources? My spouse and I are starting to make good money (ages 28 & 31, $105k & $70k) with $10k in savings (we were hit hard financially this year) and 2 car payments.

We live in a cheap apartment ($1.3k) that is sh*tty. Don’t quite have a down payment (especially not in ATX). Is it dumb to rent a house for a year at $3k/month while we save up again?

We both didn’t come from $ and are figuring out how to not be idiots 🙃 tbh we would prefer to rent forever but that feels dumb???

2017 Lexus IS 200t F Sport for 32k plus taxes...? (33k miles) Yay or Nay?

like

What are the best investment books or authors for beginners? What are the best podcasts, YouTube channels or bloggers to follow? What are your favorite stock trading platforms? And if you finally have six figures cash ready to invest, what's the best place to start? Which broker / financial advisor would you recommend? This is only for 3-5 years to ultimately buy a decent home for my family.

I'm clearly a dummy so any help is greatly appreciated.

like

Better to Airbnb out a rental or find a 12month lease tenant?

my s.o. and i have a total salary of 210k and we’re 28/25 respectively. her parents ordered a tesla y for 70k and paid off 45k so far. we live in chicago and they are in iowa so they figured it’ll be better use for us to have the car. we’ll pay off the current loan and pay them back the amount they paid throughout the next 8 years interest free. is this even a good deal for us or are we able to get too much car for our age?

likeuplifting

I bought my starter home recently. Want to dump everything else i saved into vti (will be about 70k). Would buy a forever home in say 5-6 years. 5 year time horizon is pretty safe right?

like

Is stock market surging tomorrow?

like

Just a discussion thread, but I feel like this is a good bowl to ask this. Does anyone else look at the vast majority of folks around you and think “damn, we are so over leveraged as a society?” Or am I just crazy?

like

Recommendations for a Roth IRA?

like

Anyone invested with QQQM or QQQJ? Thinking about splitting a chunk between both.

like

Microsoft vs Apple vs Amazon, please suggest

like

When to sell at a loss?

I’m 26 and have a fair chunk of my NW tied to Cloudflare - a tech stock that I believe has the opportunity to 3x and become a $100b+ company over the long term. Similarly, I have a lot in cloud computing etf - WCLD.

Given short term rotation out of growth stocks, I’m confused on what to do. I think we still have some time before growth stocks bottom out, but do I sell?

I would consider myself a “long only” investor, but am unsure what to do given my lack of diversif

like

Any advice on how to invest 150k? I’m looking to invest into a bucket outside of stocks and cypto. Ideally would like dabble in real estate (multi family) or a business however finding it difficult to find deals or investment opportunities in those area. Any advice or website recommendations on how to take this initial step?

like

What should I do with my cash in this environment? Have quite a bit sitting in savings which is obviously not ideal with inflation running high. Are ETFs still the play?

A very privileged question, but do any of you expect significant inheritance? And if so, how has that affected your retirement planning?

like

Has anyone attempted tax loss harvesting on RH? I went long on Brazil and with talk the turmoil there the stock is not going to recover in a while. Can I sell my position and buy a correlated stock?

like

New to trading and investing in equity. Have $200k in equity and $20k in MUNI bonds. How do you plan to diversify?

Any tips on how to use up gift cards with <$3 on them? I know some stores won’t accept as a payment method. Don’t live in a state that lets you cash out under a certain amount.

Any stores / websites you’ve had luck with? Hate to throw out free money, even if it’s a few bucks

like

New to Fishbowl?

Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
That was just a preview

Sign Up to see all discussions
  • Discover what it’s like to work at companies from real professionals
  • Get candid advice from people in your field in a safe space
  • Chat and network with other professionals in your field
Sign up in seconds to unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.

Already a user?
Login here

Share

Embed this post

Copy and paste embed code on your site

Preview

Download the
Fishbowl app

See what’s happening in your industry
from the palm of your hand.

A phone with Fishbowl app

Scan your QR code to download
Fishbowl app on your mobile

Download app

Sign up for free to view this conversation on Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Already have an account? Log in

Sign up for free to continue using Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use(New) and Privacy Policy(New)
Messaging rates may apply

Already have an account? Log in

For account settings, visit Fishbowl on Desktop Browser or

General

Legal