Any sources for best practices in founding and structuring a real estate investment firm / REPE?

Max out 401k before contributing to taxable brokerage? Roth IRA is already maxed out.

What are some ways you guys earn money in addition to your day jobs? Trying to identify some potential options in hopes of helping pay off significant student loans more quickly

Anyone else feel like the markets always conspire against them? I.e. I have a “fun money” day trading account and bought two stocks about a year ago. Sold them because they weren’t doing anything and I found a more attractive investment and then they’re up literally 60% over the next three days after a year of 0 movement.

I have got an offer based in Boblingen, Germany with 60k euro as fixed. Will it be enough for a couple with a 3 year old kid ? My major expense would be accommodation, groceries, kid’s school and transportation. Please do let me know your valuable inputs. TIA

Made my first few options trades.

first lesson I learned- take profits ASAP! calls went from +100% to -20%.

Me and my husband booked a house back in March for 1.3 M in Bay area. We paid the EMD of 30K. Since then the real estate price has dropped and interest rate has increased. Should we let go of 30k and wait for market to cool down further or should we go forward with the purchase. Closing is next month.

Fully remote and looking at a bicostal lifestyle. I’ve found some nice long term furnished places, but where can I find a monthly rental for when I’m not at home base. I’ve looked at Enterprise and it’s roughly 2,000 a month for a compact. If I’m going to pay that, I’ll just lease a Urus for 18 months and save one or two hundred😂

Does anyone have any book recommendations for information on buying a house?

How to choose which financial advisor to work with.
I have no financial experience and an advisor reached out from equitable.

What's a good percentage (they're offering 2% as a fee)

I'm a masochist. PRQ tied up a ton of my assets during the last run up in early 2021 while crabbing and dumped just as bad as other alts in May. I just heard whispers of a big cex listing and put some money back into it. 😬

Recommendations for best ways to save for retirement after contributing to 401k up to match and maxing out Roth IRA?

Any group still busy heading into the new year? Been dead for months and still dead. Real estate — V30

So, Partners... What's your spending breakdown like? Curious to see what expenses y'all have. # of yrs as Partner may also help.

Thanks for sharing! Again, just for fun and curiosity.

Starting a new bowl in the awake of this market bubble. Happy Investing!

How would you allocate $200K today, knowing (1) this is in addition to your HYSA, investment, 401K.. (2) you have no immediate use (3) if we see a drop in real estate price in the next 1-2 yr timeframe, this could be part of your down payment for a house in HCOL

Curious as to how many people in/around the NYC area are now exploring buying an “escape” home upstate/poconos/etc.

If so, where exactly?

Could anyone recommend a set of indices that are publicly available and is a good predictor for consumer spend in home renovations ?

Finished Rich Dad Poor Dad and appreciate the emphasis on creating alternative cash flows (vs. just income). Does anyone have book recommendations on creating wealth? I've focused heavily on income + 'safe' investing, but intrigued to learn more.

Does anyone have an idea on the best emerging markets to invest in before the recession hits? Is gold, or any other commodity going to be the safe haven as well? Thanks everyone

Have some down time now and want to learn something 'foundational' - not latest trends or just an overview. Do you have any recommendations on what can someone who has been in IT consulting in payer/provider for 5 years can learn? Like a short college course or a Coursera certification? Anything?

Dang, sorry I meant to comment on the post!

I have 7-8 days in Spain. Never been, like sightseeing and food. How would you divide the days across Barcelona, Madrid, San Sebastián, and Sevilla? (Or is there something better?)

What's the biggest life lesson joining the military taught you?

What are the accounting advisory exit opportunities at the senior and manager level? I’m seeing a lot of new postings and curious to know why as well.

Any pointers for interview process of Staff Engineer role for python developer having 8 years of experience? How many rounds of interviews? Will there be coding test? Any help would be much appreciated.

Anyone know the recruiter at Energy BBDO? For a mid-level writer

Does anyone live in Milieu in west loop? What are your thoughts on living there and are there other good parking options besides there garage? (We have 2 cars and $600/mo. in parking seems too brutal)

Just wanted to shout out you guys and this app for helping to guide people whether that's salaries, tips, referrals, etc. Helped give me direction on my next step. Looking forward to starting in Saas after the new year. You guys rock

Also, if you have any books, podcasts, youtube, etc. I could learn from in the few weeks that would be great.

Anyone have recommendations for movers? Only a 1 bedroom apartment and moving 2 miles down the road... The couch is just big enough that I don’t want to Uhaul it

I am going through a background verification with HireRight for Microsoft. I put as job titles the ones I also put on my resume, which are matching my real duties and activities. However, apart from my last employer, my past internal employers have really weird internal titles that say nothing about my qualifications and skills. Will this cause any issue and push Microsoft to rescind my offer?

Has anyone experienced non compete clauses? If I left a job after a week to work for a competitor, what happens? Is a week ok since I’m basically still being onboarded?

Hi folks, looking for 11 likes to unlock DM, please help me out, thanks

40+ / M / NYC / 375

Anyone working in thoughtworks as Devops/infra ? Please let me know,need one help.

I applied for a job within my unit that I do not qualify for. Now, I have an interview for this job. Me knowing I do not meet most of the qualifications for this position has my imposter syndrome thinking I shouldn’t even do this interview because it would be a waste of time. Has anyone felt this way?

Anyone know of any remote nursing jobs currently hiring?

Are most new houses being built with induction cooktop? What has everyone experience been like? I personally had non compatible cookware with induction cooktop and wondering if I should just buy a new cooktop (electric, gas etc).. Other reason is that I read that it's also not healthy due to electromagnetic waves?

Commercial real estate question. When a residential property will likely zone commercial in the coming years, do we, the owner, wait for a buyer/developer to contact us?

How did you get started with your personal investing in stocks? I am 26, F, have some money in savings, 401k, stocks and just started my own business albeit small. I’m extremely interested in real estate investing have been reading and listening to podcasts. Any advice?

Anyone ever had the trim on your house painted? 2000 square feet, was quoted $3500. This included the trim, garage door, and front door. Seems reasonable, no?

What rates are people getting for condos? I’m thinking about selling my condo (I had 3.25%) but my realtor said that the rates are so high now that if I were to buy a similarly priced place, the monthly payment would be like $800 more. I’m bad at math, so I wanted to ask here to confirm this is accurate. Mortgage is around $700k

Buying a new construction single fam house in PA suburbs. Already Signed the contract and Looking for a lender with lower interest rate. Anyone come across comparable lower IR lenders? Any insight is appreciated! :)

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.

What is the term for giving your home buyers a credit for immediate renovations they will have to do before or upon moving in? And how does it affect the seller?

Any Property Management recs in Seattle area? :(

Does buyer have to share appraisal with seller? Can seller request it?

Any one knows what’s the easiest way to order a radon test for new construction?

Any investors in the woodlands Texas for single family homes, rent looks good as per Zillow , good school district and houses are still affordable compared to Dallas and Austin

For those w investment property, how many of you self manage vs using property manager? This is my first condo, relative new build from 2018 and a family friend jus moved out. I would have self managed but am scared about squatting/evictions esp w Covid and the rent memorandums. Thinking of jus getting the property manager as I am new to this... Advice appreciated.

Now that the rents are going higher and housing is not affordable. With wfh option is it good idea to love to ranch with house?

Anyone here invested or opted as primary living place outside of cities?

Cheers

First time home buyer and I have no idea what I can afford. Excellent credit. I know to get a preauthorization before looking but want to skim homes the meantime. Any good rule of thumb when searching?

I have a rental property and my tenant is asking me to change the fridge light burb. I live out of state and don’t have property manager locally. Is it bad if I ask them to change the fridge light burb themselves?

I’m pretty responsive for things they need help with like laundry machine got broken or pantry doors fell off. So I had sent people to fix those maintenance and repair issues.

But light burbs? Srlsy? They are grown up people (fresh out of college girls)

Can anyone recommend a solid lender in Westchester County single family homes? Low rates, good service, easy to deal with.

Looking to buy in the DMV suburbs (northern VA). Is this the wrong time for such a move? Beyond down payment, got about 6mo emergency fund and must tap into it for moving&house expenses like furniture

Hi guys! Looking to learn about real estate investing! I am a senior in college graduating with a degree in finance so I understand certain aspects, but am looking to learn more on my own about real estate specifically!

What books would you recommend I read?

Do you thank your tenants for paying the rent? A quick thank you text?