Cross post from NYC bowl.
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Hi all, looking for some advice or shared experiences. We own a co-op in NYC, and for the past seven months, our building has had scaffolding up that’s completely blocking the views from our living room and primary bedroom. To make matters worse, pigeons have started nesting and pooping outside our windows—it's becoming a real nuisance. TBC.

I fuqn hate Friday meetings, I just want to do my stuff and log off by 3. Anyone else on the same boat?

Who does the best NY style pizza in Chicago?

Evaluation Criteria:

Delicious pizza sauce
Cheese pull (cheese that melts when the pizza is pulled apart)
Crust crunchiness

Best Christmas activities and events happening in the city?

What does the Tax Reporting & Strategy Deals team at PwC do? Do they have busy seasons or all year round busy? What’s the pay like compared to other tax specialties such as general compliance or M&A? Thanks in advance.

Is anyone a member of Chief? Do you recommend?

Does anyone have any experience with General Motor’s HireVue process?

We’re hiring on our media & connections team. Various levels. If you’re looking to make a jump from a traditional media agency or a strategist who wants to get closer to both media and creative. Lmk.

How many times a week do you ask yourself why you’re so terrible at advertising and why is it 1 billion?

Is it better to register as DBA or LLC for someone starting a side hustle that may hopefully turn to a small business?

I'm an black educator and the only one at the middle school. we had a meeting where we have a new office worker and the principal said we have a new office worker coming in and he is African american

DA AC profile interview, what all is usually asked?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Non-eng... Got past the hiring committee! 🥳 does anyone know the process from now? And how long it typically takes? Thanks !

Looking for referral for SAP HR payroll expert.

How are 1st year litigation associates dealing with WFH? I’ve been having terrible anxiety/panic attacks, and pretty sure my billables wont exceed 110 for April. I’ve been super stressed about it and don’t know how to move on to May with the proper mindset to make up for as much time missed as possible. CA courts are still closed, and I’m worried I won’t be able to exceed (or even meet) my May goal after April.

Tis the season: If anyone is cleared and interested in a referral to ☝️, please feel free to reach out.

I am a creative designer/animator with a leading medical tech company with 6 yrs exp and based in NY. Currently looking for new roles because of relocation requirement at my current role. Any tips or referrals would be really appreciated. TIA!

Guys, we’ve boy-who-cried-wolf-ed ourselves with wire cutoffs. I’m 90% sure they’re fake.

Any recommendations or itineraries for the French Riviera/Monaco? Thinking of flying in and out of Nice.

For those that built higher end homes, what kind of appliance budget did you have?

New strat folks.
1. Buy a condo complex.
2. Put the land under said condos into a land conservatorship (for taxes)
3. Rent condos at discounted rates (for taxes)
4. A small fee of the rent goes to a trust as a land conservation fee in perpetuity (for tax reasons)
5. Have another business generating revenue to offset this.

Better mortgage vs. Rocket mortgage - anyone shopped with both and what swing your decision?

Y’all I am struggling on these “light” home improvement projects we decided to take on with a recent house purchase. Plan was just to replace carpets, paint some walls, and replace kitchen appliances. Now added on new faucets, other bathroom hardware / mirrors / toilets / medicine cabinets / exhaust fans, baseboard recaulking and cleanup, kitchen sliding door, ceiling fan rewiring and install, window replacements… how do I rein it in?? So stressed out and we keep delaying move in. 🤯😱😭

I'm under contract for a new build in progress that won't be done until much later this year. I fully expect interest rates will be higher than what I originally estimated. I may or may not try to lock in a good rate early, but I'm planning on renting it out and this throws a bit if a wrench in my margins. I can take it financially, but wondering, If I absolutely needed to get out of buying it, what recourse do I have? Or could I go ahead, and refinance later (who knows rates at that time...)?

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?

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?

Anyone got a loan with Guaranteed Rate? Started looking for a condo(Chicago) and keep seeing them pop up. Looks like they charge $1290 lender fee, but wanted to see if anyone had experience with them

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

Hi, has anyone worked at Freddie mac? Particularly the multifamily investments division?

The threat of nuclear bombs flying over cities should crash the real estate market

I'm early in my career, managed to save $30K to invest, and want to get my hands dirty with a rental property without too much risk (e.g. no HML/flipping). It sounds like that's a tall order in the NY/CT area given the prices, not to mention whether I'd be able to get a mortgage on anything below $100K, but I figure I'll give it a shot anyway. Any advice on what you might do in my position? Am I being crazy with this idea?

Who has done FSBO? Thinking of doing it for 2 of my houses that I’m selling in the spring time.

Is it okay to buy a home worth 660K for a couple earning 325K TC together? The HOA and taxes for this home bring the monthly payment up to ~4.8K which is ~32% of our monthly take home after tax…we’re first time home buyers, any advise is appreciated!

Thinking about investing in a 3-4 unit building in Chicago (Jefferson Park, Avondale, Bridgeport, etc.). Is the upcoming winter a good time to do so?

(1/2) People who work in the Bay Arae peninsula (Menlo Park) and live in the east bay- which is a good place to buy a house, upcoming, easy to rent or Airbnb in case I have to move back to my country! Prefer single family home as young as possible.
1- brentwood
2- Pleasanton
3- Dublin (expensive)
4- San Ramon (very expensive)
5- what else?

I would like to learn more about development and real estate. Can anyone recommend any books or courses that you think are informative. Eventually I would like to own a few apartment buildings, but I know there is a lot I need to learn 1st. Any advice appreciated. 

Wanting to move from NYC to either Austin or Tampa. Open to hear the pros and cons.

Got an agent and she was useless for finding good tenants. Got frustrated and finally started finding leads myself and closing on one soon. I have signed a contract with the agent for paying one months rent as fee. How can i fight this or as he has been literally of zero value add? I will ofcourse ask nicely but wanted to see if i have any other options!

Will interest rates ever get back down to covid era levels?