Fish on H1B.. are you guys buying house / investing in real estate? I am seriously considering getting one, but a bit on the fence with the H1B situation.

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Nope. Live in NY and no way am I parking that much money in real estate when the H1B climate is so volatile and BOTH political parties only care about GC / immigration reform for undocumented people.

Have bought 2 houses, sold one, living in the second one, planning on building one soon, been here a decade, cannot lose out on opportunity cost because of things beyond our control.

Yup. About to buy one in the next 2-3 months. 3% down so minimal risk.

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