Has anyone financed/refinanced and dealt with Arvest or Cenlar as your loan services? Their online reviews are pretty rough, so am curious if anyone on here has some tea to spill 😊

How good is 42000 GBP per anum for Edinburgh, I am traveling with my wife and can I save decent amount?

I see a lot of people confusing index funds, mutual, funds, and ETFs.
Index Fund: tracks to an index, S&P, total stock, total bond, etc. An index fund can be in the form of a mutual fund or an ETF. As for mutual funds, they are typically actively managed, but could be an index. ETFs are pretty much all indexes.

Who bought during thanksgiving sale last couple of days? And what did you buy from Coinbase tradable coins.

Moving to SF (downtown area) from the Midwest in a month. Should I bring my car with me or sell it?

Why is there a culture of young realtors only? As a 40 year old realtor, I am far from retiring! As long as properties exist, I'll be here

Let’s share with each other how we are making or planning on making that income .
It is a strange time we live in but it’s time to hustle up .

After maxing out your 401k would invest in real estate or trying to max out your IRA or HSA? Right now I am maxing out my 401k and trying to pay off my 10 more years to go student loan

Has anyone successfully claimed that income from a NY big law firm is not NY income based on TSB-M-06(5)I (May 15, 2006)? I think that my situation meets all the factors necessary. I am going to claim that the income should be sourced from Texas—I worked out of the Houston office from time to time while there. I was in Texas for more than half the year.

Has anyone seen Liberty Mutual’s Q2 Net Loss of $343 Million? Do you think it’s related to their CEO retiring this year? Thoughts?? Just curious to hear what’s your take on this.

Does anybody have experience investing in farmland as a long-term investment strategy? The land can only be used for farming

Hi All,
I’m not good with tax calculations, I got 8LPA as basic and 8LPA as reimbursable flexi benefit. How to allocate the FB wisely, can anyone please advise?

Looking for a tax advisor, someone who can not only file my taxes but also help me figure out whats best for my personal situation. What does your tax advisor do for you, and how much do you pay?

Anyone at JP Morgan got supportive documents from HR required for BH number registration. Pls share your experience as I am looking to buy car on BH number as it has road tax for only 2 years and once can take it to any state.

If value investing exist, then what are art auctions?
Value is what the free market dictates. Fundamentals dont matter if the market thinks there’s a way to profit (even if off ponzi like speculation)? 🤔

What are the top tier stocks to buy rn

My strategy for Bitcoin:

Buy low
Get worried and sell lower
Get FOMO and buy even lower
Panic and sell at its lowest
Cry myself to sleep
Repeat

Is now a good time to buy property in London? For investment purposes.

Thanks

Is anyone still working fully remotely? My company says it isn't possible to have us working from home and we're not as productive when we're not in the office. This seems like corporate speak for we just want to stand over your shoulder to ensure you're working non-stop

As temperatures go below 50, what's a good peacoat / dress coat / outerwear I could use with a suit? Working in NYC so snow is a possibility. Trying to stay under $500.

That point on a Friday, where nothing is going to get done ...

Has anyone ever wrecked a rental car? What happened?

Regretting not taking a vacation before busy season already!

Hi, how can aeronautical engineers benefit from data science skills, what are the work opportunities?

What was your entry point into the news industry?

Can I apply for multiple Project/Program manager positions in Apple or Microsoft or Google?. Is there any duration/restrictions to re apply if I couldn't clear interview discussion?

Is my salary of 70k as a food service director fair market value for the Houston area market?

Leaving EY in a week. Is there anything specific I should do/ save before leaving?

Going to use suite night upgrades... any insights on what they get you? actual much nicer suite or could be just a slightly better room? Best properties to use at (st regis, jw, autograph, lux coll)?

Is it reasonable to be expected to spend 20-30 non-billable hours a month checking your paralegal’s work? (i.e. summarizing hundreds of records and bills). The partner said he “didn’t use paralegals” at his previous firm and eating the time is an “investment in yourself.” Is this common?

Can someone tell me what metaverse is?

What are the true 9-5 (or less) roles out there?

Genuinely just want to be apart of an industry with less of a grind culture until my mental health approves. Need to be left alone after the typical work day and avoid being on call 😂

Joining on 1st Aug. Any mails to expect from now till 1st?

Any good ideas for a health tech product/ SaaS offering etc? If one has I would like to listen and join the cause.

I am 32 and not sure I want kids anymore. I have two golden doodles and they are all the love and affection I need. I’ve hinted it to my girlfriend but not sure she believes me…

In TCS iBegin portal “Joined” has been change to “BGC Scheduled”. What does it mean?

Anyone actively invest in tax liens? Do you ever get to redeem the lien for the property?

Anyone know if I can buy a property with less than 20% down payment in The DMV area?

Best platform for collecting rents and tracking maintenance requests? I just have couple of properties. Tenants are already in place through a property manager and I’m moving them over to this new platform where I can self manage.

Anyone know how LIHTC works for properties that are past their initial 15 year period?

Do you use drone photography and videography more frequently? What kind of prices are you paying per property? Do you guys use matterport virtual tours?

Anyone have a good information for appraisals? What do they look for in renovations? eg hardwood vs vinyl, modern trends like black hardware? What are the biggest value drivers?

Is it worth to buy a place in NYC?

Anyone had success with a low ball offer in this market? If so, what was it like presenting it to the seller and how much/percentage was it compared to listing?

I mentioned to a few people around town that I’d be willing to sell my condo portfolio. Didn’t think it would go anywhere. And now I have an offer for 3.9m can’t believe it. But also not sure if ..

Help! I moved into a new apt building in November. rent here is about 3k but avg rent in this area is way less. There’s been many things I’ve noticed AFTER moving in but the one thing that I can’t get over is the people who live above me. I HEAR their music at 7 am. Like I can sing along to the lyrics that’s how loud it is. It sounds like someone is running back and forth / moving furniture alllll day. It’s driving us insane. Can someone please help with what I can say to the leasing office?

Is there a certain process with your loan once you are done house hacking for the year? Does your rate change? About to finish my year Primary home restriction and want to move on to my next one. Any thoughts?

Anyone tried to buy a home that appraised for less than the purchase price? How did you manage this? Did you renegotiate the purchase price or make up the difference or walk away?

I’m looking to purchase a home. I have enough for 20% down and I qualify for a traditional mortgage but my dad suggested he lend me the full cash to make the sale that way I have more negotiating room and can close faster. Then once I close I can refinance it and keep 20% in the house and pay my dad back for the 20%. Is there a downside to this? Will it get messy?

Why mortgage rates are so low? (considering Fed’s upcoming tightening and inflation)

It appears that refinancing (with cash-out) is much cheaper than home equity loans? (fixed vs variable loans), this does not make any sense to me. Thoughts?

I am looking to buy a residential plot of land in FL for investment or for building a second home in 10-15 years. What could be potential costs other than annual county taxes? Do I expect higher taxes as land gets developed e.g. curbs/sidewalks/sewerage/water connections, etc. Currently live in Midwest. Any advice will be appreciated.

I am looking to purchase my first investment property. What is the downside to acquiring foreclosure properties, either to hold make minor improvements and sell?

Hi Fishes! Need your views on how do i negotiate with my builder on price reduction or another compensation. I am seeing similar plan home is being sold in same community who just bought year ago with same price as my new home final price. But that house has additional upgrades worth $30k more than i have. Any suggestions or views are appreciated!

I see two types of market for RE investing - 1.Cash flow with limited appreciation and 2. Growing (job and population) cities like Austin that are into appreciation play with less or -ve cash flow...

What do you all think of fundrise and start engine Real estate Reit ? Any experience? Would you invest here if you didn’t have the time to actually buy and rent properties? Any insight is welcome.
Thanks

Shooting in the dark here but by any chance is there any other member here that has booked a new construction townhome in Sudbury, Massachusetts by Pulte Homes?
Construction has been long delayed due to Eversource utility company and with this market where the rates are increasing every day, just wanted to see how to proceed if anyone else is facing similar issues or ways to back out without loosing earnest deposit money (approx 70k) as it has been more than 6 months delay.