Hi everyone in the Real Estate bowl!

I'm Mirza Hamza, a real estate professional with 4+ years of experience in the UAE market (Dubai & Abu Dhabi).
Happy to chat about current trends, market updates, economy insights, investment opportunities, off-plan vs. ready properties, or any questions on buying/selling/renting in the UAE.

Feel free to drop your questions or thoughts here—let's discuss!

For deeper chats, DM me on Glassdoor or connect with me on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamza-mirza-368219138).

What are your thoughts on Baidu as an investment?

Has anyone taken up the Personal Capital investment management service that they offer?

They say they will manage my 401k but to do that they will require my credentials that I use to log into fidelity. Is that normal? Has anyone here done that before? Any feedback or experiences of using them?

My financial advisor mentioned Nationwide Variable Universal Life Insurance Accumulator would be a good financial instrument as we are now in a higher tax bracket. This type of life insurance seems complicated and has some fees attached that stresses me out (although the return sounds better than other life insurance). Anyone have this plan or thoughts on VUL?!? Need advice.

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I just graduated with a concentration in Environmental Policy. Any advice for someone who is interested in breaking into corporate sustainability/a related field?

Is Gary Vee still saying that all of their layoffs were not covid related? Vayner folks, is that true?

Suggestions for bilingual directors (Spanish & English) for patient testimonials?

Hey Guys,
How is HCL DRYice (product division)
Are there any extra benefits of joining it, in comparison to HCL Technologies?

Best sourcing and recruitment practices you wish you were told about earlier or those that make you successful?

Be honest, do you see yourself staying in the game to make partner?

Interesting all the noise about these PPT, my take:

The pandemic took all the upside of an IB analyst life (client meetings in person, fancy trips, suit up, worshiped at networking events) and left all the juniors with the downside (long hours, monkey-like type of job, aggressive work environment).

Not that the complaints are not sort of legitimate but you may need to revise the decision-making process that led you to accept a return offer. Specially if you were looking for less hours.

Can anyone pls help me connect with some wells Fargo HR.. I am looking some opportunities in their portal for hyd location, even though the skillset/JD completely matches, they do not contact.

Looking for a pharmacist job with a pharmaceutical company. Have prior experiences with pharmaceutical company including Medical Information and Safety. Please let me know.

Anybody have the SQL server data mining add in on excel? Desperately need to run a really quick analysis through it but can’t configure it.

Hey everyone, just got this new job as lead generation agent, and I'm having trouble booking the calls and meeting my goals and the company's expectations. Any advice on how to get leads?

Feeling discouraged. The office brought in multiple new agents; open houses were gifted to them along with prime time. Plus, my superstar agent coworker and mentor quit! Advice? *be gentle with me*

Any recommendations on JV funds, hard money, private equity etc to fund MFC deals and great residential deals brrr/flip. Finding some great deals in my local market. Any tips on raising capital or attracting investors?
Thanks in advance.

My friend bought a nice condominium and his agent assured him that it had a garage. AFTER he signed the papers and moved in, the neighbors told him that the unit does not come with a garage. Can he sue the agent? He feels ripped off.

As a realtor, how do I find better commissions? The office I work in has only offered me low-tier listings, and they bring zero to none commission. I want to change that but don't know where to start. Any advice?

What is your favorite part about being a realtor?

Hello can I get help from someone/ anyone who can help me list my vacant properties for rent on some rental sites to attract potential tenants to begin to contact regarding this properties? I’m currently super busy which so much of work and also needs to fly down to UK . And I can’t get all this done myself. And I’m willing to pay a good amount $$$ weekly for this job to be done perfectly for just 2 weeks. Please DM me if you can help out with this thanks.

Is flipping houses worthwhile? I like decorating and renovating, so I'm thinking that maybe I could go into this and try my luck.

Overall, do male or female agents seem to get more work in the real estate sector... and why do you think this is?

I'm fairly new to the industry and I'm having a hard time getting comfortable during showings. I get nervous and stumble over my words. Advice for how to get more comfortable and confident?

Any of you using TikTok to display your properties? I see it's working for some realtors and I am tempted to try.

Hear me out! I left my 15 year career in the corporate world to pursue being a realtor.1) It was never boring
2) It was the most challenging
3) It was extremely rewarding to be able to help families find their dream homes

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I am sick of being a realtor! I've been trying for 5 years and have only sold 3 houses. Where I'm from (small Southern town) nobody is buying. Most people's families already own homes and it's just a bummer to see all these nice houses deteriorating over time.

I am a construction project manager and have managed very high end 40,000 + custom estate projects. I am looking to do residential development projects as well but need a finance partner. If anyone is interested in partnering for projects please contact me. Projects would be self-performed without the need for a GC and various soft costs.

I want to sell my house but there seems to be water damage and I’m worried someone will lowball me, what should I do?

My home had some water damage last year (water heater was leaking), so I had to do some repairs and took care of most of the work myself. If I refi, will my home have to pass an inspection?

Have efforts to increase diversity in real estate careers been successful, or do you think there is still a long way to go?

What's the best way to stay productive throughout the day? I often hit an afternoon slump

Coworker got fired because they stole my clients! We have a policy stating that the realtor who initiated the contact should be the one closing the deal to give them a fair chance. I feel bad but they should have read the policy...

Is it worth it to buy a multi-family home to rent out?