How does a consultant or associate director/above in industry manage their properties if they are always in meetings ~7-8 hours per day? Eg does one call contractors after work hours? Does one hire an individual property manager to take care of a few properties? Does one hire a property management firm?

I imagine one can still self manage as long as you have initially found the go-to people for your maintenance/fixes (eg plumber, electrician), then can quickly text them for appointments

Does anyone know what redundancy packages firms have been offering in the last 6-12 months? Looking for comparisons

Recently got laid off in the middle of my search for an exit from consulting. Will this come up in background checks? If so, how do I address if it’s brought up?

Out of these 4 Citi or Standard Chartered or Morgan Stanley or JPMorgan is better for overall Work Culture/ Onsite Opportunities + Salary?
Domain - Risk Management/ Compliance/ Internal control. Please suggest.
Morgan Stanley JPMorgan Chase Citi Standard Chartered Standard chartered gbs KPMG

Hi All,

Say you have an offer for Senior Test Engineer and SDET (not senior).
Compensation is same. Both the companies are good.

Given the narrowing boundaries between testing and dev, which position is better in the long run? I thought it'd be SDET.
But, I'd like to have expert/experienced opinion.

I accepted an offer from Cognizant for a consultant position a little less than a month ago. My joining date is 5th September and I would need visa sponsorship. I have completed my pre joining formalities and background verification. The thing is I haven’t heard from HR in a while and no update as yet on visa sponsorship process. Should I be worried?

I’m 29 and only now realized I shouldn’t go on dates if I’m still bitter about an ex

Enjoying lobster and 70 degree weather in the Hamptons this weekend. What are you up to?

Is it common practice in Singapore for firms to have a probation period for new joiners (duration at their discretion), during which new joiners can be fired at a week’s notice period?

Girlfriend next to me is constantly texting her guy friend back and forth and I’m emotionally not comfortable with this. Am I normal to feel this way?

We stay until 8 or 9 everyday and then at the end of every week my manager tells me to book only 40 hours. It sucks ass and now I have to explain to my counselor why my utilization is so pedestrian...

Can anyone recommend a white label chat tool that I can embed in my application? All the people that would be using the application would have the ability to do targeted communication to others. We'd need to basically present a button and when clicked 2 people can then talk to each other directly. You can think of it like a buyer and seller communication feature on a marketplace but real time.

Interviewing with a start up and they use equity shares. Is this the same as rsu? Quick google search showed no definitive answer.

I attended a racial identity workshop in my district, and it was horrible! Argh! What are the best workshops out there for diversity ?

What are the things which can help us once we join SAP?

I assume there are many lateral hires here in this bowl. Could you help with a few pointers which could be helpful in the initial few days in the firm?

Spouse and I are about to book a riviera maya vacation for early November 2021. We’re both vaccinated, we know we’ll need to produce a negative test. Any other reason it would be unwise to go? I want to make sure we aren’t overlooking any factors. Thank you!

Hi All,
Does anyone knows about Northern Trust project with IBM?
Thanks

Going to Maldives in January for my honeymoon. Super excited. All on Bonvoy points.

I have a 5 night stay booked at the St-Regis. I am looking for another property to book another 5 night stay. Would you recommend the W, JW, or the Ritz-Carlton

Anyone follow samfasterfreedom on Instagram? Wondering what experienced peoples’ thoughts are on him

Anyone get their floors refinished? What’s the cost per square ft?

How do you judge a low ball offer with how the market is changing? Earlier this year, you would look at comps and say this is the value. Now with rates going up and people pulling out, how do you justify the value? (View point from the buyers end)

Any potential flags/benefits for dual agency? My agent and the seller's agent work for the same company.

What value does an HOA add for a condo in a city? I've seen costs of 900$ a month in Seattle and I don't understand it. There is no snow to shovel most small buildings don't have security or regular landscaping. Where does this money go?

Anyone ever invested in a real estate syndication?

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

Who listens to Bigger Pockets? Ever actually use anything you heard/read?

Best book(s) to get started in real estate investing?

Anyone here recently get or see any amazing jumbo mortgage rates? It’s painful to search each bank individually. Would love something under 5.5% (only looking for 30 year fixed)

For any of you real estate investors, what tools or sources did you learn from when getting started. Can’t find a mentor currently so want to find some highly recommended books or videos. If focused on the tri-state area (NY, NJ, Long Island mainly) that would be even better. My hope is to buy and rent out a apartment while also owning a house and house hacking that by renting part of it out. Trying to understand all the steps, traps, and how to find if it’s a good investment.

What rates are you finding from lenders? I got quoted 15 yr 2.62 with 0 points from chase. How to find best rates ?

Hi All, newbie here to real estate investing. I have a primary with about $180k in equity and want to A) Get a larger primary in about 12 months and B) Acquire a cash flowing rental asap. Would you try to cash out refi and buy an investment property now; cash out and rent out your current place and buy a new primary or sell your current place and try to get buy a small investment and a new primary?

At what point in the home buying process do you ask the builder/seller for evidence that property taxes have been paid?

First time homebuyer and feeling confused about basic advice on the internet about “how much house” I can afford and what down payment / credit score is required. Help? Details within

Is it kind of crazy that Canada doesn’t have a price history for their properties

Has anyone been told they need 25% down for a vacation home?

Anybody waived their escrow and has been paying their property taxes in full? how was it? is it worth waiving it? will you really save some $$ when you do that?

Pros and cons of purchasing a house that had foundation issues but was repaired and have a lifetime foundation warranty now ?

Thinking about purchasing a property in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Anyone done this? Looking to learn more about the pros/cons of international / Caribbean property ownership.