I am wanting to start investing in real estate in the new year… I’m using this month to read up on it and familiarize myself with it. I am a true beginner and wanted to ask for any tips, tricks, advice, books, videos, magazines, podcasts, etc to start? Please let me know!

Anyone selling their international tax in a nutshell book 12th edition? I prefer to buy used.

About to list my townhome for sale in a Chicago suburb. Any suggestions on how to price it right? Should i get a property appraisal? I have done alot of renovations recently and don’t want to price it lower. Realtors i have spoken to suggested based on the recent home sales in the area but not too many similar homes were sold in the zip code to get a good idea. Appreciate ur responses.

As a single person in the city, how much do you spend a month (ex rent, taxes, and paycheck deductions)? I would like to benchmark and if necessary recalibrate my spending.

I need to maximize my savings next year. Any tips for solid investments?

A total newbie in buying/investing in stocks, so please forgive me by asking this dumb question. If I want to buy stocks, say Amazon, what is the first step in doing so? Where do I buy these stocks? And how to purchase them.

Have about $130k sitting in a HYSA, in addition to my $50k emergency fund. Is this a good time to start DCA this amount in the market? Keep hearing markets are going to drop. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Anyone buying a place during Covid times in Denver? How's it going?

Has anyone invested in angel syndicated and rolling funds via AngelList? If so, how has your experience been so far?

Hello Sharks ,

I need one Assistance in investment declaration for NPS employer contribution . My NPS account current POP is not ICICI .

While contacted the ICICI POP , he told me to declare the amount though the POP is not ICICI then only they will get request to transfer to ICICI POP .

I am looking for suggestions who have already gone through this POP transfer process .

My brain is fried this morning. This is correct, right?
$400 bonus on new savings account of $15,000 after 60 days.
400/15000 = 2.6% x 6 (annualized) = 16% APY

New in the bowl — knew about crypto for last 5-6 years but didn’t trust it enough, highly regret. Are people still buying BTC and ETH? Or am I too late to the game? Also — what % of your NW are you parking in crypto? Thanks!

Hey guys, any advice on whether I should buy a house that had foundation repairs in Frisco? I’ve heard due to the soil lots of houses have foundation issues in the area. But a little nervous as a first time home buyer. Any thoughts? Will it make rentals and reselling very difficult?

What are the best places to live in Dubai when moving with your family with a school going kid. This is for someone making 40-45k per month and want to balance in terms of not breaking the bank by choosing luxury but also live a comfortable and good life.

I though people would be talking about the Bill by now, do you all not care? Thoughts about the Stimulus checks? When will people get it?

Trying to decide if I should buy whole life insurance or not - searched a few post and found the sentiment is overwhelmingly negative. Would love to learn more about why is it a best choice. My situation: M ~35 yr old with one young kid. About 500K in assets and expect to build 100-150k more each year (home equity, 401k, 529, cash, and some index funds). I’m generally risk averse and thought whole life insurance is an alternative “fixed income” investments - am I competing mislead by the agent?

A good realtor understands that sellers are more informed more now than ever. Agree?

Any good resources to use while buying the first condo?

My fellow road warrior 🐠, I have 110K Hilton points and want to open Hilton honors card ($95 annual fee) that will get me to 250K points (once I spend $2K in first 3 months). Already have 6-7 credit cards and no outstanding balances. Doing it to book hotel travel with family later this year. Is it worth it to pay $100/year? What will 250K get me? TIA

Hey guys - How can I accurately calculate the capital gain tax amount for a crypto sell? Got doge at $.06 and am not sure how long I will hodl.

Looking for some advice on how to focus on the 5 million and up crowd. Can’t seem to break out of the 1-5 mil range. Any advice from folks who deal in the high net worth space. What do they look for?

How do you guys cope with having random days where you just can’t focus at work? I recently started a new job and I don’t want to give the wrong impression, but also don’t want to disclose my ADHD for fear it will hinder possibilities for promotions in the future..

Just an observation, I’m at Stansted and the airport is packed, people without masks everywhere. Almost like pre pandemic.

Hi fishes,
Looking for a job change in sales industry, currently working with byjus and having to much toxic environment these days due to layoffs . Kindly recommend .

What agency won the Novartis chronic hive pitch?

If your company chooses not to comment on the current social climate, will you seek new employment?

Watching 13 reasons why, just made Sunday night worse than it normally is

Can my wife and I apply separate green cards in our companies and have each other as dependent’s / co applicants at the same time? Is there a problem doing this?

Anyone dealt with age discrimination at work or thought they were fired because of it? I have a strong hunch I was let go because I'm older than most of the team and they're trying to get a "fresh perspective." To me it just sounds like they're firing anyone over 50.

How does the senior to director promotion process look across in BiG4?
Or in general tech companies!

What nonaccounting jobs require or value a CPA license? Eg: accounting professor

Nootropics/Thesis reviews please?

How long do 1Ls have to accept their offers at your firms?

Think it's a bit too hot for late September? 🤔 #meltingPSL

Know holiday tipping culture is big in NYC for doormen etc... for those currently with (or who previously had) a front desk at your residence building that handles security/packages/deliveries/etc, how much do/did you give?

how much power do government employees have in their supervisors year end reviews? absolutely zero accountability or willingness to do any type of work and the supervisors continue look away...

Hi.. today I got a call from a company in my city for a nodeJS back-end position.
They gave an assignment as below:

Suppose u r building a movie booking application, how will u handle it when 10,000 people try to book a same seat?
What r the performance scenarios u will consider ?
(No code is required, we r expecting a design document)

I'm not able to figure out what to answer for this. I only know how to create APIs. Can anybody help me out? Also what is the topic of this type of questions?

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 ..

Is $400-$450 too much to have bearings replaced on a washing machine?

Is going with the lowest interest rate always the best option for home financing? Or one should consider taking a higher interest rate but with more lender credit?

I’m looking to buy an investment property in the next 9-12 months. When applying for a mortgage, do they only look at my ability to repay based on my salary alone? Or is historical (or projected) income from the property considered as well?

This will be my first property.

So possibly silly refinancing question: my understanding of refinancing is that if interest rates lower, you basically start a new mortgage with a new bank at lower rates and pay off your old mortgage. With this, there's some closing costs associated.

Assuming your old bank doesn't want to lose your business (aka, interest payments), why don't they offer to simply reduce the interest rate on your mortgage to what they're currently offering customers?

How’s the Metro Las Vegas area to buy properties? Any recommended neighborhood? Not into the ‘deep suburbs’.

I’m a first time home buyer in the process of making an offer on a condo in the DC area. My realtor is stating that earnest money is a requirement to submit the offer. Is that true? The condos been on the market for almost 3 months and no indication of any other offers being submitted recently. I’m not seeing the value in putting that money in escrow upfront if there’s no additional offers on the table.

Just went under contract for a sfh in Austin. 4.6% rate. Price point is high , at the top of my budget , but seems better than comps. Anyone have a crystal ball and can either reassure me or tell me I caught a falling knife? ;)

Thinking of dipping my toes into real estate and wanted to see if anyone has any books/ podcasts/ courses or even any tips or advice that you wish you had when you got started?

Goal is to diversify my investments past the stock market. Any help is appreciated!

Has anyone dealt with a FIRPTA withholding on a sale? It looks like the seller of a condo I’m interested now is an international student so it would apply. Are there any specific steps to take with this kind of transaction? Is it as simple as withholding 15% of the Sales price from the seller to remit to the IRS or is there more to it?

First time home buyer. I can’t get better than a 3.9% rate.... my credit karma score is 797. I know they use a different score for mortgages but they used a score of like 680 for my rate?! How can I find/fix whatever’s causing that??

I'm thinking of buying an apartment. What gross profitability do you think is enough for residential rental property?

Which checking account should I get for my business? I'm two houses in, one ltr and one str where my net out per month is around 4.5k while my net in 5.2-6k? I have airbnb deposits frequently (and pge) while other home just mortgage. Looking at cap1 and chase rn do local banks have better sign up bonuses? My goal is to grow to 4 homes (probably 2 more ltr) within the year and utilize this checking account. Any advice welcome!

I'm looking into homeowners insurance for a new build townhome. Does anyone have any suggestions on providers? Thanks!

Hi folks! Wanted to pick your brain about investment properties, in the greater Austin area. Is it better to invest in a SFH vs. townhome/condo, and is it better to have a 2 bed vs 3 bed from your experience? Austin market is on fire so trying to get my hands on anything available at this point, so figured I’d ask you fine folks. Any info helps!

Would you give your new tenant some leeway if there was a few days delay in transferring over utilities?