To all those CA investors, how are those 2-3 rental home purchases you made in 2021 are now faring ? 😂 ICYMI, Austin housing market is now a crap shoot. Too many apartments, multi family and single family homes sitting on market without any renters. Home prices are down 20% from the peaks, homes s...Read more
Hello , Moved to Austin last year and purchased an acreage home for 950k. Home and overall Austin experience so far is great. I have 400k in funds to for new investments. Should I use the funds for backyard (acreage) development like pool , pickle ball court etc or invest in another $1 million hom...Read more
Engineers from Bay Area moving to Austin - how you deal with 4 hours to closest beach, no mountains or skiing, plus 4 months of 100+ degrees and mosquitoes and other insects? Not to mention rest of racist Texas surrounding Austin if you not White.
Keep hearing every where how Austin is the hot spot for SWE. But where are the interesting jobs at? The only interesting postings I have seen are at Amazon and ARM other than that it seems like just small contracting firms with shitty salaries. Is it really a hot spot or just marketing? Please point...Read more
Are there any startups in Austin that are hiring? I have some friends looking for positions in the area, but it’s hard to get in with large corporations. #software #engineering #hiring #startups
As a hardware engineer I make pretty good amount for Austin @220k with stock appreciation yoe 6. However I am interviewing with a couple of Bay Area hardware companies and expect an offer in the 350k range. With tax and col, should be pretty close to Austin, although i’ll be living in a shitty appar...Read more
Pre-COVID Austin was hyped to be the next big tech scene. I feel like it hasn’t lived up to the hype so far. What are y’all’s thoughts on Austin’s future? Context: I’m a SWE in Austin (5 yoe, 250k tc)
Many areas in Austin where tech folks buy homes have seen prices drop 30-40% from pandemic peak. Currently the housing inventory in Austin metro sits at 4 months which is significantly improved from the measly 2 weeks when folks were moving into Austin like crazy. I even saw sub 300k home near Del...Read more
This is is how crazy housing market is in Austin. This is an OKish new build community in Round Rock/Hutto. I feel left out. Is the Netflix show (20 Something in Austin) to blame? #housing #housing TC: 160k
Relocating the family to Austin. Which area is best? No I’m not moving from California, Midwest state.
Planning to move to Austin for some family reason. How’s life there? TC is 257k and rent budget around 2.5k. Married and have a toddler. Would love to hear pros/cons.
I noticed that a lot of folks moved from Bay area to Austin in last three years. How do you guys feel about moving to Austin from Bay Area. Any Regrets? TC: 240k YOE: 4 #Robotics #tech
What neighborhoods in Austin are close to tech companies and have houses less than 800k? TC: 200k #mortgage #housing #austin #texas
I am currently living in Redmond, Washington, 31F, married, no kids looking to move to Texas and debating between Austin and Dallas. Which do you think is a better place to live and why? My priorities are kids schooling, career opportunities and local investments(like rental properties) TC: 240k
Help me settle a debate. My wife and I moved to Austin from Fremont 6 months ago. I am not sure, but most of my interactions result in white people asking me “Where I am from.” This does NOT happen with non-white people. Basically, every time a contractor comes, or I check out in grocery stores, th...Read more
Wife and I are based out of Seattle currently and we are exploring moving to Dallas or Austin. We have two young kids (3 and 1), and would love an area that has good schools, parks and things for kids to do. Any recommendations from folks who’ve made a similar move? TC: 650K #dallas #austin #remot...Read more
I moved austin recently due to new job, I met few friend ( around 10) with kids , every one regrets - nothing to do - cost of living is too high same as California after pandemic except housing nothing good but it’s high now, - not much job opportunities - kids down with allergies every few wee...Read more
Moving to Austin for a new job with my wife. Planning to rent a 2bd 2bt apartment (~ $1800 a month) Is $140k TC good enough to live in Austin?
It’s heart breaking to see crime increasing and standard of living depreciating exponentially each day in Austin. Hearing new stories everyday of cars being stolen and robberies in homes/apartments in good neighborhoods. Most people I know have had their catalytic converter stolen from their car. Co...Read more