My husband and I have a combined income of 550k$ and we currently live in a condo in downtown Bellevue. We want to save for 1.25 million $ home in the Bellevue area 4 -5 years from now. We have decided to each save a fixed amount monthly and contribute to a fund. What are the best ways to invest thi...Read more
I just want to point it out that the bidding war is back in BRK (Bellevue, Redmond , Kirkland) sfh and the open houses are PACKED with families looking to buy. There has been multiple 100k over asking. Just a public service announcement, if you are looking to buy DON’T WAIT! Just do it. TC 170k L4...Read more
TC 650+k 401k 70k Cash 190k RSU 300k Stocks 20k No other loan. Single person earning. Wife take care of family and preparing teacher certificate. Two kids. Lifestyle below average. Avg 3k total monthly expense. Moved to USA in 2019 and have 80+ lakh in Indian equity fund. Please help me understan...Read more
Hey folks! Truveta is hiring and my team is looking for FE/BE engineers. Please let me know if you are interested. #swe #jobopening #career Exciting mission and technical challenges, great team and funding! Remote is ok. Office is in Bellevue, WA. Cannot hire outside USA. https://www.linkedin.c...Read more
Have a startup idea and already spending my nights to build an MVP. But for expanding i’ll definitely need to go for funding. what choices i’ve to find good investors who are startup friendly, may be ‘A’ series investors. please share any resources in this topic or any meetup groups in seattle/bel...Read more
Got two offers for SE TikTok: Location: MTV Base: 230k Stocks: 52k Bonus: 50k Annual bonus: 57k TC: 337k cash + 52k Paper Money Tesla Location: Seattle Base: 160k Stocks: 80k TC:240k Currently at Bellevue TC: 150k cash + 30k stocks I like my job, it is 4 hour work week plus meetings. Our proj...Read more
Hi fam, I’ve been dating my gf for 6 month now and she wants her own place incase we get into arguments and she needs to cooldown. We looked a few condo in Bellevue and I am ok with putting a down payment for her but she insist that I pay the entire thing. We’ve gotten into a few arguments since. I...Read more
I am considering moving out of my condo and move to a larger place. I can get a new mortgage for a larger place without having to sell my current condo. However, I don't know what to do with it. I have a 3 br condo in downtown Bellevue. 1000+ sq feet. Worth about 800k. Older building build around ...Read more
I am a first time home buyer, planning on buying a 870k new construction in the lynnwood area. Planning to put down 10% and finance the rest. My current TC is 160k but I recently accepted a new offer which will take my TC to 240k. I should have a six month emergency fund after I put the 10% down and...Read more
Location I am considering in Seattle suburbs Reach: Lynwood, Bothell, Mill Creek, Everett Strech: Eastside - Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Sammamish House type: Single family home 3B+/2B+ Purchase horizon: Late 2023 - Early 2024 Details about myself: I am a single male in early 30s. On H1B. No ...Read more
About my family: Currently live in seattle area. There is one townhouse under my name. Monthly mortgage is about 3k. And it’s rent out for 3200 per month. So mostly break even. My family lives in a single family house in Seattle area. Monthly mortgage/property tax is 3600 per month (13 years lef...Read more
Please sanity check my math and analysis, and poke holes in it if possible: Household TC from Fall 2024 onwards Total: 725K Combined base: 550K Per conventional wisdom, 25% of monthly base maybe directed towards mortgage, which for us is around $11.75K/mo. If all goes to plan, we will have $600K ...Read more
It took .1% of the total from any Amazon order and donated it to a selected charity. Apparently this is getting cut. Dear customer, In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. However, after almost a decade, the program has not grown to cre...Read more